Experiences with

Leigh's Disease

I have a set of weighing scales that link to a phone app and logs your weight. I haven’t bothered with the app once the novelty wore off until today. I had my phone nearby so thought I’d give it a go. Well… … January last year I was 66.9 kgs today I was 64.4 kgs. 😎 It’s been so slow that I hadn

Hi everyone, I wonder if someone can help with my question. when I was first received my under active thyroid diagnosis, I was given Levothyroxine. I did not do well on it. I put on a lot of weight and developed a lot of symptoms I never had before, I felt really ill. Due to the advice of you lovely

Hi folks I'm looking for advice on how to lose weight with hypothyroidism. I'm currently about 6 and a half stone over weight . I do alot of walking at least 10000 steps a day . My downfall is that I snack on alot of junk food, I do know about healthy eating as I did weight watchers before and lost a

good afternoon. Has anyone tried infra red light therapy? Has it helped with the pain at all ? I’m thinking of getting a belt (as against a lamp) as it would be targeted. I’d just like to talk to someone who has tried this. Thank you

Welred au .ember talking about red light therapy

I do 1, 2, 3, 4. And NPP. I also do 9 but not for joint pain. I prodded this AI to include NPP and it gave the stupid party line about liver toxicity, cholesterol elevation, etc. All 100% wrong! But good politics. Joint pain (back rehab, knees, etc) This is a little outside the scope of this book

[u][i]light therapy[/i][/u] [i]This is a potential treatment for difficult to control itching. [/i] [i]It is thought that the light therapy breaks down the irritants (bile acids possibly) that cause the itch sensation. This therapy is something you need to have a conversation with

Does anyone know if it’s ok to use this type of therapy with CLL?

Waiting on 2nd biopsy to confirm I have bullous pemphigoid (skin rash/hives with blisters) . First diagnosed with eczema, started light therapy and rash exploded all over my body. Dr. put me on prednisone for 9 days (night sweats brutal, and took biopsy which came back as a drug reaction). As soon as

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317720822_Complementary_and_Alternative_Therapies_for_Restless_Leg_Syndrome_An_Evidence-Based_Systematic_Review Complementary and alternative therapies have been found to be effective in both primary and secondary RLS. The severity of primary RLS symptoms can

looking at a company in Australia that markets light therapy: SYMBYX, Has anyone else looked into this?

We have a bed that has a 3 speed vibratory massage function that temporarily controls my tremors. This being the case, I was wondering if a ~US$10 TEMU vibrating belt might be a good wearable accessory to wear through the day to help manage tremors and movement issues? Like probably a million other

Hi all, I am ET Jak2+ and on Hydroxyurea 1000mg 5x/week and 500 mg on the weekends; my platelets hover at about 560. I have had bursitis in my left hip and piriformis syndrome on same side and nerve pain down the side of my leg to the knee since July. I have tried chiropractic and although helped lessen

hi Is it worth getting my fiancé (TBI survivor 2.5 years ago) a morning wake up clock? Just wondering if this will give him a more routined and “better” wake up. He tends to wake up quite early as 1:1 staff start at 7am, just wondered if this would be of any benefit? also, I’ve recently read that

Does anyone have any experience with Red Light Therapy helping to improve CKD? My 85 yr old father was diagnosed with Stage 3 CKD about 6 months ago. I’m a retired pharmacist starting to research alternative and natural therapies, and came across this article on photobiomodulation & it’s potential to

Hello everyone, I am looking for your advice regarding the decision to proceed with prostate removal surgery. I was diagnosed with stage 4 P/ca in 2021 at the age of 70, and at that time, I had a metastasis on my hip bone. Surgery to remove the prostate was not an option then, so I began receiving

Have put myself on a vacation since I have some other issues which contribute to my increasing fatigue. Doing 6 months depot ADT for more than 4 years after radiation. PSA has been .01 every since. Was anxious to see my first PSA after 6 months. Still .01 and a little fatigue relief! Testosterone

Hi, these are my cortisol saliva test from last week. This was after being on 0.5mls of LDN for 4 weeks and 12.5mcg of T3 at 0300hrs (Paul Robinsons CT3M). Blood cortisol was also measure last week, 0730hrs, 350 nmol/L. Range: 73 - 507 My Dr has prescribed DHEA & Pregenonlone as well, but I have not

[u][i]Albumin[/i][/u] [i]This is a protein made in the liver. It is an indicator of how well the liver is functioning. This lab value will lower if liver function begins to deteriorate.[/i] [i]This lab value is part of your regularly drawn lab work - CMP. [/i] [i]3.4 to 5.4

I have recently had a LFT . The result was my ALT was 142. I was horrified. I had been prescribed three courses of antibiotics, Nitrofurantoin and Cefalexin for a UTI and finished the course the day before my blood test. Could this elevation in ALT be due to the antibiotics?