Back in 2008 I walked my very first marathon. I was over-trained, burned out, inexperienced, and not totally prepared for what was coming. I also didn’t realize that over half the marathon was on a pretty steep grade uphill! I came in second to last, in tears, after 7 hours, 33 minutes and 59 seconds. I was in rough shape! Since then I’ve wanted to...

Well, I’ve done it. In my last post I talked about the discovery of a thyroid problem and the recommendation by my naturopath to try a wheat free diet. On March 1 I took the plunge, and I am pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to go wheat free – I was expecting terrible withdrawal symptoms. However, I’ve already been cutting back on carbs,...

When you struggle with something for a very long time, and keep hearing “there’s nothing wrong”, and then you hear from someone that yes, indeed, something is seriously wrong, you feel so validated. That’s what happened to me on Monday. For years (like about 30) I’ve struggled with debilitating fatigue. It’s not CFS, and my...

As you know, I’m always curious about things, and love to explore new ideas. One of my latest ones is Aromatherapy Did you know that pure essential oils can clean the receptor sites of cells, enabling them to better access the nutrition they need to function well? Did you know they can also repair damaged cells? Even more amazing, they can also repair...

So, as part of my 12in12 challenge I wanted to get back out walking starting February 1. Today I just found this cool walking challenge that starts on the 1st and encourages you to walk 1049 minutes (30 minutes a day for 35 days) and the number of minutes is based on the number of miles for the Iditarod Sled race. Here are the details from the site: The Idita-Walk...