New Year, New Me: Health in 2012

New Year, New Me: Health in 2012

This is my pledge: New Year, New Me. I will find health in 2012. If you’ve been following my health journey at all this past year, you already know that I ‘lost’ most of my summer due to the stress and cost of running around to a number of different...

My Pregnancy Journey: Never say Never

At the age of 19, I became gravely ill, to the point where doctors didn’t know if I would survive, much less be able to finish my senior year of college. While I did go on to graduate and even complete my Masters Degree, it was with much difficulty and help from...

Being Grounded may be the Best Medicine…

I’ve never been what you would call a healthy person. Sure, I’ve been a professional athlete, performer, pageant queen and professor, but I used to do so amidst injuries, bouts of major illnesses and an even more debilitating desire to please everyone I...

Answered Prayers! No Lymphoma or Thyroid Cancer!

I have good news! Our prayers were answered! There is no lymphoma or thyroid cancer in my body! (That, and I lost 6 pounds from yesterday – or maybe it’s just the difference in doctor’s scales…whatever it is, don’t steal my joy!)...

Who Knew? Failing Thyroid + Kelp= Basedow Disease

For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard that kelp is the one supplement that can help improve a failing thyroid. Though I never actually tried it until this year… Bad move. Once I started this process of trying to discover what was going on with my...