The Fourth of July was hard for me this year. It was very hard to feel any sense of celebration, so I used it as a time to reflect on the state of things. We have to remember we are in this thing together. So in case you missed it, here’s my thoughts on freedom, stigma, my cholesterol with Long Covid, and a Kiddo update I hope makes things a little brighter (it did for me)! Cholesterol with Long Covid (and what actually helped mine) I never had cholesterol issues, which I attribute to prioritizing Omega 3 and reducing inflammation (both with lifestyle and removing foods that I don’t tolerate well). But, ugh, with Long Covid, my levels went up along with, of course… inflammation. This last year I’ve focused on further focusing on my health, tracking actual health markers and not just how things felt – and things have improved, woot! Guess what I changed in my diet to improve cholesterol? Nothing! In fact, I started eating corn and probably more “treats” than ever. Science knows inflammation is the cause of high cholesterol, but we’re often told that means diet, because of diet culture. Removing coffee to reduce my […]
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