The rule of thumb for water consumption is as follows: Every day, drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water, PLUS an additional glass of water for every caffeinated beverage you consume. (And no, sadly, seltzer/club soda is not the same. The carbonation actually makes the body more acidic, whereas water is alkaline.) In […]
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I don’t know how many of you have ever thought about seasonal eating, that is, eating the fruits and vegetables that naturally grow in any given season. Since autumn bears most of my favorite fruits and vegetables, I figured it was a good week to address this very natural and healthy way of eating. Before
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Welcome to a follow-up issue of This is My Lyme Life entitled: Please Pardon the Parasites This past spring Dr Jay Davidson took it upon himself to create the Chronic Lyme Disease Summit #2, in which he interviewed various healthcare experts who work with with chronic Lyme disease patients. One of the talks that caught my
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No-Bake Clean Chocolate “Fudge” Adapted from Simply Quinoa”s No-Bake Chocolate Quinoa Cookies Ingredients: 1/4 cup organic virgin coconut oil 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup almond butter (or nut/seed butter of choice) 1/3 cup almond meal (or finely ground almonds) 1/2 cup coconut flakes Himalayan crystal salt for sprinkling
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It is my pleasure to welcome you back to… This is My Lyme Life: Dr. Alyssa (postscript) It’s been just over six months since I last updated you on our story. That time period has seen us move through summer, into autumn and now winter. As I sit and write, snow covers the ground in
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Welcome back to… This is My Lyme Life: Dr. Alyssa (Chapter 6) My final blog of this series is a bit emotional for me. As excited as I am for you to read the next contributor’s tale, I will miss sharing my story and hearing from everyone directly. This has been such a wonderful experience
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Welcome once again to… This is My Lyme Life: Dr. Alyssa (Chapter 5) Sometimes I wonder what it all means. Lyme Disease…or any disease for that matter. It’s a dis-ease. A state of imbalance, often of body, mind and spirit. Always- eventually- of body. In chiropractic school we learned what to do about these things.
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Welcome back to This is My Lyme Life: Dr. Alyssa (Chapter 4) The adventure continues. My older son’s final bloodwork came back and he tested positive for Lyme Disease. As with the Bartonella diagnosis this is not a big shocker. Looking back on his complaints and behaviors these past few years, it does explain a
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This past week has been nothing short of interesting. In between Pre-K graduation for my younger guy and tons of end of school activities for both boys, my older son’s results from Galaxy Diagnostics came in. He tested positive for two strains of the tick-borne disease Bartonella (named Henselae and Quintana for you microbiology nuts
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