I seem to be writing more recently. I’m trying to keep the posts short and sweet with just enough to get everyone critically thinking.
I want you to have enough information to make your own healthy decisions without being swayed by others who may be biased.
But I need some help from you.
If you care to, share something non-traditional, meaning not what the traditional healthcare system would approve of, that changed your health for the better. Keep private medical info private but the story is the important part. Common Sense Health and Wellness readers are pretty intuitive so I think they will understand.
If the story sounds odd I may ask follow up questions in the comments to get a better understanding. I am NOT looking for bias in your stories, just more of an understanding so that others may be helped or at least intrigued.
My belief is that we learn from others, both the good and the not so good. We try to emulate the good while avoiding the not so good, in other words learn from others successes and mistakes.
Learning from others mistakes may help to avoid the definition of insanity. Remember that definition- doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Let’s try and make this one of the most commented upon post in Common Sense Health and Wellness so we can refer others back here in the future.
I appreciate all your stories in advance.
I lost 54lbs doing a keto-style program (it was called Code Red), but have since kept it off for almost 5 years. 2.5 years in I ended up in the emergency room with what I thought was gallbladder issues (was told when 29yo I should have it removed, had surgery scheduled, but got pregnant so canceled it). The ER doc 2.5 years ago said “Your gallbladder should come out. Here’s the name of a surgeon.” Went to the surgeon I had never met and he walked in, said “Hi. Looks like you need your gallbladder out. Let’s schedule it.” I tried to talk to him about just how bad it really was and asked for alternatives and he told me there were none. I asked if the stones could dissolve, he said no. Maybe with a medicine but that they would come back. That I was full of gallstones, likely because of quick weight loss. I left there angry and frustrated and walked past the schedulers waiting to schedule my surgery. I met with my PCP and gastroenterologist who both said that although I had gallstones, I had no inflammation, no blockages, nothing that should have been causing that pain. It made no sense and they advised me to not get surgery at that time, but down the road, it may be necessary. (Since then, I believe the pain could have actually been from Slipping Rib Syndrome, not the gallbladder at all but 🤷🏻♀️.) I listened to them and did not have surgery.
I continued eating keto and then after a severe flare of scalp psoriasis (I believe caused by a bout of debilitating anxiety and the medication it took to break me free from it) I went to the dermatologist who said I’d likely need biologics to take care of it. I was not going to take biologics unless it was the absolute last resort. I decided it was time to contact this sarcastic, tell-it-like-it-is doctor I had been following on social media who had a practice called IMW. :)
Enter Dr H and I went from keto to carnivore, and in just over a year, the scalp psoriasis is almost 100% gone. (If you don’t know how bad it can be, think of the scene from The Breakfast Club where Ally Sheedy makes a snow picture by shaking her head - yeah. It was like that.) So the psoriasis being almost gone is amazing, esp because a group I am in everyone says biologics are the only answer. Nothing else can be done. Maybe there are some temporary fixes, but medication is it. When I tell them my story, no one is interested. It’s too hard, they say. So anyway, carnivore, LDN, and some a couple of other supplements healed the psoriasis. Typical healthcare would say it couldn’t be done. So that is one amazing story.
Two weeks ago, I had an abdominal ultrasound and it showed that I no longer have gallstones. I believe the carnivore/ketovore lifestyle are responsible for them dissolving on their own. Another healing that goes against conventional doctoring wisdom.
And…this is not a paid advertisement, lol, but for anyone following and considering Dr H as your doctor, I say DO IT!! I am a high maintenance patient and the the amount of time and patience he has shown me is something I truly don’t think could be matched. After a visit in which my husband was with me to be able to remember the info I knew I’d forget, my husband said, “You are lucky you found him. He is so patient with you.” I agree wholeheartedly and truly value his time, patience, and expertise. And oh, he has really cool and funny signs on his walls - that in itself is worth going to see. 😁
I suffer from dopa responsive dystonia. The most meaningful assists that I have discovered are: The Feldenkrais Method(neurosomatic movement therapy), Bemer (PEMF) and photo modulation Helmut. I would dare say they have altered the trajectory of this diagnosis.