[Nightshade]

Hello, Nightmare,
Everyone will probably have some interest in this, actually, as inflammation can be a real problem.

http://chestsculpting.com/why-youll-never-lose-man-boobs-with-a-sluggish-liver-and-what-to-do-about-it/

We certainly don't want to induce fatty or sluggish liver in order to improve our breast growth, but we DO want to avoid bad livers, and increased metabolism will be our friend generally, especially if we have problems with inflammation.

A few additional notes to the article:
- Add black pepper to turmeric tea. T-Nation has the "exact" recipe.
- Cold showers are also anti-inflammatory.  Hot showers increase inflammation.
- Sugar increases inflammation, by itself, before f*($ing up the liver (and arteries, which also leads to cholesterol blocking the arteries...).
- Water is your friend, and you can add some lemon juice for a flavor boost, with minimal calories. (Also increases vitamin C, and works to counter candida yeast, which becomes "fungal" if it permeates the body. See "Lifeforce" book, @ https://www.amazon.com/LifeForce-Dynamic-Health-Vitality-Weight/dp/1885003978?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1885003978, and https://www.naturalnews.com/032071_chronic_inflammation_yeast.html).

I know it's difficult, Nightshade, but the more you do to break the inflammation, the better and faster things will get back to normal.
BTW...  Nightshades? Are inflammatory...  ;-)
-Dianna

I'm sorry to hear about your parents. I'm not sure what to say about the adult child. I'm the first one to admit I'm still quite immature, but I was also an honors student and into athletics before my health drastically altered my life.

I'm in my late 30s and have had Lyme disease for 22 years. I'm very disabled because of it and can't work. I don't even leave the house anymore except for doctor appointments.

There is some good news at least. They decided to allow me to go on HRT. I guess if I had a friend to drive me to appointments maybe I wouldn't need their help. I can't drive either because of my health. It would be like driving drunk. I haven't driven in close to 20 years.

Yeah. Inhibiting liver function isn't going to work very well in the long run And I actually take supplements for methylation. Right now my main focus is health, but I'm tired of waiting for HRT as the big 4-0 is approaching.

IDK if meds are the best way, but from what I've heard they're cheaper than the supplements. I am curious about possibly just taking prescription estrogen and using supps for androgen balance. idk, depends on the doctor. Many doctors don't like the patients calling the shots, but hopefully I'll get a good one.

One other thing I forgot to mention is that Chinese Skullcap is in the herbal Lyme protocol I'm on and it is mentioned here as inhibiting 5-alpha reductase. It also should help with inflammation. It's kind of hard to tell what's going on with me, but my doctor is testing me for coinfections so hopefully that will reveal some new course in treatment.

I had to Google MPB. I guess I've been relatively lucky considering my dad starting losing hair much earlier than me. I did unfortunately inherit his curly hair (and my mom's thick hair - which isn't a good combination). I think I might just wear a wig if I ever transitioned. I guess I can keep it short since the androgynous/butch look works as a lesbian. Recently I've been hearing a lot about transphobic lesbians so maybe I'll just identify as "queer" instead.

I am taking some stuff for yeast/candida. I'm not really on a low carb diet though, but I do try to restrict sugars and simple carbohydrates as much as I can. I've been hearing about the ketogenic diet so maybe I'll look into that. idk.