WTF is wrong with me? Archives - Carrie Brown

DNA Testing And Interpreting The Results

carrie — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:22:55 +0000

So, why are we even talking about DNA testing here? Why is DNA testing even A Thing? Watch my talk in June of this year and you’ll see. DNA testing changed my life. If I had a buck for every time I’ve been asked in the last 3 years how I solved my BiPolar […]

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Stinky ‘pits And Other Things I Don’t Miss

carrie — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 09:00:39 +0000

I’ve started a file in my brain labeled ‘Awesome Things That Have Happened Since I Started Detoxing My Body’. This (fingers crossed) short post comes from that file, because it’s been a while since I gave you a progress report. As I was lying in bed at some ridiculous hour this morning not sleeping I […]

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Progress Update! (WTF is Wrong with Me?)

carrie — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 07:20:52 +0000

Mornin’! You know how you start writing a blog post and then one of your favorite people on earth wants to Skype so you do and 3 hours of exciting chatter later… Afternoon! I thought I’d stop in and give you a progress update as I have heard from so many of you asking how […]

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The Most Important Thing

carrie — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 05:12:08 +0000

Mornin’! I’m back on the couch in front of the fire, steaming mug of coffee at hand. I use the word ‘mug’ loosely because although it looks like a mug, I’ve seen thimbles with a larger capacity. Thus, I am grateful that this beach-side studio comes equipped with a percolator and decent ground coffee. I […]

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Take A Breath

carrie — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 06:55:52 +0000

Howdy Gang. I am fully aware that I have slung an awful lot of data at you over the last 6 weeks and especially the 10 days. I thought it might be nice to curl up on the couch in front of the fire for a few minutes, take a breath, and step off the […]

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Three Strikes And You’re Out (WTF Is Wrong With Me? #7)

carrie — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 03:26:17 +0000

Getting intimate with my DNA has turned out to be the most important thing I have ever done. Poking around in amongst all those bits of genetic information has ended the enduring mystery of my Bi-polar disorder and a lifetime of anguish – which I made invisible to the outside world. What I’ve gleaned from […]

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M*THF**R! (WTF is wrong with me? #6)

carrie — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 22:33:46 +0000

How many pieces of duct tape does it take to entirely block out all the light from the little LED clock on a microwave? I am not quite sure but I do know it’s more than two. I’ll provide an update tomorrow morning. In other news, it’s raining. It’s rather lovely if you ask my […]

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Dropping A Bomb (WTF is wrong with me? #5)

carrie — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 06:42:05 +0000

I am still on the couch! And apparently I am still writing! I have just finished ripping little bits of duct tape off it’s roll and pressing them over the multitudinous little lights emanating from the various gadgetry dotted around the studio. The TV, the microwave, the VCR, the CD, the I-don’t-even-know-what-that-thing-is, the carbon monoxide […]

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Quit Bugging Me! (WTF is wrong with me? #4)

carrie — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 02:29:38 +0000

Well, after sharing these, these, and these test results I am left with one final test result to share. Yes! The not-so-fluid bodily fluid. Let’s talk about my poop! Because poop truly is fascinating – as long as you’re not the one who actually has to do the disseminating and testing part. Getting it in […]

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Call The Plumber! (WTF is wrong with me? #3)

carrie — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 22:24:41 +0000

After my tests came back declaring that just about every food that I had ever even thought about eating made my blood sad, it didn’t take any further testing for my Naturopath to announce that I have Leaky Gut. It’s proper name is Permeable Gut, but that sounds so scientific and, well, dull. If I […]

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Spit It Out (WTF is wrong with me? #2)

carrie — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 21:35:09 +0000

In my quest to uncover “WTF is wrong with me?” I undertook a bunch of tests involving bodily fluids (or in some cases not-so-fluids), because it makes so much sense to me to look at what is actually there rather than just looking at the symptoms and trying to figure out what is causing them. […]

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Written in Blood (WTF is wrong with me? #1)

carrie — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 04:39:13 +0000

Lovely, patient readers: I am perhaps almost as frustrated as you are at the time it is taking me to get all these “WTF is wrong with me?” posts written. How best to deliver the flood of results and discoveries and accompanying abundance of awesomeness has been a constantly changing landscape in my mind for […]

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Testing! Testing!

carrie — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 05:00:58 +0000

Back in July when I had to raise my hand and wave the flag of surrender, I really had no clue where to start in trying to untangle what was happening in my body that was making me unable to function. I think it’s probably fairly typical for peeps with brain dysfunctions to assume that […]

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Science Schmience

carrie — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:58:21 +0000

I remember when the precursor to “The Calorie Myth” launched onto the diet book scene in 2012 and the kudos and comments started flying in. All the research! All the science! A diet that was science-based! No woo-woo hocus-pocus! Everything backed up by science! Wheeeeeeeeeeee! It was all so exciting. People were clamoring for a […]

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It’s All In The Genes

carrie — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 23:51:59 +0000

Shortly after I was diagnosed with Bi-polar II disorder some 2½ years ago I have been pushing against everything about it. At first I was all, “Oh, hey! Cool! I get something to hang my hat on now! I know what is wrong with me so I can do something about it! I can stop […]

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Something’s Going On

carrie — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:11:40 +0000

I’m in my pj’s and a rather delightful pair of black and white dotted socks, sitting in front of a lovely log fire in a cabin by the side of the North American continent’s largest volcano. I’m mighty glad I didn’t get up for the sunrise, because there wasn’t one. That’s not to say that […]

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I Blame The Peanut

carrie — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 05:55:02 +0000

A year ago after I lobbed a blog post at you and ran for cover, having thrown caution to the wind and introduced you to the elephant in the room, I got a lot of feedback. The vast majority of it came in the form of joyful whoops and hollers, love, gratitude, and understanding. “This […]

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We Have Liftoff!

carrie — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 04:48:05 +0000

In my experience, when life convenes to prevent you from doing things you absolutely love to do, it’s usually because you aren’t listening to the little whisperings from The Universe telling you there is something else more important that you need to be focused on. If you continue to not listen or are simply being […]

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