tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post7070206620633811274..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: Rusted wheelJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-15662153961385462272016-01-22T18:13:50.920-07:002016-01-22T18:13:50.920-07:00After the first paragraph I teared up ... miss you...After the first paragraph I teared up ... miss you Jill. We will ride/hike/whatever together for a longer period of time next time. See you soon. Now time to go warm up my toes. Yes, another 'after work thingy'.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216182791364504629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-29584548101988249122016-01-17T02:38:48.203-07:002016-01-17T02:38:48.203-07:00I had the great honour to race against Katie in a ...I had the great honour to race against Katie in a UCI Cyclo-cross in Milton Keynes last year. I can confirm that the woman is incredible. I also don't think that anyone in the UK (or Belgium for that matter) forced her to break more than a Zone 3 heart rate. I hope you find an answer, Jill, no matter who finds it for you. <br /><br />I can't express the relief I felt at being diagnosed with my Pulmonary Embolism last year and the sheer joy and freedom the solution has brought me this year... I just wish I could shake this cough now!<br /><br />Good luck.Trepid Explorerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02871492911549955648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-27129166194466651142016-01-15T17:53:25.625-07:002016-01-15T17:53:25.625-07:00Yeah, it is overwhelming, and the idea is not to p...Yeah, it is overwhelming, and the idea is not to pick one thing to focus on but rather to look at health as a whole. Why not just do all the healthy things? The lowest hanging fruit is probably diet. Never mind cutting out this specific thing or that, just start with real whole food and get rid of all the man made food and sugar. Replacing wheat crackers with gluten free crackers is not going to move the needle, you're just replacing crap with different crap. Try eating real food and see how you feel. Easy peasy. Sort of. Experimenting is fun, I'm always working on my nutrition.<br /><br />However not everyone loves to geek out on nutrition like I do and a good Functional Medicine practitioner will take a lot of the guess work out. A good one will take an hour or more to get background info., maybe recommend testing for whatever issues they may suspect, come up with a nutrition and lifestyle plan tailored to your issues.<br /><br />ElayneElaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-3380663130195492142016-01-15T10:05:08.120-07:002016-01-15T10:05:08.120-07:00Thanks Elayne. I appreciate you taking the time to...Thanks Elayne. I appreciate you taking the time to weigh in. I am considering how I might approach factors that are within my control, such as my diet and daily exercise routine. I suspect finding my own way will take a lot of trial and error, and it feels a bit overwhelming right now. <br /><br />As you point out, everything about our health is intertwined, from diet to sleep to physiological and psychological stress, so it's quite difficult to determine which threads to cut or rearrange. Others have suggested everything from cutting wheat out of my diet (a common food allergy for those sensitive to grass pollen) to green tea and honey every night. Of course there's also cutting out sugar and dairy, taking a long period of rest to "reset the adrenals," etc. I'm open-minded about all of this, as well as skeptical. It often seems like there are millions of different avenues to address issues, and we either stumble on the one that works for us, or convince ourselves we have. <br /><br />So perhaps I am clinging to my "placebo effect" convictions, but I also acknowledge that I have not successfully managed my breathing for a year now, so I need to start accepting it's beyond my control. I'm grateful for any information I can find, and hearing from others who have dealt with similar issues. Thank you for the thorough response. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-68694340252956916572016-01-15T07:53:15.765-07:002016-01-15T07:53:15.765-07:00I discovered your blog about a year ago and really...I discovered your blog about a year ago and really enjoy it. My husband has read some of your books and enjoyed them as well.<br /><br />I'm a hypnotherapist with a specialty in sports/performance anxiety so I see a lot of this sort of thing. But I also see a lot of people for weight loss who have lots of health issues so over the years I've spent a lot of time educating myself about all manner of health and nutrition. I'm not an expert, don't give out specific health advice and I prefer to deal with the mental side of things but it's crucial to look at health issues from all sides. Again I've only been reading for a year or so but I can tell you that most health issues are not purely psychosomatic and there are many red flags here that point towards underlying health issues. Certainly there is a mental aspect but I would strongly recommend working on your physical health. Overstressing the adrenals, too much sugar and highly processed carbs and nutrition problems in general (at least at races, I'm guessing about your daily diet), sleep deprivation, antibiotic use, travel stress, these are all things that can lead to compromises to gut health/health problems in general. And happily all very easy to fix. Sort of. We're all individuals so it can take some time, experimentation and research to figure out what you need to do to heal yourself.<br /><br />Recently there was an interesting article about Katie Compton who struggled with health issues, including exercise induces asthma, for 10 years and ultimately ending up finding the answer herself (she has the MTHFR gene mutation, not something a conventional doctor will routinely check for, she had to ask for the test to be done). The key point here is that she had to do the research herself and figure out what to ask the doctor for and she did it by listening to podcasts relating to health and nutrition. http://cyclingtips.com/2016/01/katie-comptons-painful-path-back-to-world-cup-podium/<br /><br />Trouble with this is that it's time consuming and can be overwhelming. So much stuff out there, so many rabbit holes to go down. One place to start might be Endurance Planet. As it happens Tawnee has a podcast from last month about allergies/asthma: http://www.enduranceplanet.com/the-sock-doc-allergies-asthma-digestion/ (you might want to fast forward to about 15 minutes or so in to avoid some talk about shoes). Her interviews with Phil Maffetone are interesting as well. And this is just a suggestion for a starting point, ultimately you'll find your own way. I like Tawnee because she's managed to hack her own health issues, has a lot of good guests and is good at asking interesting questions and getting good info. out of them.<br /><br />You also might want to find a good Functional Medicine practitioner (some are MD's, some are not) who will look at things in a more holistic fashion, is more likely to know which tests to run and has more extensive knowledge of nutrition, lifestyle, etc.<br /><br />Mental issues can arise from health problems for sure but in your case I'd strongly suggest looking into the physical aspects of your health and get those under control, then see what mental aspects, if any, remain.<br /><br />Good luck! You seem like the sort of person who's going to be able dig deep and ask the questions you need to figure this out.<br /><br />ElayneElaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-31431009337589827952016-01-15T04:57:31.608-07:002016-01-15T04:57:31.608-07:00I had to give up long distance running after my se...I had to give up long distance running after my second marathon and knee surgery. Running long distances was what I loved more than anything (thankfully I discovered long distance hiking). I hope you don't have to give up what you love the most. But, optimism, I think there's probably a fix.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166776565191771729noreply@blogger.com