Tag: Paleo
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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Week 1
Week 1 – Is There Something about my Wrists? My mother passed away from breast cancer at the age of 62. She did not have RA, but her grandmother did. I suspect I got a lot of my genetic risk from my mom’s side. Something I noted about my mom in her 11 year breast… Read more
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Day 5
My Love/Hate Relationship with Ibuprofen If you have RA, you likely take quite a bit of ibuprofen like I do. It does temporarily make me feel better, but there are a lot of things I don’t like about it. Let me tell you a little story. In 2012, when I was doing well with Paleo… Read more