It Feels Good to Feel Good (Book) - 6/12/2018 7:29:41 PM
Hello Cheryl Miller, Author
I took notice to your writing and how you took the time to state subject and described thoroughly and gave examples as this helped me to visualize the product.You stated how eliminating certain foods would reduce inflammation and pain. The information about sugar and how I learned a type has chemicals to hurt rather than help. What got my attention to continue reading was the resources for your statements. For an example you spoke about plastics. I took a class and part of the class assignment was to write about how plastics are detrimental to the ocean. You told a different story of how plastics affect people in a certain way. Many topics peeked my interest and I sure would like to have as a reference. I honestly could not stop reading. The time you put into "It Feels Good to Feel Good" will serve as a guide to many who take the time to read.
It Feels Good to Feel Good (Book) - 4/19/2018 8:37:20 AM
Amazing! Feel Good Again!
This book is an excellent resource for eliminating toxins from your life and feeling good again! It is a must read for anyone wondering why they feel bad and want to do something about it. Take back your health!
TOXIC SLEEP? 13 WAYS TO GET THE SLEEP YOU NEED (Article) - 10/28/2018 8:25:35 AM
A very good article with sound explanations and 13 points are very good except for some of the folk medicines that I find are often just fads that come and go. I have followed good sleeping practices all my life knowing that sleep is probably my ally and not something I should postpone or ignore. I'm probably the only college student I know who didn't do all-nighters, ever, and still got good grades with much less stress.
I have been paralyzed for 55 years. During the first 30, I was able to sleep normally with occasional problems covering myself because my hands and arms were paralyzed and I could not control them well while lying down. Still, I slept most nights flat on my back for eight hours. This resulted in early onset of reflux and, later, sleep apnea.
For the last 20 years or so, I could no longer turn myself to sleep on my side, so I've had to hire people to do that for me, typically 10+ times a night. I also have urinary incontinence, so I generally urinate about 7+ times a night. For the most part, I wake-up when I have to urinate. For the last 20 years, my legs have been swelling during the day and at night this tends to cause tingling, and often, spasms that either keep me awake or wake me. Still, I am able to function quite well with minor drowsiness, usually in midday in my wheelchair from 7 am to 10 pm. There have been nights when I don't believe I slept at all. But, just lying still and keeping calm seems to allow me to be functional the next day. When I'm really tired when I go to bed, I sleep best those nights.
Ron
What Does Food and Good Health Mean to You? (Article) - 4/29/2018 8:26:51 AM
Hi Ron. I believe we have interacted before. I am so happy that you adopted a healthier way of eating and that you realized early on how important it is to cook your food. You are an example to be admired by all, and I think you are a super hero. I am so sorry that you are dealing with your horrific condition, but admire your tenacity and attitude. Thanks so much for chiming in. I am hoping that your bravery in sharing your story will help others. Sending you a big hug. Cheryl
What Does Food and Good Health Mean to You? (Article) - 4/29/2018 6:51:06 AM
I was partially paralyzed (upper body--hands and arms) during surgery when I was 20. Shortly after, I learned that I was lactose intolerant, largely due to a neurologic bowel from the paralysis. Two factors caused me to change my diet: poverty and health.
As a student, I found that renting an apartment with others and making my own food was far cheaper than restaurant or dormitory fare. I came to enjoy cooking as a relaxation from the stressful pressure of school. I didn't waste time either because eating at home was much faster than wasting time getting served in a restaurant. I had been a wrestler and already knew what kinds of food were best for me. I also picked up on scientific results about the dangers of certain food products throughout my life and either stopped eating them or cut back on them.
The result, after 55 years where my paralysis has creeped into every part of my body making me quadriplegic and very dependent on others… Is that I am still healthy. Primarily because a good cook that doesn't eat meat and provides me with fresh vegetables and beautifully cooked food every day just like I did for myself for 30 years. So many others with paralysis like mine have died. But I just received the results of my latest blood tests and everything is still normal. I have none of the conditions that you write about in your article that inflicts the US population.
Ron
6 Life Lessons I Have Learned (Article) - 4/23/2018 6:28:42 AM
I agree Ronald, which is why I felt compelled to write the article. I was in my early 50's when I realized the only person blocking me from acheiving what I wanted in life was ME. So I wanted to share, and maybe my words will help someone else figure all this stuff out sooner. I have a really great life now, so that goodness I "got it" before I never was able to experience life fully.
6 Life Lessons I Have Learned (Article) - 4/23/2018 6:16:23 AM
Some great advice here. Too bad so many have to go through a lifetime to learn these rather simple, yet effective principles of life.
Ron
Interview: It Feels Good to Feel Good (Article) - 11/22/2017 1:35:14 PM
I enjoyed reading your informative, interesting article.
never stop writing!
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Interview: It Feels Good to Feel Good (Article) - 11/8/2017 8:37:22 AM
Hi Ronald. You are correct that some people are sensitive to gluten and some not so much. The book was targeted for people with autoimmune disease and the problem with gluten is that the molecule is too large to be properly digested and over time can exasperate "leaky gut". "Leaky gut" is the root cause of autoimmune diseases.
I disagree with you about tap water. It does vary by city and township. I recommend that you contact your water dept and get the report on the water that you are drinking. Then you can make an educated decision as to whether to filter or not. I am lucky, I am in a city near Los Angeles where we have our own artisan wells under the city from Mountain run off, so our water is cleaner than most, but since I got autoimmune disease, I still choose to filter what I drink. And I refill my stainless steel water bottle (without nickel) and carry it with me eliminating plastic.
I am so sorry for all of your health issues, and commend you for being so proactive and for living your life as fully as possible. Thank you so much for your comments. Hugs, Cheryl
Interview: It Feels Good to Feel Good (Article) - 11/8/2017 7:48:33 AM
I agree with about 90% of your tips. Some of the more popular "organic" approaches out there are not an improvement over the regular way to do things. For example, "gluten-free" has become a buzzword for people. I have had a neurogenic bowel for 54 years since I was paralyzed partially in surgery. My spinal cord was so damaged that it continues to deteriorate over time and my bowel management has also deteriorated.
So, I went completely gluten-free for about two months. Unlike the glowing testimonials I read, there was no change in my problems at all during the time I was gluten-free. I'm now back eating bran cereals and not worrying about wheat being a problem for me.
Immediately after being paralyzed, I became lactose intolerant. It took me a while to learn what it was, but when I found out I stopped eating and drinking dairy products. Fearing for my health, I began to eat right back then in my 20s, over 50 years ago. At a checkup two days ago, my blood pressure was 90/55. My twin brother is on blood pressure reducing medicine. He has arthritis. I have none. I eat everything in moderation and have always drank tap water because most of the water systems in the country are perfectly healthy and much of the touted bottled water comes from municipal water systems with the add-on cost of marketing fancy labels.
I suffer from a lot of stress caused by paralyzed muscles, but my trips between San Francisco and LA and my trip around the world, were not stressful at all, Just full of adventure and exercise because I walked a great deal during those trips and ate everything, even unhealthful food during those brief periods I wasn't cooking in my own kitchen simple food faster than a fast food restaurant and much more healthy.
Ron
Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease – Know How It Happens & Its Remedy (Article) - 9/26/2017 7:05:26 AM
A very thorough and compelling article for people looking for the cause of their ailments. I believe, like you, that eating and lifestyle habits with much less exercise are what is leading to what appears to be, an epidemic of autoimmune disease.
At 20, when I was paralyzed, I was eating both a nearly starvation diet as a college wrestler (I didn't participate in drastic weight loss techniques that other wrestlers tried and have become epidemic like Lance Armstrong's doping by transfusion). And then, I would binge on my mother's fine cooking during weekends, holidays and my active summers where I didn't ever way much more than 145 pounds. But paralysis left me lactose intolerant. While gaining independence, I started cooking for myself simple recipes of a balanced diet. As a result, I am still healthy and alive as a quadriplegic, still eating fresh vegetables and fruit every day and a balanced, frugal diet of home-cooked food.
Yet I find almost everyone around me is fighting fat and complaining of all kinds of ailments, primarily from learning of them on television and the Internet. It's their own fault they are in such bad shape.
Ron
