Coiling for Lyme

detox baths

  • Muddled

    Yesterday I did the new Bartonella midday coiling in addition to my regular coiling. I definitely had a reaction. Shortly after the midday coiling session, I went for a short bike ride. It is my second ride since I bought… Continue reading

  • What to do about Insomnia

    I’ve read over and over that one of the symptoms of Lyme Disease is insomnia. That hasn’t been the case with me, although if you’d asked me this between 2008 and a few months ago, I would have thought it… Continue reading

  • In-Body Experience

    The week before Thanksgiving, I did three things that forced me to pay attention to my musculoskeletal system: a workout, a massage and a Rolfing session. Beyond being sore, I felt very present in my body. It started with the… Continue reading

  • Understanding Heat

    Sauna Over the past few weeks, I’ve been going to the dry sauna less frequently. The reason for the decrease is diarrhea and a desire not to increase the risk of dehydration. But something else has happened in the time… Continue reading

  • The Symptoms Return in Reverse

    The first time I saw a naturopath, he told me that when recovering from a chronic illness, as the body heals, one re-experiences all the symptoms in the reverse order of how they appeared when the chronic illness first set… Continue reading

  • Overheated

    I took quite a detox bath today. It was 109 deg F (maybe 109.5). I got really hot. Really hot. I sweated in the tub. I didn’t last the full 20 minutes. Then I cut my cool-down shower short because… Continue reading

  • Playing with children

    After that very long meditation on Lyme and fertility yesterday, I found myself playing for several hours with my cousin’s two very young children. One is 8 months old, the other is just under 2 years old. I enjoyed them.… Continue reading

  • Buffalo Mozzarella

    Every now and then, my mother picks up fresh buffalo mozzarella imported from Italy. It has tons of calories (fat) and lots of protein.  I’m not allergic to it the way I am with cow dairy. And it tastes like… Continue reading

  • Stones and bumps

    That title could easily be referring to the conditions of the roads in New York as the snow has melted and left behind a mess for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Alas, it is not. Kidney Stone follow-up I went to… Continue reading

  • Bright lights, big screen

    I was checking out my friend Craig’s blog today and found a post about f.lux. It is a program that changes the color temperature of a computer screen depending on the time of day. Craig and f.lux explain all the… Continue reading