Qigong is integrated into my being. It reduces stress, brings balance and helps to maintain health. I hope that you will subscribe and enjoy sharing my work.
Can you exercise ? I’ve had ME/CFS for 30 years and can’t exercise without awful consequences. I take LDN. it’s helpful for pain and general fog. I also am on a Low
Histamine diet.
Thank you so much for your description of your “food vacation” ! It’s very helpful.
Yes Elizabeth, I can do moderate amounts of exercise. I try to notice how I feel and play it by ear, so to speak.
If I should be feeling tired, I usually take about a teaspoon of MCT (refined LIQUID coconut) oil. The biology of this is that MCT oil is taken up by the liver and turned into ketones, a form of energy more easily used by mitochondria to make ATP. This rescues me at times of deep fatigue.
I do qigong and use meditation regularly. By this I mean that I can switch into a meditative state while doing many activities of normal life. I use a meditative practice when getting into bed at night and normally am asleep within one or two minutes. I sleep deeply and do get restful sleep.
The essence of qigong is body awareness and applying interoceptive experience into control. In this context, it's a very peaceful and beautiful practice.
I have a new question regarding a treatment modality being pitched at me to address some of the long haul covid disabilities I suffer with. A local alternative medicine M.D. proposes that I take low dose "Naltrexone", at ultimately after ramp up, 6 mg. daily. The 'ramp up' begins at 1.5 mg daily for a period, and increases ultimately to 6 mg. At this point, medical insurance won't cover the cost of this medication - I assume because this is a trial level, off label usage. At these dosages, especially at the ramp up phase, a 'compounding pharmacy' must be employed to create the dosages - making the medications quite pricey (for me) out of pocket. *So, any thoughts Mardi and other friends ? Thank you....
There are a number of published peer reviewed papers on LOW dose Naltrexone (LDN). Many of them report improvement in various symptoms. You can download or just view this paper which reports "Improvement was seen in 6 of 7 parameters measured; recovery from COVID-19, limitation in activities of daily living, energy levels, pain levels, levels of concentration and sleep disturbance (p ≤ 0.001), improvement in mood approached but was not significant (p = 0.054)."
Searching google for LDN, there are a number of on-line pharmacies that appear to provide LDN at advertised prices of about a dollar per day. I can't vouch for the integrity of these compounding pharmacies.
#me also ! I adore garlic and keep a bag of frozen roasted garlic in the freezer - just in case, which happens often. Btw, I read and identify with much of your journey; we endure. I endeavor to anyway.
Qigong is integrated into my being. It reduces stress, brings balance and helps to maintain health. I hope that you will subscribe and enjoy sharing my work.
Harvesting health good work🤗🤗🤗
Can you exercise ? I’ve had ME/CFS for 30 years and can’t exercise without awful consequences. I take LDN. it’s helpful for pain and general fog. I also am on a Low
Histamine diet.
Thank you so much for your description of your “food vacation” ! It’s very helpful.
And thank you for being on Substack.
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Yes Elizabeth, I can do moderate amounts of exercise. I try to notice how I feel and play it by ear, so to speak.
If I should be feeling tired, I usually take about a teaspoon of MCT (refined LIQUID coconut) oil. The biology of this is that MCT oil is taken up by the liver and turned into ketones, a form of energy more easily used by mitochondria to make ATP. This rescues me at times of deep fatigue.
I do qigong and use meditation regularly. By this I mean that I can switch into a meditative state while doing many activities of normal life. I use a meditative practice when getting into bed at night and normally am asleep within one or two minutes. I sleep deeply and do get restful sleep.
The essence of qigong is body awareness and applying interoceptive experience into control. In this context, it's a very peaceful and beautiful practice.
I have a new question regarding a treatment modality being pitched at me to address some of the long haul covid disabilities I suffer with. A local alternative medicine M.D. proposes that I take low dose "Naltrexone", at ultimately after ramp up, 6 mg. daily. The 'ramp up' begins at 1.5 mg daily for a period, and increases ultimately to 6 mg. At this point, medical insurance won't cover the cost of this medication - I assume because this is a trial level, off label usage. At these dosages, especially at the ramp up phase, a 'compounding pharmacy' must be employed to create the dosages - making the medications quite pricey (for me) out of pocket. *So, any thoughts Mardi and other friends ? Thank you....
Greetings D4N,
There are a number of published peer reviewed papers on LOW dose Naltrexone (LDN). Many of them report improvement in various symptoms. You can download or just view this paper which reports "Improvement was seen in 6 of 7 parameters measured; recovery from COVID-19, limitation in activities of daily living, energy levels, pain levels, levels of concentration and sleep disturbance (p ≤ 0.001), improvement in mood approached but was not significant (p = 0.054)."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9250701/
I'm not familiar with the pricing or limitations of insurance coverage of either LDN or its use in higher doses.
Perhaps others who are familiar or who have experience can comment.
Searching google for LDN, there are a number of on-line pharmacies that appear to provide LDN at advertised prices of about a dollar per day. I can't vouch for the integrity of these compounding pharmacies.
Beautiful photos. Thank you.
I used to be so lucky as to have wild garlic - the very best kind - growing on my lawn. Red clover, too.
I have garlic envy!
#me also ! I adore garlic and keep a bag of frozen roasted garlic in the freezer - just in case, which happens often. Btw, I read and identify with much of your journey; we endure. I endeavor to anyway.
Roasted garlic is the best! Thank you for reading. Yes, we endure.