Adrenal Fatigue Blog

Kelp as a Supplement

I have been taking kelp for a few weeks now and I think it really is giving me a little boost. I seem to have a bit more energy, day by day. I think that is all you can go by, the day to day small increase in energy and umph. I am taking a tincture with astragalus, Siberian Ginseng and Reishi mushrooms at night, along with the kelp, Dhea and Calcium, Magnesium and zinc plus some serious B vitamins. That may seem like a lot but something in that mix is helping me, slowly, get a jump start on everyday living. So, as I go along and try this and that, I keep refining my list. You really have to, I think, because I think everyone is different. It would help to take a hair analysis test or the saliva test but I have been seriously under or unemployed, every since I started on this voyage. That is a bummer because I have health insurance but most of the extras in this disease are not paid items on insurance. I can go to my doctor but she can't get the tests I need done without me paying for them.It's not really mainstream enough for regular doctors to deal with.  It is sort of a vicious circle, in a way. All of the "alternative" healers and doctors and acupuncturists are out there for a reason. This is one of those reasons. Anyway, I'll be working on me, and when I get to be regularly employed, I'll take it a step further.

Long Weekend Blues

I participated in a very nice art show this weekend. It was the 14th annual Chris Bubany show, held for the last three years at Harlow Gardens in mid-town Tucson. I only do a couple of shows every year and then I usually swear off of them for awhile. Being a metal artist, it is a lot more work than, say, painting pictures or weaving or something. Metal art is heavy and it is usually hot to work on. Until I started figuring out some of my medical problems, I seemed to get throught these things a bit easier. I am definetely beat tonight, as I was Friday after set up and Saturday after the longest day of the show. My ability to work really hard and be someplace, anyplace, for 8 or 10 hours, seems to be a thing of the past. I am looking forward to at least a couple of days of downtime. Which is something that really isn't in the game plan, just as it wouldn't be for anyone who has a job. I need to be finding a job and resting for several days isn't on the schedule! I used to think that if times got tough, as they are right now, I could just start a house cleaning business or something like that. As it is, feeling like I do, I can barely clean my own house! So, I'm thankful the show is over and I'm thankful that the only other one I am signed up to do this year is a one day show. I can handle that, I guess!