How a Complicated Diet Simplified My Life

by relativelyunscathed | Jul 15, 2018

Why It Took Me 2 1/2 Years to Start AIP This is why the AIP diet was not at first appealing to me.  Food is not all that interesting to me.  In fact, I find every aspect of food as little more than a chore.  I don’t like thinking about what to eat, shopping for...

Weeks Three and Four – Paleo Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Diet Update

by relativelyunscathed | Apr 19, 2017

Paleo AIP Symtom Improvements Life continued to get better and better during week three. My energy level rose and was maintained throughout the day. I was about 90% free of arthritis pain.  With pain and fatigue subsiding, it was amazing how much clearer and quicker...

Week Two – Paleo Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Diet Update

by relativelyunscathed | Apr 13, 2017

Positive changes produced by the Paleo AIP diet Week two of the AIP diet started off strong. I have more energy, less fatigue, less joint pain. The weather has been unrelenting.  So far, I don’t feel a difference in my breathing or in my muscle weaknesses. It could be...

Always.Wanting.More.

by Sandra | Sep 12, 2016

Some may look at that title and think that wanting more than what you have is a bad thing…but not me. It is the thing that keeps me going. It is the thing that has provided me with drive and determination. It is what made me travel the world. It is what made me come...

Where is the exit to this ride?

by Sandra | Apr 19, 2016

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times….oh wait…that line has already been used. Well…it had been a tough winter, but I was hoping that the incessant health issues were behind me, at least for a decent break. Unfortunately, I haven’t quite gotten there...

What a pain in my ASS – My NEW, New Normal… a life in transition

by Sandra | Jul 10, 2015

I’ve now been off Prednisone since June 26th. Nearly everyone I say that to assumes I should be ecstatic and feeling great now that I’m off that evil drug. Prednisone is, in fact, evil in many, many ways. But what they forget is that it is also a miracle. It can...