I’m back. I have experienced, for the first time, what I’m sure many bloggers go through; you think you’re on a roll, you have all sorts of posts lined up to write and post, and then life reaches out and takes a bite out of your ass and a few months later you come to […]
I got my computer back from the jaws of death; phew! A week of typing emails on my cell phone was just lovely. Meanwhile, on a hike last weekend, I saw this tree. It inspired me to do some writing. That’s a work in progress, so I wanted to share this pic for now to […]
For years I thought I was mildly allergic to coconut, because most of the time I ate it, I’d get immediate and severe abdominal bloating. I admit I love Thai curry, so sometimes I’d pay the price and order my favorite dish. I totally cut coconut out of my diet a few months ago, because […]
Everyone knows someone with a hypothyroid condition. Of all the people with hypothyroid, about 90 percent have Hashimoto’s disease, which is an autoimmune condition. Another striking fact is that of all people with autoimmune conditions, about 75 percent are female. That got your attention, didn’t it? There exists a wealth of information about Hashimoto’s, much […]
Recent research has shown that in the case of Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Thyroiditis, there is a high prevalence of a condition called Sudden Onset Pouting, also known as SOP. Generally experienced by Hashimoto’s patients at the beginning of any one of a variety of specialized eating programs (AIP, GAPS, SCD, DrK, Paleo, et al.) aimed at […]
I am sitting in my current favorite coffee shop, sipping on homemade coconut milk and drinking water. Don’t worry, the barista got tipped for the water. I bring my own hot drink because caffeine and the other fun drinks and snacks they sell here are off-limits to me. I sat at home for the past […]
I’m hopeful today. In addition to the facts that I can actually see across the Puget Sound to the Olympic Mountains, the Orcas have been romping around the southern islands lately, and I actually saw a patch of something blue in the sky above my head yesterday, I’m trying out squash. Squash! Come on, I […]
Here’s my favorite recipe for baking squash. I love Delicata squash made this way, though any of the other squashes are great too. The delicata has a unique and delicate taste, and with the salt and olive oil, it tastes like it has brown sugar on it. Really! By the way, I always recommend organically-grown […]
Well, today is a coast day. I introduced lemon two days ago, and my body did some weird stuff, but then I realized I had consumed another item I hadn’t had in a while that I was uncertain of. A bit headachy, and yesterday for the first time since I started the AIP diet, I […]
Day 36, AIP. That big day yesterday at the climbing gym did a job on my back. An old injury, awakened with too much of pulling myself up overhanging climbs. Arnica is my friend today! Surprised how little the rest of me hurts! Here I sit, propped up in my bed, bloggering away and hoping […]
I’ve started climbing again. My body is sore and stiff, my hands are red, dry and roughed up, the old bunion on my foot is talking, and I love all of it. Climbing was my life for a long time. Crashing head-on with Hashimoto’s changed that, in a rather rude and unexpected way. It’s been […]
