Farmer’s Market Season: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Once again, it has been a long, short season for our Farm to Market business, 25 Acres. We officially went full steam ahead this year and…
The Cause Of Auto-Immune Disease Is A Mystery…Or Is It?
I’ve been reading a lot lately about Sjögren’s causes, symptoms, treatments and so on. The internet has been a great tool for pulling information from multiple…
PART THREE: Finally, The Diagnosis…Drumroll Please
Okay, deep breath. For starters I totally expected today to go differently. After receiving a phone call from the ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat Doctor) I knew…
PART TWO: Feeling Fine & A Lip Biopsy
If you read PART ONE then you also know I am on to my second stage of testing for Auto-Immune Disease. Already testing with a positive…
Behind The Scenes Synopsis: Positivity In The Pain
After writing Part One of my diagnosis journey I just felt I needed to stress exactly WHY I’m sharing so much of this part of my…
PART ONE – Sjogren’s to Lupus: Testing ANA positive and Ro/SSA positive
Over the years I’ve had bouts of body pain that make me feel older than my 40-something years. Initially, I chalked it up to an old…
Paleo Journal: Diet? Or Just Living?
I figured I’d better write an update on my progress, or lack there of. As you all know, this past spring I did follow the Keto…
Tieks: The Shoes, The Mystery & All The Hype
Let’s just say I’ve read plenty of remarks about Tieks and 99.9% of the comments have been good ones. Never before had I recognized a product…
Paleo Update: Not Gonna Lie – It Has Been Tough
Current Weight: 149.0 Like the title, I’m not going to lie…sticking strictly to the Paleo Diet has been tough for me. It’s summer, it’s hot, I…
Mother Nature: A Valuable Lesson On Acceptance, Resilience & Being Prepared
There is something to be said about being prepared for the things you least expect to happen – especially when it comes to Mother Nature and…
Lyme Disease? Me?!
I never thought in a million years that I’d be worried about contracting Lyme Disease. Yes, we have ticks. Plenty of them to be exact…but we…
Paleo Journal: Day 1
Current Weight: 149.9 I’m starting Day 1 of my Paleo Journey today folks! My parents have left from their visit which makes it much easier to…
Transition To Paleo: Waving Goodbye To The Keto Way Of Eating
While I have not officially had my follow up appointment with my Primary Care Physician, I have already made the decision to go Paleo – instead…
Transitioning Off The Keto Diet
Current Weight: 148.4 I had heard that the transition off eating Keto would likely bring weight back on. Mostly, in the form of water which I…
TBA Food Journal: Previously Known As The Keto Journal
Current Weight: 148.0 pounds After last week’s snafu I thought for sure things were about to run wildly off the rails. I feared the weight loss…
