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Recent Posts
- An Early Spring
- Pivoting
- What Makes a Good Programmer?
- Halfway There
- Defensiveness is not a Virtue
- I Have an Itch
- Embracing My Square Peg
- And So It Begins
- Network’s Antonym: Separate
- Chicago in December
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- I Took those Photographs in a Mirror
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Category Archives: Health
An Early Spring
I am kind of excited right now because I am not going through the misery of seasonal allergies. Yep, they’re pretty much gone. The hay fever symptoms started in 2000 when I turned forty years old. Welcome to middle age. … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Health, Progress/Recovery, Symptoms, Uncategorized
Tagged Andy Cutler, cheese, dairy, easter candy, gluten, hay fever, mercury poisoning, milk, naet, pollen, recovery, seasonal allergies
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The Wheat-Free Trend
Last week, Person of Interest, mentioned that he didn’t understand the [broader] wheat-free trend. I think this is true of many who eat a Western diet and don’t think too much about it. To those unaware, it seems like a … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Health, Understanding
Tagged allergies, allergy, autism, autoimmune, celiac, chronic, elimination diet, free, gluten, gur cake, intolerance, raisin, raisins, recipe, symptoms, wheat
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How I Manage Seasonal Allergies
Spring has arrived here in this part of the Northern Hemisphere and it’s been a chilly one so far. I welcomed the Winter thaw. Our last snowfall occurred in April. We dodged a bullet. It was mild and didn’t last long. … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Self-Management, Symptoms, Uncategorized
Tagged allergies, allergy-c, andrew hall cutler, Andy Cutler, antihistamines, ginger, heavy metal toxicity, histamine, mercury, neti pot, pollen, tree, vitamin c, water
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The Biggest Lies We Tell Ourselves
Have you ever been in denial? Go ahead, deny it. I dare you. Heck, I’ve been in that sorry state more than I care to share. I think that the biggest lies that people tell themselves are often cloaked in fear and ignorance. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Happiness, Health, Heavy Metal Toxicity, Self-Management
Tagged aluminum, belief, chelation, denial, fear, heavy metal toxicity, ignorance, insomnia, lead, meditation, melatonin, mercury
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Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Cognitive Function, and Walking
Is this Science or am I having a Bad Dream? There is good science and bad. I have great respect for diligent, intelligent, unbiased research. But good science seems to be shrinking in comparison to the assumed correlations based on inadequate attempts … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Healing, Health, Nonsense, Uncategorized
Tagged alzheimers, brain, cognitive function, dementia, kirk erickson, mri, neurology, prevention, shrinkage, study, walking
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Get Induced and Your Health-Related Research May Benefit
No, I’m not talking about bringing on labor for pregnant women as a means to educate yourself better. If you’ve ever taken prescription medicine, bought over-the-counter health remedies, purchased vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other supplements; or if you’ve ever questioned … Continue reading
Tips for Researching Mysterious Health Issues
I wanted to write something fun today, but since yesterday’s post opened the proverbial can of worms, I must forego my urge to throw out a line and go fishing, and instead try to make some sort of a casserole … Continue reading
Posted in Hair Testing, Health, Symptoms, Understanding
Tagged amalgam illness, andrew hall cutler, Andy Cutler, biochemistry, causation, correlation, environmental toxins, genetics, health forums, health research, heart disease, high blood pressure, lead poisoning, low blood pressure, mercury poisoning, mercury toxicity, social withdrawal
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