Your face can change so much in a year. Do your lymph + fascia work ;) (& lather yourself in Lymph Flow Balm, of course)

For those with POTS, MCAS, and/or hEDS, what have you found most helpful in managing your symptoms and improving your overall health? Any particular protocols, supplements, lifestyle changes, or practitioners that have made a significant difference? Just gathering information! Quite a few people in my life are dealing with these conditions, and I’ve noticed how differently they seem to manifest in everyone. I’m curious to hear about individual experiences and what has actually made a difference!

I’ve noticed a certain psychological disposition among chronically ill people who are absolutely convinced that nothing they do could ever improve their health. I think the same patterns of thinking that lead them to believe improvement is impossible are what prevent them from recognizing or pursuing opportunities to change their circumstances. Learned helplessness easily becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

My car smells like dong quai.

You need people in your life who you can talk about coffee enemas with.

“Safe and effective” Hormonal birth control is evil.

At sunset we sungaze 🌞

Imagine hating on me and I’m just in the car eating olives and drinking the brine because I got a really intense craving for it.

He just gets it ✨ God bless.

You need to find an acupuncturist who is an old Chinese man who barely speaks English. He will fix you.

Tartare & a virgin Caesar ✨

Lymph lineup

If your morning routine doesn’t scare the masses, you need to step it up.

Lymph flow balm + sauna is the best autumn combo 🍂

This week I went to the pharmacy to pick up more LDN and ended up chatting with the pharmacist about MCAS, EDS, and POTS. She told me that all of her MCAS patients would likely need to take antihistamines daily for the rest of their lives. Lol? She also insisted that MCAS is purely genetic and spoke about it as though lifelong pharmaceutical management was essentially inevitable. I politely mentioned that I personally know several people with MCAS who have been able to come off antihistamines, manage their symptoms through other approaches, and experience significant improvements in their health. Her response? “Well, they probably don’t have MCAS then.” 😂 Apparently, improving to the point of no longer needing daily medication calls your original diagnosis into question? She proceeded to speak to me in an increasingly condescending manner, dismissing anything that challenged her understanding of the condition, until I eventually just walked out. Very strange interaction. It’s so concerning that “medical professionals” present one approach to managing a complex condition as though it is the only possible trajectory. This is particularly concerning with conditions like MCAS. I don’t know why I would expect anything different, but I found myself a bit shocked by this. Another beautiful reminder of how important it is to advocate for yourself and develop your own understanding of your health. You must be discerning about whose understanding of health you allow to shape your own. A medical professional’s interpretation is not an infallible truth, and a diagnosis should never become a story about the limitations of what your body is capable of.

Flower essences of Bleeding Heart, Borage, Pink Yarrow, and Wild Rose are great for those feeling broken hearted.

The coffee that will make you glow and make you more beautiful on a cellular level: Raw milk, raw honey, collagen, colostrum, pearl powder, and sacred lotus pollen. Full of nutrients that support collagen production, skin elasticity, hydration, cellular repair, tissue regeneration, and overall skin health. 🐚🥛🐄 🤍