Showing posts with label cinnamon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cinnamon. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Cinnamon and mold allergies?

I  have been in the kitchen and into baking with cinnamon. Into it heavily. Now the past few days it has also been raining. So which one has been triggering my most recent attack. I will say that the rainy day depression is definitely different than the cinnamon anxiety and depression that I feel. I know that for people not experiencing either depression or anxiety saying one kind of depression is different than the feeling of another kind of anxiety or depression would not make any sense. But I have noticed this before.

A certain food will produce a different kind of brain reaction than that of another when speaking of an allergic reaction. So it is with environmental allergic responses as well. So far I have tracked that most rainy spells of three days or more cause a type of mold response that only increases as the days of rain continue.  The feeling in the brain is depression, but a different kind of depression then that of say in this case, cinnamon produces. The rain produces a duller anxiety, the cinnamon a more insane type.

Whereas rainy days increase mold allergic reaction over days, food responses come within hours. If I continue to eat the food, unknowingly for several days, the effect intensifies. So even though the type of depression feels different, one more dull, the other more insane, they intensify over several days.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Letter to Edna

Hello from Orlando.
Mom (89 years old) had a problem with one of her heart medications because it caused severe hives. We are working with her doctor to rid her of this problem and still cover her heart problems. She is getting depressed that she is stuck out at John's and we are working with that. She will be brought into the city at least once a week to connect with the friends and church buddies she has. Right now I am leary of giving her money, certainly no credit card. She forgets everything so easily now and then gets up set with herself. Her memory is going. at least short term memory. One day at a time.
Booger, our feline companion, is slowly losing the battle with cancer. But we will be with him until he is in too much pain to bare. Then we will end it. He has been a wonderful little person to be around.
Dave is still plugging on, he is wonderful in his support for Booger and for me and mom.
I ended up in the hospital overnight as I had an adverse reaction to the prep meds that I was taking for my colonoscopy. Good news, they did the colonoscopy in the hospital and I do not have colon cancer! Just a routine check up.
I have had a blood test that indicated increased levels of alkaline phosphatase . I was taking cinnamon as I was fighting a high sugar level. Cinnamon can do this response increase the levels of alkaline phospatase . Only thing is it is an indication for cancer, breast or colon. I go for a mammogram,, on June first.
One day at a time.
I have gone back up on antidepressants to help fight the stress.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

The VNS Implant Smiles

I have been on the VNS implant for just over one year. I have had a very stressful first four months of 2009. Mom had a stroke on March 11, stayed in the hospital for a week. then in the nursing home for another three. Then to John's now since April 5th. Loleen, Leslie and Booger all with cancer. Ed had a stroke. Edna's eyes are really bothering her. I have a couple lumps in the right breast and the blood test came back with a positive for cancer, breast or colon. I will be in the doctor's for retesting. I have been taking in large amounts of cinnamon each day. This does put out the same markers in blood tests as does cancer. We will see. I was doing this to lower sugar levels. I've lost 22 pounds, but the sugar levels stayed at 111. I have stopped the cinnamon and will request another set of tests.
Today I experienced anxiety big time, yesterday and the day before incredible fatigue. But steadily I am feeling better. I am using the word HU to chant and it is amazing. It helps. It somehow floods the brain with serotonin. I found out about it on Coast to Coast Radio and I looked it up. It was around in Egypt in ancient times. But I am getting better a little at a time.