Allright, allright, already. I've had so many people suggest that I try removing gluten from my diet for a while, I'm going to do it. Maybe it will make a drastic reduction in the fatigue, inflamation, nerve pain, and depression. Maybe it won't. Most of my resistance has not been based on a particularly strong attachment to floury foods, but on ( Read more... )

I managed to get a second-degree burn on the roof of my mouth today. I mean, I know I ordered hot apple cider, but that was rediculous. I get expresso at this same place regularly, and it's never been that hot. 'Course, they add milk. But still: one tiny sip, aerated as it entered my mouth to spread it out and cool it, and instantly I felt the ( Read more... )

I haven't been on line in several days. My fellow players in the Zendo games I play at Super Duper Games are probably wondering where the hell I am. I need to send e-mails. I spent a couple of hours tonight just catching up on reading e-mail and LJ, I'll write tomorrow ( Read more... )

sidhefire gave me a wonderful gift yesterday. A while back, we switched most of the lights in our house to either compact flourescents or full-spectrum bulbs. The former save electricity, the latter are supposed to help with seasonal depression. clan_sidhefire put in the full-spectrums, then got a package of something different to try. Then promptly went out and ( Read more... )

A friend linked to a good article on some healthy ways to address this, focused on women's helth, but much of it is applicable to men as well.

http://www.susunweed.com/Article_Depression-Weed.htm