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  • Microbes and Me

    I’ve been mulling over my gut microbiology for the last month. It is amazing what a difference it has made to eat a variety of live cultures in fermented foods. My favorite, so far, is fermented cabbage (aka sauerkraut). The… Continue reading

  • Run

    This afternoon I went for a walk and run. I head over to Struve Slough and walk until I feel like running. Then I run until I feel like walking. And back and forth until I reach the other end… Continue reading

  • Close Attention

    One of the questions I repeatedly face is: when do I need to coil for Lyme? It turns out not to be a trivial question, as important as figuring out how often to coil and how much to coil each… Continue reading

  • Bartonella Build-up

    Although I’d rather be writing about intestinal microbes, the last week and a half have been hard as I’ve been coiling for Bartonella daily and feeling the toxin load build up. So instead of blogging as I’d like, I’ve been… Continue reading

  • Learning about Host Microbiology

    Over the past several years of learning about my tick-borne infections, I’ve understood at a very basic levels a few principles. Some are widely known, like that the chemicals that Lyme bacteria produce are neurotoxins which cause neurological symptoms. Removing… Continue reading

  • Random Tidbits

    Outdoors and Alive I’ve been doing a lot again. It’s great in so many ways. I spent a long weekend in Yosemite and saw how much of a difference this past year of coiling has made. I never wrote about… Continue reading

  • Good News All Around

    On Friday, we welcomed my newest family member, a niece named Rose Beatrix! It was a day of excitement. Both Rose and Helen, my sister, are healthy and content. I am super happy, too! My only regret was that she… Continue reading

  • Sensory Overload

    I did something very out of the ordinary last week. It was the first time I did it in over a decade and probably only the third time in my life I had it done. I knew it could cause… Continue reading

  • Data Points

    I don’t get to visit my sister very often. I enjoy spending time with her and her family. I became disabled shortly after she got married. When I look back at the trips I’ve taken to see her, I can… Continue reading

  • Log Jam

    It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to record what’s going on, two weeks already. I’ve had a lot on my mind. The good stuff has included some celebrating of my husband’s birthday, which was a great excuse… Continue reading