by Jamie Holloway | Jun 17, 2014 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
It is time for another update on my progress. I had my infusion on June 5th and I am beginning to feel like myself again. I no longer feel the need to sleep all day. I feel rested. I knew from my previous experiences with Rituximab that it would be about a week...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 9, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. I rested this weekend. I slept a lot. I can only count on my hand the amount of hours I have actually been awake. The rest of the time I was sleeping. Being tired is one of the effects that I get from the Rituximab infusion...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 6, 2014 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
I told God that I wanted more adventures in my life for my 40th birthday. Boy, has He sure answered that request. I went to Voodoo Doughnuts with some friends. Then I got the letter from Peace Healing informing me that I needed to be tested for Hepatitis C....
by Jamie Holloway | May 31, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I woke in a good mood yesterday morning. I was ready to face the day. I planned on going to the grocery store and buying the items I need. Then come home and watch The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smag. I was looking forward to watching this movie. Instead at 10...
by Jamie Holloway | May 29, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I have been thinking about the word possible the last few days. I had a dream, I know I sound like Martin Luther King, but I promise that is not where I am heading. My dream: I was standing at a podium, ready to give a speech to a big crowd. I was talking about...
by Jamie Holloway | May 16, 2014 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Lao Tzu Health, you never know how much it means to until you don’t have it anymore? I like what Lao Tzu says “Health is the greatest possession.” Without...
by Jamie Holloway | May 10, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Soul Models” by Elizabeth Bryan and Angela Daffron took my breath away. Each story touched my heart with the struggle and then the realization that they could do something to change their circumstances. That they catastrophic events they went through didn’t...
by Jamie Holloway | May 9, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Gardens are not things of moderation. Jennifer McGruther I’ve been procrastinating writing an updated blog post because I don’t feel like I have anything to report. I will share one simple truth. I failed this week. I have not done any of the circuit training...
by Jamie Holloway | May 6, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
One of the people I follow on Facebook recently they talked about “The Nourished Kitchen” by Jennifer McGruther and I knew that I wanted to read this delightful cookbook. With cookbooks I like to be inspired with unusual ingredients and even unusual ideas for...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 29, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Alternative medicine is something that I have been interested in for a long time. In fact, if I had money I would get a massage, cranial therapy, and a few other therapies. Insurance does not cover things like that so I do what I can with little funds that I...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 26, 2014 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Can you believe this is the last week in April? Spring definitely is here. I love spring. Yes, it is that fabulous time of the week where I update you on my progress what I am rocking and what I am not. Every I am doing well this week. I have been doing the exercises...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 23, 2014 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
Lately I have been rethinking my life and the goals towards my health that I want to accomplish. A big part of me wants to jump in and get started and kick it in the butt. Then there is the wise side of me that knows that jumping right in and not taking it slow...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 23, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Reading “Change Your Mind Heal Your Body” by Anna Parkinson was like reading my own journey through my own illness. No I don’t have a tumor in my brain. What I do have is an inflammation disease the closes off my throat and with having about 40 surgeries in the...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 22, 2014 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
When I went to Gateway Produce here in Vancouver Washington I saw spaghetti squash for a great price. They were .49 a pound, so I bought two. I am sure you, like me have heard that spaghetti squash is a good replacement for pasta. I have not tried it until now. I have...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 21, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. Me, I had a quiet one. I did end up cooking some yummy new dishes and I will be sharing my recipes and what I did with you sometime this week, so stay tuned. My progress this week went okay. Yes, I went...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 18, 2014 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
I woke up yesterday on the wrong side of the bed. I didn’t want to do anything, but I had an appointment to go to physical therapy. I begrudgingly went. Mike gave me 4 new stretches to do on top of the ones he has given me before and he wants me to continue to ride...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 3, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Good day! Time for an update and I am feeling better about things. Physical therapy is amazing. I love it this time around. I don’t know if it is because I am changing my perspective or if I am just ready now and I wasn’t ready before. My PT therapist is amazing. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 2, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I was excited when I saw Julie Daniluk’s book “Slimming Meals that Heal” offered through Netgalley to read. Julie Daniluk is a nutritionist that offers help to patients like me who have an auto-immune disorder. She offer’s recipes, case studies, and all kinds...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 1, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Physical therapy wasn’t so bad. It went better than I expected. The atmosphere was not a bunch of elderly men and women on oxygen trying to breathe while moving their bodies. It was a bunch of men and women varying in age doing core, balance, and strength...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 13, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
If you have been reading my blog you know that I love reading cookbooks. I get a lot of great ideas from them. Reading “Vibrant Foods” is no exception. I enjoyed looking at the amazing photography and even reading the recipes. I love the fact that it is...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 11, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
It is hard to believe it is the second week in February and I feel like I have accomplished a lot this month. First, I roller skated, then I went and played out in the snow, and then this weekend I walked to the store which is probably about a block from my...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 8, 2014 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Are you staying warm? This weekend it is snowing where I live in Vancouver Washington which is right across the river from Portland Oregon. We don’t usually get a lot of snow, but when we do it is a lot. I am not a big fan of the snow. I hate it, but I...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 3, 2014 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Psalms 42:5-6 Why are you cast down, o my inner self? And why should you moan over me and be disquieted within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him my Help and my God. O my God, my life is cast down upon me and I find the burden...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 2, 2014 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
You lose your grip, and then you slip into the masterpiece. Leonard Cohen This Leonard Cohen quote fits perfectly with my experience of roller skating. I, Jamie who chases butterflies finally took a chance and let go of my fear of moving my body again and I stepped...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 1, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have been a fan of Dr. Mark Hyman ever since I heard him speak about sugar and it being addictive on an interview he did for the Gluten Summit in December. I was excited when I saw his book “The Blood Sugar Solution 10 day Detox” available through...
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