(Part 3) 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 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
Folk tales of supernatural beings such as vampires, zombies and werewolves are thought to be misdiagnosis of human rabies.
It is a terrifying disease because it is neurological. It kills you by removing your humanity.
If you want to know more, I suggest Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus.
I've been doing this on a smaller scale than office in the picture at my house for the last several years. I used the TED talk and the book How to Grow Fresh Air to pick my plants. I have snake plant, English ivy, golden pathos, areca palm, and peace lily primarily but I do have others that I grow just because I enjoy the look of them.
I live in a house that was built within the last ten years. All of the new carpet, paint, etc. is off gassing. Weather and my husband's seasonal allergies prevent me from opening the windows as much as I'd like. We cook a lot and have pets. I started noticing that the air in the house was stale and sour.
I didn't have a huge budget for plants so I got the smallest/least expensive that were available at my local nursery. The cheapest were 99 cents and I don't think I paid more than $5 for the most expensive. Since the pots were small those were also pretty cheap. The one thing I didn't skimp on was soil. I got the best potting soil they had. But again since my plants and pots were small I didn't need that much.
I began to notice results the next day. I walked in to my house and where before the air would seem heavy, sour, just off somehow...I took a breath and was just breathing clean air.
The plants require maintenance of course. After a while I began to notice that the air wasn't as fresh as it was when I had first gotten them. I didn't know you had to dust/clean the leaves. I took a damp paper towel and gently wiped all of the leaves. As soon as I did that I got my wonderful fresh air back. I tried to put them all on the same watering schedule. Some of them dry out in a day and a half, others take a week or more. So I had to start doing quick do you need to be watered checks every day or two for a while. Now I have a pretty good schedule.
tl;dr This really works. You don't have to have a jungle. Even a few houseplants of the right type and properly cared for make a difference.
There's a book for this! The Baby Sleep Solution I implemented the principles starting at 6 weeks and my baby has been sleeping 8:30pm-7:00am since 8 weeks. I tell everyone about this book because it is a sanity saver.
Or you could just keep bed sharing. She'll eventually want to sleep in her own bed, all kids do.
I read Sweet Sleep which is put out by The Leche League. (https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Sleep-Nighttime-Strategies-Breastfeeding/dp/0345518470/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=sweet+sleep&qid=1575144694&sr=8-3)
It makes some pretty compelling arguments for bedsharing and against sleep training.
We've been bedsharing since our daughter was 3 months old and its been a really positive experience. A lot of moms i talk to want to bedshare because it feels more natural and they like the connection of being closer to their baby overnight but feel guilty about it because they feel their baby "should" be able to sleep on their own already. She'll get there even if you bedshare now. Do what gets your family the most sleep and gives your heart the most peace. And check out the book for how to make bedsharing safe. Or read this article that explains how to make your bed safe https://www.llli.org/the-safe-sleep-seven/
House plants. They remove odor-causing indoor air pollutants and increase the humidity in a room.
How to Grow Fresh Air includes a list of house plants that work best at removing toxins, including odors, and rates them by level of care needed to keep them alive. It was written by B.C. Wolverton after working with NASA to improve air and water quality by using plants.
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.
you want everything we know? I have a giant notepad full of info...
https://www.ilads.org/patient-care/provider-search
https://www.lymedisease.org/members/lyme-disease-doctors/
TREATMENT:
BUHNER PROTOCOL:
https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=4127022
http://buhnerhealinglyme.com
https://techpost.io/hacking-chronic-lyme-disease-and-co-infections/
Disulfiram
(new treatment that not many LLMD’s are using):
https://www.lymedisease.org/disulfiram-kinderlehrer/
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03891667
https://recruit.cumc.columbia.edu/clinical_trial/1661
There’s a private Facebook group too
COWDEN:
(need links)
BLOODWORK INFO:
Lyme-specific bands: 23, 31, 34, 39 and 83/93
BARTONELLA:
https://youtu.be/uYEHsRRxrQw
http://www.townsendletter.com/July2015/bartonellosis0715.html
BOOKS:
Stephen Buhner, Healing Lyme
https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Lyme-Borreliosis-Coinfections-Rickettsiosis/dp/0970869649/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Buhner+healing+lyme&qid=1567635287&s=gateway&sr=8-2
Stephen Buhner, Healing Lyme Co-Infections
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1620550083/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_5?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
Unlocking Lyme
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982322526/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_4?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
Why Can’t I Get Better?
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Buhner+healing+lyme&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Cure Unknown
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250044561/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_6?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
Believe Me - Yolanda Hadid (celebrity)
https://www.amazon.com/Believe-Me-Invisible-Disability-Disease/dp/1250132770/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lyme+yolanda&qid=1567635346&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Bitten
https://www.amazon.com/Bitten-History-Disease-Biological-Weapons/dp/006289627X/ref=pd_sbs_14_9?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=006289627X&pd_rd_r=2275bf65-9f9d-4e9d-bd21-f907c727b622&pd_rd_w=FyN0V&pd_rd_wg=yhka3&pf_rd_p=1c11b7ff-9ffb-4ba6-8036-be1b0afa79bb&pf_rd_r=2GVJQT1XQ2PXA4R98XYH&psc=1&refRID=2GVJQT1XQ2PXA4R98XYH
ARTICLES:
https://www.elephantjournal.com/2016/04/i-survived-lyme-disease-and-you-will-too/
https://globallymealliance.org/marisol-thomas-existing-with-late-state-neurological-lyme-disease/
https://affairsofliving.com/blog/2010/12/9/my-lyme-disease-is-not-the-idsa-lyme-disease.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/life-with-lyme/594736/
https://www.lymedisease.org/mylymedata-catherine-fox/
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/its-time-to-get-serious-about-tick-borne-diseases/
https://folks.pillpack.com/the-worst-thing-about-lyme-disease-is-what-it-does-to-your-mind/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-lyme-disease-feels-like_b_7539130
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/its-a-scandal--daryl-hall_b_11118332
SYMPTOM LISTS:
https://canlyme.com/lyme-basics/symptoms/
https://www.prohealth.com/library/a-deep-look-at-the-symptoms-of-six-major-lyme-related-infections-41139
https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-disease-symptom-checklist/
DOCUMENTARIES:
https://underourskin.com
DETOX METHODS:
https://www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html
http://www.ladyoflyme.com/blog/burbur-drops-lyme-detox
https://affairsofliving.com/blog/2010/7/5/helpful-hints-for-battling-a-herxheimer-reaction-or-my-adven.html
Binders:
https://alisonvickery.com.au/binders/
Make the body alkaline:
Detox baths and sweating (20-30min):
For headaches and histamine reaction:
Brain/nerve detox:
HEALING:
SUCCESS STORIES:
https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3683338
HOPE:
https://www.outsideonline.com/2402641/kirby-morrill-appalachian-trail-stabbing
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a28677255/jeannie-rice-half-marathon-age-group-world-record/
THE GODFATHER OF LYME:
Dr. Joseph Burrascano
https://vimeo.com/306846706
https://www.lymedisease.org/history-lyme-disease-burrascano/
https://holisticprimarycare.net/topics/topics-a-g/chronic-disease/1184-shape-shifters-hidden-accomplices-a-natures-dirty-needles-confronting-the-challenges-of-lyme-disease-sp-858975690.html
https://lymediseaseassociation.org/about-lyme/medical/treatment-guidelines/
Dr Horowitz
https://vimeo.com/channels/ldnresearchtrust/359020273
says Lyme can be transmitted from mother to fetus
“Lyme causes psych symptoms”
Dr Armin Schwarzbach - German Lyme specialist at Armin Labs
https://vimeo.com/channels/ldnresearchtrust/113603875
He says “Multiple Sclerosis is just a collection of symptoms, and Lyme bacteria can be the cause of it.”
You'd be surprised. You can fit several plants into one large pot and keep them near a window. I just finished placing several plants all over the house because of these studies. I'd recommend a book by B. C. Wolverton How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office. You can find other documents on Hawaii's govt website and other things, but this book shows how to care for them. Most are really simple and just need water every week or so, which takes all of 10 mins to do.
this book How The Immune System Works by Lauren Sompayrac It's like <100 pages and a super easy read/very approachable. Don't pirate a PDF, buy a physical copy and read it and sleep with it and shower with it. It is incredible. Immuno went from one of my worst topics to one of my best after reading it.
Forget janeway for casual interest. You want “how the immune system works” https://www.amazon.com/How-Immune-System-Works-Desktop/dp/0470657294
If you are a breastfeeding family you should check out Sweet Sleep.
http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Sleep-Nighttime-Strategies-Breastfeeding/dp/0345518470
If you don't want to buy it contact a local La Leche League Leader and see if you can borrow a copy. www.llli.org.
Do NOT swaddle WHILE bed-sharing. If you swaddle a baby you should put them in a crib or side-car style bassinet. If they are swaddled and anything obstructs their breathing they won't be able to help themselves. Happiest Baby methods are great for calming but once baby is asleep you can unswaddle.
Happiest baby video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=guRi6zyFHtw
Bed sharing is extremely safe if you are prepared for it. With a baby this small you need a firm mattress and baby should be sleeping on the outside of mom (away from dad or other bed sharers) for a few weeks. Mom will naturally sleep side lying and create a safe space with her elbows and knees framing baby. If she normally sleeps belly or back she may benefit from a body pillow or regular pillow along her back to prop her up.
If you can, put your mattress on the floor. This eliminates the danger of falling. Once baby is mobile the room should be baby proofed and either gated or with a closed door. This allows mom and dad to continue to sleep and baby could move around the room and entertain himself safely.
OP, also remember that babies as small as yours need help regulating their breathing and body temperature. That's why baby is so comfortable on your chest. Try taking sleeping shifts for a few days just to get over the exhaustion. Then you can work on sleeping at the same time again. Good luck!
There is a great book here: http://www.amazon.com/Treat-Your-Back-Robin-McKenzie/dp/0959774661
No affiliate link because no one should have the back pain I've had to endure!
Many, many parents have a similar experience. I include myself in that category, and this period was one of the worst in my life. The way that you describe "ferberizing" as neglect makes me think that you haven't actually read Ferber's book. I strongly recommend that you do; the data and model of sleep that he describes will be useful even if you still reject his technique.
A similar, but less aggressive technique is described in this book which you may find more palatable.
Personally, learning immuno from a big picture perspective first was crucial to for me before getting bogged down with memorizing IL-this or THat. I really liked "How the Immune System Works", it was a quick read and explained things in layman's terms for dumbdumbs like me. Your call if you want to invest in a new text so close to your exam though. Good luck!
http://www.amazon.com/Immune-System-Includes-Desktop-Edition/dp/0470657294
We can't really give specific medical advice in this sub. However, I would recommend getting yourself a copy of "How to Treat Your Own Neck" by Robin McKenzie. The techniques within the book are from a school of classification and treatment known as Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment (MDT) or the McKenzie Method. The method certainly isn't the be all end all of treating neck pain, but it can often be useful and is a simple way for you to treat yourself.
Otherwise, I would recommend that you see a qualified medical professional.
How to Treat Your Own Neck
Here is the book that kicked off this whole investigation:
https://smile.amazon.com/Bitten-History-Disease-Biological-Weapons/dp/006289627X?sa-no-redirect=1
Here is the Rep Chris Smith(Republican-NJ) calling for the investigation in the H.R. 2500 meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIR-uyIoqJI&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=8366
Here is Kris Newby - author of the book: https://twitter.com/krisnewby
She is a science writer at Stanford School of Medicine
This is the book they're talking about.
Quick primer on the whole Chronic Lyme deal.
That sounds like crazy talk. Never heard of office plants being a vector Legionnaire's disease before. Large quantities of stagnant water that become aerosolized is the commonly known and accepted vector for that.
Sounds like an excuse to make you get rid of the tree for whatever reason. But if you wanted to fight it, science is on your side here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease#Cause
House/office plants are actually good for air purity. Maybe order a copy of this book for whoever made that decision.
Hello fellow T1! When I started TTC, I read ALL THE BOOKS, especially Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes which is an excellent book, and like the bible for a lot of T1s preparing for pregnancy. They recommend an appointment a pre-conception appointment with an ob-gyn and also your endo, to discuss possible issues and things to keep in mind.
I didn't end up having a pre-conception appointment with an ob-gyn, though I did talk over pregnancy a fair bit with my endo in the years leading up to TTC. I ended up getting pregnant fairly quick with my daughter at the end of 2015, and she was born a month early (though there's no evidence that was T1 related) in August 2016. I was considered "medium-risk" as a well-controlled T1, and actually the pregnancy was pretty uneventful (except for the early birth). I had lots of ultrasounds to check growth and stuff, and meetings with the endos in the pregnancy unit a ton to check my highs and lows.
I use a pump and a CGM, and they were AMAZING tools to have while pregnant, since I could make micro adjustments at any time to fend off highs and lows before they got too bad. FYI your ratios will go insane though. The first trimester I was low all the time. Second I was almost back to pre-pregnancy "normality", and then third trimester was an insane shitshow of needing ALL THE INSULIN!
Best of luck with everything, and let me know if you want to chat more! I'm in Canada, so I don't know how relevant my experience will be to what happens in your health system, but I'll be thinking of you!
I'm going to be lazy and simply repost a post of mine from a year ago. :)
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes is a well deserved winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A combination of history, science and biography and so very well written.
A few of my favourite biographies include the magisterial, and also Pulitzer Prize winning, Peter the Great by Robert Massie. He also wrote the wonderful Dreadnaught on the naval arms race between Britain and Germany just prior to WWI (a lot more interesting than it sounds!). Christopher Hibbert was one of the UK's much loved historians and biographers and amongst his many works his biography Queen Victoria - A Personal History is one of his best. Finally, perhaps my favourite biography of all is Everitt's Cicero - The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician. This man was at the centre of the Fall of the Roman Republic; and indeed fell along with it.
Speaking of which, Rubicon - The Last Years of the Roman Republic is a recent and deserved best-seller on this fascinating period. Holland writes well and gives a great overview of the events, men (and women!) and unavoidable wars that accompanied the fall of the Republic, or the rise of the Empire (depending upon your perspective). :) Holland's Persian Fire on the Greco-Persian Wars (think Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes! Think of the Movie 300, if you must) is equally gripping.
Perhaps my favourite history book, or series, of all is Shelby Foote's magisterial trilogy on the American Civil War The Civil War - A Narrative. Quite simply one of the best books I've ever read.
If, like me, you're interested in teh history of Africa, start at the very beginning with The Wisdom of the Bones by Alan Walker and Pat Shipman (both famous paleoanthropologists). Whilst not the very latest in recent studies (nothing on Homo floresiensis for example), it is still perhaps the best introduction to human evolution available. Certainly the best I've come across. Then check out Africa - Biography of a Continent. Finish with the two masterpieces The Scramble for Africa on how European colonialism planted the seeds of the "dark continents" woes ever since, and The Washing of the Spears, a gripping history of the Anglo-Zulu wars of the 1870's. If you ever saw the movie Rorke's Drift or Zulu!, you will love this book.
Hopkirk's The Great Game - The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia teaches us that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
I should imagine that's enough to keep you going for the moment. I have plenty more suggestions if you want. :)
First step: If at all possible, see your doctor (your endocrinologist, if you have one). One appointment could get you a fresh set of pump settings that could make a huge difference — they can look at your trends and adjust.
You can do it on your own, too, and you'll get even better results, because it'll be based on concrete data rather than guesses based on average trends. Hit your public library and find this book if you can; it has full step-by-step guides on how to determine and tweak your basal rates and ratios.
Short version: Start by doing fasting tests to see if your basal rate is high enough. Don't eat or dose insulin for like a 6-hour chunk of the day, and test your BG every 30 minutes or so. If it rises, your basal isn't high enough at that time; if it falls, vice-versa. Do it again on another day at the same time, see if it's consistent. If it is, increase your basal rate on the pump over that time span. Do the same with the other chunks of the day.
Once you've got that sorted, and are pretty confident that your basal rates are appropriate over a full typical 24 hours, then you can start testing to see if your carb ratios and correction factor are correct. Short version for those: If you dose for food or correction and within 4 hours are back down to your target BG, then the numbers are good; tweak up or down if you don't hit the target.
For those who mentioned being interested in books in this thread:
[Asperger Syndrome Employment Workbook] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Asperger-Syndrome-Employment-Workbook-Professionals/dp/1853027960/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1468747819&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Asperger+Syndrome+Employment+Workbook)
Survival Tips for Women with ADHD - Suitable for more than just women, and more than just ADHD.
[Build Your Own Life: A Self-Help Guide for Individuals with Asperger] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Your-Own-Life-Individuals/dp/1843101149?ie=UTF8&amp;ref_=asap_bc)
A Field Guide to Earthlings
Been There. Done That. Try This!: An Aspie's Guide to Life on Earth
The Guide to Good Mental Health on the Autism Spectrum
Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age
Autism Equality in the Workplace: Removing Barriers and Challenging Discrimination - Some parts are more for employers or those supporting autistic people into work but others are more for autistic people.
Sensory Issues for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Very Late Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome
Living Sensationally: Understanding Your Senses
Aspies on Mental Health: Speaking for Ourselves
The Hidden Curriculum of Getting and Keeping a Job: Navigating the Social Landscape of Employment
Asperger's Syndrome Workplace Survival Guide
The Complete Guide to Getting a Job for People with Asperger's Syndrome
Unemployed on the Autism Spectrum
Asperger Syndrome and Employment
I'm going to stop there, though I could add loads more books. No single book has all the answers obviously and some are better than others in their presentation and approach. I've read most of them, but there are a couple that are still on my "to read" list so I won't make a sweeping comment about the usefulness of all of them - but the ones I have finished have contained useful advice.
Most of us are here because we have trusted our intuitions and value "connecting the dots" above receiving credentials.
In case you haven't noticed the credentials that TRP holds are squat. I'm sure all of us would love to have our posts headlining nightly NBC, but instead we are "banished" here on reddit.
Odds are that a degree in Psychology will leave worse you off then where you began. Modern psychology in deeply entrenched in the BP brainwashing engine. You are better off studying the Humanities or the Classics if you want to learn about the human condition.
Psychology has fallen. Comparing today's pop psychology nonsense to Freud and Jung is like comparing the Founding Fathers to today's so-called "statesmen".
Not exactly related to the post, but I highly recommend you read this. A great book on an important issue and it's where I learned much about the unconscious.
https://www.amazon.com/Divided-Mind-Epidemic-Mindbody-Disorders/dp/0061174300
Good luck! A supportive endocrinologist is EVERYTHING. I'm type-2 and after a long journey my A1C is down to 4.6, but I couldn't have done that without the support of my wonderful doctor.
Hope it's not overstepping (I don't know anything about you more than you've said in this post) but I found the book Balancing Pregnancy with Preexisting Diabetes by Cheryl Alkon to be a very helpful reference for what to expect, but also why you don't necessarily have to freak out as much as your doctor's might suggest. It's realistic, informative, AND reassuring. It's available on the Kindle for sure, I don't know what other formats it's out in.
http://www.amazon.com/Balancing-Pregnancy-Pre-existing-Diabetes-Cheryl/dp/1932603328
For the future it helps to share what type of herpes (HSV-1 or HSV-2) and location (oral or genital), as that can affect some answers. As for your questions:
Supposedly, there's a 4% chance of a male getting it from a female, if they had sex 2x a week for a year, and didn't use condoms, or take antivirals. If you do end up catching it, just remember, that it will not shorten your lifespan and it's unlikely to seriously ruin your quality of life.
There's a great book written by Terri Warren on the topic. She also has a free e-handbook on her clinic's website. Educate yourself and decide for yourself.
http://www.amazon.com/Good-News-About-Bad-Everything/dp/1572246189/
http://www.westoverheights.com/genital_herpes/handbook.html
There's also been some IAmAs:
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/dq9pf/iama_hsv1_genital_herpes_positive_mid20s_male_ama/
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/cuevg/im_a_24_year_old_female_diagnosed_with_hsv2/
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/cuoch/i_contracted_herpes_from_my_husband_ama/
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/cx4cl/i_am_a_swf_with_herpes_ask_me_anything/
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9jz2g/i_was_recently_diagnosed_with_herpes_ama/
How the Immune System Works! I Just finished that section, and liked this book a lot. http://www.amazon.com/How-Immune-System-Works-Desktop/dp/0470657294/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1449329590&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=how+the+immune+system+works
I used the 4th ed, apparently the 5th just came out.
This one is sooooo much better. http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Sleep-Nighttime-Strategies-Breastfeeding/dp/0345518470
I work in maternal fetal health and there is some concern about some of Karps recommendations (like swaddling which can lead to overheating and immobilize baby -- both of which increase SIDS). This is the one I recommend for my patients.
there are benefits to cosleeping.
If it doesn't work for you it doesn't, but I jus thought you would like to read some research from the person who is the leader in actually conducting cosleeping studies.
Treat Your Own Neck by Robin McKenzie
xDrip+ has CorrF and CarbF settings, but the problem with these are you should set different factors to different times on a day. For example I have CorrF around 1.6 mmol/l in the morning and 2.4 mmol/l in the evening.
Most of the pumps have hourly factors you can set up. My Animas Vibe works pretty well in this regard, but requires some tweaking to get right.
For Android, even though I love, use and develop xDrip+, the best CorrF and CarbF calculator is in Diabetes:M app. You can set different factors throughout the day and giving the target, carbs and current BG it tells you the amount of insulin you need to take.
You just need to do some tests to get the factors right. In John Walsh's book Pumping Insulin I've found the best instructions how to do the tests at home, what are the starting values for your weight and A1c and how to tweak the factors depending on the result. I seriously recommend reading the book, even if you are not using an insulin pump.
>methodically state the case for why creation is most likely and/or why evolution is unlikely.
You will find lots and lots of the latter. Very little of the former.
>I'd also be happy to read GOOD anti-creation books as well, provided they meet the above criterion of not being mocking.
Those would just be science books based on the academic literature, wouldn't they?
Here is my reading list form the past few months. These would be pro-evolution (a.k.a science). Creationism is mentioned in a few of them, but almost in passing because Creationism is simply not a factor in legitimate scientific research, so it gets pretty much no consideration.
Knock yourself out. ;)
The sleep lady’s gentle sleep training worked wonders. I was bed sharing then transitioned to crib when my son was about a year.
In her book she has a step by step guide for each age range. Her site has great tips and videos too!
The book is: https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Lady%C2%AEs-Good-Night-Tight/dp/1593155581
Edit to add, you really must fully commit to one method and prep for it for it to really work. I tried a couple others too but couldn’t stand to let him cry and cry. With the gentle sleep training I was able to comfort him and he didn’t cry.
Lyme disease is the fastest growing vector-borne illness in the US. It is 6 times more common than HIV/Aids and twice as common as breast cancer. The CDC estimates 300,000 -1million people will be infected this year.
You are right to question why more attention is not being given to Lyme disease, but you are looking in the wrong place. Why is this not being given greater attention by the media or government?
Lyme disease was first diagnosed in 1975 only 8 miles from Plum Island Animal Disease Center, where a secret Cold War era biological weapons program targeting animals was being carried out. Ticks would be an ideal transmission vector for such a project.
The upcoming book Bitten that is being released in two weeks addresses this theory. From the description:
>As a science writer, she was driven to understand why this disease is so misunderstood, and its patients so mistreated. This quest led her to Willy Burgdorfer, the Lyme microbe’s discoverer, who revealed that he had developed bug-borne bioweapons during the Cold War, and believed that the Lyme epidemic was started by a military experiment gone wrong.
>In a superb, meticulous work of narrative journalism, Bitten takes readers on a journey to investigate these claims, from biological weapons facilities to interviews with biosecurity experts and microbiologists doing cutting-edge research, all the while uncovering darker truths about Willy. It also leads her to uncomfortable questions about why Lyme can be so difficult to both diagnose and treat, and why the government is so reluctant to classify chronic Lyme as a disease.
I'm very much looking forward to see the evidence presented in this book. The implications of the US government covering up the release of a Cold War era biological weapon on its own citizens is staggering.
It's quite possible you have a comorbid condition like arthritis or a disc problem or spinal stenosis. You should see a neurologist. The neurologist will probably order brain and neck MRIs. Depending on what is found there will determine your course of treatment.
In my case I have marked arthritis plus spinal stenosis in my neck plus an old shoulder injury. This turns into a neck spasm which results in super severe headaches. I have a history of migraine so sometimes it triggers a migraine as well. My treatment was 3 months of PT, Tylenol (can't take NSAIDs) and muscle relaxers. I continue to lift weights to keep my neck and shoulders in shape, plus do neck stretches, plus do yoga. My yoga teacher has bad neck problems (bulging discs) so we do neck exercises in every class. It has helped quite a bit.
You can check out /r/migraine and /r/chronicpain. I have written about my story there before.
Books on neck exercises: The McKenzie Method. It goes over posture as well as stretches. Posture is super critical, even sleeping posture. And Back Exercises by Dava Sobel. It has a whole chapter of neck exercises.
you’re not the only one who thinks that. https://www.amazon.com/Bitten-History-Disease-Biological-Weapons/dp/006289627X
had lyme couple years ago . wasn’t fun but two months of antibiotics and good as gold again.
Rabies is often brought up in the Werewolf legends. 1.) just like rabies, the bite of a werewolf results in you becoming one 2.) rabies, in the acute and final stages, results in the victim losing control and often regressing into a "animalistic" behaviour. 3.) dogs are the most obvious, and most often cause of rabies bites 4.) rabies takes about a month to fully progress into the paranoia/hydrophobic/degranged stage, about the same length as full moon cycles (this one is a bit more out there, but a reasonable deduction)
A great book on exactly this is Rabid: http://www.amazon.com/Rabid-Cultural-History-Worlds-Diabolical/dp/0670023736
Dr. McKenna's Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory is another great source for evidence-based and clear best practices (OP, you might not need this as much but I wanted to add this to the list of mentioned sites). I highly recommend it, as well as his book.
My parents did bedsharing with all of us, but even so I was a little nervous about the prospect of it! But after reading McKenna's book and browsing the website resources, I feel much more informed and comfortable about the prospect of bedsharing (if it works for baby), and ready to take on the naysayers because there's plenty of evidence that when done safely it's a great sleep practice!
I ruptured a disc in my neck last year. No surgery but three months of physical therapy. Exercises in this book helped a lot too:
http://www.amazon.com/Treat-Your-Own-Neck-803-5/dp/0987650416/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1394800917&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=robin+mckenzie+treat+your+own+neck
Hope you heal up fast!
Welcome! And you got this! I love that you wrote "I have a hate relationship with it" regarding the manual car... that's how I feel about my husband's car :)
You are not alone and you can do this. Also... I'm a T1, so if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. There's also this amazing book that has been a lifesaver, I recommend it highly!! It is applicable for those who have T1 and T2. PM me if you have any questions.
hey Tilly.
here's my recommendation, unless you've suffered serious trama, most spine and neck injuries are muscle related. (including whiplash) and your best treatment is physical therapy. (having seen it in action, and made a video for a doctor at a conference of doctors...)
There's two great (small) books on the subject Treat your own Neck and Treat your own back they both have treatments for both injuries, and prevention.
here's another testimonial, (one of the comments in there is by a friend that I gave copies to)
I was recommended this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Good-News-About-Bad-Everything/dp/1572246189
I've been living with it and had no problems telling partners in a similar fashion to you, all the best.
Lots of the advice here is good. You might also want to check out The Good News about the Bad News for good tips on how to talk to a partner, stats on transmission rates, and percents of population who are already infected. If you like the book you can even give it to him to read if he seems uncomfortable or just wants to know more.
FWIW, I have an oral infection HSV I (commonly called cold sores) and the best way I've found to talk to partners is something along the lines of:
I really like spending time with you and I can see us having a future together. I also think it's clear we are headed for sexytimes, and before we go down that road I'd like to talk to you about being safe, birth control, and STDs. You should know I have herpes, and it's important to me that you are in the loop because if we're on the same page we can take precautions to reduce the likelihood that you get infected and because it's what I wish my partner would have done for me.
Don't stress too much; it sounds like you really do have everything under control, and if you seem calm, that will help keep him calm about it.
Another book recommendation is Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West by Tom Holland.
This book starts much earlier in the history of the Persian and Greek empires and explores some of the events that led up to the war between the two civilizations. The second half of the book then dives into the events of the up-comning 300 movie.
Seconded, you might want to look into the Safe Sleep Seven and the Book Sweet Sleep for some best practices.
That's why I added "biologist" in the title. Physicist Sean Carroll very cool, Biologist Sean Carroll also very cool! His book, Endless Forms Most Beautiful, is amazing.
Next time we'll try to invite Physicist Sean Carroll! He might come!
Hi Rob, nice to 'meet' you.
I'm 27, female, and also live in the UK. Can advise on my experiences with the NHS if that's something you're interested in at some point. My diagnoses are BPD, MDD and paranoid anxiety. I'm on 90mg duloxetine and 100mg lamotrigine at the moment.
Regarding pinned advice, you can read about the DBT self help stuff here - it used to be a sticky.
If you're looking for info on BPD, I always recommend the Mind pages and this book. Steer well clear of Stop Walking on Eggshells.
Personally I've used this sub for about four years now under different usernames. I've used it for ranting, seeking advice, reading posts to feel less alone, help navigating MH systems, and when I've needed comfort/talking down from a bad situation. When I'm in a good headspace I also like to help other people out here too if I can.
If you have any questions or there's anything I can help you with, give me a shout. And welcome! :)
Sertaline FTW here too, currently experimenting with a 200mg dose (it's not going well, probbaly going down to 150).
I also occasionally get batches of amitriptyline to help with sleep.
Outside of that, I would heartily recommend this book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Been-There-Done-That-This/dp/1849059640
Successful aspies share their stories, thoughts, and coping methods. If nothing else it's reassuring to know there are other people out there who do understand exactly how you feel.
Beyond that, I keep busy.
Oh, another one I read fairly recently was Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus. That one wasn't bad, but I was kind of hoping for more medicine in it, instead of, erm, more of a cultural history. I, uhh, didn't really think that one through all the way.
Been There, Done That - Try This (edited by tony Atwood) might be useful. There are a couple of good books aimed at teenagers also which may or may not be helpful - freaks, geeks and Asperger syndrome by Luke Jackson and the asperkids book of (secret) social rules by Jennifer O’Toole
The other thing to consider is using trusted neurotypicals as social rules translators - no book is going to cover every situation fully or enable you to see clues that may be obvious to NTs.
Have you tried bed sharing and side lying nursing? It's safer than sleeping sitting up in a chair or on the couch and you'll get better sleep too. Here's a good resource for it - https://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-Your-Baby-Parents-Cosleeping/dp/1930775342
(Rabid)[http://www.amazon.com/Rabid-Cultural-History-Worlds-Diabolical/dp/0670023736/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1342794228&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=rabid] is all the rage right now. It's about rabies and has lots of gory details on how the virus works, as well as its role in history.
It's not for everyone, but I've been loosely following The Baby Sleep Solution (http://www.amazon.com/The-Baby-Sleep-Solution-Program/dp/0399532919). It moves to a large feed every four hours and an eat-play-sleep cycle that may be helpful, especially if they need to get out of a snack-mode. My boys are 22 weeks this week and we've been using that schedule since 16 weeks when we felt like it was a mess of short naps and snacks.
Wow! Congrats, that's so exciting! The biggest thing I've heard is to get a CGM. Also keep in mind that insulin requirements change A LOT throughout the trimesters, so it can get hard to be on top of it.
You should check out myglu.org (https://myglu.org/searches/pregnancy)- we have a ton of info on pregnancy, and I myself am actually launching a big research project on pregnancy and type 1 diabetes in the next few months.
I also recommend the book "Balancing pregnancy with pre-existing diabetes" http://www.amazon.com/Balancing-Pregnancy-Pre-existing-Diabetes-Healthy/dp/1932603328
I was going into my third year at university and had always felt out of place and slightly ostracized, never understanding why. After going through some bad bouts of depression in my first two years, I had heard the word aspergers mentioned before and the thought had crossed my mind but I never pursued learning more. One night I was having a particularly bad tantrum and explored more about asperger's, hoping to find some answers. I read an anecdotal story about an NT's relationship with an aspie which I really connected with (obviously on the aspie's side). Then I bought a Tony Atwood book which I started to identify even more with. By this point I was pretty sure that I had aspergers, but kept that mostly to myself and my girlfriend. I read more and became more sure, and a year later I got my official diagnosis which stamped out the last bit of doubt I had that it maybe wasn't aspergers
I enjoyed Endless Forms Most Beautiful by Sean Carroll
I just want to say I really like this guy. Also check out Endless Forms Most Beautiful.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0399532919/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1498561362&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;pi=SL75_QL70&amp;amp;keywords=baby+sleep+solution
Check out this book, it's really short and worked wonders in my house!! My obgyn recommended it to me before i left hospital...It's all about routine and trying to feed more in the day so they want less at night...
Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons Hardcover – May 14, 2019
by Kris Newby(Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Bitten-History-Disease-Biological-Weapons/dp/006289627X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=bitten&link_code=qs&qid=1563448057&s=gateway&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-3
There was a really interesting Radio War Nerd episode on Lyme Disease recently, with a guest with Lyme disease who spent years researching it and wrote a book about the subject.
The book has generated enough awareness that last month there was a bipartisan amendment in the house to get the DoD to admit if it tested ticks as a potential biological weapon in the 50s through the 70s.
Physical therapy. The exercises in this book (recommended by my doctor - grateful for that recommendation since I just had to buy the book rather than pay for PT!) fixed me...
HOWEVER I think course of treatment greatly depends on why you got sciatica in the first place, so YMMV on whether this works for you. I had the full blown leg pain/tingling and still have numbness in my foot thanks to a protruding disc diagnosed with an MRI. Pain is pretty much gone though. Good luck!
https://www.amazon.com/Treat-Your-Back-Robin-McKenzie/dp/0959774661/ref=nodl_
I find that science history and biography gives a good understanding of scientific methods, and when written for the lay-person, doesn't get so bogged down in technical jargon.
Here are a few of my favorites:
(Also check out his biographies of Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman)
And here are a few on my to read list:
I hope that helps.
My boys have never been good sleepers. The advice in the No Cry Sleep Solution combined with Weissbluth's sleep 'schedule' helped a lot in the beginning, but at 6 months out, I needed something stronger as my boys still had opposite schedules and were up a lot at night. I read through a ton of baby sleep books and picked bits and pieces from a bunch. The Sleep Lady's Good Night, Sleep Tight is my current favorite because it has detailed breakdowns by month and a plan that's basic and easy to follow. I don't follow her guidelines 100% because I breastfeed on demand rather than schedule, and they still wake each other up overnight, but, with her help, I have my boys taking naps semi-together and nighttime has gotten a lot easier.
The thing about baby sleep is that you need to figure out what works for you and your baby. Some babies are fine being up every hour. Other babies are not. You can often tell how well a baby has slept by how quickly they go to bed after waking up in the morning or by fussiness. Since tweaking my boys' schedule and being more diligent about putting them down to sleep, both boys are less fussy and my night owl no longer spends all morning trying to get back to bed.
Sleeping through the night should come with growth, but some babies need help more than others. Read through the books and try out a plan for a few weeks. Don't be afraid of letting them grouse or cry for a bit if nothing else works. I swore I would never do CIO before I started on this sleep journey. Haven't had to yet, but I do now believe it's a necessity for some kids, perhaps if better sleep habits aren't taught to them earlier.
Persian Fire by Tom Holland. Holland is a fabulous writer. His book Rubicon (about the fall of the Roman Republic) is one of my favorites. Persian Fire, which I'm reading now, is about the Greek-Persian War.
Nesse and Williams - Why We Get Sick. This book most likely will not help you get through your exams, but it's a book i feel like more people should read.
Get the following:
When the pediatrician comes to check in on the baby while at the hospital, ask TONS of questions. They don't mind and it will make you feel better. That's what you're paying them for!!
Finally, relax and enjoy. They are tougher than they look.
Check out this book! Everything about Herpes book
According to the book, HSV-1 is not so bad, outbreaks about 2-3 times a year. HSV-2 is worse with outbreaks every two weeks or a month. Also, about 50% of people over 14 years old has HSV-1 but most of them do not even know they have herpes. For about 50% of the people who do have HSV-1, they get an initial outbreak and never get it again. She is a good person to have informed you.
Anyways, my advice is to read the book.
The one books that a lot of people feel is a must read is "Using Insulin" or "Pumping Insulin" by John Walsh. It covers in detail how to test basal rates, carb factors, insulin sensitivity and a bunch of other things. I have a copy of Pumping Insulin and I wish I had it sooner, it's excellent as a reference on the shelf.
Well, first I'd recommend reading this book as most of what I know originated there, and it's great:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Good-News-About-Bad/dp/1572246189
The statics you're referring to (and they're frustratingly specific to HSV-2) most likely came from a Valtrex study that had couples have sex once a week. So it is my understanding that transmission rates for "Herpes" refer to the likelihood of transferring HSV-2 after one year of continuous sex once a week while only avoiding sex during outbreaks. Everything I've seen on specifics of HSV-1 transfer use the language you refer to: "much less likely than HSV-2."
Anyway, at the end of that year of sex, there was about a 5% transmission rate. A condom is believed to reduce this by 50%. Valtrex drives it down even more. And yes, a condom and Valtrex are believed to get the transmission rate (after one year of sex) down below 1%. And that's just HSV-2.
Read the book, but I'm not sure what exact transmission rates would be in your case. Now let's assume you never have outbreaks. In that case, asymptomatic shedding occurs roughly 23% of the time, I believe it said, in HSV-1 oral(o) cases. In HSV-1 genital(g) cases, I believe it's less than 5% of the time. So that means that 5% of the time the virus may shed itself in skin cells. Now, this does not mean you're automatically contagious. The person has to happen to be exposed to the specific cells that harbor the virus and then the virus has to actually take hold. A virus taking hold, particularly HSV-1g, is dependent on a ton of things and is by no means guaranteed. For example, a partner with HSV-1o probably has some antibodies that would make it more difficult to reinfect them genitally. I have been told in no uncertain terms by a doctor that a male with HSV-1g cannot infect a women with HSV-1o. Now, the herpes virologist who did an AMA in /r/science disagreed, as do I theoretically, but I think at that point the transmission rates are extremely low. I'd wager that's what the doctor meant when he said it's impossible, that it might be theoretically possible but it's probably just not going to happen.
However, all of these numbers are averaged and these studies, to my knowledge, can't test strength but only the presence of shed cells. So logically the virus could be stronger in some people than others, or appear more frequently, and those averaged shedding rates wouldn't necessarily directly linked to likelihood of transfer for you, or anyone. Since you're experiencing outbreaks still, which is rare in and of itself (let alone for 7 years), the virus may be strong or your body might just be prone to creating conditions in which it reawakens. Typically I don't think most doctors would recommend Valtrex only for HSV-1, but since you still have outbreaks it's probably smart.
Fact of the matter is, you'll never find out the exact strength of your virus so any numbers you're given might not apply. But even with occasional outbreaks your diet, Valtrex, and condom use should still make it extremely unlikely that you will ever transfer this. Especially genital to genital. The important thing for you is to make sure you absolutely understand how your body works when an outbreak is coming, or active. And stay vigilant. That's the most likely chance to pass it on, not recognizing an outbreak fast enough. Because then all bets are off.
And check out the book "Treat Your Own Back" by Robin McKenzie, physical therapist. http://www.amazon.com/Treat-Your-Back-Robin-McKenzie/dp/0959774661
This book is an excellent resource for house plants that will remove toxins, remove CO2, and produce oxygen.
It turns out that a lot of palms do a very good job with producing oxygen. You should put one or two in your room.
I feel for you mama <3 I went through the same thing. Sleep deprivation is brutal. I don't have the time to post a long coherent comment right now (it's midnight here in Canada) but didn't want to leave without sending you a hug, and maybe a few ideas. First off, could your baby be high-needs ? (mine was, he's now a happy and healthy 3 year-old who still doesn't sleep through the night, like his mom and dad, who also don't sleep through the night ;) High-needs babies/toddlers have a more excitable central nervous system, and are notorious bad sleepers -- but in the end, they grow up to be as happy and healthy as their calmer friends. But that doesn't make things easier right now, does it :(
We have a family bed, and nursed / comforted him to sleep every single time. I know how hard it is. Maybe you can get some help during the day so you can take a decent nap, at least ? Maybe papa can take her on weekend mornings and go for a long walk with her in a carrier, while you catch up on zzz's ?
I will try to sign in tomorrow to send you some links, but I found this little blog post by Racheous from Respectful Parenting with several interesting links which are very attachment-oriented, as well as this one written by a mama going though the same thing. Evolutionary Parenting has several good articles on sleep training and its effect on infant development.
You can also get Dr James McKenna's book, Sleeping with your baby and many other resources that can be tailored to your preferences. Anyway... wish I could give you a hand. Please get help so you can rest a little. Parenting is crazy hard and was never intended to be done in solitude... We all need support. You're doing a great job mama ! Hang in there ! <3
My son was waking up to eat around 5 times a night and a friend told me to read The baby sleep solution and it saved my life!! It basically is a guide on how to ween your baby off the night time feedings.. The technique is to influence him to eat more during the day and decrease the amount of milk you give him by a half ounce every 4 nights. It helps to keep a log of what times and how much he eats. It will be tough for the first few nights but every night will get easier.
Hey! I saw this comment, and thought about [this] (https://www.amazon.com/Been-There-Done-That-This/dp/1849059640) great book that I got recently!
http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Mirror-Borderline-Personality-Disorder/dp/0878332669, really the only one I have connected with and I think I've read all the standards.
> genes responsible
do you have any idea how this works?
As others have pointed out, the short answer is because sometimes inflammation can get out of control and cause further harm, though the point you raise is an important one that is frequently discussed in the context of evolutionary medicine. If this topic is of interest to you I'd recommend Randolph Nesse and George C. Williams' book Why We Get Sick.
Acute-phase inflammatory responses that are too severe or rapid can result in cytokine storm, which is often fatal. This is the proximal cause of death in many cases of graft-versus-host disease, influenza, and hemorrhagic fever virus infections like Ebola, among other things.
Chronic inflammation has a well-established role in the pathogenesis of many autoimmune diseases and cancers as well. This is why anti-inflammatory drugs like corticosteroids are used to treat the former and why the National Cancer Institute recommends some populations take a daily aspirin to help prevent colorectal cancer.
I have a 9 month old. It gets better soon! It’s all about getting the feeding schedule right. Try https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Sleep-Solution-Proven-Program/dp/0399532919#
Also look back a few posts at my post about a Westchester Dad’s group.
This is the best book for understanding how the immune system works.
Or you can check out what Khan Academy has for immunology.
Waterbeds! Uh no. Those would be a total hazard. You should really read this book about bedsharing to make sure your set up is safe. My lactation consultant recommended it to me.
Of course. I know how confusing everything can be at the start, but with time, some patience, and the desire for some understanding, it should work out all right.
If you are deeply curious about the different types of insulin, their effective use, how to properly use them, and how to properly figure out how to find the right dose... there is a wonderful book that can be used as a resource. 'Using Insulin: Everything You Need for Success with Insulin" is a wonderful book that explains in rather good detail how all that stuff works.
It's certainly no replacement for speaking with a doctor, but who knows, you may even be recommended to pick it up to use as a tool for better understanding. :)
I just finished reading
https://www.amazon.com/Persian-Fire-First-Empire-Battle/dp/0307279480/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1521417830&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=persian+fire&amp;dpID=51%252BTf7-2OeL&amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&amp;dpSrc=srch
and was surprised to learn that most of the Persian navy was the Phoenicians and the maritime people on the Turkish coast
Using Insulin by John Walsh has a great section on carb counting and a good carb factor list.
Pumping Insulin also by Walsh.
Think Like a Pancreas by Gary Scheiner will help you wrap your head around how insulin works and what you need to do as your own external pancreas.
Scheiner also wrote: The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Counting.
And, he has very affordable online "classes" in T1 management. The link includes a free video on how to dose for pizza :-)
In the meantime, this is a fantastic list of carb factors and an explanation on how to use them.
Get thee a food scale. Nothing fancy required.
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Try these exercises-
http://www.amazon.com/Treat-Your-Back-Robin-McKenzie/dp/0959774661
You may be able to find the book in your local library.
BTW, seeing a real Dr. is virtually of no use unless you are in such bad pain that you need a narcotic pain medicine. Current guidelines state that essentially nothing medical should be done for six weeks after the injury.
Treat yourself with exercises and Aleve over the counter. Don't do bed rest-clearly makes recovery longer.
Might want to check out Treat Your Own Back by Robin A. McKenzie. I have one of his older books and some of the exercises in it have been indispensable. I've had lower pain on and off for ten years (31 now) and instead of waiting weeks for it to go away, his techniques get it over with in a day or two.
I am reading this book - http://www.amazon.com/Balancing-Pregnancy-Pre-existing-Diabetes-Cheryl/dp/1932603328/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1376231954&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=balancing+pregnancy+with+pre-existing+diabetes
It is great!
Borderline Personality Disorder: The Facts is my favourite one. One of the writers is a recovered BPD sufferer. Lost in the Mirror is really good too. Many therapists recommend it.
I get these too. My physical therapist says that the trapezius muscles are working too hard because there are other back muscles that need to be doing their job. She gave me exercises to engage these muscles better.
She did some manipulations Trigger Point Release that got the trapezius to ease up and it feels tons better. But I've had 5 other PTs and this one is the only one who is actually able to help my symptoms. You also might look into The McKenszie Method.
I feel your pain! My 23 month old had become a great sleeper until recently. At 9 months she was waking up hourly because we would rush in to get her back to sleep immediately. We found a sleep trainer in my area who advocated the "Sleep Lady Shuffle" - it's a gradual approach to helping little ones get used to sleeping on their own, with the parent by their side. Here is the book:
The Sleep Lady®'s Good Night, Sleep Tight: Gentle Proven Solutions to Help Your Child Sleep Well and Wake Up Happy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593155581/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_XTiSCbKNANBBE
You could also reach out on their website if you were interested in having someone locally support you: sleeplady.com
This book saved us and we also had the sleep trainer supporting us. I will say that everything has changed at 23 months. My daughter is experiencing separation anxiety which is contributing to frequent night wakings, like 2 to 3 times per night and sometimes more. I stopped breastfeeding her at 9 months, so she isn't waking up because she wants to eat, but she is saying "Mama" or "Dada". Hopefully that makes you feel better, I think it's part of the 2 year sleep regression. I'm considering reaching out to the sleep trainer again to help us get through it. Unfortunately, my pediatrician doesn't seem versed in sleep solutions other than CIO.
The concept is simple, but the implications are tremendous and often counterintuitive. Do yourself a favor if you want to understand. Go buy:
If you read those three, you'll understand evolution better than about 99% of everyone.
Two good books that I found very useful:
Genetic statistics 👍🏻
As weird as it may sound, i love modern cities and i love living downtown. I'd start with Canada, because that's my favourite country, but i'd honestly love to travel all around the world. So many different cultures!
I read Marvel comics for fun, but atm i'm reading a book (well, i downloaded a free pdf of it because i'm a broke college student) called Endless Forms Most Beautiful. I'm not evo-devo but that's always been an interest of mine, so i like reading about it.
It is discussed in this book, which I purchased (chapter 2, last page - page 30): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1572246189/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1
We didn't do Ferber but used the baby sleep solution. We started at 3.5 months with the feeding schedule. That's the first step before you start sleep training which we did at 4 months. It was hard. Really, really hard. They told us to go in after 3 to 5 minutes. Well, you know I was running in there at 2 minutes and 57 seconds each time. It was awful.
However, my twins slept 12 hours a night at 4 months and still do at 9 months. I'm glad we did it but I think I'll wait until they are a bit older before trying it with the next baby.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0399532919/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/188-7293984-1632845
https://www.amazon.com/Bitten-History-Disease-Biological-Weapons/dp/006289627X
check out the book Sweet Sleep
Anger isn't easily let go. Many people suffering from child abuse have permanently altered limbic systems. The anger thus, is always there. You can take care of it however. Rather like a special needs child. (And not simply let it take over you.)
I recommend a book called The Divided Mind by a child abuse survivor and M.D.
The limbic system tends to take over when the frontal lobe undergoes trauma. This is why patients with dementia or Alzheimers often become more and more grouchy as the illness progresses. (I'm a caregiver and I can testify to this.)
I hadn't connected this until recently to my own trauma however.
Up until about 7 years old the childs brain is extremely fragile and sensitive to trauma.
Emotional regulation is developing the most at this time. If a child is traumatized, they are permanently changed as beings.
I'm just telling you this because I think your statement is misleading. I would correct it and say "you have to learn how to manage the symptoms of your trauma..of which anger is one."
You cannot recover from permanent emotional damage. The hypervigilance and irritability are a part of me and likely most people here.
http://www.amazon.com/Treat-Your-Back-Robin-McKenzie/dp/0959774661/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1371411283&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=FIXING+BAD+POSTURE
The Areca Palms are pretty hard to kill and pretty cheap at the store for small ones...I had four and am down to three. There is a book about the 50 best houseplants to get, too.
You might be interested to know that almost all living things share a set of genes called the hox (also called toolbox) genes. These genes only require small mutations to cause immense changes in body shape.
If you want to learn more, read Sean B. Carroll's Endless Forms Most Beautiful.
http://www.amazon.com/Endless-Forms-Most-Beautiful-Science/dp/0393327795
For the record, that book is in no way about religion.
The fact that so many species share so many genes is actually extremely elegant evidence of common descent. There is also the horizontal gene transfer that someone else already mentioned.
The Sleep Lady's Guide!! This book saved my life.
fyi: book about Herpes
First of all you are doing a great job. Write that down, stick it on the fridge, read it when you are feeling overwhelmed. You are doing a great job.
Second I recommend this book. As a type 1 it has been very helpful. One of my favorite highlighted passages: "The general risk of birth defects with well-controlled sugars is 2 percent." You can have a healthy baby and you are already doing a great job.
why we get sick.
Grab yourself a copy of Pumping Insulin. You will find it very informative.
/r/frugal may have some advice on the low cost medical front, try asking there.
In addition to that, depending on where the root of your nerve issue is some of the therapy laid out in this book and on pages like this can help alleviate the issue.
It will pass, but may return around 7 months. I’m reading this (DD is 6 months). Highly recommended by a friend who said it saved his sanity and marriage with two kids.
The Sleep Lady®'s Good Night, Sleep Tight: Gentle Proven Solutions to Help Your Child Sleep Well and Wake Up Happy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593155581/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_hz4FDb9CG44CE
Had back, neck, sciatica pain for 15 years.
Done deal!
https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Back-Pain-Mind-Body-Connection/dp/0446392308/
https://www.amazon.com/Divided-Mind-Epidemic-Mindbody-Disorders/dp/0061174300/
Haven’t had a single issue since (10 yrs)
You want to put your son in his cot while he is drowsy, but still awake. That will help him learn to fall asleep without being rocked. It is really hard to start out with, but it is a long-term investment in his sleep quality, and your sanity.
I really liked the book by The Sleep Lady. She's sort of a low-intensity sleep trainer. We borrowed her book when our daughter was 5 months-old, from a woman with triplets. I made my husband do the nighttime duty, which nobody enjoyed, but was effective. She knew she couldn't get breastmilk from Daddy, so she didn't protest so much. About a week later, she was going down and sleeping through the night with ease. 10 years later she's still easy at bedtime, and sleeps like the dead.
The language of life: How cells communicate in Health and disease is a great book about how cells make decisions and how they communicate and operate.
While it's primarily focused on the immune system (but it touches on a lot of biology) , I've found How the Immune System Works to be hands down the most readable biology book I've ever read. It's a bit focused on small elements but it contains some nice broader concepts.
I'm sorry you're being downvoted. I think this sub has unfortunately been taken over quite a lot by Tumblr kids who self-diagnose and see that as valid.
Firstly, congratulations on your diagnosis. It might feel like a death sentence, but it gives you a valid reason for why you act, behave and feel the way you do. My diagnosis was a godsend for me because it meant I wasn't actually going mad all those years, I was ill and other people get it.
The best thing I've done has got to be DBT (and my therapies have included basic counselling, CBT and psychodynamic psychotherapy). DBT let me meet other people with the same disorder who totally understand when you say you feel like offing yourself for something that, to a non-BPD person, totally does not warrant that level of despair. It makes a huge difference to be able to relate to people.
I'm really sorry you can't afford psychotherapy. Therapy is important and really can help and I hope one day you're able to get it.
Until then, I really recommend this book to help you get to grips with the disorder and feel less alone. A psychiatrist lent it to me once and it was amazing to read about how I wasn't the only one, and to see BPD laid out so eloquently. It made things make sense.
Keep posting here, even if it's just a 'Does anyone else feel/do X?'. It can help to get reminders that yes, they do, because it's a BPD thing, and we get it.
Take care, and shoot me a message if you ever want someone to vent to or chat to privately :)
Here's the book: Think Like a Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin--Completely Revised and Updated https://www.amazon.com/dp/0738215147/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_32I6wb343CAPD
I absolutely love my Dexcom. However I have insurance that pays for all durable medical equipment and I definitely wouldn't be able to afford the sensors otherwise. I do get 10-12 days out of one sensor though so it still may be worth you getting a price estimate from them!
I do have a child! Pregnancy with diabetes is far from trivial, but it is doable. You'd be amazed at the amount of motivation that appears out of nowhere once another life is involved! This is a good intro and reference to pregnancy with diabetes: Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby https://www.amazon.com/dp/1932603328/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_d7I6wb4NHH7NZ . I also was hugely inspired by Kerry Sparling's blog, SixUntilMe. Look it up, she's amazing (and very real)!
Persian Fire is very good.
Thank you for being involved and concerned. You are not nagging. I'm a type 1 (almost 30 years now); was diagnosed in the late 80s. Looking back, my parents were strong, and super on top of my condition. Sometimes I wished they'd just leave me alone! ;-)
But they also were really good at guiding me towards managing it myself, such that, by the time I was an adult, I knew I had to keep my Endo appointments, check my sugar regularly, and just live with it appropriately. Like many other type 1s, I participated in sports (and still do!) and am considered a "model type 1" by my endo. I am so thankful for their support because at the time, I thought it was just about "me".
You are doing all of the right things. Please be sure to take care of yourself too. This will pass, and your son will learn to manage it and will lead a productive and healthy life.
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Just a few resources I like a lot:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002R0JXJK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
https://www.amazon.com/Pumping-Insulin-Everything-Need-Success/dp/1884804845
In case it's of interest, I found this book so helpful when my daughter was young. It helps really understand sleep patterns and how to navigate things like big transitions, travelling, change in naps from 2 to 1, etc. It covers up to age 5 and it was my bible. I hope you figure it out and life gets less stressful - good luck with the move! https://www.amazon.ca/Sleep-Lady%C2%AEs-Good-Night-Tight/dp/1593155581/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1542931199&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=the+sleep+lady
It may be worthwhile looking into the work of Dr. John Sarno.
Once he gets in a place where he can start taking some action and planning some things (which takes a while, believe me), I wholeheartedly recommend this book. My son slept through the night by 4-6 months of age (A MAJOR factor in keeping your sanity with an infant!). If he is open to help, I would even be willing to buy him a copy.
I can't thank you both enough for this - I feel this desperate need for help and am sick of doctors telling me I have to help myself. I understand that it has to be my decision to get better, but goddamnit, I want to get better so badly, I just don't have the energy, focus or drive to put into something like self-taught DBT whilst I wait for the NHS to shove me in another type of therapy and bounce me about and not tell me anything. It's seriously fucking demoralising and I can't pin my hopes on DBT as a be-all-end-all kind of thing because when that fails too or I can't retain the skills or I can't take it in, where do I go from there??
Would love to check out this book; I couldn't read Walking on Eggshells past like page 85 because it's so demonising. I found I Hate You, Don't Leave Me repetitive and outdated. I loved Lost in the Mirror and would recommend it to anyone.
Yep, I'm in a very similar situation. Currently working with my endo and just got the go-ahead to start trying, after getting my a1c where it needs to be after A LOT of work.
I was nervous about starting a family after I was diagnosed, but I found a great endo who has worked with pregnant T1s before and she's been fabulous about educating me and supporting me. OP, I recommend checking out Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-existing Diabetes if you're interested in hearing more about managing T1 with pregnancy.
In that case i would get something like USMLE RX or Kaplan for a year if you are really struggling with questions but if you are struggling with understanding the content .https://www.amazon.com/How-Immune-System-Works-Desktop/dp/0470657294 , this book saved me
I read a pretty comprehensive book on the subject: Persian Fire by Tom Holland. Never completely finished it, but the opening chapters had a lot to say about Cyrus the Great and his role in shaping the Achaemenid dynasty.
http://www.amazon.com/Persian-Fire-First-Empire-Battle/dp/0307279480
I've had a ton of panic attacks and am diagnosed with GAD (General Anxiety Disorder). Glad KL came out and talked about it, as it will encourage others to seek help. You're not crazy, its OK to seek help.
As an aside, I read a book that helped me a lot to conquer my mind, which was the cause of basically every ailment I suffered for almost 10 years. You don't beat this in a week or a month, it takes time, but you start somewhere. Seek the books by Dr. John Sarno.
https://www.amazon.com/Divided-Mind-Epidemic-Mindbody-Disorders/dp/0061174300/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1520380451&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=sarno
Hey! It seems like you know what you're talking about... How do you combat books like https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345518470/ (Sweet Sleep) that say CIO is bad for brain development and has long term negative consequences? Ever since reading that book, my wife is ANTI-CIO and as such, we're hardcore bed sharing / attachment parents now... which kinda sucks but the kiddo loves it and we get plenty of sleep.... But HE has to be attached to us to sleep, forever now.
Here you go.
So very glad you are safe and being treated! Welcome to the club no ones wants to be in, ha!
Read, read, read lots of good books on T1 diabetes treatment. Become the leader of your diabetes team: your doc, pharmacist, diabetes educator, optometrist, etc. I can't recommend these books highly enough:
http://www.amazon.ca/Think-Like-Pancreas-Practical-Managing/dp/1569244367
http://www.amazon.ca/Using-Insulin-Everything-Need-Success/dp/1884804853/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1342040379&amp;sr=1-1
I would recommend this book by Dr. James McKenna on cosleeping:
http://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-Your-Baby-Parents-Cosleeping/dp/1930775342/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1334509955&amp;sr=1-1
He talks about safe co-sleeping and how to do it to ensure you're not increasing the risk factors for SIDS. Our baby never had the issue of spitting up and choking, if she did spit up, it would just sort of come out the side of her mouth. But, she didn't really spit up much while she was asleep for the first few months. Babies can at least turn their heads slightly to spit up and out of their mouths.
If you can't afford/find the book, the website for Dr. McKenna is also very helpful.
http://cosleeping.nd.edu/
The Mind resource pages and this book are always my top recommend resources.
The Divided Mind by Dr. John Sarno is worth reading. It's largely focused on chronic pain, but he has mentioned that his theory applies to allergies, digestive issues, etc as well.
There is plenty of research looking at the connection between inflammation, stress, and depression. The field of Psychoneuroimmunology overall, and it's research is worth reading up on.
Research on the microbiome/gut health, and it's connection with inflammation, depression/psychological health, immune function, etc. also seems to be part of the puzzle.
Research on social status and health is also interesting.
At this point, the research isn't solid, but there are some dots to be connected in some manner.
I found [this one](https://www.amazon.com/Been-There-Done-That-This/dp/1849059640) very helpful
https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Sleep-Nighttime-Strategies-Breastfeeding/dp/0345518470 This book by le leche league had all the answers for me, except how to keep my arms and torso warm. I can't sleep with a shirt because then it's too hard for baby to nurse without us both waking up and I worry about suffocating him on accident, so I'm only wearing underwear and it's really cold! I also have to keep the blanket basically near his feet or he overheats. I'd also say that cosleeping is not very comfortable, I don't sleep as deeply as I did before baby because I'm always aware of his presence, I wake up every time his breathing changes or he wiggles. On the other hand it gives me peace of mind since I am pretty sure I would wake up if anything happened to him
Much appreciated!
I actually plan to study medicine myself, and I've seen the flashcard flow chart. From your post, I take it you recommend beginning with zanki, and thus relying on Pathoma and Sketchy?
It'll be a few years until I'll start studying, but I've been thinking about—as a primer—doing Incremental Reading on these first.
Dunno what you think about that?
While you have a valid point, for current standards, have you ever read about evolutionary medicine (also called Darwinian medicine)? This book is amazing.
"Buy two copies and give one to your doctor." -Richard Dawkins
(I'm not in any way affiliated with the author :P.)
For more reading, this just came out Rabid
Big fan of Dawkins but one should also read Gould and others mentioned here (read as much as you can and make your own mind up ;-)... i find Sean Caroll's evo-devo stuff really fun to read and i think Dawkins touches on the developments in that field but Caroll (and probably others) get down and dirty in it: http://www.amazon.com/Endless-Forms-Most-Beautiful-Science/dp/0393327795
This book does a great job at explaining why diseases do not die off due to evolution: http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Sick-Darwinian/dp/0679746749
I've got a peace lily there which really isn't big enough. I'm a newbie at growing plants but I know I want a good-looking air-filtering plant.
Dr. Wolverton's book gave me a few ideas:
The palms look the best to me, but the Janet Craigs at the garden centre all look amazingly pristine and healthy and are supposed to be very easy to care for. Lady Palm's are supposed to be excellent air-filtering plants, but the ones I saw all had ugly brown tips. I'm also mildly worried that I'll mismanage a palm and it will look awful instead of beautiful.
What do you guys think?
I'm a Mind-Body Life Coach and I highly recommend Dr. Sarno's "The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders".
I passed on the recommended jaw surgery myself, and keep my jaw functioning better with bodywork. I don't even need to wear an orthotic anymore. You'd be surprised just how much of a problem tight muscles can be. Everything we do is forward: keyboards, steering wheels, etc. Stretching backwards on my balance ball is one of my favorite things to do because it just feels so good.
If you can afford to go to a massage therapist that specializes in ortho-bionomy, you should definitely do that. I would like to be able to see mine more often.
https://ortho-bionomy.org/
http://www.amazon.com/Pumping-Insulin-Everything-Need-Success/dp/1884804845
Seriously the best book ever
>Name me a moral concept. Or a few. And why are we assuming that nature is non-moral?
That's the thing, I'm saying that there are no distinctively "moral" properties in nature. Morality, defined as "The extent to which an action is right or wrong," is a useful fiction, based on the conventions and designs of other human beings. When someone says that "rape is morally wrong," what they are saying in effect is that its consequences are undesirable, and should be prohibited as a matter of principle. Once enough people come together and reach a consensus on this point, a new moral is born. But the moral itself does not derive its authority from an objective ground of value, which stands above and beyond the practical interests and agreements of human beings.
I'm far more comfortable with using the terms good or evil, just or unjust, equal or unequal, appropriate or inappropriate, suitable or unsuitable, proportional or disproportional, adaptive or maladaptive, functional or dysfunctional, efficient or inefficient. Note that I'm not talking about good or evil in a theistic or moral sense, I'm speaking in purely functional terms. A "good" thing of a certain kind is one which performs its function well. For instance, the function of a knife is to cut: cutting is that which a knife alone achieves, or achieves better than other objects. It is a distinctive quality of a knife that it cut well or badly. To the extent that an object lacks these traits, it will be evil or bad as a result. In that sense, the words that I use are devoid of subjective valuations, there is no expression of liking or prejudice, rather, I'm using these words to point to objective criteria, and as a result the claims are matters for empirical investigation, not what one or another ideology proclaims is right or wrong.
>Humans feel pain and process emotions in the same way that most mammals do.
I never denied that fact. However, I'd characterize the issue differently. As I said before, it is in the consitution of our species that we eat animal flesh for subsistance. Obviously, I'm not claiming that we require a wholly carniverous diet, only that a large proportion of our food comes from animals. The only implication that follows from this is that nature prescribes that lower animals are the proper prey of human beings, and thus it is fitting, appropriate, or suitable to our species. You are the one introducing a moral claim into this situation. And as I said, your claim is groundless as it appeals to an arbitrary preference of subjective taste. It has no moral authority. You also lack the general consent of others, which would be required to turn this into a principle or norm of conduct. So where does that leave us? I maintain that we have a natural right or entitlement to prey on other creatures for the good of our species. This right follows from the fact that we are proportionally superior, in nearly all respects, as it pertains to fitness, which is the only measure of comparison at issue in the final analysis. If you dispute this claim, kindly explain how it is possible for us to fish out entire oceans, or reduce whole ecosystems to cinders to suit our purposes. The suffering of other animals is indeed an evil, but only for those species so unfortunate to become victims of the human appetite.
Here's a small taste of the contradictory evidence you requested.
I don't recall enough off the top of my head to answer this well, but this book has a lot of info about the Assyrians, Medes, and Persians, and the Persians' later interaction with the Greeks
I'm not sure how much any particular neuropsychologist could help you because of all of the factors involved, so I wanted to suggest much less expensive but lesser known options which you may want to pursue whether or not you visit the neuropsychologist first. I know that even a single session of certain kinds of testing can cost thousands of dollars even with insurance. As soillogical suggested a "history of anxiety/depression makes one far more susceptible to developing chronic pain" and this is what my final paragraph of this long post is about. And like Daannii mentioned, CBT can certainly help you as well, it's one of the most efficient treatments for anxiety and depression, as well as many other conditions involving conditioned/learned responses or whatnot.
I have scoliosis as well, it's not very bad, but I get lower back pain- especially in the winter and for the last 10 years or so I've had chronic hamstring pain which feels sort of like acid on the muscle. I was in a bad accident 13 years ago where I was hit by a large AC van and ended up with brain swelling and I was in a coma for a week, I had bad vertigo and a horrible sense of balance. My friend is a personal trainer and he recently suggested that I go see a Neuro Kinesiologist, NKT is a "body work method that can be used both as an assessment tool and as a rehabilitative technique. It gets to the root of chronic and acute muscular tightness and pain, relieving it through working with the motor control center (MCC) of the brain itself in the cerebellum." My NKP practitioner told me that most people with scoliosis have some degree of dysfunction in their diaphragm which can lead to multiples problems, one of which I'll describe below.
I've only been two one appointment so far, but it's not something where they want to see you a bunch of times or anything like that, I found a NKT practitioner at the link below and went in to see her, she works at a Physical Therapy/Orthopedic Center and is a DPT, PT, and OCS:
http://neurokinetictherapy.com/certified-practitioners
The first appointment was $70 and lasted about an hour and a half, they did several exercises to test muscle groups, the main one was some variation of the therapist attempting to lift my legs while I was laying on a table- my goal was to resist by contracting my leg muscles and pushing downward. She did this with me breathing normal first, and then the same thing while I was holding my breath after an exhale, and then holding my breath with full lungs- it was easy for her to lift my legs in all cases except when I had full lungs. This meant that I was using my diaphragm to provide stability to my body whereas I should have been using my core muscles in my abs and back. She then began to examine my diaphragm for tension, I believe it was but probably something else too.
There's probably tons of other issues that NKT can examine/diagnose, but the way she explained my issue was essentially your body is constantly balancing itself and making minor adjustments multiple times a second, but your brain doesn't tell every muscle exactly what to do every millisecond- instead your body learns patterns of movement, or whatnot, and your brain sends balance signals down to the lower body, if for some reason the appropriate muscles don't act as they should (usually one or more of the core muscles) and provide the needed balance and stability then muscles which aren't properly equipped will have to pick up the slack. In my case my abdominus rectus and multifidus in the lower back weren't activating properly so my hip flexors and part of my upper legs is being overworked much of the time. She explained a diaphragm release stretch and gave me three exercises to do after the stretch twice a day, I've been doing the exercises for over a week now and they are very challenging. What seems to have happened is after the car accident my muscles were forced to deal with much worse balance, and vertigo and double-vision at the time, than ever before so they dealt with the issue but not in the best way possible and 99.999% of physical therapists aren't trained in NKT (which was made in the mid-1980s) so they weren't looking for particular issues, they were just training me to walk again on the macro level.
Keep in mind that all of the above is based on my understanding after a single session of NKT, so it may not be exactly right, but the main thing is an NKT practitioner can diagnose issues which even surgeons and other specialists aren't looking for and in many cases aren't even familiar with. Even if you never go back to the NKT specialist again just doing the exercises will help your issue, I'm going back in about two weeks to check my progress and make sure I'm doing the exercises correctly but this isn't required so you're not going to be out much money my checking into this.
This is unrelated to the above post, but I think both of these recommendations can help you, as to which one would help you more I can't say but I am confident that one of them will help you quite a bit. This is a really good book by the Dr. that treated Howard Stern for chronic back pain which he had always thought was from sitting for many hours a day in a chair over several decades while doing radio shows and writing/etc [The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders](http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0061174300?psc=1&amp;redirect=true&amp;ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage)
He found that the unconscious mind can oftentimes make pain worse if not cause the pain altogether as a way to attempt to distract the conscious mind from serious emotional pain which may be completely repressed or the person may seem glimpses of it on occasion.