Author: Psoriatica
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Food additives & inflammation
I have know for a while that I do not feel well after eating processed food. This research supports what I have discovered the hard way. Food additives, in this case the emulsifier carboxylmethylcellulose (CMC) and polysorbate 80 (P80), affect our gut microbiome and inflammation. This research was focused on anxiety, but it references that…
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Ulcerative Colitis or Psoriatic Arthritis
My Gut could be causing my Hand Pains This article makes me wonder if my disease could be Ulcerative Colitis rather than Psoriatic Arthritis. It took me several years to land on the Psoriatic Arthritis disease diagnosis and I’ve been fairly confident in that diagnosis. But I’ve been taking Humira for several years and still…
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Pain Diary
It is so important to keep some sort of log, journal or calendar of your pain symptoms. My method has been to write it in a column in my Food, Exercise and Symptom Diary. That has enabled me to make some broad connections, like flares associated with too much alcohol over a long period of…
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Should I take Calcium supplements?
Pros and cons of Calcium Supplements Calcium supplements were pushed as I went through Menopause. Bone loss and the consequences of osteoporosis often make the headlines, but if you dig deeper there are also a lot of doctors cautioning us about calcium. My surgeon wanted me to take calcium supplements as part of my recovery…
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Food and Supplement Elimination Protocols
Elimination Protocols My psoriatic arthritis diet post and my medication diary are good parallel resources when reviewing my elimination protocol experiments. Fall 2018 Psoriatic Arthritis Diet adjustments after reading The Keystone Approach by Rebecca Fett: Removing coconut oil. Reducing saturated fats. Re-focusing on darkly pigmented fruits & vegetables. Resuming fish oil supplements and switching to…
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Progression of my Autoimmune Disease
Progression of Symptoms of Autoimmune Disease from Childhood to Present The following is a concise list of symptoms experienced throughout my life. Many of these symptoms should have been flags to consider an autoimmune disease but no one was thinking along those lines at the time. I have a hypothesis that sugar, gluten, alcohol and…
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The Gut Health Protocol Book Review
Gut Health Protocol by John G. Herron This book is by far the most informative and all-encompassing resource I have found. It is far too complex for me to provide a detailed review, but I will tell you what you can find inside if you purchase it and a little about how I have used…
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The Magnesium Miracle Book Review
The Magnesium Miracle By Carolyn Dean I am convinced that I have been magnesium deficient since at least my 30’s, possibly earlier. My first symptoms of magnesium deficiency were my eye twitches, but there are other symptoms that could point to magnesium deficiency. The funny thing is that it was a German friend who first told…
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Surgery and the Effect on Inflammation
Two Foot Surgeries, Gut Health and the Effect on Inflammation Two significant foot surgeries (lapidus procedure on both feet) that each required 3 months of recovery consumed 2018. The decision to have surgery was difficult because I wanted to be sure my pain was not simply a part of psoriatic arthritis. I did significant testing in…
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Bacteria and My Gut Microbiome
My Gut Microbiome Adventure Update January 2019: Completely off hormones. Check my medication diary to follow my elimination of supplements. My gut health has been remarkably stable given my horrible eating habits since July 2018. I haven’t given up though. I will get back on a diet without sugar soon. Probiotics Currently trying Jarrow Bifidus…