its okay to second guess doctors
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A personal blog about the quest to getting diagnosed with both Lyme Disease and Fibromyalgia as well as getting treatment for both. This blog also contains helpful hints on living gluten free as well as fitness (specifically for running) and general health advice.
its okay to second guess doctors
1M ago
According to https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22187-cortisol cortisol is to be measured between 6am - 8 am and the morning range is 10 to 20 micrograms per deciliter ..read more
its okay to second guess doctors
2M ago
I don't know all of the supplements my mom takes, but I know she's heavy into supplements to increase her nitric oxide level. Which made me wonder, could this somehow be a contributing factor to her declining mental sta ..read more
its okay to second guess doctors
2M ago
For those following along in my health journey, I feel realizing the extent of my DHEA and cortisol issues has been life saving. Related, I feel very sad and frustrated that my mom didn't undergo hormonal testing when h ..read more
its okay to second guess doctors
2M ago
The last time I had a thorough blood draw was October of 2022. At that point many values were improving from my lows of 2020. I decided to retest myself on a variety of different things, and I'm so glad I did. Of note ..read more
its okay to second guess doctors
3M ago
My mom grew up right at the start of WWII. While she was born in Italy, her parents were Slovenian. Which meant her father was drafted into the Partisan army. The implication is that her family lived in constant fear ..read more
its okay to second guess doctors
3M ago
For anyone following along on this blog (thank you!!!) you'll know I tend to go off on tangents depending on what's important to me and what's going on in my life. One constant in my life is running ..read more
its okay to second guess doctors
3M ago
I haven't made a video in a long time. A few things have been happening around me so I'll be making a few videos and posts to update some information I've been learning that have been helpful to me, so hopefully they'll ..read more
its okay to second guess doctors
7M ago
For a quick reintroduction, my journey into learning about my own health started back in 2014. Workouts that used to be easy for me seemed to cause levels of inflammation that were too high and that my body didn't know ..read more
its okay to second guess doctors
7M ago
After posting my blog yesterday regarding temperatures, a NASA friend of mine chimed in regarding the temperature spikes that happened in 2023, 2011, 2000 and 1980. There almost seemed to be a pattern of 10-12 years bet ..read more
its okay to second guess doctors
7M ago
It's been hot, there's no doubting that. But then again, it has also been Summer. So how hot has it really been compared to years past? Instead of trusting the media implicitly I thought I'd search for myself. I foun ..read more