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 I often think this, both of myself and all of you. There is a real tendency to research everything to the nth degree when we have a chronic illness, trying desperately to find that underlying key to what's going on. I certainly have spent thousands of hours poring over websites, summits, books etc trying to …
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  I am always being asked who I recommend for this or that therapy so I have started a new page for you on the Purehealth website to help you find the right person to move you forward. I know many of you want me to help but there is only one of me and …
 I saw this list of 'rules' today in the AIP (autoimmune protocol) community and I thought you might find them useful.There are some really good pieces of advice here which I think can apply to pretty much any healing 'journey' you are going through. I particularly like the emphasis on not following every trend …
As you have read in the Healing Series, I am working on the theory that chronic physical symptoms may have more to do with Pavlovian type conditioned behaviours and brain patterns repeating ad nauseum than with actual physiology gone wrong; that the problem is with the brain in some cases, not the body. I know …
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What's your 'theme' for 2016? Why do you need one? What's mine, how did I get it and what does it mean? Ooh deep today...
Do you remember my massive post about CSS, Central Sensitivity Syndrome? The basic premise was that some people's hyper-sensitivity may be related to an amplification of certain neurotransmitter pathways which then cause reactivity, pain and mood changes. I detailed what kind of pathways go wrong and the mainstream meds currently being used to dampen them. …
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I am always on the look-out for success stories to share with you. It's important to know it's possible to get past chronic illness and to hear that others have done it. As I mentioned in my Healing Series, I try to spend some time every day listening to successful healing stories as part of …
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Yet another great post from Eileen over at Phoenix Helix for you today. I almost cried with recognition at some of this! How Do I Get the Support of Family and Friends? It can be a really lonely business being ill - especially when you look so well on the surface! - and it is …
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Just a quick reminder that the next Chopra 21 Day Meditation starts this Monday. Here are the details. Have a go, even if you've never meditated before - I hadn't and now I do it every day, and miss it when I don't!
As you know, I've always got my eyes open for stories where people have successfully turned around chronic food-related ill health to share with you for inspiration. Many of you follow Low Histamine Chef Yasmina who has uses a similar approach to the one I am now following myself and advocating as a healing strategy …
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