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Apparently, i'm an idiot for not doing it before, but we bought an electric kettle last night. I've been aware that our power consumption seems pretty dramatic when i make my morning pot of tea. This will, theoretically, make a huge difference. I hope so! It is much faster.
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Milk in the tea this morning and oatmeal with whey powder as next steps in the antacid diet. I am thankful that my (self diagnosed) GERD [1] doesn't cause much discomfort. However, i'm trying to attune myself to sensations that could indicate issues are developing, so that i don't have a repeat of Wednesday night (anytime soon) and my asthma won't be triggered.
Writing "my GERD" and "my asthma" reminds me of my Grandmámá's admonition not to claim these issues, a reflex out of her Christian Scientist and Church of the Hologram (or Universal Mind or some such new age community) practice. While i can acknowledge that framing is incredibly powerful in shaping one's experience and that there is fascinating scientific evidence for the power of the mind (ie: just how powerful is the placebo effect?), i don't find myself in the category that can imagine things away. Indeed, i have no idea how long i have experienced asthma and allergies. I don't remember not coughing and not being congested. Yet i certainly didn't believe anything was wrong with my health. But becoming willing to acknowledge that i did have dysfunctions that were making my physical well being not as well as i would like, has led to me feeling better. (And i continue to wonder how much depression could have been relieved if the physical issues had been attended to.)
Anyhow, my GERD, my asthma, my depression, just as much as my arm and my head. The GERD (and concomitant asthma) are telling me something: i will listen and learn.
One lesson? A cocktail and decaf mochalatte with a late dinner are probably unnecessary. (I shoulda had the creme bruleé!)
[1] Actually, my wikipedia diagnosis is, "Another kind of acid reflux, which causes respiratory and laryngeal signs and symptoms, is called laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) or 'extraesophageal reflux disease' (EERD). Unlike GERD, LPR is unlikely to produce heartburn, and is sometimes called silent reflux."[2]
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Milk in the tea this morning and oatmeal with whey powder as next steps in the antacid diet. I am thankful that my (self diagnosed) GERD [1] doesn't cause much discomfort. However, i'm trying to attune myself to sensations that could indicate issues are developing, so that i don't have a repeat of Wednesday night (anytime soon) and my asthma won't be triggered.
Writing "my GERD" and "my asthma" reminds me of my Grandmámá's admonition not to claim these issues, a reflex out of her Christian Scientist and Church of the Hologram (or Universal Mind or some such new age community) practice. While i can acknowledge that framing is incredibly powerful in shaping one's experience and that there is fascinating scientific evidence for the power of the mind (ie: just how powerful is the placebo effect?), i don't find myself in the category that can imagine things away. Indeed, i have no idea how long i have experienced asthma and allergies. I don't remember not coughing and not being congested. Yet i certainly didn't believe anything was wrong with my health. But becoming willing to acknowledge that i did have dysfunctions that were making my physical well being not as well as i would like, has led to me feeling better. (And i continue to wonder how much depression could have been relieved if the physical issues had been attended to.)
Anyhow, my GERD, my asthma, my depression, just as much as my arm and my head. The GERD (and concomitant asthma) are telling me something: i will listen and learn.
One lesson? A cocktail and decaf mochalatte with a late dinner are probably unnecessary. (I shoulda had the creme bruleé!)
[1] Actually, my wikipedia diagnosis is, "Another kind of acid reflux, which causes respiratory and laryngeal signs and symptoms, is called laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) or 'extraesophageal reflux disease' (EERD). Unlike GERD, LPR is unlikely to produce heartburn, and is sometimes called silent reflux."[2]
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