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My throat. It burns. And it’s been burning for far longer than I’d like to remember. Thing is, my doc isn’t so sure that my GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) is really caused by too much acid splashing my esophagus. At one point maybe, but not anymore. No, he believes what I have is NERD, or [...]

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Neurology appointment today. Got the results from my brain MRI back, and had an EMG done. All good, nothing to report. Guess I’m not an alien after all. Seeing pictures of my own brain put that youthful fantasy to rest. In case you haven’t had the pleasure, an EMG is used to test nerve and [...]

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For those in or near Florida: It was recently announced that Methuselah Foundation (site|blog) Chair and Chief Science Officer Aubrey deGrey will be in Orlando on May 12th. You can see details (and reserve seating) at degreyorlando.com. I plan to be there, but don’t let that dissuade you. Come anyway. For those who can’t attend: [...]

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One of the interesting side-effects of my recent digestive troubles the complete review I had to do of my diet. This has resulted, whether I liked it or not, in a drop in weight from the 276 lbs at which I stared this year to a current weight of 254 lbs. I’m going up to [...]

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The medical drama continues. Sort of. Except now it looks like we’ve started to find out what’s going on with me. In short, it looks like my gallbladder isn’t working right. Not gallstones, mind you — that came out perfectly clean — but rather that the muscle isn’t squeezing like it should. (It might explain [...]

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I gots me an air purifier. Two of them, actually. Whirlpool WhisPure 510 (AP51030S) air purifiers. Worth every penny. This is why:

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The short answer is I’m not really sure. Depending on who you talk to or what you read, the number of calories you need depends on things like your current weight, height, age, level of activity, metabolism rate, and usually another set of (seemingly) random numbers. The long answer is the rest if this article:

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I caught this on Fark, and thought it too important to let it go. It’s the story of Roman Grandy, a guy who went from 415 lbs to… well, lower, though the article doesn’t ultimately say. (The last stated weight is 230, which is still pretty darn good.) I love inspirational stories like this:

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Recently, a commenter to a previous post on panic attacks, Mike, started sharing his story and issues with panic attacks. In response to one of his comments, I wrote the following, which I decided to make into a full post. Here I chronicle how it was that I overcame my panic attacks. Since putting what [...]

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You may be wondering why I haven’t been writing all that much recently, at least not the deep, well thought out works of non-fiction literature you come here to enjoy. (At least, in my imagination you’re wondering why I haven’t been writing.) I feel I owe an explanation of that, and finally I feel like [...]

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