Waffle House

Posted by Karin on Oct 18, 2010 in Health | 0 comments

Being sick makes you think about things.

I got screwed this weekend. I had made plans (and hotel reservations) to go to my high school reunion out-of-state. First my Sunday night plans dissolved, and then a day later I was smacked down by a sinus infection the size of Alaska (and we all know how formidable Alaska is, complete with its view of Russia) which relegated me firmly in bed. For. The. Whole. Weekend. !!!

This was a BIG deal. The trip & reunion were not only an epic mental & emotional test (PTSD-wise), but in “normal” terms, I miss my former classmates very much, and haven’t seen them since the day we graduated. I didn’t realize back then just how permanent and deep the fracture of graduation would be in the bigger picture of life.

Project “Back To Health”

Posted by Karin on Aug 9, 2010 in Health | 0 comments

I still get “that vomiting thing”

Posted by admin on Apr 5, 2010 in Health | 0 comments

We used to call it “that vomiting thing,” because it didn’t have a name, or a cause, or a cure. It was just a thing. I’ve had it sporadically since I was 4 or 5 years old.

It seems to’ve been set off this time by taking my vitamins & meeds this afternoon — a big handful. Most people would say “oh, that’s why you have an upset stomach, duh!” but it’s not that simple.

One, I take this same handful of vitamins & meeds every day, on an empty stomach. It doesn’t bother me at all.

Two, I have a rock-hard stomach. The only things that make me nauseous are (a) the stomach flu, (b) rotten food, and (c) “that vomiting thing,” or as it’s known now, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome.

Torqued up! about Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

Posted by admin on Mar 27, 2010 in Health | 0 comments

Last night was the premier of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution on ABC.  I have such a mish-mash of emotions and thoughts and reactions, I’m going to be posting about it for days. I can’t possibly even touch on everything in one post. This show completely smacked me upside the head!

The basic premise is that famous chef Jamie Oliver leaves his wife and children at home in England, and comes over to the US (for several months??) to try to improve the eating habits, and therefore the health, of the residents of Huntington, West Virginia. According to the CDC, Huntington is the most obese city in the world. In the world!! And obviously, the problem originates with what they’re putting in their mouths.

During Jamie’s initial week at the grade school, while trying to affect food changes at the school lunch program (which any American knows, “good luck with that”) supposedly Jamie was interviewed by English media, and some of his statements were taken out of context. Personalities flared, antennas got bent, feelings got hurt, fill in the blanks.

But here is the thing.

Huntington, being called “anemic” is NOT a slam. It does not mean “ignorant and stupid.”