27: So, What Exactly is GAPS Diet?In my dietary research, I continually came across references and blogs from people using GAPS Diet to get their AS into remission. I…Oct 8, 20201Oct 8, 20201
26: From Florida Vacation to GAPS DietOn the first week of February, 2018, I had the fortune of being invited to spend a couple weeks in Delray Beach, Florida with some friends…Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020
25: My Beloved Circle of PlasticA couple years before my arthritis began, I’d gone online and purchased a hula hoop. I’d seen people hooping in Fairfield, IA some years…Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020
24: The Chemistry of FoodWhen I was a little girl my Grandmother taught me how to bake. She taught me the difference between soft peaks, firms peaks, and dry, how…May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
23: Learning to Move AgainAs the pain began receding, I immediately sought some new careful movements to add to my roster of stretches. A very important detail that…Apr 22, 2020Apr 22, 2020
22: Diet for Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Miracle Cure?I cannot exaggerate how quickly my starch and lactose-free diet began to work. For the first time in 3 ½ years I could turn over in bed…Apr 3, 20201Apr 3, 20201
21: One Last Heavenly PizzaI love to have a mission in life, to have goals, a good challenge, and a clear path forward that I have formulated. Naïve as it may have…Apr 1, 2020Apr 1, 2020
20: Good Girls Come in LastEver since my illness took over, 6 years ago, surely Jeremy’s friends and family have marveled over my ‘delicate health’. For most of my…Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
My Terrifying DiagnosisUpon finding that western medicine has no cure for Ankylosing Spondylitis, and that it’s minimally controlled through the use of powerful…Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
18: One Pesky GeneWithin a week or two of going in for my blood draw, I received a phone call from the nurse. “All of your test results came back negative,”…Mar 5, 20201Mar 5, 20201