healing process

  • Babesia in the news

    There was an article in the most recent issue of Self that was reprinted on MSNBC: Under-the-radar tick diseases spreading across the U.S., Doctors report sharp rise in potentially deadly, non-Lyme infections. It was great to see the main stream news report… Continue reading

  • Colonics for Lyme Patients

    I had a colonic yesterday. It felt like the magic was gone. I think the actual colonic experience left something lacking, but I can feel something moving in it’s aftermath. In particular, I slept for 11 hours last night. Today… Continue reading

  • Odds and ends

    I have a killer headache as I start this post. We’ll see how far I get. Slow Progress That’s progress in getting my life in order. I went to a yoga class. I skipped last week, with doctor appointments, Herx… Continue reading

  • Women and Lyme Disease

    Every month, during my menstrual cycle, I’m reminded of what Lyme disease has done to my body and what it has done to the trajectory of my life. Menstrual Problems For years (specifically 2002-2010) my menses were horrible. As I… Continue reading

  • Taxes

    Tonight I filed my taxes. Given my current financial situation, it was pretty straightforward to do it online. I brought in a small enough amount that I didn’t even have to pay to e-file. I recently read an article in… Continue reading

  • Ailments of the heart

    I went to a workshop on addictions today. I’m not currently addicted to anything (that I know of…maybe blogging?), but I had to give up a bunch of things cold-turkey when I suddenly became debilitatingly ill. These included chocolate, cookies,… Continue reading

  • Rethinking and revising

    When doing science at the most basic level, the idea is to make observations. Try different conditions one at a time, make more observations, then form a hypothesis. Once the hypothesis is made, generate a series of tests (an experiment)… Continue reading

  • Henry’s Adventure

    Henry was the skinny, pale orange, 6 month old kitten I found last night crying pathetically in the hallway outside my door. After we walked around the hallway together for 10 minutes and I determined (by ringing doorbells) that he… Continue reading

  • More on Lyme Detoxing

    I spent much of today considering the topic I wrote about yesterday: Lyme is a disease of toxicity. I know things now about how to combat Lyme while reducing the suffering of its host. Still, I’m not sure how it… Continue reading

  • Infra-red Healing

    I bought a BioMat. I though I would do my taxes today, but instead I spent a lot of money. I’ve been looking at IR saunas. They are supposed to be miraculous at getting a person to sweat out toxins.… Continue reading