Thursday, May 31, 2012
More MEmes
Please feel free to copy/paste any of the MEmes I post here into any message board conversations at the opportune moment. That's what they're for, and that's why I'm making multiple variations on each theme...so you can drop the right meme when the situation arises. :)
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Quotes applicable to life with ME/CFS
In April, I linked to a list of quotes about ME/CFS. I stumbled upon that list while gathering quotes that weren't necessarily about ME/CFS per se, but quotes that I felt would resonate with many PWMEs. I've finally finished gathering those quotes, so here they are. These are mostly quotes about illness, health, and facing adversity. I hope you find one or two that speak to you.
He who has a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how' ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart. ~Nikolai Lenin
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
~ Mark Twain
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity. ~Rosalind Russell
Effective health care depends on self-care; this fact is currently heralded as if it were a discovery. ~Ivan Illich
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished. ~Og Mandino
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. ~Horace
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then. ~John Wooden
Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway. ~Author Unknown
A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ. ~John Steinbeck
They claim red meat is bad for you. But I never saw a sick-looking tiger. ~Chi Chi Rodriguez
Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something. ~Lord Chesterfield
Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb, sometimes attributed to William C. Hazlitt
The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
The longer I live the less confidence I have in drugs and the greater is my confidence in the regulation and administration of diet and regimen. ~John Redman Coxe, 1800
Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
Health is like munny, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it. ~Josh Billings
Gold that buys health can never be ill spent. ~Thomas Dekker, Westward Ho, 1604
From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood. ~Charles Dickens
Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all prefer to use only the good passport, sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place. ~Susan Sontag, Illness as Metaphor, 1977
He who has a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how' ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart. ~Nikolai Lenin
Modern medicine is a negation of health. It isn't organized to serve human health, but only itself, as an institution. It makes more people sick than it heals. ~Ivan Illich
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. ~Voltaire [I've met a few doctors who must have studied at the Voltaire School of Medicine.]
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity. ~Rosalind Russell
Effective health care depends on self-care; this fact is currently heralded as if it were a discovery. ~Ivan Illich
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished. ~Og Mandino
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. ~Horace
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then. ~John Wooden
A bad cold [or ME/CFS] wouldn't be so annoying if it weren't for the advice of our friends. ~Kin Hubbard
Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway. ~Author Unknown
A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ. ~John Steinbeck
They claim red meat is bad for you. But I never saw a sick-looking tiger. ~Chi Chi Rodriguez
Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something. ~Lord Chesterfield
Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb, sometimes attributed to William C. Hazlitt
The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
The longer I live the less confidence I have in drugs and the greater is my confidence in the regulation and administration of diet and regimen. ~John Redman Coxe, 1800
Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
Health is like munny, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it. ~Josh Billings
Gold that buys health can never be ill spent. ~Thomas Dekker, Westward Ho, 1604
From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood. ~Charles Dickens
Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all prefer to use only the good passport, sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place. ~Susan Sontag, Illness as Metaphor, 1977
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Best article I've read on improving Th1 immune response
I've been looking for a list of all foods and supplements that support the Th1 side of the immune system. At the same time, I also wanted to know which foods and supplements to avoid because they stimulate the Th2 side. I finally found this article, which provides a fairly exhaustive list of both. Granted, I've never heard of the doctor who wrote it (even though his practice is a short 20 minute drive from me), but his article seems thoroughly supported by citations to reputable publications.
[5/29/12 update: This article from DiagnoseMe.com also contains a similar list near the bottom of the page. There are some interesting additions, like noni juice, thyroid medications, and something called "Neem."]
[5/29/12 update: This article from DiagnoseMe.com also contains a similar list near the bottom of the page. There are some interesting additions, like noni juice, thyroid medications, and something called "Neem."]
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