(Part 2) Best wellness books according to redditors
We found 2,466 Reddit comments discussing the best wellness books. We ranked the 633 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'm reading the book "Why We Sleep" and it's seriously scary how important sleep is yet how little people get, and how socially acceptable that is.
Thankfully, it's been the catalyst for me going to bed earlier and making sure to get 8 hours minimum, and I'm feeling pretty good.
Is it this one: Healthy Sleep Happy Baby: 30 Empower Strategies to Soothe Your Little One to Sleep https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YI15QHY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_iNFEzbRT0HZA5
Or this one: Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, 4th Edition: A Step-by-Step Program for a Good Night's Sleep https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553394800/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_QNFEzbC7AS1BX
I've been an EMT on and off since 1989.
After getting back into the gig from a long hiatus, what surprised me most recently is how... fat people have gotten. Yes, I know- big surprise, right? Ha-ha, people GET FAT.
In the early 90s, we didn't have ambos that were custom-built specifically to handle bariatric patients. We didn't have larger-sized gurneys, and special hydraulic lifts and ramps to get people in. We didn't have families asking, "Is this going to be big enough?" Well, it's going to have to be, because it's the largest they make- the largest gurney, the largest ambo in the state, and the heaviest ramps and lifts that are made.
The heaviest lift I was on was 750 pounds, and the guy was post-AMI, comatose, with virtually no brain activity. If he so much as twitched, the family saw it as a sign he could recover. It. Was. Devastating. I think we had a total of three crews on that lift, plus staff at the sending hospital.
Blaser in his book Missing Microbes suggests antibiotics cause permanent damage to gastrointestinal microbiota, resulting in weight issues. Interesting hypothesis, and they're gathering data in mice. Interesting stuff.
Off the top of my head, in no particular order:
The Undercover Economist: Easily the best of those "Economics in everyday life - books"
The Blank Slate: Steven Pinker on the nature/nurture debate. This really opened my eyes on questions like "Why are the same people who fight against abortion for the death penalty", for example.
Complications: This and his second book, Better, gave me an incredible insight into medicine.
Why we get sick: Very good explanation of the defence mechanisms our bodies have and why treating symptoms can be a very bad idea.
How to read a book: An absolute classic. Turns out I've been doing it wrong all those years.
The Art of Strategy: Game Theory, applied to everyday situations. Always treats a topic like Nash equilibrium, Brinkmanship etc. theoretically and then goes into many examples.
A Random Walk Down Wall-Street: Made me see the stock market completely differently.
The Myth of the Rational Voter: The shortcomings of democracy.
The White Man's Burden: Fantastic account of the problems faced by the third world today, and why it is so hard to change them.
Great book on the subject called The Family that Couldn't Sleep.
http://www.amazon.com/Family-That-Couldnt-Sleep-Medical/dp/081297252X
I loved Emperor of all Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
It gives a lot of good background about the history of cancer, but along the way you learn a lot about the history of science and research, as well. A lo of basic research and epidemiology that we take fro granted these days came out of cancer research.
I also recently read "Rabid" which was more of a cultural history. It was a really interesting read.
I was also moved by a book about end of life. It's called "Knocking on heaven's door" by Katy Butler. She describes how the US healthcare system caused her family immeasurable suffering due to its persistence on prolonging life, without regard for the quality of that life or for the quality of life of the caregivers. Butler makes a powerful case for the benefits of Slow Medicine, palliative care, and hospice.
Dad of two kids here.
Buy these two books -
https://www.amazon.com/Happiest-Block-Revised-Updated-Second/dp/0553393235
https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0553394800
...read them twice and commit to them.
"Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" is sometimes difficult to put into practice, but once you do, your kid will sleep through the night. If you don't believe me, believe the Amazon reviews.
The other thing I would suggest is if you have the money and space, bring the gym home. I have a rowing machine at home. You don't need a gym to do pushups, sit-ups and burpees.
Something like OG but for posture? Looks like you are in luck.
Not just ebola, the list of viruses harbored within bat populations is both extensive and terrifying. Ebola, Nipah, Hendra, Marburg. I recently read a great book on emerging zoonotic diseases (called Spillover, for anyone that's interested) and the biggest thing that I took away from the book was that I need to stay the fuck away from bats.
> to be worth $50
$13.49 in paperback here
>it's just a public health issue since rabies is 100% fatal and the rabies vaccine is not 100% effective
Pedantic aside: Rabies is like, 99.998% fatal, but two people have survived it. This book about Rabies is super interesting, and I recommend it, especially to a vet: https://www.amazon.com/Rabid-Cultural-History-Worlds-Diabolical/dp/0143123572
MS1 here:
Is she a coffee or tea drinker? If so, there are companies that do some really cool "coffee or tea" of the month deals. I've gone through quite a bit of coffee since I began...
Here are some really awesome books: House of God, Emperor of All Maladies, and Complications to name a few.
I wouldn't recommend getting her a stethoscope/medical supplies because they can be very personal. Sure, they're all roughly the same but it's an instrument you're going to be using for many years to come. "This is my stethoscope. There are many like it but this one is mine..." Just my 2 cents, at least.
I hope that helps! If I come up with any others, I'll post them here.
Three books if you're interested in this subject:
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Missing Microbes by Blaser
Life On Man, by Rosebury.
Blaser is one of the leading researchers in the field; Rosebury was a noted microbiologist who- at one point- headed up a bacterial warfare research program at Fort Detrick (now USAMRIID).
The short answer to your question: the environment. The longer answer is that it is a function of exposure from mom (including birth- the bacterial flora in the vagina changes in the third trimester- which raises some interesting questions about the effects of C-section), the family (which would make for some interesting studies in adopted children), the environment (lactic acid bacteria, etc.), and is modulated by things like diet, and antibiotic use.
Interesting note by Blaser: Helicobacter pylori, which has been implicated in ulcers, may be protective against asthma and allergies.
Now- this is the gastric environment, versus the intestines- and not many bacteria survive the stomach, so H. pylori is a minor but important subset of bacteria in the digestive tract; by numbers, it pales in comparison to those of your colon, for example. But it is rapidly being depleted in Western populations from antibiotic use- including abx that are not prescribed for such use. So, we're losing these bacteria that we can demonstrate have been colonizing our stomachs for tens of thousands of years, and the big question is whether this could be where we're getting the increase in asthma and allergies from.
Very hot topic just right now, lots of interesting work being done.
You're so welcome. I'm sorry to hear you've had a similar experience. It is extremely frustrating to be hurting and not getting the help and pain relief you deserve. I totally understand the hypochondriac thing. That was my life for a long time before I got lucky with a few of my doctors and I hope the same happens for you.
My parents thought I was depressed for a really long time before I got my diagnose because I simply just couldn't do things. Don't give up though. I know how insanely expensive it can be.
I don't know if its something you're already doing but going to a chiropractor has helped me with correcting all the little subluxations I get. A word of warning though, you should definitely get someone who is familiar with EDS or at least tell them that you want manual correction only. My insurance covers it but I'm not if yours does. The only other thing that is affordable that I can think of is working through a PT program at home to help stabilize your joints by strengthening your muscles. It's not cheap up front but much cheaper than ongoing physical therapy. This is the book that I reference. https://smile.amazon.com/Living-Life-Fullest-Ehlers-Danlos-Syndrome/dp/1478758880
I hope things start to look up for you. Hang in there.
It took me awhile to go "AHA - THOSE ARE SUBLUXATIONS?!??!".
My elbow is my most obvious - when I go to grab something, or move too quickly, I will feel (and sometimes hear) a click or pop and then for a moment I am in excruciating pain - until it slides back into place.
But I also sublux my left hip pretty often - which is usually more of a flash of confusion, discomfort, and it stops my world (but not nearly as painful as my elbow).
I do have other locations that sublux (my left shoulder and my ribs...ugh, the ribs) - but they are less frequent. Also, lately I have been experiencing a lot of pain in my feet - which I have started to maybe think are subluxations.
I think you'll find in responses from others - that subluxs can range from super painful to almost none based on how often they occur and where. Generally if it feels like a click or pop, or the joint catches - it may be a sublux.
The medication that helped me most was Diclofenac (anti-inflam) and Gabapentin.
Gabapentin was okay, but Diclofenac CHANGED MY WORLD. It's behaves differently than other anti-inflams (though, I don't know the technical reason why).
Flare ups - frankly, I just do whatever I can to get through them. Sometimes they last a few days, sometimes a few weeks - but I just ended what I essentially believe to be a two year flare up - or rather, two years of sequential flare ups as different parts of my body affected each other and caused problems. However - this was because no one knew what was wrong with me and I was doing all the wrong things and getting the wrong treatment.
Now that I know what is going on - I am more capable of reducing the length of time by doing the right exercises (Muldowney Protocol) and avoiding activities that cause me to injure myself further.
How bad will this get? No one can answer that, unfortunately. But the best thing is that now you know what you are experiencing, you have the knowledge to avoid the things that hurt you as best you can.
For example, I cannot cross my legs or twist my body if I want my SI Joint to stay in place. I just can't.
Strengthening your muscles is the #1 way to improve your odds. I just described why the other day in another thread.
One of the big things we also need to learn to do is pace ourselves. Have you heard of the spoon theory?
Gotta learn how to prioritize those spoons. It can be a tough pill to swallow - I started this journey in October of last year (still waiting on my geneticist appt) with a clinical diagnosis, and I am still coming to terms with certain things I want to do, but shouldn't.
As for using a cane or stick - a lot of people do. If you think it will help you, it may. For me, sitting still generally causes me more issues that getting up and doing some slow, calculated moving.
You may also want to look into bracing for your bad days - work with your physio on this, they should be able to help you establish if any braces help. For me, a lot of my pain stems from my SI Joint upslipping. Almost all of my pain radiates from that point (it has causes S Curve Scoliosis, Lordosis, which has my neck out of wack - which then causes nerve issues down my right arm and down my left leg).
There are braces for the SI Joint - but again, the best policy is core strengthening.
Lots of people go on disability (in the US, not sure what it is called elsewhere) for EDS. From what I understand - it is a long hard road, but if you have good doctors and patience, you can make it happen.
I actually just received a handicap placard (for disabled parking) last month, though - thankfully - I only need it occasionally when things are at their worst.
As for advice - read these books (they can be expensive, but in the grand scheme, they are great):
Joint Hypermobility Handbook- A Guide for the Issues & Management of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type and the Hypermobility Syndrome - This was written by the "EDS Guru" Dr. Tinkle. It is awesome and will help you through a lot of what you are experiencing.
And personally, I really like the Muldowney Protocol - this is a Physical Therapy regimen specifically for EDS patients. I have had a lot of success with it - as traditional PT actually injured me further.
Feel free to reach out to me to talk. It is scary at first - but there are ways to manage it. At first you feel very uncomfortable and anxious - and you actually spend some time "mourning" the life you wanted to lead. But eventually you find a new normal, have some small successes, and realize that you'll survive - just in a different manner you anticipated before EDS because a part of your life. :)
Complications is worth your time. I am currently reading Mountains Beyond Mountains and really enjoying it so far.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Tell-Tale-Brain-Neuroscientists-Quest/dp/0393077829\
for fun
Had Chronic pelvic pain for years, tried everything, i was in pain 24/7.
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My solution was A headache in the pelvis , by urologist/phychologist from Stanford university.
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You can see my post history for more details about it.
I m pain free for some years now. Dont lose hope ma dude !!
I would recommend seeing a physiotherapist who is knowledgeable about hypermobility. They'll be able to advise you on any bracing and exercises you'll need based on your daily life, and specific issues. They'll also be able to tell if other parts of your body are involved in causing the pain and instability (often issues with the lower back and hips excerbates ankle and foot pain).
Be sure to let them know that you are wanting to build up your long-term strength and stability, or they may simply release spasms in your muscles that are actually spasming in order to protect your joints. Be prepared for it to take a year or so for your muscles to be strong enough to protect your joints without spasming.
You may want to take a look at this book. While it's written specifically for people with EDS, it's helpful for any of us on the hypermobility spectrum.
Yeah, it's a good one. My favorite is probably still Complications by Atul Gawande. I plan on writing my own, someday.
Diabetic Athlete's Handbook
I have yet to find a PT in my area that knows anything about EDS. My current PT seems willing to learn, though. I've brought her lots of papers about EDS and she seems to have read them. She also doesn't try to push me into doing anything I'm not comfortable with. I brought her the Muldowney book on PT for EDSers and we've been working on that. So far so good.
My previous PTs didn't work out because they wouldn't learn anything about EDS and kept having me do things that hurt me. They liked to pick one joint or area they wanted me to strengthen and tried to ignore that all the other joints are unstable...like making me to planks for core strength but ignoring that my shoulders sublux when I put that much weight on them. And telling me to keep doing the exercises even when I told them it hurt and things were slipping out of place.
NSAIDs can make it worse, if taken long term. They prevent inflammation, part of which is necessary for healing to occur. When the inflammation is really bad, it gets in the way of healing, but if you just try and shut it down, then you can't recover either. NSAIDs block both parts of the inflammatory process - the inflammatory 'attack' part, and the recovery part, driven by tnf-reg cells. Neither prolonbed NSAID use, nor leaving things as they are is ideal. Shitty, I know.
I'd suggest
twothree things, which will help, regardless of whether you are dealing with RSI, arthritis, or something else.Contrast Baths
Set up two long shallow tubs of water in your bathroom, long and wide enough to fit both arms up above the elbow comfortably. Fill one with cold water, the other with warm water. Extreme cold and extreme heat isn't any more useful - just make sure the cold one is cool, and the warm one is warm enough to stay nice and warm for more than the ten minutes you'll be using it.
Set a time for 1 minute and submerge both arms in the warm one, then a minute in the cold one. Do this for 11 minutes, so that you end with the warm one.
Do this 2-3 times a day, and ideally before you are going to use your hands for anything. If you empty out the cold one, and let the other sit until it is cold, then the water won't get stale and have things growing in it.
This does a bunch of good things: increasing circulation, which increases the flow of nutrients and the cells that fix cellular damage. And, the heat also reduces inflammation via shock protein emission, which recruits tnf-reg cells. It also reduces pain.
The other thing
Get this book and do the exercises in it, specific to the pain you are experiencing:
https://www.amazon.com/Conquering-Carpal-Syndrome-Repetitive-Injuries/dp/1572240393
The third thing
Avoid using it if when it hurts. Carefully exercise it (this isn't 'using it normally' - you'll need to figure out how the tendons and muscles are involved - they will be involved regardless of the root cause - and very lightly stretch/strengthen them) when it doesn't. If it hurts afterwards but not during, you need to back off. Immobilization can be as bad as overuse. You may be in so much pain that you need to exercise it a bit regardless - if the pain is never going away, you have to start somewhere. Sorry to be so vague, but I can't be more help without coming over for a visit.
Good luck.
They actually aren't, and instead those parts of the brain that make you "You" are actually VERY active and doing their job.
I read a book called "Why We Sleep" (highly recommended!) and in part of it the author talked about dreaming, and it was so enlightening! If I remember this correctly, the first part of sleep when you have no dreams, is where your body is repairing itself and your brain is committing to memory things that you learned that day. The dreaming part is your brain connecting things you learned today with things you already knew in the past, which to me seems so cool and which must be why even when my dreams make no sense, I can often pick out mundane stuff I encountered the day prior.
It may help to try to frame sleeping and dreaming as biochemical processes, not existential or spiritual ones. Reading more about sleep might also help you to consider it in a more detached manner, and hopefully make it less stressful. I wish you best of luck!
I was lucky enough to see a speech therapist, and almost everything we did was covered in this book! You can get it on Amazon "The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Authentic Voice and Communication".
We used it as a tool during sessions, and you could follow along everything she was talking about page for page. I never liked you tube guides cause I always compared myself to the person and it made me dysphoric, but this book was incredible, I could just sit quietly by myself and work through it.
We used a pitch app as well (Android & IOS), it is very simple compared to the other app suggested, read a passage and it tells your pitch range - I was always told to aim for high androgynous low to mid female, as a trans woman.
No need to worry? 5 out of 30 have survived the protocol.
Also, there is a good chance that the protocol might not actually do anything and that those who survived did so in spite of the protocol.
There is a LOT to worry. DO NOT TOUCH A BAT (or a racoon)
Here, listen to this awesome Radiolab piece about it: http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2013/aug/13/rodney-versus-death/
Better yet, read Rabid:
http://www.amazon.com/Rabid-Cultural-History-Worlds-Diabolical/dp/0143123572/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376512674&sr=8-1&keywords=rabid
Bonus: I have had the rabies vaccine. Not fun.
I would recommend (in this order):
At the waters edge or anything by Carl Zimmer
Shadows of our forgotten ancestors by Carl Sagan
The blind watchmaker or anything by Richard Dawkins
Spillover or anything by David Quammen
My nearly five-month old went through this too. Their sleep develops into a more adult sleep cycle around 16 weeks so that they get REM cycles just like we do. Before 16 weeks they just went into a deep sleep right away, but now when they awake during the lighter phases of sleep, they don't know how to put themselves back to bed.
What worked for our family was moving our little one to his own room once we got the ok from our pediatrician. We also moved his bedtime earlier, starting the routine (bath, massage, book) at around 5:30pm and having him in his crib asleep at 6pm.
He was waking up every 2 hours before we made these changes, now he only wakes up once or twice a night to feed.
ETA: https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/151136145X
This book is super helpful. Also, at 4 mos, assuming your kiddo is at a healthy weight, he shouldn't be waking up >2x for hunger.
Yes, there are lots of studies about the addiction patterns in the brains of video game players. I don't think he is implying that massive amounts of video gaming is healthy either. But 303030... is right. It is an addiction that affects a lot of things about you. If you want to read a layman's explanation by great neuroscientists, read The Brain That Changes Itself (there's a section specifically about porn) or The Compass of Pleasure (touches on masturbation, orgasm and I think porn).
A couple I've enjoyed lately:
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers -
They're both enjoyable reads, not especially boring or academic.
I also second /u/Createx's Freakonomics recommendation. That book was great. Along the same cause and effect theme is The Tipping Point.
Have you seen their Highlights for High School feature?
Also, there are sites like Academic Earth that might be useful.
Here are a few blogs with potential. You'll have to decide for yourself if they have inappropriate content.
Here are a few book recommendations covering various fields, in no particular order (though they should all read #1):
And here's a video interview with Richard Feynman they might enjoy.
More research would have to be done to prove diet is the most important difference between our skin and the skin of people who don't get their food from the grocery store, but there is evidence of the link between diet and acne. The thread I linked to links to a study on this subject.
>Results? Multiple randomized controlled trials with biochemical and histopathologic evidence support the benefit of low GI/GL diet for acne.
I would be interested in the role gut/skin microbiome plays in acne and other conditions. There is evidence gut microbiome has a lot to do obesity, which is something this book talks about. Someone in the thread on AskHistorians I linked to also points out Amish children have a much lower rate of respiratory infections due to being exposed to different bacteria from livestock.
The reason people focus on diet is probably because we understand the influence insulin has on our body. Other influences may be as important but they are more complex or not as easily understood. I definitely think stress is a factor but very little is understood about the human brain scientifically.
I know, I know. It goes against everything we've ever been told. Big shocker! Here ya go.
This book is great and has a lot of things meant to be done in conjunction with working with a physical therapist. It's expensive, but that's because it's basically the size of a textbook
Living Life to the Fullest with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Guide to Living a Better Quality of Life While Having EDS https://www.amazon.com/dp/1478758880/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_J0hzzb9CXNH8H
The Second Brain should answer a lot of your questions.
While not all Crohn's-specific, these are some that have helped me:
I would recommend NOT reading The Man Who Couldn't Eat, unless you want to scare the crap out of yourself. It was horrific.
I had a counselor once tell me that I had an addictive personality and it only occurs in about 10% of people. It was before I was a drinker, but she mentioned alcoholics are like this and oddly enough warned me because both my mother (recovered) and father (still binges) have problems. She then said on the bright side, lots of successful people like CEOs and entrepreneurs have addictive personalities. In the end it’s about training your brain. Not exactly about addictive personalities, but still a good book is The Compass of Pleasure by David J. Linden -> https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0143120751/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_0143120751
Exactly. I am a mother and long time day care teacher. One of the first things I suggest to parents who ask for help is: SLEEP. Kids, especially under the age of 3, need A LOT more sleep that you would initially think. I-Dont_Draw is totally right about the 1-2 hours... Except at one month, I think it may be even less. It's hard work, but your child will grow out of it.
Everything I've read and heard recommends "sleep training" at 4 months. This does not have to mean CIO (although that works wonders for some families). It only means setting a schedule and starting to teach your infant positive sleep habits for the health and safety of everyone in the house. Babies need to learn to get GOOD sleep versus LONG sleep in order for their brains to grow and develop in the proper way. Not to mention a baby who is not getting the proper amount of sleep will be TERRIBLY fussy. The hugest thing I took away from this, in my own experience, was putting baby to bed still slightly awake. It took my daughter almost no time to learn to soothe herself and go to sleep on her own. I chose not to do Cry it Out, but I was firm in my bedtime routine and the no getting back out rule. If she cried, I'd try to wait 1-3 minutes, then I'd go back in and soothe her without taking her out of the crib. Sometimes, I had to do this 3-5 times before she would sleep, but in a week or so, she got it. She would even start fussing and straining against me if I was rocking her and she got too tired. She wanted to go lay down. We're to the point now (she'll be one year on Monday) that when it's nap or bedtime, we read, snuggle a bit, then she gets in her bed. I cover her up, make sure she has an ample number of stuffed animals (she won't sleep alone in there!), and that's it. Sometimes she sings a little song to herself, but then goes right out with a smile on her face.
What this means for you... I wouldn't worry too much about a schedule at this point. Newborn time is CRAZY SURVIVAL time. Just make sure that little one is getting many naps during the day and make sure you're both eating well. I started a bedtime routine with my girl early like you're doing, and I'd recommend that. Mine had her days and nights backwards for weeks and that was one thing that helped turn it around. Once he/she gets a little older, setting a schedule will be easier and might actually work.
I would also HIGHLY recommend the book, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. Even if you choose to ignore some of his tips, the medical info on biological needs is priceless. It really helped me understand what was going on with my own kid and I did take some of his tips to heart. The one I really push is... "Sleep begets sleep." My girl was going to bed at 7:30/8pm and waking at 5:30/6am. It was just SO early. I read this book, and he recommended moving bedtime earlier. We did. Now, she goes to bed right at 7pm and sleeps till 7am or 7:30am every. Single. Day. It doesn't seem to make sense, but then he explains the science behind it, and boom. Magic.
Good luck!
EDIT: That book also has tips on how to set a schedule and sample ones by age too!
I think that V.S. Ramachandran's The Tell Tale Brain might be a good place to start. His writing style is very accessible and he really gives you an awe-inspiring sense of the multifaceted intrigue of studying the brain. I think if you start there, you will enter the neuro field with a great perspective to encourage growth and curiosity. If you run into any problems or difficult concepts, you can always just come back here! I've found everyone at this subreddit to always be more than helpful.
Good Luck!
I've been there. You previously had a good routine so there's no much to add since you know how it's done. It will get easier in a few months as your child gets older and start sleeping through the night. This book will help to keep you and your partner sane: https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0553394800/.
I didn’t have a nanny in my plan, either! I can only say it’s a mix between you getting used to less sleep, and making sure the baby is getting enough. I can not say enough how much this book changed my world: healthy sleep habits happy child. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0553394800/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517599049&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=healthy+sleep+habits+happy+child&dpPl=1&dpID=51LFPG307GL&ref=plSrch
I started it when my first baby was 2 wks old and am still devoted to it after my second child.
It gets SO MUCH better!
animals are also given sub-therapeutic dosages of antibiotics to promote weight gain. It promotes selection for antibiotic resistant bacteria and both the antibiotics and the bacteria are passed on to the consumer in the meat/dairy products. i'm reading this right now and it's depressing.
I have hEDS, and I don't have the dislocations. I feel things moving around and they stay out of place, but I wouldn't say dislocated.
It's possible you could have the hypermobile type and still not dislocate ( I would assume because that's how I am). I recommend purchasing the book, "Living Life to the Fullest with EDS" and reading on the different types.
https://www.amazon.com/Living-Life-Fullest-Ehlers-Danlos-Syndrome/dp/1478758880
What state are you located in? You can get in touch with an EDS support group that can help you find an EDS doctor in your area.
http://ednf.org/support-groups
They also have an online Message Board support group that is very helpful:
http://ednf.org/message-boards
In the short term things you can do now. Go to a drug store and get braces for everything that hurts (wrists, ankles, knees, back), Epsom salt for warm baths, magnesium, B vitamins, Zyrtec and Zantac - take every day. For your shoulder (if you don't have skin reactions to surgical tape) use Kinesiology Gentle tape, you can look up info or buy a book to show you how to tape it. Make sure you sleep with a pillow to prop up the shoulder if you sleep on your side so it doesn't fold in. Also Bio-freeze pain gel from Amazon works really well.
As for exercise:
Physical Therapy Book
Living Life to the Fullest with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Guide to Living a Better Quality of Life While Having EDS http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1478758880?keywords=EDS%20physical%20therapy&qid=1457540631&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
Both of these DVD's are mat based so your body is supported. The first DVD is all mat based. The second, some are standing and a few are bending over the rest are mat based. I put the book and DVD's in order of strength required. The book is a bit pricey $45.00 but considering the cost of non helpful PT it's cheap! The DVD's are around $7.
Element Targeted Toning Pilates for Beginners http://www.amazon.com/Elem-Targeted-Toning-Pil-Beg/dp/B00E8A0OZ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457540779&sr=8-1&keywords=pilates+element
Element: Pilates Weight Loss for Beginners http://www.amazon.com/Element-Pilates-Weight-Loss-Beginners/dp/B001AYWY6I/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1457540779&sr=8-6&keywords=pilates+element
As for stomach issues most EDS specialist tell you not to eat gluten or dairy. For times when I'm having a lot of problems I use the Wahls Protocol diet, you can find it on Amazon too.
Are you having neck and/or headache problems?
>so I take her downstairs and let her watch tv while I doze on the sofa
This was me until my favorite sleep book told me that it was the root of the problem. They get excited for tv and wake up earlier and earlier to watch it.
There is NO tv in our house before 10am anymore. EVER.
We also started ignoring her crying between 4 and 6 am - basically the hours between up with a nightmare/diaper/whatever and a reasonable amount of sleep to get overnight (11 hours is my number, but I prefer 12). Worked like magic for us. She started to play quietly in her room until as late as 9 (oops!).
Not really a CIO primer, but helpful - Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child was amazing for us...and almost everyone I know.
We started with 'gentle' CIO at 6 months. In the crib, after 5-10 minutes of crying I'd go soothe her, rinse repeat.
It worked, then she got a cold so there was more soothing and cuddles and when we tried to go back she figured out that 5 minutes of crying = mom, so we upped it to 10-15 minutes. Worked, then travel, figured that one out so 15-20 minutes. Same, so we were forced to go hardcore.
Basically, anything can disrupt her sleep - sickness, travel, family in town, etc - and we have to spend 1-3 days getting back on track when things settle down. I don't go in for anything and she will eventually put herself to sleep. It sounds awful (and well, it requires wine and a shower) but if I go in for the incremental soothing she just goes longer that night and for the following nights and it's worse for everyone. She'll cry herself out in 30 minutes or so and be golden until the next sleep hiccup.
I'm not sure, but I'm seriously considering just doing the hardcore sleep training at 6-7 months with our next baby. It's really just whether you want to rip the band-aid off fast or slow.
I vaguely recall this phase. I can't remember what solved it, but know it will pass...and please for the love of anyone who hasn't read it yet, read this book. This man works miracles. 100% that's how I got through dropping the second nap. and every other sleep crisis we've had.
healthy sleep habits, happy child
Naps are not an efficient substitute to lost sleep during the night. They are a great supplement to proper sleep though.
Check out the JRE with Matthew Walker or just Matthew Walkers book , "Why We Sleep"
You're in luck, a fellow redditor is an expert in this area & has written a book on that very topic!
https://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Poor-Posture-Systematic-Performance/dp/194755400X/
Brief summary review here:
https://www.losestubbornfat.com/overcoming-poor-posture-book-review/
Skim this thread if you're interested:
https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/comments/84edfx/has_anyone_read_lows_overcoming_poor_posture_a/
A therapist with experience in CBT-I can help you. CBT-I is the most effective treatment for sleep disorders, even compared to pills. Avoid pills: they don't put you into restful sleep; they just knock you out. Check out Why We Sleep to learn a lot more about sleep, sleep disorders, and what you can do.
Yes. I’m pre-T and usually pass, I would highly recommend this book. Keep in mind that resonance is far more important than pitch, my average pitch is ~200htz and I still pass, because my resonance is in my chest.
It’s a long process, only train when you’re in the state of mind for it, frustration makes it so much harder and if it hurts, you’re straining your voice. Stop, adjust until it stops hurting. Good luck!
Edit: when first trying to speak from your chest it’s very normal to end up nasal. Try to move it back in your throat, but it takes practice
This isn't actually true; there's a pretty equitable distribution across human populations of early sleepers and late sleepers, for reasons that would have been very advantageous to group survival when we were all sleeping in a cave or field surrounded by potential predators. But in the contemporary world, folks with delayed phase sleep suffer a slew of health disorders because they're forced to conform to early sleeper patterns. (If you're interested, this is explained in a great recent book by a doctor who specializes in sleep research.)
Thank you!! So the resources I’ve found most helpful are:
This YouTube video, and this whole channel really: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iTViDd0QPEI
This book:
https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Book-Trans-Non-Binary-People/dp/1785921282
And I have a voice therapist I’m working with, which has really given me some of the guidance I was missing when I was working on this stuff solo. I’d highly recommend working with a voice therapist if you have the means, and can find one in your area or online.
Hope that helps some!
Fascinating! I find the history of medicine, especially in the Victorian Era, really interesting. And that website seems neat, thanks!
A quote that struck me: "the cesspools now under our houses will inflict more pains and destroy more living than 10,000 mad dogs let loose in our streets" - I know it's still an issue in certain parts of the world, but it's interesting to imagine a time when rabies ("mad dogs") was considered a real threat. I know a little bit about the Rabies Scares but I have Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus on my reading list
V.S. Ramachandran's The Tell-Tale Brain goes into detail regarding synesthesia, among other curious neurological topics. See also: Phantoms in the Brain.
Both books are very easy to read and deliver amazing insight into how the brain actually works. Ramachandran addresses synesthesia (along with mirror neurons and empathy, which are fascinating as shit) more in The Tell-Tale Brain.
The diseases are actually quite old. They're both zoonoses, or diseases transmitted from animals to people. In the case of HIV from chimps, and in the case of Ebola we don't know the reservoir species. Maybe bats. From there, these diseases are able to transmit directly from human to human. HIV turned out to be quite well adapted for this, perhaps because SIV was in chimps for so long and also because unlike Ebola, HIV takes awhile to cause symptoms, and symptoms aren't as scary at least for awhile.
It's new patterns of population and travel that have amplified them (and a bit of bad luck). A great book on this for HIV is [Jacques Pepin's The Origin of AIDS] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Origins-AIDS-Jacques-Pepin/dp/0521186374). Essentially we can see based on historic biological samples and the pace of genetic viral mutation that HIV has crossed into humans from chimps multiple times and among primates as well. What changed was that HIV managed to infect a bush meat hunter then make it into a city with a lot of men and few women and then perhaps into a sex worker and . . . away we go. Whereas infecting one bush hunter who then infects his wife and she goes on to have an infected baby - well they all just die out, end of "epidemic."
[Laurie Garrett's The Coming Plague] (http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Plague-Emerging-Diseases-Balance/dp/0140250913/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407301527&sr=1-1&keywords=the+coming+plague) and [David Quammen's Spillover] (http://www.amazon.com/Spillover-Animal-Infections-Human-Pandemic/dp/0393346617/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407301582&sr=1-3&keywords=the+coming+plague) also address this question well.
What kind of books do you like? Something with a narrative or something that's more like a text book? Something that fits in between is a short read called " Microcosm: E.coli and the New Science of Life
My favorite book is "The Hot Zone" though. It's more of a page-turner, but some information in it is dramatized and it's more about the story than the organism. It depends what you're looking for. Another good book is "Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic" It's a bit of a slower read, but it's a good read that focuses more on diseases while having good stories
Try nonfiction
No idea about the head thing. Probably fine? Ask your doc.
According to Dr. Weissbluth newborns need to be put to sleep after 2 hours of wakefulness or earlier at the first sign of sleepiness. Being awake for more then two hours at a time makes a newborn overtired. He also warns that fussiness peaks at 6 weeks and even easy babies may be more fussy and harder to console about this age. It shall pass. Around 8 weeks sleep starts to normalize.
Dr. Weissbluth also writes to never wake a sleeping baby. Personaly, as our little bug originally had day night reversal we did practice the wake her if she was sleeping past 3 hours in the middle of the day (this was a night stretch that belongs at night, and off different medical advice) but you should not just stop babies from napping.
Have you looked at the Happiest Baby on the Block 5 Ss? (Google it.) You can watch the DvD or even just youtube videos if you don't want to read the whole book, or first to get the general idea. There are baby soothing startgies and Dr. Karp claims they work better together. For example adding swaddling, white noise, and/or a pacifier might make your baby do better with bouncing. We did find the swaddling, shaking, and shushing shockingly effective on our newborn. (She doesn't like pacifiers.) Also, early on swaddling helped with sleep a lot.
Edit: Here is a video of Dr Karp's 5 Ss on Dr Phil. Also, instead of the blanket husband and I used the Halso Sleepsack Swadles and they were great. Much easier/fast then a balanket, good for baby's hips as they are tight around the torso but loose on hips/legs, and also allow you to switch to arms out at 2.5 months when she started sucking her hands to slef-sooth.
Now worries! I totally appreciate the interest and advice. Plus, maybe I can help you with a patient's view on any school work? Btw, what is your major/specialty?
Anyways, the pain doesn't change at all in relation to my menstrual cycle. My docs and I have looked into that a lot. The only thing that really sucks and makes pain worse during my period is using tampons or pads, since touch is very aggravating.
Thanks for the links! They are both very good suggestions. The laughter thing is really true. It does make me feel better to smile and have a good time. There are even laughter therapy groups in most large cities (including mine) to help people like me. I have yet to visit one yet because the meetings conflict with my current schedule, but I do make a significant effort to do things that make me smile and laugh every day. For instance, any time I am hurting a lot or feeling depressed about my situation, I will cuddle with one of my four cats. Two of them are rescue cats and two of them are napoleons. Here is a pic of the naps: http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/f333p/kittehs_be_helpin_with_the_dishus/
They always make me smile and laugh no matter how awful I am feeling and it really truly does help with the pain. Also, my pelvic pain doctor in LA always tells me that there are only two natural things that release endorphins and seratonin simultaneously in high amounts: exercise and sex. So I exercise for more than an hour 5 days a week and I have sex whenever my body will tolerate it.
Also, I haven't read that book in particular, but it looks like it is on the same topics as what I am already into. If you like that book or are interested in this kind of thing you should check out these:
http://www.amazon.com/Brain-That-Changes-Itself-Frontiers/dp/067003830X
http://www.amazon.com/Dissolving-Pain-Brain-Training-Exercises-Overcoming/dp/1590307801/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1299766118&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Open-Focus-Brain-Harnessing-Power-Attention/dp/1590306120/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1299766138&sr=1-1
Sorry, this got really long...
I always carry food with me for lows no matter how long or short the run is. I've recently switched from energy bars to protein bars as the protein bars don't spike my blood sugars quite as much and seem to provide more of a slow burn. I typically only need one around mile 3 or 4 and maybe 9 or 10. It really depends on the day and the run.
I try to remember to do my blood sugar 30 minutes to an hour before a run and give insulin if it is too high. I will typically give some if it is 170+ but you don't want to give too much or you won't have enough energy to keep you going during longer runs.
On some half marathons I will wear a belt pack to carry my blood sugar meter with me and check it around mile 6. I carry a syringe with about 10 units of Humalog in it in a Frio cooling wallet to deal with high blood sugars. The Frio wallets rely on evaporative cooling so the fanny pack has to have mesh in order for them to breathe properly. I found this out the hard way the second time I did it because I grabbed my non-mesh pack and basically put my insulin in an oven. Fortunately, I didn't need it on that run but I was disappointed to have wasted insulin. If your partner has a CGM then he'll be way ahead of me as I don't have any idea what my blood sugar is doing on most runs other than what my body is telling me or what my meter tells me when I stop to do it (which affects your race time).
He needs to stay hydrated. It is my understanding, and my experience, that diabetics need more water because our kidneys are often working harder to pull excess sugar out of us. That's why it is important to not run with a blood sugar that is too high as he'll be forcing his kidneys to work even harder to filter blood that is pumping faster and your liver is saying "Here have some more glucose" because it has no clue that you already have plenty. Always bring a water bottle whether its 3 miles or 13. Just don't over do it or he'll have to pee every 5 minutes. Been there done that. My wife wanted to murder me for killing our time on that race. I think my blood sugar might have been too high at the start of the race but it was a weird one. Story time: we did the Darkside Challenge run at Disneyworld and they start filling the corrals at 2 or 3 in the morning so they can start the race at 530 or 6. Not only was I away from my normal breakfast food but I ate at an insanely odd hour and then had to stand around doing nothing for a couple more hours before running 13 miles. Its crazy being a diabetic and trying to plan and adjust for that madness and what it does to your blood sugars. Next time, I'm bringing my normal breakfast food with me to the corrals in a plastic bag I can throw away.
Every diabetic's body is different so he'll have to learn some stuff by trial and error just like with so many other "features" of the disease. Just try to do what any other runner would do with the added condition that he needs to pay attention to where his blood sugars are.
I would also advise him to never run alone or at least to never run in a place where he could have problems and no one is there to help. Running alone in a public park with people or around the local neighborhood might be OK but I would never run a remote trail by myself. The chance that my blood sugar could randomly go sideways and result in my laying unconscious somewhere by myself is not worth taking.
Good luck!
EDIT: Also, your partner might find The Diabetic Athletes Handbook by Sheri Colberg useful. I only made it part way through the book myself but one day I will finish it! https://www.amazon.com/Diabetic-Athletes-Handbook-Sheri-Colberg/dp/0736074937/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487618073&sr=8-1&keywords=diabetic+athletes+handbook
On the other hand the extermination campaign this started against H. Pylori was a bad thing. Microbiomics is showing the importance of complex and healthy gut flora.
Here is a book written about how H. Pylori is also one of the “good guys” in your intestinal flora
Here is a book written about how H. Pylori is sometimes also one of the “good guys” among your intestinal flora
PSA: Don’t buy the book. If you’re interested check it out from a local library. It is very interesting though.
[it's 17$ on US amazon for a new paperback](https://www.amazon.com/Family-That-Couldnt-Sleep-Medical/dp/081297252X)
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if you still want to read it. It starts off pretty strong and ends pretty strong. The middle has some dry parts but an interesting read overall.
if anyone's interested, there is a very good book I can recommend on the whole subject of prior related diseases (such as fatal familial insomnia, Kuru, or Mad Cow) called The Family That Couldn't Sleep. It's a fantastic read, it gives you a lot of information about the illnesses, the history of prions and it also follows a family that has a FFI running through it. Just be careful, after I read it, I couldn't bring myself to eat any beef for a few months :D
I don't think they do..
I personally don't eat any fiber.
http://www.amazon.com/Fiber-Menace-Constipation-Hemorrhoids-Ulcerative/dp/0970679645
Hey there, I know this is gonna be a different answer than everyone else, but check out this book: A Headache in the Pelvis.
I found it after going to all my doctors and getting no help. After reading it, I realized that I have Chronic Pelvic Pain syndrome, which is a physical manifestation of my anxiety that causes such tension in my pelvic muscles that they began to hurt. Constantly. This caused shooting pain and/or soreness all throughout my waist, from my legs to my balls and beyond.
Three things to help solve it: stretching, a good massage therapist (who you trust to work in that area), and most importantly AWARENESS that your stress/anxiety might be causing it.
It got progressively worse over 8 years (2009-2017), and I've been able to complete eliminate it in the last 2 years (2017-2019).
Hopefully it's a step in a different direction.
A few things:
- I have a cushion from https://carmichaelthrone.com/ that's specially designed to keep all weight off your pelvis. They're expensive but absolutely worth it.
- See if you can find a pain doctor who's familiar with pelvic stuff. Mine has me on gralise, celecoxib, and duloxetine. They don't eliminate the pain but they definitely reduce it.
- The biggest thing you need to start changing is the mental side of it. So much of this issue is a muscle-brain feedback problem, where our pelvis hurts, so our brain makes those muscles clench, which makes it hurt even more, which makes it clench even more, and so on. For me, practicing mindfulness and focusing on every little muscle in my pelvic floor is key. It takes a lot of practice, though, so don't get frustrated if it takes a while to work.
- Speaking of, you should go to physical therapy. There are a number of different ways of attacking this issue, but the main one I've had is myofascial release. People are hesitant because it involves the PT inserting a finger up there to massage the muscles from the inside, but honestly, after the initial session anxiety, you get to where it really doesn't bother you. To put it bluntly: we regularly push out pieces of poop from there and aren't bothered by it at all, so why should we be scared of a single finger? It's not like it hurts, it's just sort of weird feeling.
- A Headache In The Pelvis is a classic. It has tons of resources and many of us swear by it. Not to mention, there are plenty of other resources that show up on that Amazon page, so there's probably something good for you in there.
- If you're a male, see a urologist about prostatitis. It's what triggers my pelvic pain, so attacking that issue could be the key to fixing all this.
Hope this helps. Feel free to message me if you want to talk.
EDIT: typo in the link
I've been working through the Muldowney Protocol for some time now, though I keep having to restart after setbacks. It's designed to build your muscle groups from the smaller and essential muscles in the lower back, to legs, then upper body and beyond.
I think this has been super effective as I stopped seeing a physical therapist in 2017 and can still maintain strength with these exercises. For me, it means less severe pain from day-to-day, more capabilities like walking and hiking (though with more conscious resting and measuring out my efforts), and gives me that sense that I can still do physical things which is a great boost for my mental state.
You do not need surgery. Rest easy friend.
I am a few weeks into au naturale treatment of my "severe" carpal tunnel as they called it and I'm feeling so much better.
It was mis-diagnosed as cervical radiculopathy (piched nerve in the neck) for 7 months, physical therapy that exacerbated the problem and everything. Despite that, I'm already feeling great improvement and I am willing to bet you can too. My entire arm was completely numb for months on end. I felt like chopping the damn thing off. No one having any idea what the problem was really bothered me. One EMG test later and voila, carpal tunnel diagnosis.
I was scared when my EMG test results came back too. A trusted friend revealed he too had been diagnosed with carpal tunnel, but didn't get surgery. He suggested that book too. It's about a 4-month journey to recovery, but its totally possible. People that go for surgery are going for the quick and easy route. You don't have to.
It is a fascinating subject. There has been quite a lot of research done into the gut, If you want to read more about this, I recommend reading The Second Brain: A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060930721/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_HkH0xbGK6Z1XK
Indeed The Second Brain is a fascinating read on this topic.
Most of the body's serotonin is created in the gut. Even stranger, the colon, like the brain, has its own internal nervous system.
Yeah I think for me it's probably a mix of both. There's a book about your gut being your second brain...found it...https://www.amazon.com/Second-Brain-Groundbreaking-Understanding-Disorders/dp/0060930721...which I should probably read one day.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Compass-Pleasure-Marijuana-Generosity/dp/0143120751
Here's a good read on how our behavior is influenced by our biology more than we might want to believe.
I like to write a "review" whenever I finish a book here's what I had to say after reading "The Compass of Pleasure":
Having finished The Compass of Pleasure there is one thing that strikes me more than anything else. It shows me a picture in which free will seems to play an extremely small part in our lives, if at all. By the time we factor in biological dispositions, parenting, socioeconomic status, race, country/ culture of origin, available opportunities, and the thousand other external pressures in conjunction with the way pleasure actively conditions our behavior; Free will seems to be an illusion and we are much more like jelly fish afloat on the currents of factors external of our individual consciousness. A haunting conclusion that if embraced on a societal scale would have tremendous implications.
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Few more things I pulled from that book:
1There is a neural unity of virtue and vice - Pleasure is our compass, no matter the path we take. What makes pleasure so compelling is that, through the interconnection of the pleasure circuit with other brain regions, we adorn it with memory, with associations and emotions and social meaning, with sights, sounds, and smells.
2To explain some of the irrational behavior involving gambling: Activation of win-related regions by near-miss outcomes is somehow pleasurable and is more pleasurable when the subject has personal control.
Near miss and total miss outcomes should evoke the same response in a rational world.
3We know from Schult’s Monkey experiments that rapid associative learning can transform a pleasure signal into a reward prediction error signal that can guide learning to maximize future pleasure. It is likely that this same process is what enables humans to feel pleasure from arbitrary rewards like monetary gain (or even near misses in monetary gain) or winning at a video game.
4“Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, Pain and Pleasure... They govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.”
-Jeremy Bentham
He was half right, pleasure does indeed guide us. However, we now have reason to believe that they are not to opposite ends of the same spectrum. The opposite of pleasure isn’t pain; rather, just as the opposite of love is not hate but indifference, the opposite of pleasure is not pain but ennui- a lack of interest in sensation and experience. Both pleasure and pain indicate salience, that is, experience that is deserving of attention. Emotion is the currency of salience, and both positive emotions like euphoria and love and negative emotions like fear, anger, and disgust signal events that we must not ignore.
5Emotional pain isn’t just a metaphor: In terms of brain activation, it particularly overlaps with physical pain.
6We can say for certain that: We evaluate our own economic circumstances and and prospects not on some absolute scale, but rather in comparison to those of people around us. We seem to be hardwired to compare our own experiences and circumstances to those around us.
Here's the issue: we seek pleasure, it's literally what makes life worth living.
How to overcome the need of dopamine? Well…we can't and we shouldn't: it's the main drive that made our race survive till now! But we can control and deviate our addiction, by satisfying our brain with selected kind of pleasure.
Try to engage yourself in activities that you enjoy really much, but also lead you to something "more".
Examples:
In other words you have to avoid pleasure as an end in itself; hopefully you'll defeat your addiction (mostly a matter of habits, for what I see) and maybe even become a better person. Good luck!
Hoow. Well, I'm in the middle of re-reading The E-Myth, since it's a good refresher and I find myself having to scale up one of my businesses.
I'm looking at (re)reading Deep Survival next week because I'm going on retreat. I have saved it for a close reading and copious notes because I think there's something similar in the people who survive dangerous situations and the people who survive and thrive in starting small businesses.
I'm in the middle of The Social Animal, by David Brooks, which I adore. I think I'm going to keep it. (That's saying something, since I read voraciously, but I have only one shelf of books I felt was worth revisiting.) The way he's tackled the book is very interesting and it's incredibly deftly done.
I have Republic of Thieves out from the library, the newest in the Gentleman Bastards series. I don't know when I'm going to get to it. When I start a fiction book I tend to read it straight through, and nothing else gets done, so I'm loathe to start one.
I also have TapDancing to Work the new Warren Buffet autobiography, The Compass of Pleasure (which has been on my wishlist so long I've forgotten what I wanted it for) and Medieval Mercenaries a book about the history of mercenaries. I've always been very interested in mercenaries. I don't know why.
Today a friend recommended The Small Business Life Cycle which I already own, so it will be moving up on the list. I really admire the author, a US Army veteran and philosopher.
Rabid, by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy. It is an engaging history of rabies in the context of social history and epidemiological development. I loved it!
https://www.amazon.com/Rabid-Cultural-History-Worlds-Diabolical/dp/0143123572/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491805903&sr=8-2&keywords=rabid
Rabid... straddles the line between epi and medical anthropology.
And because I'm a nerd in this type of stuff, here's an AWESOME piece from RadioLab on a case of rabies where they were able to actually cure the patient by lowering the body temperature and inducing a coma, though it's been disputed to some extent. This is also an excellent read about rabies if you're interested.
Some highlights, rabid animals fear water, foam at the mouth, and become super aggressive. These are all to help spread the disease. Without water, the mouth of the rabid animal doesn't get clean so there's more virus present. Foaming at the mouth also increases the number of virii in the mouth. The aggression is the rabies virus taking over telling the brain to bite something to spread the disease. It's bizarre when you think of it like that.
The Hot Zone if you are looking for something factual.
If you want a fiction based in facts, then I got nothing for you.
If you want an exploration into the minds of doctors and health professionals, then I recommend Complications.
Btw, anyone who thought this article was interesting should read Complications by Atwul Gawande. It's hard to put down once you start and is like a penny on amazon.
Some good non-fiction from various categories:
Atul Gawande - Better, Complications, and checklist manifesto.
Sandeep Jauhar - Intern
Jerome Groopman - How doctor's think
Michael Collins - Hot lights, cold steel and Blue collar, blue scrubs
Samuel Shem - House of God
Brian Eule - Match day
Paul Ruggieri - Confessions of a surgeon
Emily R. Transue - On call
Okay so I was in the same position you are in right now. I wanted to read as much as I could because I truly found it fascinating. I read these books and I'm glad I did. These books just give you an idea of how hard doctors work and what the life of a doctor is like. Another recommendation is Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. It has nothing to do with medicine but I read it and I think you should too. He talks about the life of a chef and how perfection and long long hours are demanded of him. I feel like there are some overlaps between the different settings. Chef/doctor and Restaurant/hospital. Anyways, This list should last you a long time. Hope you enjoy.
Edit: Added links.
Its likely he just had some bad luck and had interns or new residents working on him. The truth is, just like any other profession people need to learn from experience and will make mistakes, unfortunately in the medical field your mistakes will be on humans. I highly suggest the book Complications if anyones interested in what happens in the real world of surgery.
Obviously I'm in late on this but I'm all for CIO. I have done it with both of my children and we are actually the envy of our other parent friends for having children that are on a predictible, healthy sleep schedule at 4 months old. 7 weeks is too early IMO, but at 4 months give it a shot. It's hard to let them cry at all, believe me I know, but we aren't talking an hour of crying. I used this book and this book to guide me. We did co-sleep until 4 months and then went into CIO (modified I suppose, but you'll see that in the books). Within 3 days my daughter was sleeping through the night at 4 months old. My son took about the same amount of time. My daughter is now 3 and still takes a midday nap and goes to bed around 8pm, sleeps through the night and wakes alert and happy. My son is 16 months and wakes up around 7am, naps at 10am-12:30pm, then again some days from 3:30-5:00pm, then goes down for the ENTIRE night at 7 or 8pm. We have video monitors so yes, I know they are sleeping.....not waking up crying and falling back asleep.
CIO gets a bad rep, but for us it has been wonderfully effective.
My maternal instincts didn't kick in for so long. I felt like I hanging off the edge of a mountain and slipping a little more every day. I was numb when my first arrived, and it was just bizarre that someone handed me this thing and said I had to take care of it now.
I had a lot of problems breastfeeding. My hormones were totally trashed (which took me 6 months to discover). I cried a lot. She cried a lot. It took until 6-8 weeks, when things got better for us in terms of feeding (AKA accepting I had to supplement forever) and when she started being less of a potato. The "100 days of Darkness" were the worst.
My daughter's now 2.5. I love her to death. She's thriving and healthy, so I guess at some point my maternal instincts kicked in. I still get those days of "what is this kid doing in my house?"
But my only real advice is study up hardcore on breastfeeding (if you want to do it) -- take a class, read a book, find a support group. It really helps. Plan to attend said support group at least once a week after birth, because that's the quickest way to getting problems diagnosed. Plus, socialization. The other thing I always suggest is reading a book called Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child, or a similiar sleep book. The sooner you can get a handle on sleeping, the better off everything is.
Try not to worry; if you're already worried about what kind of mom you're going to be, my bet is that you'll be a great one. :)
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
You're only just entering the time when you can start to really get results on sleep, so don't feel you're behind.
Until you get the book: Spreadsheet with one row for each day. Put in as many columns for down | up | down | up | down as you think you'll need + 1. Then add a column to calc the total sleep for that day.
Fill this in for a while and you will see trends in when the baby sleeps and how much. Just record for about a week and don't try to accomplish anything specific.
Next, you game the system by working on the down times, shifting them by small increments (like 15 minutes) to the times you want, and ultimately collapsing some of the sleep sessions together.
Do not try to game the system by working the wake-up time. It should be a natural function of the time they go to sleep and how much sleep they need. Always let them sleep. Never wake them up in an effort to change the sleep pattern.
This saved my butt. I wish I had done it as early as 3 mos.
PM me if you're too tire to make the spreadsheet. I'll be glad to set one up.
Whatever allows you to survive the first 6 weeks is all good.
Edited to add: This book saved me - showed me what was "normal" sleep patterns by week so I didn't feel like I was messing anything up. It then gives an indication of reasonable nap schedules once the baby is a little older. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345486455/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If you like that book, you might like this one. Written by a neuroscientist who's done work with phantom limbs, personality changes due to brain injury and other neurological oddities. His explanation of the brains various parts and functions blew my mind.
Read Spillover by David Quammen and really enjoyed it. Discusses the appearance of zoonotic diseases like Ebola, SARS, and AIDS.
We can share several diseases with dogs and other domestic animals, among them tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis, plague (among St. George's many other saintly responsibilities, he is thought to protect domestic animals from the Black Death), and most famously, rabies.
Diseases that can hop from animals to humans are called zoonotic diseases, and have been responsible for some of the scariest recent disease outbreaks. SARs, Ebola, Zika, AIDS, and the historic Spanish flu all began in animal populations before hopping over to humans to absolutely wreak havoc.
If you're interested in learning more about how diseases move from animal to human populations (and vice versa), Spillover by David Quammen is a really informative and interesting book.
You should check out https://www.preciouslittlesleep.com/. Read through the articles there. Then, if you need to, you can join the Facebook group and ask questions. They're super helpful. It's pro-sleep training, but honestly, it sounds like you're at that point. The real goal of sleep learning is that the baby learns to put himself to sleep independently, without boob/rocking/walking/etc., so that when he DOES wake up in the middle of the night, he can go back to sleep easily if he's not wet/hungry/sick. There will be crying, but it sounds like he's crying now, AND not getting the sleep he needs, so it will be an improvement! You and your SO really need to be on the same page with this, or it won't work. But if you're doing the heavy lifting right now (the walking, the boob, the naps during the day) then in my opinion, it's your decision. You'll most likely have a week or less of crying, and then magical sleep.
You may also want to read the Ferber book, and for extra credit, the Weissbluth book. They both explain the science behind sleep, which helped me tremendously. They also give lots of ideas for teaching your baby to sleep independently. We did the Ferber method around 6 months, and now I know that if he wakes up at night, he's wet or sick, and it doesn't happen often.
I don't remember exactly what he says. I got the book from the library, so I don't have it on hand. My kid sleeps about 12 hours at night with one nap midday, 1-2 hours.
https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0553394800/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1UGEDAMWRMQFC&keywords=weissbluth%27s+healthy+sleep+habits%2C+happy+child&qid=1549658452&sprefix=weissbluth%2Caps%2C278&sr=8-1
I know they are so stinking pricey for what they are! I only bought one of them and it sorta worked for a while until he started rolling over and then it wasn’t on his chest anymore. Hang in there!
Might I recommend the book “Healthy sleep happy child” our pediatrician recommended this book to us and it covers all different ages and stages of sleep with different strategies. We moved our sons bedtime earlier which really helped and did one of the sleep training strategies in this and finally got our son to sleep through the night at 16 months - he is still a work in progress and we have to redo sleep training every so often when he gets sick or something changes. He’s always been a horrendous sleeper! He’s 2 1/2 now and sometimes wakes once in the night still.
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, 4th Edition: A Step-by-Step Program for a Good Night's Sleep https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553394800/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_cm.UBbZZXCDWB
Great question! I want to check out some of the other books mentioned here.
Our household also believes in free-range parenting, and I'm so with you on sleep being a priority. Our LO is 5 weeks old now, and I've found two that are helpful on sleep:
The first book was recommended by a co-worker who had good luck with it. It gives a good overview of what to expect week-by-week, month-by-month and into childhood. Basically, it takes about 6 weeks for circadian rhythms to develop, so until then the goal is just to learn to put the baby down "drowsy, but awake," so that she learns how to self-soothe and fall asleep on her own, rather than depending on a parent to rock her to sleep. We're not sleeping through the night yet, but we're pretty consistently seeing 3 and 4 hour stretches at night, and naps are getting shorter to compensate.
I'm only about halfway through Ferber, and I really like how it goes into sleep cycles. Basically, babies start with 5-10 minutes of REM, then fall into deep sleep. So when she's extra fussy and needs to be rocked to sleep, I know I can watch for the REM cycle to complete, then put her down when she's in deep sleep. Much of the sleep training content won't be appropriate until our baby is older. I like that it's not straight up "cry it out," but more strategies to get a baby/child to sleep with limited crying. Here's hoping that starting early works.
BTW, I loved Expecting Better. Such a relief to drink coffee guilt-free. I think the author is working on an evidence-based book about infants, but I'm not sure when it will be out.
Congratulations dude!
When do you drop the Baby Shark shirts?
This is the only book you need. The writing isn't great, but the info is gold.
This one, right?
https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0553394800/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Yeah, that was a very sloppy and rather conjectured paraphrase, I apologize. I was aiming for brevity and totally lost the point. Should have checked what subreddit I was in as well...
In The Ego Tunnel, The Brain that Changes Itself and no-doubt other recent neuroscience "dumbed-down" books there is a prevailing theme that our brain creates the world around us by unifying our disparate senses into one cohesive world of meaning. It happens to be splayed into 3-orthogonal angles of space which moves forward in time. Your nerve endings gave your brain enough feedback as a baby who feels stuff to build your "dreambody" for you which you can of course see and feel. Anorexics, amputees with phantom-limbs, etc. get fucked by something going wrong in that whole process. This system is also activated empathetically, like watching a soccer player getting kicked in the groin. That's basically how we communicate -- we tweak our universe slightly to become other people. Freud figured that out. Basic human empathy: some people lack it; some people are very specific about to whom they let it work on. This is the same body that walks around in your dreams... your world-building process without the benefit of sensory backup. It's the same one that loses orientation and gives you an out-of-body-experience, or that disappears when you take psychotropic drugs and "become the universe" or whatever.
Basically, all I'm trying to do is bring a completely different subject into the discussion. My conjecture is that since i. everything I see and hear and touch is just in my head (i.e. trees that fall in forests may create air-vibrations but those fail to classify as "sounds" because sound is a sense) and ii. either we're alone in the universe or not, which reasons because it means there's meaning in the universe beyond our present-day dwellings on the matter, then if there is a better viewpoint, a perfectly objective, whole viewpoint of the macroscopic and quantum world, or at the very least a TOE with perfect predictability so that science didn't have to go about it all the hard way like it does now then would the universe look like 3 dimensions and time? Am I a tan blob of meat or an extrapolation on a string who only thinks he's a tan blob of meat?
Because we're taking about holographic projections meaning that 4D space is a projection from a different, lesser-dimensioned space with all the same information stored in both, I figure the mathmatical projection would need to take place in the process which builds our 4D world, the human brain and nervous system.
edit: 3D!=4D... 'tan'!='lily-white pale' will remain unfixed.
Thanks for bringing this up! I did a search, and now I think I'm going to check out The Brain That Changed Itself by Norman Doidge. Sounds fascinating!
There's actually proof that learning cursive writing, along with many other skills, leads to better development of the brain as a whole. It's all centered around the principle of neuroplasticity, and how forcing the brain to do something tricky or challenging leads to benefits as wide ranging as improvements to memory or yes, motor skills. This principle can even be applied to people in their twilight years, as there have been studies showing how trying to learn a new language or learning how to paint in old age also has significant benefits.
A good book to read which introduces this whole area is this book. It's not all relevant to this particular area, but there's a good few chapters relating to this in particular, and it's an interesting read anyhow.
Edit: missing "in"
I'm actually reading The Brain That Changes Itself now. If you're at all interested in this stuff you should really pick it up.
Don't lose heart, there are good techniques to utilise to exercise safely and slowly build up the endurance you're used to.
Don't forget two things, you've lost muscle mass pre-diagnosis. Muscle build up slowly. T1 is also in essence an energy metabolism disorder so you also need to be a bit more focused on eating the right types of food for exercise (and generally for wellbeing).
I don't know if you're a generally active person. Hiking, running all of that. But there is an excellent resource on Facebook. A Group called Mountains for Active Diabetics. They are all predominantly a mixture of leisure hikers, runners and ultra endurance athletes all with T1 with a wealth of willing advice. Try them out for some pointers.
Also, this book might be on your level too. It helped me a lot, I just didn't align with the Carb to activity ratios I needed to almost double the requirements. http://www.amazon.com/Diabetic-Athletes-Handbook-Sheri-Colberg/dp/0736074937
I should also mention that you don't necessarily need to stick to the Insulins you're given in the long term. I for example struggle during the day and during exercise with ANY insulin in my system whatsoever. So I switched to a 12h Basal (background) insulin. That means I can take a basal at night but not have any insulin in my system during the day apart from what I take to bolus my food, it's really helped and I don't drop quite so quickly when I exercise.
Good luck :). Feel free to drop more questions. You will have them.
Diabetes definitely blows. Keep an eye on your foot. You're probably an early enough diabetic that it won't be a serious problem, but those sorts of things can take forever to heal on us if you don't take care of them from the start.
As for knowing so much, I feel like maybe I should actually do a post on this at some point. When I was first dx'd, I actually was discharged from the hospital without anyone teaching me to use insulin. I think there was a miscommunication between the day nurses and the night ones, and someone thought that I had already been diabetic for a while. They kept me a total of 5 or 6 hours while they got my bg back in range and then sent me home to call my endo.
I actually already had an appointment set up for one the next day (I was worried that all my weight loss might be some sort of thyroid issue). I went in cried like a complete wuss while he showed me how to give myself my first shot (I was scared as shit about needles). He sent me on my way with a meter, some samples of insulin, and little instruction on how to use either. 10 u of levemir at night, 2 u humalog before lunch and 4 u humalog before dinner.
My first 3 months, I followed those instructions and my bgs were all over the place. I'd call his office and be instructed to take 2 u of levemir in the morning as well. Pretty useless shit. My A1c barely dropped at all those first 3 months.
That's when I decided to stop following the instructions of anyone who didn't have to live with this on a daily basis. I got my first diabetes related book, Think Like a Pancreas, which I used to figure out my I:C ratio and correction factors. I started testing around 10 times a day to figure out what my previously dictated 4-times-a-day routine was missing. I also started tweaking my own basal amounts, splitting my levemir in two and shifting units around to develop the rates I wanted for different times of day (which was only possible because Levemir, unlike Lantus, is not 24 hours of steady absorption.)
I brought my A1c down from around 13 to under 8 in the next 3 months, and I got hooked on figuring out why I still had variations that my earlier math couldn't explain. I stopped buying books for patients, and started consuming books and journals meant for nurses and physicians. My bookshelf now includes:
I use the stuff that works, ignore the stuff that becomes outdated, and have about a thousand of those little, color-coded document flags marking different pages for the times when I need to look something up.
I've since switched endos to one who is fantastic and who supports me in the changes that I want to make.
That can happen, especially if you are doing sprints or weight lifting. This book goes into the physiology of exercise for diabetics pretty well: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0736074937/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
Some suggestions are below. They aren't "field guides" but are still some good choices. I admit I haven't finished March of the Microbes or Missing Microbes but Microbes and Evolution is a fantastic collection of essays.
March of the Microbes
Microbes and Evolution: The World Darwin Never Saw
Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
There's a good book about it:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Family-That-Couldnt-Sleep/dp/081297252X
I speculate that my insomnia relates to a fear of dying and/or loss of control. My conscious self keeps fighting to remain in control. I am talking in third-person form, as I do really want to sleep, but some kind of primordial instinct kicks in again as soon as I would be drifting off. I probably experience some kind of fight-or-flight response, and shoot right awake again with a boost of adrenaline. This keeps going on until I have exhausted myself and would even rather die than staying awake for one more minute longer.
I am still thankful for still being able to sleep. There is a fascinating, but gruesome condition called Fatal Familial Insomnia. An excellent book on it is called The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery. I probably went a bit on a tangent there as I can't help you, but it could be worse :)
Like rootyb said, most likely an irritation. It might also depend on your fat intake, too much too quickly and it will cause this problem, and if you go way too far you'll throw up (you know how I know that?! lol)
You might want to check out fiber menace, I know /r/keto and /r/paleo say fiber is OK but I am not so sure, but this book is by no means perfect, read the reviews for reasons why.
I know this was probably your first resource but on the off chance you haven't read it go get the book "Headache of the Pelvis"
https://www.amazon.com/Headache-Pelvis-Revised-Expanded-Updated/dp/0972775552
Best money spent and I believe its where I found my stretching specifically for pelvic floor muscles. The one on amazon right now has been updated recently I guess. I'll have to get a new copy for myself too.
I went to a urologist and went through a few cycles of anti inflammatory and anti bacterial medications. They had no effect. I'm seeing a specialist in prostatitis tomorrow after school. Hopefully he can get me some answers. I was also referred to this book by someone else here to see improvement.
And regarding coping for me its hard. My pain is like a 5/10 perpetually. It is sometimes overshadowed by all my other perpetual pain though. Not to get overly personal but ALL of my sexual interests are pretty much cut off because of this, as I rely on my prostate for my sexual pleasure. So I can't have or enjoy sex. Which sucks cause I've never even had sex before lol. I may sound really calm and collected but this actually makes me quite sad.
Read this: http://www.amazon.com/Headache-Revised-Expanded-Updated-Edition/dp/0972775552
Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dP_jtZvz9w
Also: Stop smoking the MJ. It turned out to be one of my biggest triggers for pain. Smoking causes a sustained release of Prostaglandin E2 in the prostate which is exactly what we're trying to avoid. Load up on anti-inflamitories like Naproxen in the meantime.
It could be chronic pelvic pain syndrome. It's much more common in women but my bf had it for years before he find a physical therapist that diagnosed it. Six months later it's completely better!! Here's some info.. http://www.jeannettepotts.com, and you should check out this book http://www.amazon.com/Headache-Pelvis-Expanded-Edition-Understanding/dp/0972775552. Best of luck!
I used to be really outdoorsy (hiking, camping, kayaking, rock climbing, ect) but over the years I slowly lost the ability to do that stuff and had to give it up completely. For a long time I forced my body to do what I wanted it to do out of spite and stubbornness and I ended up doing a lot of damage and made it much harder on myself in the long run. It’s been a long, difficult process but I’m learning to let go of the life I had and the life I expected to have. What I did was I figured out the aspects/benefits of my old hobbies that I needed and I substituted them with EDS friendly versions. It takes a lot of introspection and effort but it’s worth it and your future self will thank you! So, here’s what I do:
So anyways, this is what has helped me and I hope it can help you or anyone else reading.
I have a six week old and we've had pretty good luck with swaddling and then rocking him to sleep or putting him in the stroller and walking him around to sleep, then putting him into a baby swing to sleep.
Also we've been following the tips in this book.
https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/151136145X
Edit: last night he set a new record, slept 8 hrs straight!
I'm only about 5 months into the experiment, but Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child has been useful. We checked a bunch of baby books from the library, and these were the only two that we ended up buying just to have on hand.
This is a good book to read about children and sleep. Developing good sleep habits is very important.
self-help can be a hard path. it can take some time to find the best information and some time to put it to use. I suspect you have not exhausted that.
If you have not yet found it, check out this book - Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Repetitive Strain Injuries - by Sharon Butler https://www.amazon.com/dp/1572240393/
note the reviews. the author's website - http://www.selfcare4rsi.com/
also this is a very effective tool -
https://armaid.com/
I have not yet tried the other version -
https://irolflex.com/
theoretically it is always a good idea to go see a doctor to get an accurate diagnosis. for some problems, that is not so fruitful, with recommendations usually being for drugs and surgery.
If you have some money to spend, it might be way more useful to go see a good bodyworker or two. you might look for a Rolfer or someone who does deep tissue work.
most RSI problems are easy to fix with stretching and/or bodywork.
most doctors are not aware of that.
of course there may always be some issue that we are not suspecting. but most likely, that will be a matter of postural issues - everything is connected to everything. problems with shoulders or chest or back may affect arms. most likely just more deep chronic muscular tension that has to be found and removed by stretching, bodywork, etc. so I would recommend look for massage therapists, bodyworkers. maybe not be cheap, but way less than doctors.
From one of the mods
https://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Poor-Posture-Systematic-Performance/dp/194755400X
One of the Mods wrote a book titled, “Overcoming Poor Posture.
Maybe worth checking out?
I started doing the stretches daily and within a week noticed a difference. 2 months later... I do them at least every other day now with my usual workout, sometimes daily if I'm going running on my off days.
Posture has been about 2 months, not perfect yet, but a lot better than it used to be. I did end up buying Overcoming Poor Posture and took a bunch of tips from that and passed it along to relatives with back/neck issues.
Not sure about the ab work, but if it hurts I wouldn't continue or look for some alternative moves / regressions
Steven Low is the Overcoming Gravity guy - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/194755400X/
But I will warn you of 2 aspect to this. One: If you have a stomach still (like carrying excess weight here, even if in totality you are "healthy" weight), you will likely not entirely fix this. Two: Depending on your age and the period of time in which you have had this, you will likely have to basically force yourself into the correct position for a long, long time.
I have also heard of some people getting benefit from double the amount of pull exercises they do versus push exercises, especially increasing the amount of rows and face pulls.
What is your life? Well, right now on the internet you’re providing a lesson to a complete stranger on the internet. To be fully honest, I’m assuming you’re not a pulmonologist or an SLP but it seems you know what you’re talking about, I’m still taking your advice, respectfully but with a few grains of salt.
I had thought about going to a speech language pathologist (SLP) so I went to two different SLPs that specifically offer trans voice training. After my initial evaluations, one said “I sounded fine” and didn’t think I would be “a good candidate.” WTAF?! The other didn’t take insurance or offer a sliding scale. Instead, she said that to “people in my financial situation,” she had suggested The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Authentic Voice and Communication by Matthew Mills and Gillie Stoneham. How honest!!
I tried doing your speaking exercises over the last several days and I realized that I am already having my belly expand a little when inhaling during meditation as well as when I’m breathing normally.
Before writing this comment, I spent the last couple days trying to do this while talking but old habits die hard! I don’t know if this is a factor but I live in a part of America that is well known for the stereotype as the fastest talkers in the Union and I’m also a chatterbox. That being said, I’m doing a little better with my speech patterns sounding more male, like having my speech a little more monotonous, less bouncy, more direct, among other “traditionally” Western masculine traits.
Yes, as other posters have already said, you can do exercises to lower your voice w/o T. Here is a book on the subject you can check out if you're interested.
Buy The Voice Book for Trans and Nonbinary People and do the relevant exercises in it. That's by and large what I did to feminize/neutralize my voice, I was recommended it by a speech therapist I went to. The two key aspects IMO are raising your fundamental tone up into the correct range (gradually) while keeping a good amount of pitch variation and learning to bring the place where your voice feels like it resonates more into your head than your throat. This takes time and practice, and I had an easier time than most because my standard "phone voice" already was mistaken for female on occasion (plus I'd taken singing lessons, so I had some knowledge of how to manipulate my voice), but keep at it, the results are SO worth it. It's one of the most important aspects of getting read as female I think, and too many trans women neglect it to their detriment.
>I have no idea how to masculinize and can't find resources. Help?
The best self help book I can recommend is here. It's written by speech pathologists. It has exercises and techniques for masculinization: https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Book-Trans-Non-Binary-People/dp/1785921282/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536189271&sr=8-1&keywords=the+voice+book+for+non+binary+trans
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06ZZ1YGJ5 for the lazy
I think this answer is different for people of different ages and states of physical health, but I know for myself -- a 49-year old male -- sleep comes first. If I try to sacrifice sleep to have more time for work, I end up being not as alert or attentive as I normally would and my brain just doesn't function as well, so the time gained by sacrificing sleep is just wasted, and I would have gotten more done (and made fewer mistakes doing it) if I'd slept more.
There is a lot of good science that shows if you are sleep deprived, basically everything about your physical and mental health goes down the tubes very rapidly. I highly recommend the book Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker which goes into terrifying detail about the importance of getting at least 6 hours of sleep each night.
That said, it's also not the case that the more sleep you get, the better you function. Some people (like my 16-year old daughter) want to sleep all the time and it doesn't make them more productive. So while 6 hours seems to be the baseline, anything beyond that I think you have to find the balance that works for you.
I've heard that vitamin D suppresses the secretion of melatonin for a few hours and therefore should be consumed during the day, preferably when the sun is out. So don't take it at night, or past daylight tbh. And also make sure you are taking co-factors along with it, like K2, B vitamins, etc. Read up on it. And vitamin D is absolutely linked to sleep from what I've read (see here). And it should be D3 not D2.
I've also read that sleep aids usually sedate you but don't actually help you sleep sleep.
Have you tried cutting out caffeine completely?
Anyway, I recommend you read, if you haven't already, the following:
Also, idk how much sleep is affecting your lifestyle, but I've heard of programs where you work for the national park service for several months, like 5-6 months. You sleep and work in the wilderness with no electronics etc. I've always been tempted by the adjustment that might make in my life.
I LOVE yoga! I really like hard yoga workouts (when I say hard, I mean strength and show off moves). I highly recommend Dylan Werner (he's kickass https://www.alomoves.com/instructors/dylanwerner?instructors=dylanwerner&order=relevance&), Patrick Beach, and Ashley Galvin. I have used the Alo Moves app for years (was formerly named the Cody App). Dylan has some great stretching classes called Elasticity and Plasticity (his true strength series are phenomenal too, heck I love everything he creates). They are very similar to the GMB Focused Flexibility that uses PNF style stretching. Basically, you are remodeling your fascia. Oh, and Steve's Overcoming Poor Posture https://amzn.to/2Ned2tG (same author who wrote OG coupled with Jarlo from GMB) is a great book with some solid stretches. I feel like I just barfed this out and didn't really organize my thoughts for you, but if you tell me more about your yoga goals, I can probably give you better direction. If you are already hitting it hard with strength workouts using your BW, you probably are more interested in stretching and mobility--maintaining or increasing flexibility and range of motion. In addition to the resources I already listed above, I highly recommend "The Supple Leopard" https://amzn.to/2CerED3 . Happy Stretching!
Or encourage them to get to bed earlier. If you are sleeping through alarm clocks, it is usually due to you not getting enough sleep overall. Source - https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams-ebook/dp/B06ZZ1YGJ5/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1510286762&sr=8-4&keywords=sleep
Read this book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZZ1YGJ5/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
I think current research shows melatonin has little effect unless you're jetlagged and need to normalize your schedule. Heard it on Joe rogan podcast with Matthew Walker,
a scientist dedicated to studying sleep who wrote why we sleep
In the spirit of "the importance of exercise" post a couple days ago, I've written a couple books on bodyweight strength training and posture.
Feel free to ask questions about them if you're interested about health and wellness.
Thanks for the link, Steven. I would also like to add, that this review on Amazon.ca of your book OPP seems to say that theyve been able to reverse years of computer using your techniques proscribed. After all, lots of computer work leads to poor posture, which is exactly what OPP sets out to correct! :p In my view, that's a pretty good endorsement.
https://www.amazon.ca/Overcoming-Poor-Posture-Systematic-Performance/dp/194755400X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1523238811&sr=8-3&keywords=overcoming+gravity#customerReviews
>This is a much smaller book than his previous one. I think it is as big as it needs to be though. It's basically some great explanations followed by some exercise info and how to do them. The rest of the book gives you different exercise plans. Ive been using the exercises throughout the day for the past 2 weeks and have already seen some great improvements in my shoulders starting to open up. 20 years of computer work has done some serious damage and my shoulders are on fire constantly along with pretty terrible posture. I have been doing exercise on and off for years and this is the first time in a while that I am feeling that progress is being made. Looking forward to more recovery.
Welcome.
I actually started self-study voice training about the same time I started HRT, which was about a year before this became my life 24/7/365.
I hate to say it, but I haven't been able to keep at voice training consistently. The first time, I gave it up because I wasn't seeing/hearing results. I could raise my pitch and give my voice more of a lilt, but I couldn't really feminize it. After a while, my voice started bothering me less and less.
However, for various reasons, my voice started bothering me again. At this point, unfortunately all the other transition costs make it difficult for me to afford regular voice lessons. However, after the GCS I should be able to afford voice lessons.
In the meantime, I'm reading up on vocal feminization (I just bought this book), and I'm trying to figure out what will be the most cost-effective way to feminize my voice one training is again affordable for me. Hahaha, any suggestions are more than welcome.
Awesome, we’ll get there :)
I also had some granulation but overall I expect it to work out. Not going to worry about it until I’m approaching 6 months - so May.
Check out this book - might be a worthwhile read!
Here is the mobile version of your link
Let me ask you - HOW are you doing your stretches? I learned a new way of stretching where you have to first feel the slightest bit of tension then wait 10-15s for it to go away (if it does go away. If not repeat the day after) then go ahead and start further extending the stretch. A single stretch can take up to 15 minutes like this and way longer (weeks) to full do the stretch but it pays off A LOT. If you just go ahead and do the stretch all the way with lots of tension then you actually make things WORSE which blew my mind. You also have to do multiple types of stretches, every other day so it has to be consistent (that's a big thing, it can take a week or two for me to fully get rid of a flare up. If I just do it every now and then it won't do too much). Another thing you should consider is isometric exercises that will toughen you ligaments and tendons. If you do any heavy weight lifting, you need to rethink that also. Your muscles may be ready for the job but not the rest of the body so switch to body weight exercises and master them before moving on. Another thing that helped A LOT is a lacrosse ball that I roll around on my forearm focusing on tense/semi-painful spots (myofascial release) for 15m. It made a world of difference. I've attached the resources that really helped me out. Things that only helped a but not as much as the above were playing in the classical position and trying to pick NOT parallel to the strings but perpendicular ala Michael Angelo Batio.
https://www.amazon.ca/Conquering-Carpal-Syndrome-Repetitive-Injuries/dp/1572240393/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505499105&sr=1-3&keywords=carpal+tunnel
https://www.amazon.ca/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-2nd-Performance/dp/1628600837/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505499312&sr=8-1&keywords=supple+leopard
https://www.amazon.ca/Convict-Conditioning-Weakness-Using-Survival-Strength-ebook/dp/B004XIZN5M/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505499327&sr=1-1&keywords=convict+conditioning
I'll tell you right now, that not only have I greatly reduced pain from tendonitis (which has been with me since my teens) but also carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome but I've also been making measurable gains in high speed soloing. The worst thing you can do is take some NSAIDs and "wait it out". It took a year and a half of waiting with a tonne of desperation that lead me to dedicating my mornings to my overall health. Oh and forget about just guitar man...you'll need to take care of this if you want to be able to even work a desk job.
So you've had RSI for the last 7 years!? Props to you for keeping going! Typing out that post must have been a painful process. IANA doctor, so take this all with a grain of salt as you should anything on the internet.
First thing is to find out if you've done any serious damage to your wrists. Is it at all possible for you to have a scan or something similar done? That would be a great start.
Rest and gentle stretches seem to be the way for most people, tendons can heal but they heal a lot more slowly than muscles do. There are many things on the internet, but a really good book I bought (one of 3) is It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndome. It says it's for computer professionals, but it's for anyone really. I also read through this book and it seemed to have some good advice.
But honestly, what got me through was a thing called TMS. It's hard to grasp, that something like RSI (especially as severe as you have it, it seems) can be caused by your mind but it worked for me. It sounds really, really insane, but I was at the point where I was giving up and just thought 'screw it'. There's a pretty recently made program that could be a starting point, but I recovered by reading through this book and putting in to practice some of the exercises he goes through in the final chapters. It genuinely sounds like a shill from the outside, like someone trying to make money off of the suffering of others, but you don't have to spend any money on it.
Good luck with whatever you choose, /u/TexturedMango. There's a facebook group that will give you excellent advice too if you want the link to that.
I'm really sorry you're going through that. I spent a few years with some pain myself that I thought was going to be permanent. Hope you get it figured out.
Three things that helped me were physical therapy, mindfulness (both as in meditation and as in mindful REALLY REALLY gentle stretching -- e.g. as in this book) and active-isolated stretching. That was a long time ago and now I'm all about SMR (foam roller, lacrosse ball, etc.) but I just use that for little aches and pains, nothing serious.
I'd really consider trying more therapy too.
If you're serious about stretching I recommend this book, especially if you're feeling RSI symptoms:
https://www.amazon.com/Conquering-Carpal-Syndrome-Repetitive-Injuries/dp/1572240393
The book covers stretches across your full body since tension in other areas can affect your hands and arms. This book has so many stretches to choose from that you can really tailor a warm-up to suit your needs. After you try a bunch, you'll be able to see which stretches are the most helpful. I've narrowed it down to about 10 stretches that I do each night before bed and when I'll be playing for extended hours. Only takes about 5 minutes and I really feel a difference compared to when I slack off and don't do the stretches.
The top answer by Anodynephilm is wrong.
Your digestive system has a complex nervous system that acts as a "second brain" It seems more likely that your feeling is a negative emotional association with that system that is perceived your somatasensory cortex, causing the undesirable feeling.
Sources:
The Second Brain
Digestive Intelligence
Damasio's books on feelings as perceptions of internal body changes.
If there is any support for the claim about blood leaving the stomach, please cite it and I'll stand corrected.
The title here is misleading... "ancient"???
Michael Gershon writes about his neurogastroenterological findings in "The Second Brain: A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine"
an Article here
Taoist healing may be where OP gets "ancient" from.
The following Taoist healing philosophy explains the Three Minds
(Smiling to the Second Brain)
It my own experiecne I have found my intestines becoming more sensitive to sugas and milk products against the will of my upper brain.
The argument here is also that we get diarrhea when scared worried or nervous, other autonomic responses to emotional states! do feed back
"Consciousness" is a very complex subject.
This might be a bit of a narrow example, and a specialist could elaborate more, but I would like to direct you to the enteric nervous system, which consists of one hundred million neurons and many of the same neurotransmitters that are found in our brain, including the usual suspects associated with our mood/consciousness (serotonin, dopamine, acetylcholine).
The wiki mentions that the enteric nervous system has been described as a "second brain", which I believe is referencing this book by Dr. Michael Gershon, chairman of the department of anatomy and cell biology at Columbia University.
The seat of our consciousness appears quite layered. I would love to hear the thoughts of a deafblind individual on this topic.
>This is a really bad faith argument. Coercion is between individuals or groups, not between non sentient things and forces of nature or one's own bodily functions and your conscious mind. This is a pretty bad form of reductionism.
Only for people ignore the complexity of sentience, and the murky neurology behind "conscious will" and subconscious action. We have loads of evidence illustrating what you perceive as free will, is merely your conscious mind explaining the actions of one of those "non-sentient" things that forced you to take an action. It just happens so fast you believe you had some control over it. (In reality, your "conscious" mind is mostly for training those parts of your brain to act in a certain way, rather than actually making decisions in the moment.)
Also--reductionist eh? Oh, I thought we were identifying basic elements of coercion in society, isn't it pretty important to identify the fact that coercion stems from actions that are not consciously derived?
>Don't cut yourself on that edge.
Go on and wake up tomorrow and decide you don't want to eat anymore. See how that works out for you. You tell me what its called when you're racked with pain from cramps because the symbiotic organisms through your intestines are producing a response that is coercing you through pain. Yes, that's right--you literally exist with organisms which are not human, but are essential to life--and they coerce you toward certain actions EVERY day.
Your gut, in fact, is often called the second brain--because it has tons of neurons, which developed in order to communicate with these coercive and beneficial organisms. Here is an 'edgy' book written by a bunch of edgy doctors.
Every day you fight entropy to maintain a system pulled toward dysfunction. The physics of the Universe coerce you....The very nature of life is coercive. There is nothing edgy about that, it is simply reality.
The Compass of Pleasure
When I had that question I read a book:
https://www.amazon.com/Compass-Pleasure-Exercise-Marijuana-Generosity/dp/0143120751
Rabid, The Demon in the Freezer, and The Ghost Map are all books I've found fascinating about various diseases.
I would second /u/Amprvector's suggestion of both The Emperor of all Maladies, and The Selfish Gene as well.
I've read Complications kinda like a modern day version of your book kinda, it had some horrible stories in it too but the idea was that we could obviously take steps to do a little better, like not amputating the wrong leg or something.
I appreciate that btw I'll have to get it.
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
Both by Atul Gawande.
buy "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Weissbluth and get that child on a sleep schedule...i know it is painful but the only way your son is going to learn to self-soothe and get the amount of sleep he needs is to let him cry...you arent betraying him, or betraying his trust, you are giving him one of the best gifts a parent can give - independence and rest...i put sleep just a notch below food in my parenting pyramid and believe it is SUPER important that children get enough sleep...that means two 1-2 hour naps a day until they are 2 yrs and then one 2-3 hr nap a day until at least 4 years...i know that seems like a lot and it will be hard to get the rest of you life done around the nap schedule but in my experience (i have a 3y old) sleep begets sleep and on the days that my DD doesnt get a good nap she doesnt sleep well at night...it's all in this book, i credit it with getting her to sleep through the night at 4 months and we have had minimal sleep problems ever since.
TL;DR buy this book NOW
http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0345486455/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311863969&sr=1-1
Your first challenge is going to be sleep. This book is gold, worked on both of my kids:
http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0345486455/
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
Tons of great info on how important sleep is to growing kiddos. Also plenty of strategies for helping your young ones sleep, and quite a few stories/testimonials from parents who have been there. Helped my wife and I with both of our kids!
http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0345486455/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344532815&sr=8-1&keywords=healthy+sleep+habits+happy+child
i'm sure you've heard of him, V.S. Ramachandran, he just wrote a book which focused on synesthesias. You should check him out if you don't already know about him. link to book
wow man.. you need to get into science. There is a lot more to the brain and especially the mind than just chemicals. Here is a play list I made on some things I find fascinating in neuroscience. It may serve to get you interested enough to read up on it more. If you find those videos interesting then you might enjoy reading The Tell-Tale Brain
You should read this. It explains it rather well. Just because we can't map out exactly how conciousness works doesn't mean it has to by mysterious. Your brain is a network, remove enough pieces of it and that network ceases to exist.
You can think of it like the internet. I may not know every website it is or how every website contributes to every other website. But I don't think the internet is some mysterious magical thing. Remove google, remove reddit, remove wikipedia, remove my friend's blog, remove the wires under ground, remove my modem, remove your modem etc and you start to dismantle it. But all things things together make "the internet".
Really the brain works the same way based on all the evidence we have. Remove certain regions and you begin to see certain aspects of consciousness slip away. Everything from memory, to processing visuals, to processing language, to understanding how to make choices and even to the concept of self. Everything can be contributed to physical regions in the brain that are repeatable and verifiable. We just don't have the 100% picture of it yet.
If you have already read his past books, then don't buy the new one. It's mostly a repetition of what he has already said, only with a few new ideas. Admittedly, his ideas about art are interesting but they are not the main subject of the new book and thus, are not that well developed.
For reference, this is the book.
Fair warning - this book is really sensationalist in how it depicts Ebola. I'm not saying don't read it, but if you're going to, do youself a favor and read Spillover as well. They're both great, and Spillover discusses a wider range of infectious diseases. Ebola is scary, but how Hot Zone discusses it is borderline fear-mongering in my opinion.
'Spillover' and 'People, Parasites and Plowshares'
Not entirely scientific, but Spillover by David Quammen is a really good read on diseases that have 'spilled over' from animals to humans. It covers lots of recent epidemics, from smaller ones like Q-fever to very big ones like HIV and ebola (not that ebola is quite as big as HIV, but it has been making big headlines).
It's one of the few books that I keep recommending to people 'cause it makes epidemiology sound very cool and explains lots of complicated concepts in a really engaging and understandable way. And it reads like a detective novel while not dumbing down the science.
It's also got a very detailed bibliography, so you'll find all the references you need to start writing a paper.
I really liked The Fever by Sonia Shah about the history of malaria, I'd also liked Rabid, Beating Back the Devil and The Coming Plague. I also really liked Spillover
This is the book that got me interested in the field.. It's more like stories of peoples brains and explains plasticity, but an easy read and awesome book. http://www.amazon.com/Brain-That-Changes-Itself-Frontiers/dp/067003830X
There is an interesting book and documentary on the subject called The Brain That Changes Itself if you want to check it out.
Here is the documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFCOm1P_cQQ
And the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Brain-That-Changes-Itself-Frontiers/dp/067003830X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Are you in treatment?
The brain is (to some degree) capable of reorganizing itself and a good neuropsychological program might help you to regain some abilities or at least delay further symptom onset.
The Brain that changes itself by Norman Doidge is a great introduction into neuroplasticity. Also Train your Brain, change your mind
Please read the Brain That Changes Itself. The brain is plastic. It can heal and improve. This book is well researched and there is loads of evidence. It's an absolutely fascinating read even if the animal experiments are heart breaking.
http://www.normandoidge.com/normandoidge/MAIN.html
http://www.amazon.com/The-Brain-That-Changes-Itself/dp/067003830X
Also, you can train your brain just like you can train your body. A website call Lumosity has a 40 lesson program for a small fee but there are other websites out there like it and maybe you can find one for free or that you prefer.
http://www.lumosity.com/
You can absolutely recover from this.
I think schools should still be teaching cursive. Typing is much easier to learn, but the act of using your hand to draw long lines in specific patterns fosters brain development.
http://www.amazon.com/Brain-That-Changes-Itself-Frontiers/dp/067003830X
This might be an interesting book for you: The Brain That Changes Itself
It's a very engaging read. I sat down with my mother-in-law's copy and had read a hundred pages before I realized how much time had elapsed!
I can tell you the answers for me, but you'll have to test and figure out the limits for yourself. Generally, my pattern is as follows:
Don't know about peer-reviewed studies, but Sheri Colberg's book is the go-to resource for diabetic athletes. Many people feel it is dated and insufficient, but many people like it as well.
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I lower my basal rate by 30-50% up to an hour before starting a bike ride, and drink gatorade instead of straight water. I often start a little high or eat a small snack before I go. This book might give you dieas. As someone else said- trial and error to figure out what will work for you as everyone is different. Also, I find when I exercise regularly, I have to reduce my basal rates overall by 20% as I am much more insulin sensitive than when I am more sedentary.
https://www.amazon.com/Diabetic-Athletes-Handbook-Sheri-Colberg/dp/0736074937
Thanks for being there for her. It is a tough job (SO of a T1/T2). I've had T1 for almost 30 years now, and my SO asks me the same thing ("how can I better support you?"). I find the fact she knows the basics is important - recognizing patterns in terms of how I look and act when low/high, how to administer Glucagon, and how to operate my pump and meter if I can't. At least know those things. Beyond that, I'd suggest you read through these books:
https://www.amazon.com/Pumping-Insulin-Everything-Need-Success/dp/1884804845
https://www.amazon.com/Diabetic-Athletes-Handbook-Sheri-Colberg/dp/0736074937/ref=dp_ob_image_bk
Then take some suggestions from there and pass them on. But leave them at that - suggestions. The pumping insulin one will be helpful because it tells you how to calculate TDD (total daily dose) so perhaps you can take a look at that for her and suggest you go through some basal testing, together.
I also have hypothyroidism, but it doesn't bother me that much any more - primarily under control. Depression / anxiety, got those too. That said, my symptoms of D/A are much more stable when my blood sugar is stable.
Weight loss - probably the toughest to tackle, but I can ensure you once you nail down TDD and I:C ratios, you can start tackling that. Because before that, it's kind of a waste of time. I.e., consider this scenario:
"Today I'm going to eat 1800 calories at a 600calorie deficit!" Then you have a low at lunch and have to correct with 100-200c. Then another low at dinner and before bed. You've just had ~600 extra calories.
Additionally, it has been proven that bad sleep can cause weight gain; low / high blood glucose can cause bad sleep.
So first things first, be there for her, get the glucose under control, get the sleep under control, THEN focus on weight loss.
One more thing - exercise is great for T1s, just check sugar every 20-30 min or so (and carry some glucose gel with you); see the Diabetic Athlete's Handbook above. Good luck!
Others have some put some great real world info here. I'd only add that these 2 books were quite helpful.
Think Like a Pancreas
https://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Pancreas-Practical-Insulin-Completely/dp/0738215147/
Diabetic Athletes Handbook
https://www.amazon.com/Diabetic-Athletes-Handbook-Sheri-Colberg/dp/0736074937
Missing Microbes by Blaser is a very good book on the subject. To answer your question, we know that even single courses of antibiotics in mice can result in lifelong obesity. How well that translates to humans is yet to be seen.
However, we know that in some instances, antibiotics can get rid of H. pylori, an organism known to cause stomach ulcers- even antibiotics taken for reasons other than ulcers can do this. And pylori is inversely related to allergies and asthma, suggesting the organism may be protective.
Here's a link to Marty's book, which I highly recommend: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805098100/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=39425013363&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11215556598540468817&hvpone=17.71&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_9n2k3lvs8i_b
The better way to phrase this is that humans evolved as hosts for bacteria.
There are thousands of species that make their home inside us, and scientists are just beginning to understand that they are not just benign, but active participants. Bacteria create chemicals as part of their life cycle. Some of those chemicals are harmful - some are incredibly useful, particularly with regard to our gut/immune system.
Recommended book if you are interested in this topic.
Martin J. Blaser MD wrote a great book called Missing Microbes which has more of the story about H. pylori and it's research, as well as about the gut biome in general.
I also highly recommend
Gut by Julia Enders For an interesting overview of the Gut and it's working.
The Mind-Gut Connection As a side perspective on some of the same topics.
I'll also say that this parable is a beloved by the Gut research community in what I've read so far, even if it is a bit of a fable. (Not being the first to find it, and there being more to the story.)
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Read this if you want nightmares about that
For those interested this book is about that and other prion diseases.
My daughter bought me that book. Normally I don't read non-fiction but that book really blew me away.
http://www.amazon.com/Family-That-Couldnt-Sleep-Medical/dp/081297252X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453292314&sr=1-1&keywords=the+family+that+couldn%27t+sleep
there's a great book specifically on this disease (and other prion diseases) called The Family that Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery. It's so well-written, not too medically/scientifically dense, and had me hooked.
There is a family in (I want to say Ireland) but they had a gene that wouldn't allow them to sleep but they would feel the fatigue. Eventually they became Zombie like and died. I will try to find the source. I learned about it in psychology class.
Here is the link to the book about it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/081297252X
https://www.amazon.com/Fiber-Menace-Constipation-Hemorrhoids-Ulcerative/dp/0970679645
All of the necessary vitamins are available in animal products and in fact more bioavailable in them.
I am familiar with Brock's diet/story. The (LIBERAL! jk, i consider myself liberal or at least progressive) media may tell us that Brock got diverticulitis because he didn't eat his veggies. They also tell us that we should be eating 7 servings of grains a day and 5 servings of fruit. I was diagnosed with intestinal issues when I was on a diet high in veggies. Since I cut them out no problems.
Vegetables are not necessary for a healthy diet. They can be an effective antidote/medicine if you are eating other stuff that you shouldn't be eating. And fiber is only necessary if you are constantly plugging yourself up with constipating foods.
http://highsteaks.com/do-you-need-veggies-to-be-healthy-a-response-to-marks-daily-apple-caveat-vegor/
http://www.amazon.com/Fiber-Menace-Constipation-Hemorrhoids-Ulcerative/dp/0970679645
*sigh
I guess this keeps going.
In my field, I always like to check the opposing view of what I've been taught and what is standard dogma.
I work for a company that makes nutritional supplements. Fish oils are huge. So when I come across something like this I dive right in with an open mind. Same with fiber supplements and so this becomes very interesting. Linus Pauling is derided as a loon? I guess I'll read Linus Pauling then, he won two Nobel prizes back when they meant something and his work is in text books for chemistry and biology. (Take your vitamin C, btw - weak collagen is aging and cardiovascular disease.)
I'm a contrarian and that's how I find the truth. This also helps by Christian faith. It's just how I operate.
So when I say gravity could be wrong (and I include incomplete in that) as an example, it means that I'm open to it being wrong because our understanding very well could be incorrect or incomplete. And this is what smart physics people (like Tesla) believe as well. How else does a field advance to the truth? It gets wobbly standing on the shoulders of mere men.
And you're still doing the atheist quoting thing. Yeah, well* YOU SAID:
You can quote me until you're blue in the face. Mankind's understanding of how things interact and fall and attract is evolving. Maybe gravity is wrong, maybe it's a secondary force to something more fundamental, maybe the virtues are holding everything up and pushing them around. I don't know. But if my bible said it was the virtues, then the virtues it is.
You could watch whatever you want on YouTube, it's a good medium for ideas and things. Try this, but make sure you have adblock, my new favourite: https://youtube.com/watch?v=t_W12HoHKJs
Relevant book: fiber menace.
There was a Russian doctor who made the case the fiber in our diets isn't the panacea it's been made out to be and wrote a book. I haven't read it, but have read some of his online comments and he makes some good points. I think the fiber = good thing simply got popularized without much scrutiny as these things often do and the media took off with it. My diet is high in fats (butter especially), animal fats in particular, eggs, fish, meat and veggies with some carbs and almost no sugars. My weight is proportional to my height with a BMI of 24.4.
https://www.amazon.com/Fiber-Menace-Constipation-Hemorrhoids-Ulcerative/dp/0970679645
This is a good start... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0970679645/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0970679645&linkCode=as2&tag=zchealth-20&linkId=6SJ35PICOCRHWG6C
I went complete carnivore on Jan 2nd, 0 fiber or vegetables since then and have 0 issues with bathroom habits, bloating, etc. Fiber is not necessary for a healthy, normal functioning digestive system.
A Headache in the Pelvis might be a good read as its research mainly focused on male pelvic pain. I am female with chronic pelvic pain and the book has at least given me other outlooks and resource. Valium suppositories helped me more than oral muscle relaxers as my personal experience. I’ve also had suppositories compounded with baclofen and tetracaine (and Valium). Possibly finding a second opinion urologist or even a pain management might help getting answers. Good luck
That sucks. But there is still a lot that you can do. I' d recommend you to read Headache in Pelvis first and start doing streching excercises described in this book at least 3 times a day, as well as diaphragmatic breathing and yoga in general. Try to sit as little as possible, and when you are sitting try to do it correctly in order to relieve strain on your tailbone. Fix your posture when you are walking. Avoid involuntary kegels.
After several weeks, you will be able to see whether there is some kind of progress or not. If you see some progress than you can be sure that you have some kind of PF dysfunction.
Just got this: https://www.amazon.com/Headache-Pelvis-Revised-Expanded-Updated/dp/0972775552 and while I haven't gotten far reading it, it seems worthwhile.
My old boss wrote a book called A Headache in the Pelvis which I recommend to everyone with chronic pelvic pain that has been attributed to prostatitis. I think you may find it useful. I recommended it to someone on reddit about a year ago regarding a relative with severe pelvic pain who was considering suicide, he is doing much better now.
They say that a good physical therapist who understands biomechanics is essential to help stay ahead of EDS. It's quite possibly the difference between keeping a fair amount of everyday functionality, or ending up with assistance from crutches or a wheelchair. I think you have to scrutinize who you see. Our bodies are delicate, so you don't want anyone asking you to push you past your physical limits. It's helpful if he/she is a bit humble and willing to learn about EDS first.
There is a PT center in Rhode Island that came to specialize in helping EDS patients. He was getting calls from all over the U.S. with questions. After some friendly pressure from a patient, he agreed to write a book. [Kevin Muldowney's book: Living Life to the Fullest with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Guide to Living a Better Quality of Life While Having EDS] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1478758880/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_8MixxbR3PSFN0) is a good resource that patients can bring to their PT to help them plan a light exercise regimen.
I'm getting this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Life-Fullest-Ehlers-Danlos-Syndrome/dp/1478758880 but it might not be the only or best one. I heard about the muldowny protocol on reddit, where another person recommended it.
We'll see how well it works
My daughter fought us in a similar way and for us it was actually a earlier bedtime rather than later. She was overtired. I would get home at 6 or 7 and we would eat together and have bathroom then a show. By 9 it was bedtime. We started feeding her right after daycare and started the bedtime around 7. So I don't get to see my daughter much which sucks but her behavior turn a 180. Plus we have a couple extra hours to ourself. We did the same with our 1 year old boy. First week sucked but now it's really worked out. Check this book out. You can flip through it doesn't require a intense read. https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/151136145X
I was diagnosed with early Tendonitis last year. Went to the doctor, he just prescribed me some anti-inflammatory, and absolute no guitar playing. The no guitar playing for almost a month drove me nuts. I also used (on my own) this book which I believe helped - I still use many of the stretches in there daily.
Cut and paste from an email I sent to an acquaintance who asked me essentiall the same question. Some San Francisco specific advice, but my hands hurt too much to edit it out right now, sorry. I'm not better, so perhaps I'm not the best person to ask. But I have gotten better - it's the relapses that I am having trouble with:
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I highly recomend this book, to just about anyone, injured already or not:
http://www.amazon.com/Conquering-Carpal-Tunnel-Syndrome-Repetitive/dp/1572240393
This following one has been just as important, if not more so.
However, if you just jump into it, without being treated by a proper
deep tissue massage therapist for a while, you are almost certain to
injure yourself pretty badly.
http://www.amazon.com/Trigger-Point-Therapy-Workbook-Self-Treatment/dp/1572243759/ref=pd_cp_b_2
That said, I could never afford a daily professional massage, whereas
being able to work on oneself between meetings is key to maximising
the results. Just be really, really gentle - it can be easy to hurt
yourself when you haven't had the practice to distinguishing between
the transient pain of muscualr release and that caused by actual
injuring yourself.
(While the book itself is tremendously useful, it's organized in the
most backwards fashion. Instead of being organized by injury, it's
organized by physiology, so you will need lots of sticky book marks)
The following book has some useful conceptual information, though it
is not as practical as those first two
http://www.amazon.com/Carpal-Syndrome-Therapy-Computer-Professionals/dp/0965510999/ref=pd_cp_b_1
It does the best job of explaining the issues and how to deal with
them, but the actual exercises are sparse and not very useful.
Essentially, it goes against the conventional wisdom, that complete
rest is required for recovery, and suggests that very slow and steady,
increases in exercise >so long as they cause no pain whatsoever< are
an important part of the process.
The massage therapist I have seen is Jason Garcia, who now has his own practice near the Millbrae Bart/Caltrain station.
http://www.handsonwell.com/massage.html
I would also recomend the SF RSI support group, though I have not been attending much at all. I should, though the August speaker sounds like a charlatan. The November speaker looks like quite one to attend.
http://sf-rsi.unsealed.net/
I have a Kinesis keyboard but was still suffering some wrist pain (presumably due to all the gaming/drumming I do outside of coding at work) and found the stretches in this book helped quite a bit:
http://www.amazon.com/Conquering-Carpal-Tunnel-Syndrome-Repetitive/dp/1572240393/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/002-8075426-2858431?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1181978967&amp;sr=8-3
I switched to evil/spacemacs a few years ago when my RSI was worsening to see if it helped. It helped for a short time but then my RSI started coming back. Vim keybindings can also cause RSI.
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However I don't regret learning evil. I really enjoy modal editing. Also, trying out spacemacs exposed me to lots of cool packages I didn't know about before. Though I'm using my own config these days, whenever I'm trying out a new language I usually check the spacemacs config to see what packages are installed there.
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Over the years I've tried various things that have been more or less helpful for RSI:
- Conquering carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive stress injuries
- http://www.workrave.org/
- Voice coding (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SkdfdXWYaI, https://github.com/dictation-toolbox/aenea)
- Mind-body prescription (it's a bit wacky, I don't agree with all of it, but I think there's something to it & a lot of people seem to find it helpful)
- Standing desk
- Back massage (https://www.amazon.com/Tiger-Tail-Ball-Roller-Corded/dp/B0078PX01G/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=ball+rope+back+massage&qid=1558366141&s=gateway&sr=8-4)
- Exercise
Long-term amphetamine usage causes the growth of countless dendrites on dopaminergic neurons. This is true for any powerful dopamine releaser. All these extra dendrites act as releasing sites for dopamine, so that the same supply of dopamine is spread out over a larger area. This is one of the major mechanisms behind progressive drug addiction and tolerance. These dendrites cannot be removed, they can only grow, and fixing this problem directly is at least as difficult as curing cancer.
Source: The Compass of Pleasure
A great introduction to the subject is "The Compass of Pleasure" David Linden. It actually discusses many different things that act on the brains reward circuitry. It has a whole chapter dedicated to Obesity, which is pretty interesting. It's very readable for the lay person:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Compass-Pleasure-Marijuana-Generosity/dp/0143120751/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368478289&amp;sr=8-1
Here's a quick breakdown on Leptin though (note: I only skimmed this to see if it would be an appropriate source that I could actually directly link you to; I haven't read the whole thing):
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/the-facts-on-leptin-faq
Here's a decent breakdown of some of the science from the NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/magazine/tara-parker-pope-fat-trap.html?_r=2&amp;pagewanted=all&amp;
Here's some studies that show that almost everybody who loses more than 15 pounds gains it all back:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1580453
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/74/5/579.full
If I have time later, I'll try to get you more. I have a friend waiting on me. But, if you want more academic articles, just go on JSTOR or Google Scholar and search "leptin" and "obesity."
edit: sorry, I don't have time tonight. I'll try to remember to get you some more info tomorrow.
Link for other parents: https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0553394800/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=healthy+sleep+habits+healthy+baby&amp;qid=1554863782&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Brain-That-Changes-Itself-Frontiers/dp/067003830X
> then self-interest, cooperation, gender fluidity, homosexuality, socialism, and diversity should be what they fight for.
Not to mention eating your offspring. Cannibalism is rampant in nature, so 'nature of biology', right?
P.S. Please don't eat people. There's actually a very good reason we don't do that, because it very much used to be a thing until we started getting prion diseases from it.
" You need fiber to stay healthy."
Unlikely. Fiber doesn't have any essential amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, or minerals. Dirt has more nutrients.
http://www.amazon.com/Fiber-Menace-Constipation-Hemorrhoids-Ulcerative/dp/0970679645/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1250051002&amp;sr=8-16