Pain is good, right? It alarms us when something is wrong and we need to take action. So, it is good, right? Well, something has been going wrong in my body for the last almost 15 years now I and I still have not figured out that cause. Leaving me deemed, a chronic pain patient, lost between doctors. In the last 6 months I have made more progress than I have in years. I have poured money, time, energy, visited lots of doctors, had many tests done, had surgeries and procedures, and heard lots of opinions. That didn't seem to bring me further than around the block, so I decided to look at what goes into my body- food, supplements, etc. So far I have taken out and discover that the following triggers pain (headaches, facial pain, jaw pain, neck pain, anxiety or depression): gluten, diary, sugar, caffeine, soybeans, Brazil nuts, cashews, peanuts, sesame seeds, any artificial sweetener, Melatonin, and additives. This process has been difficult (to be kind and gentle on my w
Neon signs are obvious in their message. It is bright, short, and attention getting. They leave no doubt in their warning and allow us to quickly process how to proceed. Early in my marriage my husband said he wished I had a neon sign on my forehead displaying any mood I was in, especially the unpleasant ones. I was 20 when I got married and happy to say, had a lot of growing up to do. As the years went on we got smarter. Why not be our own neon sign and communicate that? So, we came up with the term, "our forehead number". Before understanding how to determine your forehead number one must understand himself a bit. The Food Hunger Scale is pretty elementary and well known: at zero we are painfully hungry we could eat anything and at ten we are so stuffed we could go into hibernation. The Emotion Scale is needed to understand your "forehead number." Are you as cool as a cat at a zero or are you at a ten throwing your fist into a wall? I like to keep m