tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84132496175669752182011-11-28T12:50:14.103-06:00I am a homeschool teacher, wife, and mother who currently has Type II Diabetes. In my quest to cure my "incurable" disease, I have learned a lot in the past 12 months. My prayer is that the information here will help others in their own quest for optimal wellness whatever their current state of health.Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-53087295191359594002011-04-14T16:22:00.001-05:002011-04-14T16:23:31.754-05:00

From Fox17 news - Tennessee Chiropractor Asa Andrew has agreed to give up his chiropractic license.In court Thursday, Andrew agreed that he promoted his medical expertise on television, radio and a book without disclosing his knowledge was limited to a chiropractic degree.Andrew did not admit practicing outside the scope of his license, but he did say people may have assumed his advice was coming

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-91347998529865673822010-06-04T22:27:00.002-05:002010-06-04T22:42:02.063-05:00

Hello everyone! It's hard to believe that my last entry was after the Haiti earthquake. We have had major flooding in our area since, but thankfully we were not victims of it. However, some good friends were and we have been busy helping them clean up and get their business back on its feet. We have also finished our Taekwondo tournaments for the year and I now live in a house full of state

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-45080105265815988582010-01-16T23:38:00.003-06:002010-01-16T23:54:29.550-06:00

My heart goes out to all those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. It is gut wrenching to see what is going on there. The whole adoption idea comes to the forefront of my mind after seeing all of the orphans. However, my health situation keeps that dream at bay. It's a little frustrating.I can do this, though, and that is donate funds and pray that the Lord directs the path of those funds.

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-51596047432663386542009-12-22T11:47:00.003-06:002009-12-22T13:08:28.185-06:00

Hi Everyone,I was reminded recently by a friend that I had not blogged in a while so I decided to make some time to do that. I have looked at everything I have been doing the past 1 1/2 years and the bottom line is that I'm really not any better after spending gobs of money, once again. In some ways, I am worse b/c now I'm on Metformin and my blood sugar is worse than it was a year ago. I also

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-53171962553141038352009-09-13T12:34:00.002-05:002009-09-13T12:40:16.335-05:00

Hi Everyone!This post brings good news. My latest report on my liver was a good one. Yahoo! My choline levels are off so I'm taking something for that. It should also help me sleep better since I can't get a full night's rest in. I don't have much time right now so this will be short for me. :)I also need to clarify my remarks about moving out of the country. I mentioned we have had SEMI

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-19358989786283360252009-09-02T12:22:00.002-05:002009-09-02T12:39:36.821-05:00

Hi Everyone,Well it's been a busy summer. My family and I are still competing in Taekwondo tournaments and doing quite well. All of us have a chance to be State Champs with a lot of work. My husband & I are playing sand volleyball on Monday nights and I'm also squeezing in some Jazzercise to boot so it's been a little crazy. Despite all the exercise and the diet plan, my body is not doing so

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-90625848999377922282009-07-16T16:48:00.002-05:002009-07-16T17:04:15.888-05:00

Hi Everyone,I hope you are all doing well today. I have decided to get back into Taekwondo as of this past Monday. My kids have inspired me. I have noticed that my fasting blood glucose readings are starting to drop about 25 pts which is encouraging. However, I have been feeling run down in general. I thought it was because my whole body was sore from the extra exercise, but it is more than

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-91031152596236745542009-06-08T12:44:00.002-05:002009-06-08T12:51:10.814-05:00

Hi Everyone,I forgot to mention this in my last post. If you have been following this, then you all know I took Metformin for about a week. Now I do realize that Dr. Morgan said I wouldn't see any effects from this drug for about 3 months. However, after only the one week, my liver was so congested that they lasered it at The Center for Natural Medicine. There was no change in my blood sugar

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-50253748555586468162009-06-05T19:26:00.003-05:002009-06-05T19:49:46.619-05:00

Hi Everyone,Taking Dr. Morgan's advice, I've been reading The Yeast Connection by Dr. William Crook. Yeast has fascinated me for a while b/c when I first went to The Center for Natural Medicine, they did an x-ray and it showed yeast throughout my body. I'm wondering if I still have as much, or if through the diet and supplements, most of it is gone. I think I'm going to ask Dr. Asa Andrew about

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-40688438401009247012009-06-02T08:39:00.002-05:002009-06-02T08:41:49.424-05:00

Hey everyone,I decided to bite the bullet and give Twitter a try. I'll still post here, but I thought I'd try out some different technology. Look up debbiekmorrison. I don't have a picture up yet but will get one up there as soon as I learn how to do it from my new camera. :)

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-73011897409752250192009-06-02T08:00:00.004-05:002009-06-02T08:32:26.622-05:00

Hi everyone,Lots of things have been happening...First, I saw Dr. Joe Morgan at The Center for Natural Medicine. He is a D.O. and, in a nutshell, suggested I go on Metformin since my blood glucose has been higher lately. Well, you all know how I feel about that but I decided to try it anyway. It is supposed to take up to 3 months to see any effects. He is also trying to find an

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-76565303846595089402009-05-05T22:18:00.003-05:002009-05-05T22:48:27.498-05:00

Hi everyone,I am back from my mini vacation and happy to report we all had a wonderful time. It rained every day we were there, but we didn't let that stop us. It was a much needed break for the whole family.During our trip, my kids decided to have a pillow fight(I think this is tradition whenever we go on vacation to have a pillow fight with Dad). Somehow my two youngest managed to smash into

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-65992372675970273052009-04-22T12:45:00.003-05:002009-04-22T12:58:18.877-05:00

Hi Everyone,I forgot to mention in my last post that Dr. Asa muscle tested me on cinnamon and Metformin. Interestingly enough, they both seemed to strengthen my body EQUALLY. So, that is pretty exciting news that I can possibly take cinnamon instead of Metformin, which can harm my liver.Yesterday I saw Dr. Karen and mentioned that I was getting some lower abdominal pain. I was wondering if the

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-55042069300476637942009-04-15T22:19:00.002-05:002009-04-15T23:05:04.654-05:00

Hi Everyone,First I hope you all had a Happy Easter weekend! We celebrated my birthday late with friends and family on Saturday night. Adults and kids had a lot of fun with plenty of good food and cheesecake. I LOVE cheesecake but managed to stay away from it. I'm still patting myself on the back for that one!Unfortunately we have been dealing with flu like symptoms ever since! With that said

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-81427966825055748962009-03-25T00:31:00.001-05:002009-03-25T00:34:40.034-05:00

Hi Everyone,I do apologize for waiting so long to post again, but I wanted to do a bit of research. First, I've had a few people comment about Dr. Asa Andrew's credentials or rather, lack of them so let me address this. Dr. Asa is a doctor of chiropractic (D.C.), naturopathic physician (N.D.) and has a doctorate in nutrition. He is in the process of getting his M.D. and is on target to take

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-17686583512473547042009-02-03T14:32:00.005-06:002009-02-03T15:09:19.512-06:00

Hi Everyone,Last week I met with Dr. Joseph Ozenne, a dr. of internal medicine. First I need to say that he was a great listener and spent a lot of time with me. I also met with his assistant doctor. She introduced a lot of options for me including drugs I could take, their effects and insulin. I let both dr.'s know my concerns with the meds and their detrimental effects. They were both

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-24717556497416446962009-01-23T10:31:00.003-06:002009-01-23T11:40:49.987-06:00

Hi Everyone,I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. It was nice for my hubby to get a few days off so we could all relax and enjoy ourselves as a family.Now for the blood work results. These are just the preliminaries and I should get the full results in a couple of weeks. Here is what I know or at least what I can figure out. I have not discussed this in depth with Dr. Asa Andrew

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-42014502406258469282008-12-30T23:32:00.004-06:002008-12-31T00:24:48.186-06:00

Hi Everyone,I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Santa (via the relatives) was kind to us this year and brought a trampoline! The weather has been pretty good so we have all been enjoying it...even Mom & Dad. We figure all of that jumping is good for our lymphatic systems. At least that's our excuse! Here's a quick update of my latest visit to The Center for Natural Medicine. We did the

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-50956367274206130832008-12-25T07:38:00.001-06:002008-12-25T07:39:13.598-06:00

May you all have a wonderful Christmas with friends and family!

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-88627562640604724942008-12-15T16:54:00.005-06:002008-12-15T17:26:16.580-06:00

Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since my last post. Probably like many of you, we have been very busy preparing for Christmas. Personally I am still feeling better most of the time. It gets a little depressing being surrounded by treats this time of year, but I decided to allow myself "one little bite" at various Christmas parties so I don't feel too deprived. I figure a little

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-27874096739897839152008-11-27T23:17:00.003-06:002008-11-27T23:38:32.417-06:00

Hi Everyone,I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. Despite dealing with a disease that affects so much of my life, I am thankful that I can still find things to be thankful about. It's a tough journey trying to get well sometimes, but with the support of family, friends and a wonderful Saviour I am getting through it and I am thankful. It's not always perfect or pretty, but my

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-23953394050423407912008-11-12T16:01:00.006-06:002008-11-13T12:19:17.408-06:00

Hello Everyone,The first thing I want to say is that I'm thankful I have a dr. who cares. I did not have an appointment but Dr. Asa squeezed me in to his already packed schedule after I spoke with him to find out what was going on. I really appreciated the time he spent speaking with me and the subsequent appointment.So, here's the good news! I'm not crazy after all! The weird psychological

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-66658155686788952032008-11-10T22:39:00.002-06:002008-11-10T22:46:34.553-06:00

Oh my gosh!!! I'm starting to piece some things together. Dr. Asa put me on the heavy metal balance and a zinc supplement this past week. I think one or both might be messing with me psychologically. I'm not going to say too much about it here yet, but if any of you are taking this heavy metal balance and it's having some weird effects, please email me. Thanks! My next appt with Dr. Asa is

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-14923964223276091372008-11-05T14:18:00.004-06:002008-11-10T22:52:16.358-06:00

Hi Everyone,Whew! What a crazy last couple of weeks! I am soooo glad the election process is over, but very unhappy with the outcome. Thank goodness I know I have a God who is sovereign and in control otherwise I wouldn't have any hope right now. Things are going to change, but my personal opinion is that the changes are not going to be what people think they are going to be. I hope time

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-57201735028992039382008-10-16T09:05:00.009-05:002008-10-16T10:30:43.940-05:00

Since my last post, I have been to Dr. Asa Andrew twice so here's an update.Last week Dr. Asa perceived that my immune system was down. I had been feeling a little under the weather so it was interesting he picked up on that w/out me telling him. It was a pretty routine visit where he did a lot of muscle/organ testing to see what was going on, but he was concerned about my immune system so he

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-37272841242344200292008-10-02T09:47:00.004-05:002008-10-02T10:10:05.040-05:00

Here's a great article from Glenn Beck. You can paste this in your browser since I'm having trouble making it link up here. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/01/beck.future/index.html And how does this affect your health? Just think of socialized medicine...wonder if we will have any "alternatives" then?Think real hard about who is in office and who you vote for, or vote out, in November.

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-78966665152499182472008-09-30T13:47:00.002-05:002008-09-30T13:57:41.844-05:00

Please go to www.daveramsey.com to read a common sense fix to the current economic crisis this country is facing WITHOUT spending $700 Billion of your tax dollars. This is a MUST read! There are alternative solutions other than the $700 billion one proposed by our Congress. It seems I'm all about alternative solutions! :)Debbie

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-41601752652255644852008-09-25T23:51:00.003-05:002008-09-25T23:59:59.808-05:00

Hi Everyone,I forgot to mention in my last post that Dr. Asa's Center for Natural Medicine has expanded and seems to be running a lot smoother. There are some new practioners helping him...Dr. Scott and Dr. Karen. There is also a personal trainer along with a small gym set up. Plus, you now order your supplements in his office, but then you go downstairs to pick them up. After talking with one

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-32102075215878846072008-09-25T23:18:00.003-05:002008-09-25T23:29:10.795-05:00

Hi Everyone!Well, the BIG MOVE is over and I am so relieved! Everything went very smooth thanks to the help of many friends. We fit all of our things in one huge moving truck and a trailer. Friends of ours let us stay with them the night before closing so we said goodbye to our old house and began our new life in a new town. Okay, okay, it's really not that dramatic! We only moved an hour

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-20396550191254940332008-08-28T21:24:00.006-05:002008-08-28T21:50:16.090-05:00

Hi Everyone,This will probably be my last post before the Big Move. I am on pins and needles to say the least. I feel like my life is on hold and I just want it to be done. Patience has never been one of my virtues! I'm also a little worried about fitting all of our stuff in the truck. Due to dealing with Mark's Dad's illness, we never had time to do a yard sale so we have a lot of stuff.

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-7400695479313339122008-08-21T12:27:00.006-05:002008-08-21T12:44:25.071-05:00

Hi Everyone,Well it looks like the house sale and purchase is all going to go through. We are very excited about this, but we won't truly be celebrating until we sign the dotted line in about 1 1/2 weeks. Right now it all seems too good to be true. I can't wait to get out of here and live closer to Mark's work and everything else we do in town. We also managed to celebrate my two daughter's

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-64433953444386249512008-08-14T13:03:00.001-05:002008-08-14T13:05:58.570-05:00

Hi Everyone,I had another good visit with Dr. Asa the other day. I had been feeling sick to my stomach so he checked that out. He seems to think it is a symptom of the yeast coming out of my body so he cut in half the yeast balance that I'm taking. It seems to be helping.I also have some muscle in my abdominal area that keeps knotting up so he used a laser on that today instead of his

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-33040329019929171202008-08-05T12:00:00.004-05:002008-08-05T12:25:13.563-05:00

Hi Everyone,I saw Dr. Asa last week. Not much has changed except that I ended up with a little sore on my nose. He did some testing and said it was yeast based. I already know I have an issue with yeast so he gave me some Yeast Balance to help correct this. I have noticed that I have been a little sick to my stomach all week. I'm not sure if it's from the yeast balance, the metal chelation

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-50048283920278595652008-07-24T13:15:00.005-05:002008-07-24T13:43:08.413-05:00

Hi again,It's been a wild couple of weeks for us dealing with Mark's dad in the hospital, trying to sell our house, visitig the optometrist, and going to see Dr. Asa. I'll start with my visit to Dr. Asa.The good news is that my blood work came back and for the most part, it looks great! One of the biggest things I noticed was that my A1C has dropped from 11.6 to a 6.9! WooHoo! It's still a

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-51724857629982864932008-07-10T10:27:00.002-05:002008-07-10T10:41:01.626-05:00

Hi Everyone,Here is a very quick update. I LOVED the lymphatic massage! I was concerned that it was going to be torturous and it was anything but. I have been getting slight headaches for about 2 weeks and they are now completely gone. I have absolutely NO joint pain and I slept very peacefully that night. Zhana(sp?) was the masseuse and did a wonderful job helping me to relax. I never felt

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-17248505133946194522008-07-03T14:16:00.002-05:002008-07-03T14:24:12.968-05:00

Hi Everyone,We received a phone call last night that my father-in-law was admitted into the hospital. He was found by his neighbor wandering around his front yard in a confused state of mind. Right now we are waiting for CAT scan results.He is an insulin dependent diabetic so my first thought was that his blood glucose went out of control. Now we are thinking it is strictly neurological...

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-83892877820072279262008-07-01T12:55:00.003-05:002008-07-01T12:59:04.982-05:00

Hi Everyone,I just wanted to let you all know of another book I'm reading right now. So far, it has excellent information. It is called Sugar Blues by William Dufty. A friend of mine got it off of EBAY and is letting me borrow it. It is a real eye opener and will make you think twice about putting anything in your mouth that has to do with sugar. I highly recommend this for anyone, but

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-80896265081743026242008-07-01T12:23:00.003-05:002008-07-01T12:34:19.145-05:00

Hi Everyone,Well, here is my 3rd attempt to post this. Yep, you read that correctly. I'm retyping this for the 3rd TIME! ARGH! And yes, I tried to save it both times prior and it didn't save, but deleted instead. I have never had this happen before so I'm going to save every few sentences this time. Ok, enough ranting about my computer woes. Let's try this again...Overall, my visit to Dr. Asa

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-23571418530510931592008-06-24T12:47:00.006-05:002008-06-24T13:03:29.750-05:00

I just dropped my mother-in-law off at the airport. She has been here a week and it was a pleasant visit for all of us. Thank goodness I have a nice mil. :) This is the first time I've been able to get on this blog in a while so here is an update.Asa Andrew visit #4This visit was similar to all the others. I started out with the foot detox and then saw Dr. Asa. He again gave me a very gentle

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-76914155479130716702008-06-11T16:25:00.002-05:002008-06-11T16:56:54.397-05:00

Hi Everyone,Here's a quick update. I'm very happy with the treatment I'm getting from Dr. Andrew. On visit #2 I met with the health coach who went over my x-rays. I do have inflammation in both my large and small intestines. My jaw was misaligned to the left, and the curvature in my neck is still not where it should be. I have a disc in my lower back that is showing a little bit of

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-28595415620199583472008-05-30T07:38:00.003-05:002008-05-30T08:08:31.241-05:00

Hi Everyone,It seems that many are waiting to hear how my appointment with Dr. Asa Andrew went yesterday. Here is a quick recap:My appointment was for 1pm. As suggested by the front staff, I got there by 12:30 to fill out paperwork. There was A LOT of paperwork and I finished it up by 1:05pm. I got a glimpse of Dr. Asa and my first impression was that he looked tired. At around 1:30pm they

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-23056045213568941142008-05-20T11:55:00.004-05:002008-05-20T12:20:14.594-05:00

Hi Everyone,I do apologize for not posting more often, but life has been hectic to say the least. Both Mark & I have been ill and we are doing what we can to get our house ready. Yep, it's still NOT on the market. Our new deadline is June 1st and I really hope we make it this time. We are in the purge/pack/staging mode.We have also sold and bought a car in the past week. It was great paying

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-7770236571848837132008-04-30T12:11:00.004-05:002008-04-30T12:46:40.475-05:00

Hi Everyone,I thought I would come back on here and let you all know the latest. The last couple of weeks have been extremely hard for me. I was weaning myself off of the adrenal gland hormones, DHEA & Pregnenolone, and I went through a horrible depression. I had thoughts like I have NEVER had before. By nature, I'm a fighter and so it was not like me at all to have an attitude of giving up,

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-7445518374117815572008-04-09T10:20:00.003-05:002008-04-09T10:33:40.480-05:00

Well hello everyone. No, I didn't drop off the face of the earth. We have been very busy getting our house ready to sell. The landscaper was here on Sunday since the weather was good. Anyone looking for a 3 bedrm/2 bathrm home with a finished basement, rec room and office all on one acre in beautiful middle TN??? It's an easy commute to Franklin, Brentwood or Nashville, great neighborhood,

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Hi Everyone,Here is a quick update. The word from Dr. Mercola's office is to finish taking all of my supplements for the adrenal glands and digestive system. When this is done I am to wait 4-6 weeks and then get my bloodwork redone to see how I'm doing. Being told to wait is very hard for me when I want to be well NOW. I am having a particularly frustrating week with my blood sugar levels.

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-36721028840504342372008-02-07T09:36:00.001-06:002008-02-07T09:45:38.502-06:00

Hi everyone,I wanted to let you all know that we are okay after the storms hit Tuesday night. The above link is to tornado damage pics in our area. It is pretty devastating to see it all firsthand. Thankfully we did not sustain any damage to our house or property. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who were not so lucky.http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=DN&Date=

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Hi Everyone,We now have a new water pipe and water back to the house! Yea! My health situation is unchanged and I will be calling Dr. Mercola's office in the next week to see what I need to do next. In the meantime, I wanted to tell you about another dr. who has captured my interest. His name is Dr. Asa Andrew and he is located right here in Nashville, TN.He spoke to the employees at my

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Well, when it rains, it pours! The meter reader turned off our water yesterday because the meter was spinning out of control and we had used 167,000 gallons of water! Mark and the plumber have spent the morning digging for the leak and have not found it yet. With that much water, you would think it would be obvious, but it's not showing up anywhere. Mark sent the plumber home and went back to

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Hi Everyone,I just had to get on here and tell you all what a HIT my first Sneaky Chef recipe was. I made the meatloaf with the green puree(consisting of broccoli, peas, & spinach) and it was really good. We all liked it and even tried it on one of Mark's coworkers and he thought it was good too. I can't stand broccoli, peas or spinach so I was very surprised when I couldn't taste any of them

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-42854155491630527482008-01-07T11:50:00.000-06:002008-01-07T11:56:47.760-06:00

Happy New Year! I have had a nice little vacation and I hope you all have too. We just arrived back from AZ at 2am. We only saw family this time since my main focus was on seeing my mother(for those of you just reading this blog, she has Alzheimer's). She was doing much better than I expected but didn't have a clue who I was. I was expecting that so that wasn't a shock. She is in a great

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Merry Christmas Everyone!We opened presents Christmas Eve this year so Mark would have an extra day with the kids and all of their new toys. My husband and I realized that this was an especially good Christmas for us. We have not only paid over $10k in medical bills in cash this year, but we have paid off a debt that has been hanging over our heads for a very long time. Previously at Christmas

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-822904290497798992007-12-21T23:39:00.000-06:002007-12-22T00:00:39.762-06:00

Have you ever been betrayed? It's an awful feeling. Kind of like a train wreck on your emotions. At least for me it was. And what in the world does a post like this have to do with your health? Read on and you will find out...I found out I was betrayed by someone I had known for about 2 years. In a nutshell, she lied about me, told someone else that lie which in turn caused that person to

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I received this reply from my nutritionist within about 10 minutes of sending her an email. Wow! What great service. :) Here is what she said,"I think your suspicion is correct. You must have been exposed (or over-exposed) to chemicals. You can take some buffered, powdered Vitamin C in a cup of water to clear the reaction. You may have to repeat in 15 minutes or so. When you take it in

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Hi everyone,I hope you are all doing well during this busy Christmas season. I wanted to quickly address something and see if any of you have some feedback.Yesterday I felt my face heat up and when I went to the mirror, my whole face was beet red and I watched it slowly spread down my arms, trunk, and legs. It was the weirdest thing. Thinking I was having an allergic reaction, I took some

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-14954403804494766842007-12-11T09:48:00.000-06:002007-12-11T09:59:14.993-06:00

Drake just came up to me today and showed me in his little New Testament Bible the following verse.Matthew 6:25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?"And then Drake said, "You are diabetic." So I replied, "Are you saying I shouldn't

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Last week I won a $178 hand made Scala dress on ebay for $30 (including shipping) to wear at Mark's work Christmas party. It came in today and fits like a glove. I am so relieved and excited!!! Dave throws the best Christmas parties and we are priveleged to be a part of it. This Christmas party is actually one that we look forward to attending. It's nonalcoholic so you don't have to worry

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It only took countless phone calls and about 3 weeks, but what I need to continue my wellness program is finally here!Here is what I'm currently taking. For Adrenal support: Pregnenolone and DHEA, balance 8(super vitamin, and 2400 mg Vitamin C per dayFor digestive support:(To get rid of the "bad" bacteria in my gut and for healing):3000 mg L-Glutamine, 2000 mg Licorice Root extract, 2000 mg

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-62769741115814861252007-11-24T18:17:00.000-06:002007-11-24T21:41:58.233-06:00

As my husband is putting up the Christmas lights outside with the kids, I thought I would sneak off and write something to you all. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Ours was pretty quiet. It was just our immediate family this year. To be honest, I was having a bit of a pity party on Thanksgiving and had a hard time thinking of things to be thankful for since I was feeling pretty

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-42314670656095385172007-11-16T20:38:00.000-06:002007-12-12T11:47:00.461-06:00

I finally received more lab test results and went over them with Dr. Galera on Monday. I'll start with the good news.From the stool sample test, I have no ova or parasites, no yeast or occult blood, and I don't have H. Pylori. yea! The bad news is that I do have Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, which is a a common human intestinal bacterium. It is widely distributed in soil, water, sewage and plants. I

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Well, it has been quite a month. It started out pretty good, then went downhill fast and is now coming back up...the ebb & flow. That's life, isn't it?Let's start with the good. My molars came out on Oct 4th and I feel better than ever. My memory continues to improve, my energy is better than ever, I'm sleeping more soundly, my mood is light and I can handle stress a lot better than ever. I

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-74397181248912160202007-10-30T15:41:00.000-05:002007-10-30T15:43:23.516-05:00

I found a link today which gives some interesting information regarding dental amalgums and mercury exposure. If you have ever had a filling or root canal, this would be an informative read for you. http://www.mercuryexposure.org/index.php?article_id=34

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Well, it has been exactly 16 days since my two root canal teeth were extracted and wow, what a difference! I continue to have amazing energy and a wonderful sense of well-being and happiness. I wake up raring to go. I haven't felt this good in YEARS! I am completely in awe of this. I asked my husband if he had noticed anything and he said that I am much more light hearted. The Monday after we

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The results are in from the saliva test I took a few weeks back. In that test I had to obtain saliva from 4 different time periods during the day. My readings were abnormal in the morning. However, the noon, afternoon, and nighttime readings were all normal but either on the high or low end of the "normal" range if that makes any sense! I spoke with my nutritionist today and this test result

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Well, I had this really cool message ready to post last night and it got lost into cyberspace so you all have to deal with this one instead. :)We got up Wednesday, Oct 3rd and dropped the kids off with our good friend, Jill. They were very excited to spend time with her. Mark & I flew into Chicago's Midway airport around 4:30pm, made a wrong turn out of the airport, and the adventure began!

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Oh what a fun morning! Not! I just finished two lab tests and they are ready to be shipped in their little FedEx bags. These test for any parasites in my system. I'm not sure when I will have the results. Hopefully I will know in a few weeks.In the meantime, Mark & I are getting ready to fly out to Chicago tomorrow. I'm getting a little nervous about this upcoming surgery. I know its just a

Debbie Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01579886950879369639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413249617566975218.post-143074200709383062007-09-25T10:16:00.001-05:002007-09-25T10:47:01.612-05:00

So far we are encouraged by what we have seen with my Mom. Yesterday, the neurologist drained 38 cc's of cerebral spinal fluid from her lower lumbar region to see if it improves her gait. She was doing the Alzheimer's "shuffle".They also shot dye into this fluid and they are going to do a brain scan shortly to see if the valves, that drain the fluid, are working properly.I have found out that

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I'm really going off the subject here a bit, but I wanted to ask all of you to keep my Mom in your prayers. As many of you know, my Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimers while in her 60's. It has progressed to the point where my Dad was going to put her in a care facility really soon. My Dad takes meticulous notes of everything the dr.'s tell him concerning my mother and he dropped these notes off to

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I know in my last post that I promised to get into the cellular level of things in this post, but I'm going to postpone that for today. Something came up and hey, you have to be flexible in this life.I had an interesting conversation with someone yesterday. She brought up the topic of toxic people. Looking back through my life, I've had a lot of these people in my life. Maybe you have too. Some

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Welcome back! The rest of my blood test results are in and I'm basically a really healthy individual except for the high blood sugar and a thyroid issue. They did a thyroid peroxidase test and the result was 54. Normal is under 35. So what does this mean? It means I have autoantibodies present that should not be there. Here is the definition from medicinenet.com."Autoantibodies to thyroid

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Hello everyone!I pray you all had a wonderful and safe holiday weekend. We spent one day remodeling floors in our house and one day shopping, of course! But more than that, we celebrated my 3rd daughter's 6th birthday. Six years ago was another labor day. I was making jokes to everyone that she would be born on Labor Day, never expecting it to happen. I was to be induced on Sept 4th, but our

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So what do my teeth have to do with my diabetic symptoms? Possibly, everything. I am pushing 40 and have yet to have more than one cavity in my lifetime. Amazing, but true. I had great dental care growing up. So here's the story...Shortly after getting married in 1994, I went to a "cheap" dentist to have a routine check up. To make a long story short, this guy said I had a cavity and proceeded to

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I thought I would start this out by letting you all know that I was able to go to Dr. Mercola's Optimal Wellness Center in Schaumburg, IL from August 19-22nd. It was an incredible experience. I wasn't quite sure what to expect going to an alternative medicine clinic. It was reassuring to see verses of the Bible posted everywhere in just about every office I entered. The first thing they did was

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