Where I Was Abused #bethisrael #mtsinai #keepingmyselfwell

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Icahn School of Medicine (sister of the abusive Beth Israel/Mt Sinai NYC closed-servicing HIP in NYC now EmblemHealth, also with massive complaints filed on their care) is using trials on humans in a border neighborhood of the impoverished in NYC. Jewish Daniel Bruckstein founder of Continuum Healthcare provides care for aging seniors. Continuum merged Beth Israel with Mt. Sinai. Many Iranian students have trained at Beth Israel and Mt Sinai. All past records from Beth Israel/Mt Sinai are stored at Icahn. Recruits are through HuMed for these schools who do not follow the traditional MCAT Path. Many complaints filed against Icahn.

Credits: https://www.nytimes.com/1972/02/08/archives/health-insurance-plan-begins-to-consolidate-medical-groups.html

https://icahn.mssm.edu/about/faculty-resources/handbook/research/ethical-practices

https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/with-each-white-coat-ceremony-a-renewed-commitment-to-advancing-diversity/

https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/generalprofessionalissues/79845

Strength Training and Taste Buds #autoimmunediseases #spoonie #strengthtraining #tastebuds #healthyfood #keepingmyselfwell

 

I've been strength training and had been working with a trainer at a gym doing stretches. This has been going on for almost 2 months. Being a spoonie I had to cut down my limits. I ended at home doing strength training. 

I've ended up being able to use my taste buds more. Don't know how this helped. I'm able to eat healthier food because my body isn't craving for more flavors to get me to eat substantially. I made sweet potato tortillas today. I had 2 scrambled eggs with one and a pickle, tomatoes, apple, and a few chips. It actually tasted really good. I would have ordinarily gagged on it. My body is appreciating the nutrients.

I only do an online express 15 minute senior class. I'll tell you they pack a punch. Right now I'm lagging to hold onto twice a week. Between having to cook my own meals, a bit of yoga and walking when I can, and having to vacuum and sometimes mop every night to keep ants out it is hard. But I pray to God to keep giving me the strength.

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Histamine Blockers Can Ease Dysautonomia Symptoms #dysautonomia #autoimmunedisease #gutissues #histamineblockers #lorijeanfinnila #keepingmyselfwell

 Dysautonomia is a very scary disorder linked to autoimmune diseases, gut issues, head injuries and more. According to the National Library of Medicine and what I just experienced taking a generic Allegra, histamine blockers aid in the symptoms of dysautonomia-which is a disorder that malfunctions the autonomic nervous system. I get dizzy and fainting spells. This usually happens when my body feels exerted. This didn’t start until a couple of years ago when I believe it was triggered through toxic chemicals in the building I was living in. My nervous system is already compromised as well as I have head injuries. I get a lot of histamine coming up from my stomach because I have Hashimoto’s - which very often carries the 3’s: dysautonomia, mast cell activation, and pots.

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An antihistamine like ⁠Allegra (fexofenadine) can ease dysautonomia symptoms when an underlying overlap with mast cell activation or histamine release drives the autonomic response.

Hashimoto's thyroiditis connects to dysautonomia, POTS, and mast cell activation (MCAS) through shared immune-system confusion, chronic inflammation, and an autonomic-immune feedback loop where inflammatory chemicals and nervous system misfires worsen each other.

Credits:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10990027/

https://thedysautonomiaproject.org/dysautonomia/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12545116/

Quinoa Stabalizes Neurotransmitters #autoimmunediseases #brainfog #quinoa #lorijeanfinnila

https://www.pexels.com/@googledeepmind/highlights/

It’s amazing how frightened we get when we’re stuck in brain fog. Most of the time we don’t even realize this. The simplest of changes control our functioning. I found one secret to quinoa. ‘It stabalizes the neurotransmitters required for sharp mental clarity. 

Then I come back and I’m not so scared. My body and mind can function. 

Quinoa: superfood amino acids

It is good for digestive disorders. I know that’s where I go when I’m at my worst. So simple. And I can’t find my way out. Brain fog? Free of cholesterol and trans fat. Guiltless food to eat quoted by Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming of the book I may explore to read titled ‘Quinoa 365: The Everyday Food at Amazon.

Right now I use cooked quinoa for a recipe. I gag down regular quinoa and then it doesn’t stay down if you know what I mean. I’ll try flakes and powders when I have more money. Recipes for cooked quinoa at: Seasonal Cravings - Yogurt Parfait https://www.seasonalcravings.com/high-protein-quinoa-yogurt-parfait/ and at Cotter Crunch - Blender Blackberry Cakes https://www.cottercrunch.com/blender-blackberry-quinoa-cakes/ Making Thyme For Health - Chocolate Cake https://www.makingthymeforhealth.com/best-ever-chocolate-quinoa-cake-gluten-free/

Photo by Vie Studio from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/small-quinoa-grains-7421202/

Credits: National Library of Medicine Article One

Article Two

My Pinched Neck #abuse #heartbroken #lorijeanfinnila #domesticviolence

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I’m feeling heart broken over an injury in my neck my husband gave me when I was, so, so, many years ago. Pictures of X-rays and knowing the truth of what I went through I can’t ignore anymore. The injuries come to me in physical feelings and ailments I can’t ignore. I don’t know what I did to make my ex-husband be so unkind to me. I did everything for him. Pleased every wish he wanted. To handle me that way…. Picking me up with 2 hands by my neck and landing me on the bed after I questioned where he was for so long anxious at the fact he would come home so late after dinner. I was home and alone then a lot because he didn’t want me working at a hospital that I was working at. I worked so hard to get the job and was so proud of myself. I was only 20 and hadn’t had any work success. It was only part time but still 30 hours and a wonderful stepping stone to a full time job with good money and benefits. I was already making more than twice an hour from my last job. I now feel the long term effects of an injury that connects my neck to my brain stem: fighting off dysautonomia and other related conditions that come so ma y years later. No one has to tell me. I’m smart. I watch, I listen, I hear. I research. We know deep down inside of us, this is us. The cracking in my neck I’ll never forget, as my brain faded away…. on that day. Into waitressing, druggings, attempted human trafficking, more abuse, after abuse, after abuse… what did I do? I may as well face, this is what they do to you during domestic violence. :(

Rice Can Be Our Friend #rice #healing #chronicpesticidetoxicity #lorijeanfinnila #poisoned #abuse

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I ate rice boiled in a lot of extra water and rinsed it well because I was desperate for a gluten free grain. I won't ordinarily eat rice due to permanent chronic pesticide toxicity that I feel I have from being poisoned through food. I felt such a relief in my body healthwise. I had to think about this. Please look for information below that I researched.

Also when I eat pickles I feel the same sense of relief.

I'm hoping this helps other women who have been poisoned.

Credits:

Components in rice—particularly in the bran and germ—mitigate chronic pesticide poisoning primarily through antioxidant action, detoxification support, and chemical adsorption. These bioactive agents help the body clear free radicals, reduce oxidative stress, and manage systemic inflammation. (National Institute of Health.gov)

Antioxidant Peptides: Short chains of amino acids (like those derived from fermented rice) reduce oxidative stress by promoting the activation of NRF2, which stimulates the body's natural antioxidant defenses and clears lipid oxidation products. (National Institute of Health.gov)

My Dirty Wedding Dress #abuse #lorijeanfinnila #takingchances

 My Dirty Wedding Dress 

After I married my abusive boyfriend he gave me my supposed gifted cleaned wedding dress in a beautiful box gifted by a very nice Jewish friend of his that attended our wedding that owned a dry cleaners. The dress was filled with dirt and mud stains. I was horrified and said the dress is ruined and can’t ever be used by our children. My husband at that point laughed and never got it fixed.

These stories still bring me horror today. When you feel you can’t get away fight it. I do still believe I’d be dead if I tried to fight to leave him any sooner, but with what I’ve been through sometimes I say maybe it would have been worth the chance.

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My Odyssey

Yoga Class #yoga #strengthtraining #lorijeanfinnila #keepingmyselfwell

 

Rape Drugs #womensupportingwomen #rapedrugs #lorijeanfinnila #abusevictim #keepingmyselfwell

 

Woman Drugged

@Keeping Myself Well: Thank God someone listened to her at least. I was detained at the hospital, tested for street drugs, and told I had dementia and keep taking my medication. I didn’t take any medication I told the doctor on call. He ignored me. 😳 My PCP at the time who was an hour away said to deal with the doctor I’m dealing with now (ER doctor?) I said you’re my doctor. 🤷‍♀️ I needed blood tests to this. I was told by the police that I reported this to to go to a nasty local bar for them. 😱 Did not go of course. Praying for all women. My body is mangled and permanently damaged from all the times this continued. 👍❤️

Photo from Time.

Health Resources #healthresources #lorijeanfinnila

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I finally organized my 'Health' Board at Pinterest if you need resources or information. A lot of resources are for women but some are for everyone. 

Pinterest 

Squat On a Block #toxins #autoimmunediseases #yogapose #squatpose #lorijeanfinnila #keepingmyselfwell

 

Bring those toxins down!

Squat on a block 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute or more everyday to bring the stuck toxins in our bodies down.

First Gluten Free Loaf Of Baked Bread #glutenfree #loriinthekitchen #keeoingmyselfwell

 

Thank you Abbey Verigen

Gut Health Yoga #lorijeanfinnila #guthealth #keepingmyselfwell

 

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I just put together this gut health class that helped me. I'll record it for you when I get more yoga space.

Gut Health Yoga

Legs up the wall

Block supported reclined bound angle

Squat on a block

standing knees bent airplane

Standing back bend/ bend knees and go further for a deeper stretch 

Few Inch Plant Clippings #plants #lorijeanfinnila #keepingmyselfwell

 

Denise Austin Baila Sneakers #longwalks #hemiparesis #sneakers #lorijeanfinnila #keepingmyselfwell

 

Chocolate Date Fudge Balls #inflammatoryfriendly #energyballs #lorijeanfinnila #keepingmyselfwell

 

https://wholefoodfor7.com/chocolate-fudge-date-balls/

Inflammatory Friendly I was craving chocolate and where the saturated fat in cacao is too high for me these fit the bill using unsweetened cocoa powder. Great for autoimmune diets. #energyballs #inflammationfriendly #lorijeanfinnila #keepingmyselfwell Thank you @wholefoodfor7 Chocolate Fudge Date Balls

Wheelbarrows Of Food #glutenfree #toxins #inflammation #keepingmyselfwell #lorijeanfinnila

 

Remembering More #headinjury #abuse #lorijeanfinnila #keepingmyselfwell

 

I Can Finally Walk #core #silversneakers #walking

 

Live Chat #domesticviolencesupport #lorijeanfinnila #keepingmyselfwell #livechat