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3 steps for Hacking Sexuality
Before Matthew became disabled by autoimmune disease, we had a lot of really good sex. In fact, when we first got together, a bunch of our friends broke up because they could tell (we weren’t saying...
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The Health Impacts of Prejudice and Discrimination
Two things to know about stress: It’s a major factor in all kinds of health issues, including autoimmune disease; & It’s notoriously hard to manage. The good news? Some kinds of stress are...
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Mind Tricks for Pain & Illness
In the past 9 years I’ve been observing a person who became almost completely disabled by disease. And in the past 2 years I’ve been watching as he’s been slowly recovering. I’ve noticed how he has...
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Brain Fog (& what to do about it)
Here’s a riddle: Q: What do you do when your previously gentle and intelligent spouse starts to behave like a hostile toddler most of the time? A: Do everything you can to reduce their brain fog! When...
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Why Measure your Recovery?
Matthew and I started measuring because we didn’t know what else to do. We didn’t know we were measuring his recovery, because his health hadn’t started to improve yet. Research and evaluation are part...
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12 Tips for Caregivers: supporting your (reluctant) loved-one to start a...
Some people are motivated to begin a healing protocol on their own. Some are well enough. Can think clearly. Make plans. Set goals. But others require help to get there. If someone you love has a...
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Self-care for Caregivers
If someone you love has a chronic health condition, you need to get really good at taking care of yourself. Especially if they have an illness that is going to affect you in the long term. For a...
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Autoimmune Citizen Science
Many people who improve their autoimmune symptoms want to share what they have learned, so others can benefit too. Most people just start a blog. Vivek Mandan is creating Autoimmune Citizen Science, a...
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Being an Advocate
As a caregiver, you may need to advocate on behalf of a loved-one in the medical system. In a crisis situation, when someone you care about can’t speak for themselves, advocacy is straightforward: they...
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Toxin Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT)
I first learned about Toxin Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) from Dr John Cline, Matthew’s Functional Medicine Doctor. TILT made sense because it describes a tipping point: how toxins accumulate in...
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