For the last 11 weeks I haven’t had pasta or tomatoes and I’ve missed them SOOOOO!! This week I’m incorporating tomatoes back into my diet to see how I feel. Yesterday I was supposed to eat 3 servings, but I actually only got to eat 2 raw slices on a bison burger for lunch. So …
After receiving the diagnosis of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, I wasn’t really sure what to expect in terms of medication. I was currently taking vicodin to help with the pain, but what else, other than the nerve blocks, would help? My pain management doctor prescribed Neurontin/Gabapentin. First I started with a low does, something like …
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This past week it was freeeezzzziinnggggg. Thursday night it was super cold and snowed a lot. Friday was definitely a cuddle on the couch, want some hot yummy goodness day. I originally wanted to make this Tuscan Bean Soup, but I realized that I would need to cook it for much longer than I …
After I talked to my health coach about how bananas caused me to have bad headaches, he speculated that I have type A blood type. This year I’ve been curious to see what type blood I do have. My Mom said that when I was born there was a discussion about my blood type …
Last week I re-introduced bananas into my diet. So many sugar free/gluten free recipes out on the internet, especially on pinterest, have bananas as the base. I was really hoping that they’d be agreeable with me so that I could try my hand at some new food combos! I can think of so many times …
A lot of artists record Christmas albums hoping to release a song that can become a Christmas classic. I love the holiday season so much!!!!!!!!!!! Honestly, just looking at a Christmas tree makes me happy 🙂 Christmas music is one of the sure-fire ways to make me happy – so I’ve been listening …
I made it 8 weeks on the strict anti-inflammatory diet! Now for the next 12 weeks I’ll reintroduce foods back in to see what bothers me and what doesn’t! First up… BANANA Who would have thought I’d be really excited to eat a banana?! I’ll need to eat 3 of them today and …
During the first six months of 2012 I would go and see my original orthopedic doctor every 6 weeks. I didn’t know who else to go to regularly to keep tabs on my knee. During one visit I was telling the PA about how I was going to get massages on my leg. …
Once my knee swelling starting going down, and the nerve blocks started kicking in, my chiropractor suggested I start getting massages on my leg. Since the avascular necrosis was caused by lack of blood flow, the thought was that massaging the area would stimulate blood flow. And! Massaging the area would also help …
Aye, Sorry that I need to write this, but the template that my site runs on is having all kinds of issues…. I’m quite frustrated to tell you the truth. My homepage is all wonky and it’s because of a bug in the code. Hopefully a new release will be coming soon and it’ll all …