Amanda's Health Journal

Mainly, I'm referring to soybean oil, corn oil, safflower oil, canola, sesame oil, sunflower seed oil, palm oil, and any others that are labeled as "unsaturated" or "polyunsaturated."

Dec 28

Dec 28 How to Prepare Chicken Feet Broth For a Big Dose of Collagen

Buy chicken feet.
Dump then in a pot and cover with water. Simmer for 10 minutes. Discard water.

Dec 17

Dec 17 Connection with Nature

Breathing and Meditation

In the last office building where I worked the windows didn't open, the thermostat was set to 70 degrees whether it was summer or winter outside, and my cubicle's fluorescent-lit walls and computer stared glumly back at me.

Dec 14

Dec 14 Magnesium Oil for Sound Sleep

Although I am happy to say I don’t have headaches, muscle aches, or general fatigue - common symptoms of magnesium deficiency - I did have a little trouble sleeping soundly from time to time. Magnesium oil changed that.

Dec 3

Dec 3 Qigong - My Experience

A healthy person's energy flows smoothly. However, when her energy is blocked, illness results. Practicing qigong causes the blockages to lessen and eventually disappear.

Dec 3

Dec 3 Rebounding: Exercising All My Cells!

When NASA was looking for an exercise that allowed astronauts to recover from prolonged weightlessness (and therefore weaker bones), they found that rebounding prevented osteoporosis. And that it was 68% more effective than running as an aerobic exercise.

Dec 23

Dec 23 My Notes on Modifilan

Detoxification, Diet

Modifilan is a Laminaria seaweed extract - full of minerals including iodine. I have taken it over the years with very good effects, including better blood as seen through microscopy. Through my correspondence with Sergei Zinn, founder of the company, I understand more of how Modifilan works.

Oct 31
Oct 31 I Can't Talk About Chlorine Dioxide

Nor can I show pictures. But I can tell you, if your child is on the spectrum, that Kerri Rivera's work is saving kids - and their families - from a life of autism.

Aug 9

Aug 9 Interview on Mercury with Leo Cashman of DAMS

Dental Amalgam Mercury Solutions is a non-profit organization that provides information on amalgam and other dental health problems. Leo has helped thousands of mercury-toxic people - including me!

May 2
May 2 Coming Soon: A Group Session for Spinal Fusions

I get many comments on this website from people who have had spinal fusions for scoliosis. Some of them are in pain and don't know where to turn. I am not a licensed physical therapist or masseuse or doctor but I do have a spinal fusion and a harrington rod, and have had my share of stiffness and pain.

Jan 12

Jan 12 How to Remove a Mole Yourself (With Pictures)

I'd had a big, dark brown, high altitude mole on my upper right arm for many years. When I was pregnant it got even bigger and higher. Today, it is gone. Mole removal cost? Almost free!

Nov 11

Nov 11 Successful Liver Flushes

For years now I’ve used the Hulda Clark/Andreas Moritz Liver Flush recipe to remove gallstones. You feel better with each flush. It’s important to keep flushing until none come out…

Sep 22
Sep 22 Quicksilver Mercury Detox: My First Three Months

Last night I took ½ scoop of IMD with two grams of Vitamin C. This morning I took one Clear Way capsule. I am starting low and slow. So far so good.

Sep 2

Sep 2 Scar Release Therapy - My Experience

On a muggy August morning I found myself in Penn Station, NYC, ready to board a train for Wantagh, Long Island. A month earlier I'd stumbled upon an article online by Marjorie Brook that described the benefits of scar release therapy.

Jul 12

Jul 12 Quicksilver IMD for Mercury: The First Round

I read in my diary from last year, when I was doing the IMD protocol with the Etheric Glutathione, Etheric Vitamin C and the ClearWay, that I was beginning to feel good. My stiffness was much better, I had energy, I didn’t feel retox symptoms from mercury mobilizing….And so why did I stop?

Apr 22

Apr 22 More Ray Peat

Scrambled eggs in butter, orange juice, milk, coffee with cream and organic cane sugar, and protein like beef or lamb with a glass of milk and oj…How I love Ray.

Apr 8

Apr 8 Ray Peat, Hypothyroidism and Diet

Yesterday I got back into Dr. Ray Peat and his explanation for hypothyroidism, including the need for calcium via milk and cheese and ice cream so I have been partaking…

Jan 27

Jan 27 A Recipe for Health: 7 Steps to Get Started

Detoxification, Diet, Movement, Breathing and Meditation, Attitude of Allowing

An organized plan, and the support to accomplish it, are what we'll discuss now. Readers, we would appreciate your reflections and thoughts on these topics. What in life has worked the most for you? After so many years as a 'health nut', here are my thoughts.

Nov 16
Nov 16 Dr. Larry Wilson on Adrenal Fatigue and More