HEALED AT LAST! (My Autoimmune Healing Story)

"Perfect!" This word seems to be the word of the day. This day was January 30th, 2018 - the day of my last specialist visit at the Autoimmunity and Rheumatology Clinic (ARC) in Singapore General Hospital, before I left for New Zealand for further studies. It first started when I was taking the regular height …

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Comprehensive Stool Test to Find The Root Cause of Autoimmunity

Recently received the results of a comprehensive stool analysis done about a month ago based on the recommendations of my Naturopathic Doctor. Yes, I had to prod, poke, scoop, bottle, freeze and pass the 💩 to my doc who sent it to America for analysis.  It turns out I have a large amount of dysbiotic gut flora belonging to …

AIP Reintro 1: EGG YOLKS! (updated)

Day 60.1 After 60 days of eliminating all potentially immune triggering foods, I was really excited to reintroduce egg yolks again! For lunch I ate the yolk from a hard boiled free-range chicken (we call them 'kampong chickens' in Singapore 😂 'kampong' meaning village) egg by itself with a generous sprinkle of Pink Himalayan Sea …

HUMIRA: The Miracle That Wasn’t

I once thought this was a miracle cure for my autoimmune problems. One jab and the pain in my joints would go away so fast that I'd forget about them in a few days! Sadly it's not. With each dose I'm starting to feel some unintended side effects like redness, swelling and itching that spreads …

My Story (2016)

"When bad things happen in your life, you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you or let it strengthen you." Dr.Seuss 2016 was filled with many ups and downs, peaks and valleys. However I'm glad and thankful to still be blessed with a healthy body, loving and amazing …

3-Day Water Fast VS 4-Day Bone Broth Fast

3-Day Water Fast: 19th, 20th, 21st Dec 4-Day Bone Broth Fast: 23rd, 24th, 25th & 26th Dec This post is a comparison between 2 different fasts I did over the course of the past 2 weeks. A water fast means not consuming anything but water while a Bone Broth fast means drinking Bone Broth instead …

Fasting: 2 Days

14th Dec 2016 Following the surprising results of the previous 1 day fast, I was eager to embark on a longer fast to see what benefits it could do for my condition. After going back to my normal lifestyle for 5 days, I started my second water fast. Results & Observations 1. Overall Body Ache …

Fasting: 1 Day

7th Dec 2016 The past 3 months have been tough for me mainly because of a relapse of my autoimmune disorder. As a result my old injuries have been resurfacing one by one and they aren't healing because of the overwhelming amounts of inflammation in my system. From Plantar Fasciitis in both feet, to a …

Lessons from a Nutritionist (Part 1)

Last month, taking the advice from a friend, I sought the professional advice of Healthystars' Nutritionist John Lynn. I had a flare up of my arthritis related autoimmune disease in January and this caused severe pain in my feet, left knee, hip and spine. By April, the pain was getting progressively worse to the point where I was limping with …

Journal: 1st April follow up with the Rheumatologist

Significant results from the latest bloodtest: Uric Acid: 212 umol/L (down from 315, norm = 212-453) C-Reactive Protein: 18.5 mg/L (down from 41.3 last month, norm = 0-10) Red blood cell (RBC) count: 3.94 mil/uL (up from 3.74, norm =  4.5-6.3) Hemoglobin (HGB) count: 12.5 g/dL (down from 12.6, norm = 13.5-18) Mean corpuscular volume …