Various issues and questions

[Guest guest]

First, sorry I've been silent these past couple of weeks. Work and

various projects have been keeping me busy.

Second, thanks to everyone who replied to me about my concerns regarding

my wife. It hasn't gotten any better for her. We have been going to the

same gym in the mornings for the past few months, and a couple of weeks

ago -- the day after I posted my message, actually -- she got so fed up

and upset that she pretty much stormed out of the gym, exclaiming " I'm

tired and this isn't working anyway. "

Earlier this week, I finally took myself to a neurologist to see if

there's anything I can do about the headaches I've been having all my

life. The neurologist has an approach to pain management that I've never

really seen in any other doctors: he manages pain by managing lifestyles.

In other words, he's more into good nutrition and exercise and meditation

(with occasional nutritional supplements) to manage pain rather than

piling on the medication. He gave me some ideas, and I took a class on

positive lifestyle changes and stress management from his nurse, and I'm

feeling really inspired (I'll also be learning about a pain management

technique called " neurobehavioral therapy " , similar to biofeedback, which

my mother had a lot of success with in treating her own headaches a few

years ago). So now I'm focusing even more on the nutrition side of

things: making sure I get my 7 to 9 fruits and veggies each day (that's

hard), avoiding the hydrogenated oils and refined sugars and so on. (The

doctor says it's too soon to see whether the headaches will respond to the

lifestyle changes and the therapy, and I might have to take more

medication later on -- but I'm hoping really hard that I can avoid that.)

My wife is trying to make the same changes, but mostly, I think, because I

am. I really wish she could feel better about herself. Today I finally

broke down and suggested that she consult a specialist and that she talk

to her doctor about finding one.

Someone asked about faith. Yes, my own faith keeps me going and helps me

out quite a bit (in a complicated way, but that's the result of my B. A.

in philosophy). My wife doesn't share my faith, but she's not

uncomfortable with it. It's just a resource that she isn't able to draw on.

Third, I'm doing some research into nutritional supplements. Has anyone

heard of a product called Juice Plus? If so, could you share some of what

you've discovered? If this is a controversial issue, then feel free to

e-mail me off-list.

Okay, I think that's it.

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Sláinte,

S. Crawford (AIM: Buffalo2K)

http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview

" You cannot trust your judgement if your imagination is out of focus. "

--Mark Twain

--

Sláinte,

S. Crawford (AIM: Buffalo2K)

http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview

" You cannot trust your judgement if your imagination is out of focus. "

--Mark Twain