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Is It Weird That I Come Here to Get Answers to Some Medical Questions?

I just did a bunch of reading here regarding my brand new plantar fasciitis. Self-diagnosed of course. I'm seeing an orthopedic doc in a week or so. So, close this if you must be …
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Hack my liver’s bile production

My liver doesn't produce enough bile, a side effect of an Accutane treatment 8 years ago. From the Mayo Clinic: "Vitamin A toxicity may lead to intrahepatic cholestasis, a condit …
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Sulfur Intolerance (AKA Poor Sulfur Oxidation) -ever heard of it?

Ever heard of Sulfur Oxidation problems? My well-known Osteopath has not and doesn't appear inclined to do any research on her own. (Her treatments have not helped me so far, 4 mon …
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Can EVERYTHING be cured here?

Heya! So I've had a few lifelong ailments that have already started improving since beginning this diet 5 months ago: -Obesity -Hypertension -Back Pain -Acne But I have a few mo …
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Who here considers a life without intervention?

Beyond that needed for emergency care would you perceive your healthy lifestyle enough? Would you consider a life without testing and intervention from the medical establishment? …
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How to lower my CRP

So I posted my Bloodwork earlier today and some people pointed out that my C-reactive proteins were much too high. It digressed from my original question about my low HDL so I tho …
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[Meta] What should we do about serious medical questions?

How should we answer questions that may be beyond the level we should be dealing with? How do we know what that level is? (brought on by a particular question, but really applies …
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Hack my Addition of Foods I am Intolerant to

Short Summary: Leaky gut for 3 years (thanks to a high dose antibiotic). Symptoms: Constant inflamed/swollen digestive tract, gas-burping-bloating from hell, and constipation. T …
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Non-supplement solutions for edema/water retentition?

I have finally decided to try and give up my prescribed diuretic pills. In the past, when I have not taken them I've gained up to 10-12lbs in just a day or so. Lately, I've been …
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Hack my weird Thyroid issue?

I'm not expecting that anyone will magically know what's going on with my thyroid (but if someone does that'd be pretty cool too!) and I totally get that this is not a forum for pr …
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What to do about an ear infection?

I have a 5 year old that has an ear infection. Of course the doctor prescribed antibiotics but we'd rather not. I'm wondering if we should use the antibiotics and give her some p …
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Paleo fixes for ulnar nerve entrapment?

I know this is a long shot and I know that if Grok had ulnar nerve entrapment, he'd be SOL, but is anyone familiar with any actual fixes or therapy for this, so I can avoid surgery …
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Doctors and diets

Has anyone had a discussion with their doctor about the diet? I'm just wondering what a doctor would say to a patient when there is some medical responsibility to give good medica …
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Selling Paleo to a Type 1 Diabetic

It's easy to convince someone with Type 2 Diabetes that low-carb paleo is the way to go, since the Internet is flooded with material supporting this move and anecdotes of successfu …
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light headedness/faintness on paleo

So I've experienced light headedness on Paleo during a few occasions. It's always fairly acute--i.e. all of a sudden I get very light headed and feel the need to sit down. Not fr …

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