(Part 2) Best healing books according to redditors
We found 665 Reddit comments discussing the best healing books. We ranked the 202 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
I think you're getting at two different phenomena here. The second, which you mention is the concept of medical reversal. This is when common medical practices, often performed because of pathophysiological reasons or because of inadequate trials, are overturned. So NICE-SUGAR, per your example. My personal favorite here is one of the earliest medical reversals, the CAST trial, which showed that the routine use of antiarrythmics post-MI actually increased mortality (this was literally the standard of care, and based on sound logic, but WAY before my time).
Your first example -- tobacco smoke enemas -- I think falls into another class of deprecated medical practices, and that's pre-scientific notions of disease. So the idea of a tobacco smoke enema was that it would warm the inside of the body, counteracting the coolness of near-drowning. This was well within the boundaries of medical understanding of the humors (the view was that cold water would form a excess of phlegm from the cold and wet water, and the warm and dry tobacco smoke in the body cavity would increase the production of yellow bile to counteract this). There are a ton of humoral therapies that, to modern doctors, seems just absurd. If I had to pick the biggest blunder, I'd go with bloodletting, one of the oldest, and also one that managed to stick around until the 20th century.
Kit Laughlin has some amazing material on this that goes into much more detail than most stretching programs. His basic approach is provide stretches not just for the hamstrings, but for all of the muscles which might limit your forward bend - so you stretch your calves, your piriformis (muscle on the side of your thigh), and of course your hamstrings.
I'd highly recommend either buying his book, or his hamstring-specific video program - I own both, and they're really good. The video series has over an hour of different hamstring-related stretches that you can go through to help find your tight points.
If you just want some quick stretches without buying any of the material, I'd try doing:
Edit: Another good resource is Antranik's Toe Touching routine, which is probably a bit easier to approach for beginners than Kit Laughlin's stuff, and free to boot.
I've been to sports doctors, chiropractors, physios, pelvic floor physios, massage therapists, osteopaths, you name it. Pelvic pain is a very common thing, there are Facebook groups with thousands of people looking for answers like me. There is also Reddit's related to this. It is often referred to a Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, or Chronic Non Bacterial Prostititis. Basically unexplained pelvic pain. Trust me, I didn't know this was such a common thing until it happened to me and how little medical knowledge there is on the subject. Doctors are clueless with this problem.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/PelvicFloor/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Prostatitis/
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There are also many popular books on the subject.
https://www.amazon.com/Pelvic-Pain-Explained-What-Need/dp/1442248319
https://www.amazon.com/Heal-Pelvic-Pain-Strengthening-Incontinence-ebook/dp/B001FA0O96/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=pelvic+pain&qid=1563699301&s=books&sr=1-3
https://www.amazon.com/Headache-Pelvis-Wise-Anderson-Protocol-Definitive/dp/1524762040/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=headache+in+the+pelvis&qid=1563699279&s=books&sr=1-1
That's great that you were able to stick with yoga because I personally would have been very turned off by that kind of approach. Ultimately, it did embarrass you though and I think that teacher could have handled it better. There are ways to adjust students without pointing out they are doing something wrong and subsequently embarrassing them. My favorite yoga teacher always demos poses she sees us " doing wrong." She will also say things like draw your belly button into the back of your spine, or shoulders parallel to the floor, etc. Those cues may help. It also eliminates any embarrassment because she is not singling out just one person.
Some of the things I have heard my teachers say that really made me stick with yoga:
I think your intentions are good. But, please try to be more compassionate towards "'complete' beginners/students who are confused" who "don't know poses." People show up to their mat for many different reasons. And for me it is my safe place, away from my anxiety and stress of the day, a place I feel that no one is judging me and I can just be. If I want to do a chinstand, I will damn well do it because it is for ME and no one else.
I had a similar teacher to you when I was fat, overweight, and could barely hold crow. Needless to say, I never took her class again. What worked for you may not work for others so please keep that in mind. It is easy to judge the flaws of your students, especially beginners, but try to put yourself in their shoes.
Give them some credit for showing up to their mat.
Yoga is not just about performing postures, it is also how your practice translates into your life. Being mindful, being able to breathe through stressful times in your life (similar to when you are in difficult poses), and being present in your life.
If you have the time please read this book by Baron Baptiste: http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Into-Power-Baron-Baptiste/dp/0743227824
YAYAYAYAYAY! I am SO with you, I only got diagnosed like a year ago.
As another person who is new to this (albeit someone who has absolutely DEVOURED research) I highly recommend reading The Fibro Manual. It was a FABULOUS introduction to fibromyalgia treatments to seek in a relatable way (author both has fibro and is a doctor). If you can't afford it, literally ask for it for Christmas, because it is THAT helpful.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B013NIF88O/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
My guess is that the sources are properly cited if you are willing to buy his book. The link is at the bottom of the page.
I think it's interesting that no one in this thread has pointed out that this entire article is one big advertisement for the authors' book. It's an excerpt. It was not written exclusively to be published for/by the Atlantic. If it were citation of sources would have been crucial, or at least a bit more forthcoming.
I always get downvoted for suggesting something that involves buying something, but it has completely saved me from back pain! foudation training. I bought the book on amazon for about $10 and did the program it outlined. I had suffered from chronic low back pain for almost 4 years, and had been to physical therapy and chiropractors, none of which helped. Also, yoga can seriously increase low back pain if you get the wrong teacher (happened to me), and since the certification process is not standardized, it is really a gamble. I also read mind over back pain, and some of the techniques in that book were really helpful mentally, but the foundation training was a godsend. I have been pain free for almost two years. I still do foundation training as a warmup twice a week. If you stick with it, the exercises outlined are really really effective. You can find some of his videos on youtube for free, but I found the book to be really nice as a reference. I don't think the DVD is necessary. I realize that reddit seems to be anti-marketing, but I am in no way affiliated with Eric Goodman. The program worked wonders for me, and was hundreds of times cheaper than the useless PT and chiro work that I had done.
A Lacrosse ball is cheap and can be picked up for $2 at just about any sporting goods store.
A Lacrosse ball is pretty hard and you might want to start with something softer. The softer balls supposedly "grab the tissue" better in ways that a harder ball cannot. Here's a more info on that:
http://breakingmuscle.com/mobility-recovery/yoga-tune-up-therapy-balls-vs-lacrosse-balls-vs-foam-rollers
Some yoga broad (Jill Miller) recently released a book called "Roll Model" that covers rolling in-depth. She's affiliated with Kelley Starrett, the guy who's JRE podcast the Lacrosse ball's was mentioned on.
Here's a link to her book. I bought it and immediately borrowed it to a friend who has never returned it, so I'm thinking about ordering another copy.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Roll-Model-Step-Step/dp/1628600225
There's also a "kit" that includes a DVD which I'll probably grab.
https://www.yogatuneup.com/Treat-While-You-Train-Kit-Kelly-Starrett-Jill-Miller
I don't know... I'd say read the first article and try a Lacrosse ball or a tennis ball first.
Did you say back [1] or neck [2]? Jill Miller has a couple of Youtube videos...
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p_9ew0Fe5Q
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9l5tra0cwU
All I had to do was read the book, but it was super miraculous and not everyone has it that easy. There's some stuff worth checking out on the tms wiki, you can read recovery stories from others (a fair few for rsi/tendonitis/cts) and there's a programme to help you out there too. The forums are a good place to go too, people are asking questions and getting answers. Even though those answers can be painfully vague, they make sense if you read it through a TMS lense. A big one I see people parroting constantly is journaling, which is important too to understand why you're feeling this way.
There's a book I picked up called The Great Pain Deception by Steve Ozanich, and that's a much better read than most of Sarno's work. Ozanich seems to take to writing more naturally and being more entertaining than Sarno did. The cover looks so terribly bad, but the words are good.
If you're a podcast listener, there are a couple of podcasts about it. The Mindbody and Fitness podcast, and Mindbody Mastery. Also a few more, but I haven't checked them all out yet.
Finally, there's a facebook group you can join for support and ideas, called TMS - The Mindbody Syndrome.
If you can (depending on where you live), try and get an MRI done. That'll tell you if you do have any damage or trauma to the tendons for definite.
Awesome read. I would also like to recommend Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies by Shawn Stevenson . The book has tons and tons of actionable ideas to improve your sleep.
There's a book on this: https://www.amazon.com/Ending-Medical-Reversal-Improving-Outcomes/dp/1421417723
Haven't read it but it has good reviews.
https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Over-Back-Pain-Radically/dp/0425087417
I think thats it
Fellow one-bagger (part-time traveler) and 'chronic stuff' haver (full-time back pain) and I've tried $1000+ of different self-massage products over the past 8 years or so.
One of my favorites companies I've found is Tune Up Fitness. They make several products designed for effective self-massage— my favorite combination for one bagging is the Therapy Ball PLUS Pair (or the regular pair if you're not as muscular) w/ the Coregeous ball.
The pairs of balls are about the size of tennis/lacrosse balls but unlike lacrosse balls they're a bit squishy/pliable, which has a number of advantages for self-massage: they work on nearly any part of the body (lax balls hurt too much on sensitive parts & can cause damage when used on bones/joints) and unlike tennis balls they're extremely grippy, so they can be used for a variety of techniques that involve grabbing the skin (eg. skin rolling, shearing). They can be used together inside the mesh tote bag to form a 'peanut shape' that fits perfectly down the spine, between the shoulder blades, etc, or you can easily take them out of the mesh tote bag and use them almost anywhere else (bottoms of feet, lower/upper legs, hips, chest, arms, neck, back, face...) Once you realize how much more effective a small, pliable sphere (aka squishy ball) is to a foam roller for getting into the nooks and crannies of tight spots like the bottoms of your feet, small muscles in hips, along spine, neck/shoulders, rib cage, and so on, you'll feel like massaging these areas with a foam roller is more similar to brushing your teeth with your finger than a toothbrush. Toothbrushes are designed with small bristles for a reason.. size matters, and bigger isn't always better ;)
When inflated, the Coregeous ball is about the size of a volleyball, and is extremely squishy and grippy. It can be used for abdominal massage to help digestion and free up tension in the gut, as well as the sides, and rib cage. It also makes for a pretty decent pillow while using the pair of Therapy Balls or while seated in a chair of an airplane/bus/etc. Best of all, its extremely lightweight and deflates to almost nothing (comes with a little straw thing to inflate it, which takes about 15 seconds).
For info on how to optimally use these products, the companies creator Jill Miller wrote a book called The Roll Model that I highly recommend.
what is the problem with your back. You should do mobilizations and/or self myofascial release.... has corrected a lot of people's back problems
amazon dot com /Roll-Model-Step---Step-Mobility/dp/1628600225
I just bought this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Bulletproof-Your-Shoulder-Jim-Johnson/dp/1457527243
I haven't read it yet, so I can't give a review, but it was recommended to me.
My dad has had some pretty bad sciatica for 30+ years, but refuses to have surgery. He also hasn't been able to touch his toes or sit cross-legged since he was in his 20's (no coincidence, I think). I forced him to do some heavily-watered-down seated yoga with me once, and it alleviated his pain for a few hours. I think for him, stretching and getting the soft tissues to loosen up would take care of some of what's pinching his sciatic nerve. There's other reasons the nerve may be pinched (due to injury, ruptured discs, etc.), but I think warm, dynamic stretching would be a good place to start.
tl;dr: Try some yoga.
If diet and Yoga/PT didn’t help, it could be mental.
Check out the reviews for this book: Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection https://www.amazon.com/dp/153871261X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FLFWCb98W7H6R
It’s pretty interesting. I cured my chronic back pain with a mix of Pilates and mind work.
That reminds me, I need to read "Minding My Mitochondria". https://www.amazon.com/Minding-Mitochondria-2nd-progressive-wheelchair/dp/0982175086
To learn more about Dr. Terry Wahls, visit:
The Wahls Foundation Website.
I've learned a LOT from her book Minding your Mitochondria.
This is not an advertisement, just a fellow MS sufferer looking to key people in on alternatives. Every bit helps!
If I was still in the US, I'd love to take part and support her studies. Maybe someone here feels the same? Go for it!
According to the Hashimoto’s Protocol (Hashimoto's Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back https://www.amazon.com/dp/006257129X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pSZRCbGVPTCDT) the 3 main reasons for flares is nutrient deficiency, food sensitivities and leaky gut.
Have you seen an allergist? I would recommend having a complete panel done to see if you have deficiencies. What is your T3 and T4 ranges?
FWIW I take 400 mg of selenium per my NP recommendation.
Amazing. Pain is clearly amplified by resistance to it. I guess people suffering from long-term pain created a big resistance in them - they "trained" themselves for a long time to resist pain, becoming more sensitive to it, and they should try to "un-train" it.
You may be interested in this: https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Pain-Relief-Dissolve-Mindfulness/dp/1604070889 or https://www.amazon.com/Break-Through-Pain-Step-Step/dp/B001CB6A0A
I'm reading this book at the moment, and she reversed her thyroid disease, as have many people who did her protocol apparently.
https://www.amazon.com/Hashimotos-Protocol-Reversing-Thyroid-Symptoms/dp/006257129X
I read a review a few days ago from a woman whose thyroid grew back by 30% after about a year of living by this book and she was able to get off hormones.
Bosu -- you can get them inexpensively at stores like Academy. I have the "mini" size one. I use it for several things: (1) using interval timer, stand on one foot on the bosu for 3 1-minute sets for each leg, (2) when you get good at that, do one-leg squats on the bosu, (3) flip it over (flat side up) and do normal squats while holding extra weight as needed. You'll find that you'll wiggle all over the place, and maybe fall off sometimes, until you get good. Just standing one-legged on the bosu will strengthen your foot, ankle, calves, knees, and hip, and especially in all the little micro-adjustment places that you need for stability.
You can do the same thing with a sissel.
Rubber bands: put band around your ankles and do side-shuffles and walk forward/backwards (move like a speed skater). Put them around your knees and do clamshells. Anchor a band in a door, stand on one foot, holding the free end of the band at arm's length and rotate your upper body against the tension of the band. Think wood chop exercise but standing on one foot so you put some beneficial torque on the knee and test its stability.
Movement exercises: sit on the floor (I have smooth wood floors) like you're in open guard, stretch your feet out in front of you, anchor your heels, and pull yourself forward; think like a butt-scoot, but using nothing but your glutes, hams, and calves. A bunch of normal calisthenics that work the leg chain (leg lifts, scissors, crazy legs, etc.). Lots of normal BJJ warmups are probably really good stability workouts.
Stretching: every leg stretch you can find. I found this book from the flexibility subreddit, and it's been amazing.
I'm really not sure where to find this stuff all put together, it's what I learned from my PT guys. I do this stuff about three times a week. Bosu every time, the other exercises I kind of mix in so I get to all of them once or twice a week.
Protection: I do wear knee braces, with the little silicone donuts in them. It helps a lot with impacts. Also keeps you thinking about knees and being careful and healthy.
Congratulations. While not every practice is great, the best sessions get even better.
Take at least a few classes, it is really hard to know what you're doing in terms of alignment until an instructor corrects you. In a similar vein, I think everyone should work slowly through a book that describes each asana in great detail. It might take ten or fifteen minutes to translate what the book says into physical posture, you might only work through one or two poses per practice, but you really learn it. I'm not a huge fan of Baron Baptiste's style, but Journey into Power has great descriptions of the asana. Dynamic Yoga is another book with great descriptions of the poses.
No a phone app won't do anything for you. You need a heavy duty intense light set up to receive appropriate light dosage. This book was good read if you are interested in light therapy.
The Ultimate Guide To Red Light Therapy: How to Use Red and Near-Infrared Light Therapy for Anti-Aging, Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, Performance, and Brain Optimization https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FJNZ821/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_U1uJBb49KPEV7
There are so many good books out there, but the one that kinda made sense of a lot things for me was Beyond Happiness by Ezra Bayda. It's not a popular book, but it hits so many issues with a clarity I haven't seen elsewhere. And I've read tons of books.
> I don’t sleep for days ... I often starve myself ... I have not worked out in few years ...
Bro ... this is where you start. My sleep was shit for years. It caused so many fucking issues it's not even funny. Fix that shit asap and your life will change dramatically. I recommend you read Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson. Biggest thing, light! Get some sunlight in the morning as soon as you wake up. Artificial lights are fucking up your circadian rhythm. You need windows and bright sunlight. And at night turn down the lights and turn off the screens. Game changer.
Also, start moving. Go for a walk everyday. Get some fresh air. Turn that into a jog. Turn that into a workout routine, eventually. The mindset shift that comes from exercise is also huge.
Eat! During a rough period I lost so much weight from lack of sleep and food, I felt like shit. Like the world was closing in. Once I got that fixed and started jogging, my mindset changed. My whole worldview did. These are basic human needs. We evolved outside, moving about, under the sun, finding or hunting for food, sleeping at night, with a lot of quiet time to ourselves, with some social interaction. Get some of those back into your life.
> "(1) Supplement melatonin. Another user mentioned this and now it's sitting on my kitchen counter. My sleep is always garbage on a fast, so taking something to ease it is of primary interest to me. Cautiously optimistic."
I use these at night to increase my melatonin.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07964BMFG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
They are blue light filter glasses. I have other fancier ones (Swanwick) but I find that these cheaper ones cover your eyes better, so less blue light hits your eyes which should translate to higher melatonin levels :) One pair only costs $10. $10 for better sleep is totally worth it I think.
I heard about the blue light filter glasses from this book which also includes other ways to get better sleep.
https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Smarter-Essential-Strategies-Success/dp/B01J4BJT7A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525447844&sr=8-1&keywords=sleep+book
Thanks for the tip. House of God is a household favorite and I sure would rather listen to that than Minding My Mitochondria 2nd Edition. ahem. I've got a bit of. cough. problem kicking. cough. beer and pizza.
Man is this perfect timing or what!!
READ THIS BOOK ASAP:
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Pain-Deception-Faulty-Medical-ebook/dp/B0075EVN46/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
"The Great Pain Deception" by Steven Ray Ozanich
I bought the ebook for $9.99 this weekend - I am already feeling a reduction in my symptoms (which have bothered me for YEARS!) Don't have a kindle/ereader - no problem - you can download it to your computer or there is a way to read it online (cloud reader?) as well. No excuses man - just read the book - even if you think it is total stupidity.
Since my traumatic experience well - basically if it could break - it broke!! I have had the weirdest collection of physical symptoms - have been checked out so many times - nothing really helped permanently. Also, a lot of things just were never explained. Eventually I had a complete meltdown and was bedridden for 6 months. Have been trying to recover since then...
The deal is - if you have PTSD you must have experienced some horrible trauma. Your anger/other emotions from what happened to you could be expressing themselves as physical symptoms. The key to me was - all of this horrible stuff happened - I felt scared and sad - but I never actually felt anger. Logically I have/had every reason to be anger (rage even) - all of that anger ended up in my back... skin... feet... mouth... headaches... etc. and on and on...
READ THIS BOOK!!!
READ THIS BOOK!!!
EVERYONE READ THIS BOOK!!!
Especially the part where he describes what happened to him in his life. I think you might see a lot of yourself in him. His story is heartbreaking - but it makes so much sense.
How funny is it that we have something terrible in our lives - then "mysteriously" and suddenly become ill or in pain? And we keep going to doctors. But in these cases - we are just so emotionally wounded by what happened - we are not actually sick!!!
Well, I can tell you that I was diagnosed with Fibro several years back. I never made a connection back towards my wtfcrazy family until a few months ago. I'm one who researches and tries to figure out ways to deal with it because I'm personally uncomfortable with the way meds make me feel.
I eventually stumbled upon a book written by a doctor who happens to have fibro. In it, she remarks in passing that she noticed that a lot of people who have syndromes such as fibro seem to have a higher liklihood of an abusive childhood. She suggested that perhaps it's because in an abusive childhood, the sufferer was never able to let go of the anxiety, which they then took into adulthood, where it just festers and causes all sorts of havoc.
Very interesting read, and to be honest, following the suggestions in the book has helped me.
If nobody minds, I'll link it here for anybody else who might be interested. It's more for fibro, but some of the things the author mentions are very interesting.
https://www.amazon.com/FibroManual-Complete-Fibromyalgia-Treatment-Doctor-ebook/dp/B013NIF88O/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1466463636&sr=1-1&keywords=the+fibro+manual
Read this:
https://www.amazon.com/Heal-Pelvic-Pain-Strengthening-Incontinence-ebook/dp/B001FA0O96/ref=nodl_
Hi, I've been kinda busy but I keep meaning to reply to this.
TSH of 2,39 is not great - 95% of healthy people have a TSH below 2,5. The ranges are being constantly updated - just 5 years ago the upper limit was 5, these days it's 4,2, some organizations in the US consider anything over 3 a sign of being hypo according to a book I'm currently reading.
Regarding the up and down pattern of your TSH levels - Our thyroid contains hormones. When our immune system is destroying the gland, it will sometimes release a lot of hormone at once into the bloodstream which will then cause a period of hyperthyroidism, then you go hypo again. Occasional periods of hyperthyroidism between being hypo and "normal" (on paper anyway) are very typical of in the early stages of Hashimoto's.
Having a low appetite was one of my main symptoms before being diagnosed, alongside depression, extreme fatigue and insomnia. I was absolutely disgusted with food. I was not fat though, actually on the lower end of normal for years while having major hypo symptoms, it was only in the last months at the very end that I gained some weight. I think me being skinny was one of the reasons no one suspected I might have hashi.
All in all, the information you gave in this comment makes me think it's quite likely you have underactive thyroid. I think your best bet right now would be to test your anti-thyroid antibodies (aTPO) and, if you can, also aTG (these are present in Graves which causes hyperthyroidism), repeat the full thyroid panel (TSH, FT3, FT4) and get a thyroid ultrasound, making sure they measure it and give you its measurements that you can then use to calculate its volume
>Longitudinal and transverse scans are performed allowing the measurements of the depth (d), the width (w) and the length (l) of each lobe. The volume of the lobe is calculated by the formula : V (ml) = 0.479 x d x w x 1 (cm). The thyroid volume is the sum of the volumes of both lobes.
Then of course I'd advise you to go to a good endocrynologist - one that treats symptoms, not test results. There are a lot of doctors who will dismiss you as long as your TSH is not over the 4,2 or whatever the lab ranges are where you live, and then there are proper endos who know that your hormones can be within range but still too low, and that many people have symptoms way before things get bad enough for the TSH to go over 4,2. My doc keeps me at a TSH around 1, preferably below, somewhere around 0,8 (as long as FT3 and 4 are not showing I'm hyper) because that's where some people feel best, me included. I'm absolutely miserable when my TSH is at 2,3.
I think I saw something in German in your most recent posts, this book has pretty useful information on hashimoto and has a table showing healthy thyroid volume depending on sex/age, though of course you can find it online too (mine is half the size it should be)
https://www.amazon.de/Leben-mit-Hashimoto-Thyreoiditis-Ein-Ratgeber/dp/3863711963
At the moment I'm reading this book.
https://www.amazon.com/Hashimotos-Protocol-Reversing-Thyroid-Symptoms/dp/006257129X
I can't say if the method works yet as I just started reading but if you do have hashi, it might be useful to you as it addresses the cause for autoimmune issues, instead of just its symptoms, and apparently can help reverse thyroid damage and even help people get off meds or seriously lower the dose of hormones. Autoimmune diseases like to travel together so it's important to get to the core of the problem. The author was undiagnosed for years herself and describes the symtoms in the book (for her, it was mostly cognitive and mental health issues, depression, very low energy and feeling cold all the time, which is very common).
All in all, virtually every system can be affected as every organ in our body contains thyroid hormone receptors. And just because you don't have ceratin symptoms doesn't mean it's not hashi - it doesn't look the same for everyone, for example I don't sleep when hypo and am very sleepy when hyper, which is the opposite of what most people expercience.
You can also check this site https://stopthethyroidmadness.com/symptoms/
> Go get treated. It really does improve things.
Oh yes, I will. It so hard to find a cbt therapist who's both available and knows adhd, in Warsaw, though :( Do you know of any online options by any chance?
> I haven't missed yet. I even began narrowing down the exact reason (having some background in molecular biology). One of my friends is allergic to thyramine, so it must be an overproduction of that, another friend is getting super-headaches soon after any amount of coffee and nicotine and alcohol wears off, so I guess something with super-fast dopamine removal
Depends on your background. Do you know anything about microbiology? I learned that 3 years ago, and if you didn't, I can tell you how to get up to date fast. If you have that, there is this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Better-Living-Through-Neurochemistry-neurotransmitters-ebook/dp/B00P4SCCXQ
The author has adhd and talks about various neurotransmitters and how the effect they have. You probably know all this by now, but perhaps you'll learn sth new.
Then, I used Wikipedia to read up about the pathway of dopamine in brain - how it gets created, and destroyed.
Then, I assume the headaches in our cases are due to extremely low dopamine levels (lower than usual, even for us). I don't think there is research to confirm that, but it would make sense - it would explain that there is the same kind of pain with hangover, coffee withdrawal, and nicotine withdrawal, and perhaps why there is no "lsd hangover pain" - lsd works on dopamine in a different way.
So, assuming pains my friends describe, it's easy to attach them to places in the pathway. Friend #1 has pains when she eats Thyramine. That would suggest there's something wrong with it, and perhaps she has normal levels of Dopamine in her body, but Thyramine stays at consistently crazy-high levels. (and extra Thyramine pushes it even higher overboard)
Friend #2 has a few-hour-long hangover even after one coffee, or cigarette. But after caffeine/nicotine leaves his body. That would suggest he somehow gets rid of dopamine ultra-rapidly, so the hole after any kind of stimulation is higher.
I'm #3 and quite regular so far. No headaches outside of norm. So I bet I just have low dopamine production for some reason.
Now, we can't trace dopamine levels in the body, but we can trace it's metabolites. Of course, when I googled it, some people with adhd indeed have lower metabolites, while others have it in normal levels. If my theories are correct, two of my friends should have regular dopamine levels (it's the Thyramine, and dopamine disposal system broken), and I should have lower levels.
We'll be getting tested for that. Good news is that in Poland lab tests are quite cheap :)
There are two kinds of medicine: those that work, and those that don't. Some Herbal remedies have analogues of known medicines, but most work on the placebo effect. "Natural things" is a misnomer: snake venom is pretty "natural" and can kill you. Be wary of snake charmers who claim to have "natural" substances that have a medical effect - they usually are making a healthy profit off of it. Have a read of this: http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/0062222961
Also, for another view on Dr. Offits scientific head bashing, read the one star reviews of his book:
http://www.amazon.com/Do-You-Believe-Magic-Alternative/product-reviews/0062222961/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterBy=addOneStar&showViewpoints=0
Very informative.
Check out this book before going into any cleanse. It's loaded with information regarding what exactly is going on inside your body during a cleanse. It also includes a 3 week cleanse that allows one solid meal and two blended meals, allowing you to continue to hit the gym and go on with normal life. Highly recommended.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0062201662/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/182-7828804-4311439?ref_=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us
What are your thoughts on the mind body connection and its influence on inflammation? In particular, there have been studies showing that when the mind does not want to deal with emotions, it represses them, and instead, causes a pain in the body to distract the mind from dealing with the emotion. The pain can present itself through a disease and be chronic as well causing people to get unnecessary operations and such. The book is called "Healing back pain: The mind body connection" and the author is John E. Sarno.
I am really curious of what you think. Many people have had there pain disappear immediately through knowledge therapy on this and confronting their repressed emotions.
Check out this book.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HXK6GVQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
It makes so much sense and has answered a lot of my questions.
I did the exercises in this book after I screwed up my shoulder
To practice in accordance with TMI's instructions for stage, I suppose you you ought to use the sensations in your gums as meditation object whenever it becomes too much of a distraction to focus on the breath. However, it sounds a bit grim to work with aversion so intensively; perhaps have a look at some of Shinzen Young's techniques for working with pain in meditation presented in this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Pain-Relief-Dissolve-Mindfulness/dp/1604070889/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1604070889&pd_rd_r=cc74cde7-b5f2-11e8-ad5d-f9d1f1abea37&pd_rd_w=sfYr5&pd_rd_wg=qKPOm&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=Z66D4Q061W2JAEADWKM5&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=Z66D4Q061W2JAEADWKM5
It's my impression that Shinzen's techniques are particularly well suited for dealing with chronic pain without apparent physiological cause.
I was referring to this video series, which is unsurpassed to my knowledge. He has Pancake, Squat, Shoulder, Pike and Bridge.
He also has a book but it's older content.
wow! i can't believe this book exists. i just read the first 100 pages. this is exactly what i was looking for. thank you!!!!
i mentioned before that i started meditation through zen, but that is not quite true. what happened was that i suffered from pelvic pain and after narrowly missing the scalpel (for something i didn't need) i, miraculously, found this book: https://www.amazon.com/Headache-Pelvis-Understanding-Treatment-Prostatitis-ebook/dp/B00UESECTS/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540331526&sr=1-2&keywords=headache+in+the+pelvis
which has a protocol called "paradoxical relaxation" that aims to calm a tense pelvis through something i now understand as meditation. paradoxical because you don't try to relax. you just observe the tension for 45 min in the morning, and 45 min at night (sounds familiar?) anyhow long story (it took two years of paradoxical relaxation - with many relapses) short i'm cured, and a friend finally put two and two and mentioned that i had cured myself with meditation! this has happened to many people (entertaining and well written account: https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Us-Sit-Still-Skeptics/dp/1609614488/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540331712&sr=1-1&keywords=teach+us+to+sit+still+by+tim+parks).
anyhow so my meditation story begins, and now, through you (another miracle) i found this book!
thank you!!!
A big benefit of SSRIs is the assistance of a doctor to help you evaluate how well it is working. Along similar lines, if you have the luxury of living or spending time with someone to whom you are close and who knows you well, ask them for their feedback on your behavior and affect if you start a new routine (be it antidepressent or supplement/nootropic-based). A while ago I had the experience where nootropics helped me avoid burnout, so I worked twice as hard, ignored some friends, and got more burnout later. If you'd have asked me how well the new routine was going, I would have been extremely enthusiastic. My partner's take on this really helped me realize that this was not entirely the case, and that I needed to continue adjusting.
Only you would be able to grade the severity of your feelings. If it's a more mild satisfaction, the body of evidence seems to indicate that SSRIs won't be an effective solution. They have notably little (or negative) impact on those without clinical depression, which is where a lot of support for depression as a chemical imbalance holds up quite well. Assuming you're at sub-clinical levels, I'd look into specifically what you feels is lacking and try a supplement for that. Ex: Is social inhibition or anxiety an issue? Is a lack of feeling of 'realization' an issue? Certain nootropics can help a lot with these side effects, and this is a good resource for finding them in my experience.
Again, if it was a mild depression, and I didn't feel I needed a doctor, the first thing I'd try is Rhodiola. It benefits a variety of systems, most notably both serotonin, cortisol, and dopamine, so there's a greater likelihood it will hit on your chemical 'issue', assuming there is one. It's also an adaptogen, so it should help in either 'direction' of balance needed. Some people have too much serotonin, and these are likely the ones who benefit from substances like Tianeptine, which is actually a reuptake enhancer for serotonin (the exact opposite MoA of SSRIs). I am not a doctor or medical professional, this is just my opinion as a nerd who has read a lot on these topics.
A good short read that covers the different neurotransmitters and signs of their lack is this book. It might be worth a read if you go the supplement route and want to make sure you're making good choices imo:
https://www.amazon.com/Better-Living-Through-Neurochemistry-neurotransmitters-ebook/dp/B00P4SCCXQ?ie=UTF8&ref_=asap_bc
If you're interested in the topic of depression and the history of its treatment more generally, I'd suggest the book The Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon.
Best of luck to you and feel better! Also, I'm really encouraged by the number of good responses you've gotten here. (People on the internet aren't all jerks after all!)
Mind Over Back Pain - John Sarno
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The Ultimate Guide To Red Light Therapy: How to Use Red and Near-Infrared Light Therapy for Anti-Aging, Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, Performance, and Brain Optimization https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FJNZ821/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_kFVKBbQ7WP7T2
I personally added the 2 for the synthesis of our neurotransmitters. The Human Charger gives your body the ability the synthesize Dopamine, Acetylcholine, Serotonin and Gaba. Possibly a few more.
I definitely notice a mood increase with the use of the human charger but as far as the retimer i dont notice anything. I use the retimer cause its stimulates Dopamine production
I went from 235lb to 190lb at 6'3, and it most definitely helped me. I do upper body and core-strength workout while I watch tv at home after work, run a bit of stairs at the stadium for cardio when the opportunity permits and follow this food diet on/off for 1 month on and 2-3 months off ([Clean Diet] (http://www.amazon.com/Clean----Expanded-Edition-Revolutionary/dp/0062201662/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343238071&sr=8-1&keywords=clean+diet)). The stair running can easily be subbed with jump-rope at home etc. :)
Edit: when it comes to the diet, I don't order all their vitams and crap, I just buy the stuff I need from a farmers market and make stuff at home. Very easy and cheap :)
I have chronic pain for mostly destroying a disc in my back almost two years ago. I've gotten a lot out of Shinzen Young's techniques for chronic pain (as well as mindfulness based stress reduction aka mbsr). MBSR classes are often available cheaply. It is an eight week series.
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Pain-Relief-Dissolve-Mindfulness/dp/1604070889/
The Protocol was developed in Stanford university By Rodney Anderson (urologist) and David Wise (urologist / phycologist) . Dr Wise had the chronic Pelvic pain for decades so he tried to make a program in order to cure it.
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As far as i understand it , CPPS is a neuromuscular problem, in which people tighten ther pelvis and areas around it involuntarily and without even realizing it. These people do it due to high stress high anxiety status. So , at least in my case and in the cases described by Wise Anderson protocol, the problem is psychological. I didnt even know that i was creating tension in my pelvic muscles until much later in my effort to find something to make me better.
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They use various ways of relaxing the muscles around the pevlis :
They use a breathing technique, a kind of meditation named paradoxical relaxation (i believe a CD with paradoxical relaxation guide is inclluded in the book).
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Trigger point release . Again described in detail in the book pressure point specific areas.
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Internal Trigger Point Wand that allows the patient to safely and effectively loosen the pelvis
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They published a book that describes in detail the symptoms and the techniques to overcome this problem.
https://www.amazon.com/Headache-Pelvis-Understanding-Treatment-Prostatitis-ebook/dp/B00UESECTS
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Information about the program , the techniques you can find here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/buddharamana/videos
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thses are some quick general information about the program . I would like to know what your symptoms are exactly so we can discuss it more.
OK, I was in a similar situation. First of all, just remember that these symptoms can improve. You just have to give it some time. The first and most important change that you need to make is to try keto diet. You can try ANY number of nootropics but nothing will improve your symptoms like change in diet would. Don't just cut off gluten/dairy/egg/allergens, make sure that you don't eat even a little bit of contaminated food. I used to think that not eating any gluten filled food is enough and yet I was struggling with brain fog. Avoiding any food even with a minor chance of contamination completely eliminated my brain fog for the most part.
Second, if you have gut related symptoms, you need to start looking at healing your gut. I think the theory about Leaky Gut Syndrome is the one that seems to be working for me. Checkout these resources:
http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info
https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Expanded-Revolutionary-Program/dp/0062201662/
Search online for leaky gut and you will find more information. Your brain fog is because of neuroinflammation, the same sort of inflammation that your body is fighting against. You must and should stop the inflammation at its source, which is your gut, before trying to do any fire fighting.
HOWEVER, all said, you can take circumin for reducing inflammation, piracetam as it seems to reduce neural inflammation, iodine/selenium as they seem to help reduce the immune related issues.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healing-Back-Pain-Reissue-Connection/dp/153871261X/ref=asc_df_153871261X/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310805565966&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2361305602385277302&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007289&hvtargid=pla-680770978512&psc=1&th=1&psc=1
I followed this religiously
Bulletproof Your Shoulder https://www.amazon.com/dp/1457527243/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_IZoJzb7NNVGY7
I have been dealing with pain in my arms pretty much since I started my first job as a programmer (wrist, elbow, forearm pain) which is 10 years so far. I bought all the exercise tools you can possibly think of and used them on a daily basis to strengthen my arms as many opinions were saying that if it's RSI you need to strengthen supporting muscles. I have Theraband flexbar, Powerball, Armaid, Infra lamp, Resistance bands, dumbbells, Gripmaster Pro, GD Iron Grip Ext 90 (up to 90 kg hand resistance - beautiful grip tool) and of course foam rollers, trigger point balls, electric massagers etc. I tried changing diet, using PC less but nothing made a noticeable difference in the long run. I have also visited physios and chiros where the prescription was a bunch of exercises that I need to do daily but one of them even told me there is no such thing as RSI from the medical standpoint. After doing prescribed exercises it felt better for a time but it went back to the original state - I ascribe that to placebo effect. Oh and I don't want to forget about replacing mouses and keyboard for ergonomic ones and being obsessed with a correct posture.
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Now my journey with TMS. I've been following RSI subreddit for several months now and a few months back one of the members shared his story about RSI and how he got cured by learning about TMS. He was a software engineer as well so I could relate to him. I immediately deep dived in youtube videos about TMS, Dr John Sarno explaining how that works, TMS healing wall where people had a same story and many times same personality which is a very important aspect. I was certain that I have it as well as it fit me like a glove. The pain disappeared by the end of the day. Now, since I know that placebo can trick my brain and reduce pain I didn't want to celebrate just yet. However it's been 3 months now and pain is reduced by 90% on my worst day. It's important to understand that it's not a one time cure that will remove pain for the rest of your life without doing any effort. The effort needs to be focused on your mind and things that you might be bottling up, anxious about, repressed rage etc. In my case, I always like to be the best, everything needs to be perfect, I worry about what people think, I don't like being late or sick and I'm very competitive. That creates a lot of psychological pressure inside me that manifests in pain in various parts of my body (typically where my brain thinks it can hurt because of old injuries or because it knows about diagnosis like RSI).
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The most important bit is to genuinely believe that you have it and stop all the old exercises and treatments that you were doing to fix physiological issue and focus on the mind instead everytime there is pain and try to figure what might be worrying you. There are better resource out there so I'm just gonna toss a few so you know where to start.
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https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Back-Pain-Mind-Body-Connection-ebook/dp/B00FOTRI4S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KKOZCQPUI4PJ&keywords=healing+back+pain+by+dr.+john+sarno&qid=1558135796&s=gateway&sprefix=healing+back+pain%2Caps%2C333&sr=8-1#customerReviews
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https://www.amazon.com/Great-Pain-Deception-Faulty-Medical-ebook/dp/B0075EVN46/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+great+pain+deception&qid=1558135852&s=gateway&sr=8-1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VyH1laOd2M
Several
https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Pharma-Companies-Mislead-Patients/dp/0865478066?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=ad-backfill-s-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=0865478066
https://www.amazon.com/Ending-Medical-Reversal-Improving-Outcomes/dp/1421417723/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1523507539&sr=1-1&keywords=vinay+prasad
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