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Dreamed | last night | but lost them in the waking time.

Session tonight with Rebecca. Helped moderate the tremors. We talked a lot about my diet and how it may be affecting the tremors. I guess I've been ingesting a lot of sugars and carbohydrates (which turn into sugars), not eating enough fats (been pretty lean in that department), and perhaps not enough protein--what else is there?

Anyway, the treatment moderated the symptoms and I had some salmon sushi before the session, which feels like it's kicking in now. She's going to do a nutritional workup with me once I complete the forms. She recommended using coconut oil for cooking. It has really digestible and important fats that the body needs to function well.

I'll shift my diet over the next few days and see what happens. Makes sense. Blood sugars, fats and proteins are all building blocks for neurotransmitters--and guess what are out of whack? My nervous system. Also, fluctuations in glucose levels (and insulin) trigger adrenaline-like reactions--it's like raising a danger flag. I went through this early in the sessions and looked to link what was going on to my diet. As things progressed, I stopped monitoring. Now, I'm getting such persistent tremors for apparently no reason that my diet could be the culprit.

Will start increasing my fats, proteins, and cut back on sugars. Can't hurt and should probably help. Rebecca indicated that once she does a workup I might consider charting my food against my symptom levels. I might even experiment and start eating something that I stopped eating to see if the symptoms return. The information might be valuable for others who are formulating their diets.

But first--need a place to live with a kitchen in which to formulate my diet. Will be heading over the hill tomorrow to check out a few places. Hopefully, can find and secure a place quickly. I'll then have access to yoga, dancing, movement workshops (there's an authentic movement class on the 18th), chiropractor, daily walks, and all of my practices--and a laboratory for my cuisine.

I feel a thousand times better than I was feeling when I went down tonight for the treatment. Must be something I ate along with Rebecca's great skills. Come to think of it, my moment of joy on Sunday happened right after we had eaten brunch (eggs, ham, toast, potatoes, jam) that was loaded with cholesterol, fats, protein and minimal carbohydrates. As did a previous moment several weeks back--we had just finished eating. Could my system be that out of balance? In short, yes! I've been eating plenty, but I may have been eating not enough of some essentials and too much sugar. Like I said, it makes sense. Will experiment tomorrow and see what happens.

Give us this day our daily bread--and fats, and protein, and acai berries, and... All the rest!