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Alexithymia and Its Connection to T1D
I was first drawn to the work of Dr Kelly Turner when I read her book ‘Radical Remission’. This book outlined nine key factors involved in spontaneously healing from cancer. I believe
A Case Study of Post-Traumatic Type 1 Diabetes
During a hunt through various journals for information on Type 1 Diabetes, I recently came across a fairly old article in the The Pan African Medical Journal entitled
Book: Buddha in the Waiting Room by Paul Brenner
I have just finished reading “Buddha in the Waiting Room: Simple Truths about Health, Illness and Healing” by Paul Brenner. What a wonderful little gem of a
Meditation for Healing Type 1 Diabetes
Meditation. Hmmmm. I have a love/hate relationship with this practice, which is kind of ironic! Isn’t meditation just supposed to be about inner peace, love
Type 1 Diabetes and The Menstrual Cycle
I was shocked to find out today that the rate of Type 1 Diabetes is 1.8 times higher in those that are biologically male than it is in those that are biologically female. I
A Complaint-Free Life
As I was writing my last blog post on Self-Compassion and Kristin Neff’s book “Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind To Yourself”, I started mulling about what
Gluten Sensitivity
The next step on my healing journey has become about food again. Having identified my problem with dairy two years ago, I have now discovered that gluten is also a problem for me. Gluten is a protein (a
Self-Compassion
Self-compassion. Urgh. A topic like this is one that I steered away from for many years. I had the attitude that self-compassion was the route to self-destruction because, after all, if I’m being kind to myself, I’ll
Béchamp and Pasteur
I have just finished reading the book ‘Béchamp or Pasteur? A Lost Chapter in the History of Biology’ by Ethel D. Hume. This book has challenged the way we think about our own