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These posts deal with a specific health issue, such as iron deficiency, frozen shoulder, or parasitic twin-ness.

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01Jun 2019 by Marjorie No Comments
Amusing effects of correcting nutritional deficiencies

Amusing effects of correcting nutritional deficiencies

self-experiment, specific health issue
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
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03May 2019 by Marjorie No Comments
Scary leg pain resolved with calcium

Scary leg pain resolved with calcium

self-experiment, nutritional therapy, specific health issue
(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
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23Apr 2019 by Marjorie No Comments
Another early nutritional therapy success: hypoglycemia

Another early nutritional therapy success: hypoglycemia

self-experiment, specific health issue
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
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08Feb 2019 by Marjorie 2 Comments
My very first nutritional therapy success: carpal tunnel syndrome

My very first nutritional therapy success: carpal tunnel syndrome

nutritional therapy, specific health issue
(Illustration by MRhea using Leonardo.Ai.) (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
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17Jan 2019 by Marjorie No Comments
Successes and failures treating chemical sensitivities

Successes and failures treating chemical sensitivities

nutritional therapy, specific health issue
(Illustration by MRhea using Leonardo.Ai.) 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
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09Aug 2018 by Marjorie 2 Comments
The summer of my frozen shoulder *

The summer of my frozen shoulder *

specific health issue, US healthcare system
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 *
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