When I was 19, sitting at a collegiate football game, I suddenly swelled up like a balloon. My rings got stuck, my jeans felt like a vice, and I had to leave the stadium to walk, find shade, and guzzle water. I ended up unzipping my pants just to breathe. At the time I had…
Why hormonal changes can make autoimmune symptoms flare — and what to do first. Recently, I shared about our camping trip — the dust, the chaos, and the reminder that sometimes resilience means making things work with less-than-ideal tools. Midlife can feel a lot like that. You think you know your body — what foods…
Back in 2017, I didn’t know I was running on fumes—because I was drinking so much coffee. By afternoon, I’d switch to fizzy homemade water kefir or ginger beer I brewed in my kitchen and handed out to friends like some kind of Middle Ages alewife. I didn’t know the words “adrenal fatigue” yet. I…