What I do to stave off depression
A lot of my friends suffer from moderate to severe depression. Myself, I tend towards depressiveness and have a personality evaluation to prove it - I'm pretty normal except for tendencies towards...
View ArticleWeaning myself off flixotide
For the past 10 years or so, I have used the synthetic corticosteroid Flixotide (sold in the US as Flovent) for long-term asthma control. It does a pretty good job at preventing asthma symptoms, but...
View ArticleWhile we’re on the subject of Flixotide…
While looking for places to link to for my post on weaning myself off Flixotide/Flovent, I came across a patients' forum in which many people posted a number of behaviour-altering/psychoactive side...
View ArticleRunning, exercise and joint pains
Since my last physical peak in October, I've kept up with running but let other forms of exercise fall by the wayside a bit. I've not been to the gym since back then. As a result, I've lost a bit of...
View ArticleSwine flu preparedness
Jim Macdonald at Making Light has a good clearing-house post of All You Need To Know Generally About Flu: what it does to the body and how to prepare. The Scienceblog Effect Measure gives more detail...
View ArticleSome quick food/budgeting notes
This week's groceries expenses were €35 - they'll be €37 when I get the peanut butter, which I forgot. Most of my groceries were bought at the farmer's market, and because I brought a list and stuck to...
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