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Halfway Inflammation Results
Is Autoimmune Paleo (AIP) working? These are the halfway point results of my inflammation markers. It must be noted that I did have 1 IV of Rituxan on 9/11/24, but not the second dose I was supposed to have 2 weeks later. It is possible this had an impact on both my early October (10/11/24)…
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Weeks 5-6
Weeks 5-6 There was not an update last week with tape-measure and photos measurements, but I am going to include my other data. Unfortunately, last Saturday night I got kidney stones, and I wasn’t in a good place Sunday to do my measurements. Kidney stones seem to be a thing with me, and November always…
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Can You Change Your Antibodies?
I would argue that you can. Doctors often run antibody tests to diagnose you with rheumatoid arthritis, then never run them again. I had these tests done as part of a study I was in. The hS-CRP is a test of inflammation, but I believe the rest are all antibody tests. For reference, I had…
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Week 4
Blood Pressure Coming Down I’ve been wondering why my blood pressure has been so high the last couple of years, but now it is lowering. Is it the diet? Decrease in prednisone? Well, it was coming down until the election, then it spiked for several days again. Stress, I assume. It is coming back down…
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Week 2
If I Make These Posts too Long, Will People Read Them? I’m working on a format to keep it simple. I’m a data person. Highlights of the week: Lowlights of the week: Things I want to learn about: Goals: Here are the numbers: Measurements in Inches on Sunday Mornings Left Knuckles Right Knuckles Left Wrist…
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Day 1
Day 1 wasn’t nearly as challenging this time as it was in 2012. You can find that story at the bottom of this page. I did my normal morning routine, which generally consists of waking around 5:30 AM, taking a trip to the bathroom, then crawling back in bed to do the Wordle and Spelling…
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Original Paleo
My First Paleo Journey Although I continue to follow Paleo, it has been working less effectively for me. I am on a restart to see if I can get back to where I was. Still, I got about 4-5 good years out of Paleo and 2-3 fair years. It is definitely worth it. You can…