Amusing effects of correcting nutritional deficiencies
I've found that repleting certain vitamins and minerals can have weird effects on your mind and body. Read More Amusing effects of correcting nutritional deficiencies
Scary leg pain resolved with calcium
(Illustration by MRhea) Before my gluten-freedom (which commenced April 4, 1998) I became aware of a constant, aching bone pain in my legs that didn't seem to be a tissue or a muscle or a joint thing. It was most noticeable when doing the dishes or standing in line at the airport. Read More Scary leg pain resolved with calcium
Another early nutritional therapy success: hypoglycemia
I had this for years without knowing what it was. At its worst, I had to eat every 45 minutes or my brain would do that revving/screaming/wheels spinning thing (silently, I mean; I'm pretty sure no one else could hear it). Read More Another early nutritional therapy success: hypoglycemia
My very first nutritional therapy success: carpal tunnel syndrome
(Last updated April 2023.) One of my first experiments in nutritional therapy, and one of the most straightforward, was directed at that bane of the data entry worker, carpal tunnel syndrome. Read More My very first nutritional therapy success: carpal tunnel syndrome
Successes and failures treating chemical sensitivities
(Last updated July 2022.) I first noticed that I was reacting to some chemical substances around 2002, when I developed splitting headaches from paint used in my apartment, even the low-VOC (volatile organic compounds) stuff. Read More Successes and failures treating chemical sensitivities
The summer of my frozen shoulder *
In 2014 I stumbled on a staircase, reached out to balance myself against the wall, and was rewarded with a breathtaking pain in my left shoulder that I tried to ignore for a year. Read More The summer of my frozen shoulder *