using the coil machine

  • The World of Hormones

    This post is about menstruation. I have two things colliding. First, I’m healing from Lyme, etc. which really screwed up my menstrual cycle for a long time…for at least 10 years. It was forever coming late, as in more than… Continue reading

  • Babesia Basics

    Someone close to me is having a mystery illness. As it was described to me, all I could think was Babesia. I don’t pretend to be able to diagnose anything. But, given that this person lives on Long Island, I… Continue reading

  • Parsing symptoms

    I think the Herx from Lyme coiling on Saturday night went into full blast while I was sleeping. Yesterday I was convinced I had gotten away with something. No luck. When I first started coiling, an experienced coiler told me… Continue reading

  • Don’t feed the beasts

    If you’ve been following along for a few days, you’ll know that I have a pretty extensive list of foods I don’t eat, and won’t until I’m infection free. Prior to the Lyme saga, I was a vegetarian and had… Continue reading

  • Chronic Fatigue and Nuts

    Before I got diagnosed with Lyme disease, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia by one doctor who referred me to a specialist who diagnosed me with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The latter one disagreed with the fibromyalgia diagnosis because some of… Continue reading

  • Allergic Reaction

    Ironically, as I’ve been writing about the foods I avoid because I’m allergic to them or because they give me a neurological reaction, I accidentally ate something this evening which was contaminated with corn starch. Contaminated might be the wrong… Continue reading

  • Eggs. Over. Easy.

    Continuing from yesterday on the topic of how to eat while recovering from Lyme disease, there is the egg. Before Lyme took over my life, I was a little bit sick and getting a little bit sicker, more tired, more… Continue reading

  • Thoughts on Homeopathy

    Right about the time I got diagnosed with Lyme disease (and the rest of the trio), my doctor sent me to a naturopath in Connecticut to get tested for pesticide exposure. I was definitely exposed to a lot of pesticides… Continue reading

  • Seeing through the third eye

    My current favorite yoga instructor has a problem with his left eye. It’s visible to people who see him that there’s a problem. The first time I met him, he asked if there was anything he needed to know about… Continue reading

  • Juggling

    So far, the thing I like best about the coil is that I’m getting my body back. I walk better. I have more stamina. I can focus more often. These things are a big deal after what I’ve been going… Continue reading