Vacation

Went on a short vacation this weekend with some new old friends. I drank more than I ever really do, but came away, so far, without much damage done.

I had a brain fog spell, again, on Sunday. I hate them, but I suppose you know this by now. I am getting concerned that they seem to be happening more frequently. Perhaps that is misperception though, and I am really just more aware of them since i am better than ever and demanding more from my healing.



A friend reminded me to focus on the healing aspect of the healing. To be a little more patient and to forgive the set backs in the context of a system with the injuries to the brain/body addressed, but the body itself requiring time to rebuild pathways and accommodate the scars.

I am concerned that the brain swings which so closely seem to imitate blood sugar drops are, in fact, insulin resistance in my brain. This is heavily correlated with mental illness and Alzheimer's. Furthermore, it makes a bit of sense.

There is a question of where and why this could have happened, but interestingly, while I like to put the blame on a staggering carbohydrate load for 8 odd years of water polo, and perhaps the massive volume of work as a general stressor on the body, my feeling lately is that the huge amounts of cortisol that must have been generated in response to histapenia and all the epinephrine goodness that excessive copper/ too little histamine brings. Cortisol inhibits the function of insulin.

So, anyway, thats it. Bit worried,but taking the counsel of that same friend to be patient, gather information, talk to experts, and then design a reasonable program to increase insulin sensitivity.

For now, I am interested in addressing it the following way:

Verfiy insulin resistance: Get a Glocose tolerance test adminitered. This requires finding a new PCP and getting a referal to a good endocrinologist. If they don't feel after that, that this is what is going on, keep looking.

If it is IR, then:

ALA
Chromium piccolinate
Glucophage: a prescription medication for increasing insulin sensitivity in diabetics.
OMega 3 oil: for increasing cell permeability.
Lower glycemic meals- this one is hard since it appears, to lay me, that mass action is the only mechanism to get glucose into he brain.
More sleep- better sleep
less stress- prioritize my SR.
Perhaps ginseng, ti fo, astralanga, or other adaptagenics.


But, for the time being, status quo. And, lets take a moment to have enjoyed an rejuvenating weekend with friends. Thanks A, K, and S. And thanks J.


PS- on two separate occasions recently, I drank green tea. Any stimulant whatsoever used to send my head so high up I could almost hear whistles. These teas sat just fine.