August 2008
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/26/cell-phone...
I just wanted to bring to everyone's attention that there are other parts of tis site I think are not being used or accessed. Especially my gentle products guide, which, I am going to be constantly updating and I also welcome other people to submit suggestions for products they like to add on to the list. It is under the Integrated approach. When you tap on it, more promts open up, and the ginetle products guide is one of them. Success stories are there too.
...and can effect you in all kinds of ways. Insomnia is common with Interstitial Cystitis for all sorts of reasons. Typically in treatment is does improve dramatically or go away completely but, applying the idea in this article and unplugging your electrical equipment before bed may help. Energy emitted by people can effect us, feelings effect us, and even our TVs are affecting us!:) So, unplug your electronics before bed, or just don't have them in your bedroom. It will be interesting to see if it makes a difference.
I am writing my week's end thoughts early because I missed last week and thought I would get a head of this week's posting. The issue that has been on my mind the most these past two weeks is that there are very few people relatively on this board. And, although I am so very happy that of the people that are participating there is a lot of fantastic energy and sharing, in comparison to my patient load, the percentage is incredibly low.
A patient asked me the other day how to speak to her boyfriend about her problem because she is really struggling with vaginal dryness and it is affecting their sex life in a very bad way. On top of, or I should say, as a part of IC, she is experiencing some very strong menospausal imblances that is compounding her symptoms. Her boyfriend has been upset by the disruption in their sex life and the challneges this has presented.
It is hard to understand what we don't see. Why I make the choice to make my own ice cream or cookies, why I buy cookies sweetened with agave of fruit, why I don't cave in when people offer me decadent desserts--ever, is hard for my friends to understand. They all think I am crazy and extreme. I try to pass on this knowledge to my 4 year old who is comparing herself with her little friends and wanting to eat all the goodies they are. I try to explain about the chemicals in certain foods, and eating the same version of things, but the healthier versions.
Someone who has been a patient for over a year now and doing quite well brought up a question that I thought was really important. She said she had a traumatic event occur in her life just before she started having chronic infections in her bladder that led to instillations and treatments and ultimately IC. Interesting question! There was a study that we had come up back when I was in school that involved the affects on the urinary bladders of young children proximal to heavy bombin areas in World War II.
We are all in such a rush all of the time, busy with our lifes, some of us consumed with illness, and whatever other struggles we have going on in our lives. I am guilty too! I am rushing from phone call to email to treatment room and not stopping to enjoy the extra moments between.
Today I JUST noticed a picture hanging on my own wall in my own office that has been there for years that I hung up myself! And it is such a profound and beautiful piece of art. It says:
I try to never put my cell phone to my head. I am not sure this makes a complete difference, but maybe it will save me from a brain tumor. This article is really important, please read it!
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/12/cancer-ins...
As mothers, we do our best to keep ourselves aware for the sake of our children. The beginning years are so important to create a strong foundation for a child. Plastics are celarly becoming more of an issue of toxicity and here is a great article on that topic: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26137215/from/ET/
