I’ve gotten about 5 messages in the past week asking how I’m doing. Sorry I’ve been AWOL! I’ve been sick off and on over the past month (completely unrelated to my hookworm buddies) so I haven’t had the energy for much updating.
My 6 month wormiversary came and went on October 14th. Things are still improving on the food front! Lately I’ve been able to add back (in small quantities) several types of fruit, some nuts, and - hallelujah - cross-contamination from fryers doesn’t seem to bother me anymore. Bring on the sweet potato fries!
While I have been able to eat a lot more without getting sick, I haven’t noticed any improvement in my sneezing this fall. I still sneeze about 10-20 times a day and my nose is often very stuffy. I’m sure the seasons changing is making this worse than it normally is, so maybe I have improved overall but this allergy season is just particularly bad. Either way, I am considering adding some more worms on top of the original batch to see if that leads to further improvement. Also: waiting longer!
One last note about the last couple months - I’ve started supplementing my vitamin D after having a huge downturn in my improvement at the end of September. I had read many things about vitamin D deficiency so I figured I’d give it a whirl. I can’t believe how much it seemed to help, and really quickly, too. Within a few days of taking 10,000 IU/day of liquid vitamin D I was less moody, sleeping better, and my skin was freakishly soft. Was it all in the D? Who knows. It seems to be helping so I’m going to continue with it.
And if you’re one of my friends I’ve been pestering to try a D supplement… thanks for putting up with me. I’m just trying to help! :)
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