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Cleansing your system & getting a restful nights sleep can help YOU more than you think!

    Sometimes your body just needs a deep cleaning. Think of it as decluttering and cleaning your body as you do your home. But even if that is a matter of choice, we sometimes forget to choose to help our bodies out first. Because if you don’t put you as top priority and do what is necessary, many other aspects of your life will suffer. 

     Over time and the result of many bad habits, your system gets clogged, affecting the many processes that clean your body. Your kidneys become less efficient in purifying the blood. The ability of the liver-- the metabolism powerhouse that processes, stores, or manufactures most of the chemicals passing through your body-- to detoxify your system and produce bile to break up fats, is reduced. The digestive tract from mouth to colon, digests food and moves the unused wastes out of the body-- but the highly processed food so common in our diet today can take days to digest. And the wastes that build up in the colon need to be flushed out. A malfunctioning system reveals itself in the health and vitality of our skin, nails, hair, and breath. 

     Relying on a cleaning out your system alone might not help if you also have other habits that are harmful to your health. For instance, If you don’t get enough sleep at night. You’re not just turning yourself into a daytime zombie -- you also could be more likely to have high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and depression. And it might be harder for you to learn and remember things. A big playing factor can be the habit of watching tv to sleep, or surfing the Internet before bed. The “blue light” given off by electronic gadgets like phones, computers, and TVs can mess up your sleep. And some studies show that too much of any kind of nighttime light might be linked to cancer (especially breast and prostate), diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Calm yourself before bed. If you want to read something, open up a book. Keep your bedroom dark and quiet for better sleep. Set a regular sleep routine and stick with it. And do your best to get 7-8 hours a night, with no electronics at least an hour before bedtime. I do know how trying this can be as I am someone who suffers with either over exhaustion, or insomnia-- but you should still try to remain consistent with your sleep whenever possible. 

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Have you ever heard of Chiari?

What is Chiari Malformation?

When I was diagnosed January 2016 with Type 1, I asked the same questions. I had never heard of this! Devastated and confused, I started doing some research. I finally found the answer to what had been causing my ailments! After finally having an answer to me having all these debilitating symptoms, came the next steps. Endless appointments, new doctors and more testing and imaging was done. Finally a treatment option, but it was not a cure nor do they claim surgery to be a cure. So I underwent surgery in March 2016. The surgery I had was Posterior Fossa Craniotomy for Chiari Decompression and Laminectomy (surgery removes posterior section of the skull bone and removes C1 & C2 Vertebra) and took over 5 hours of surgery. I had a herniation of 23 mm. Surgery was a success in that of making room for my brain, but I still have a herniation. I do not suffer from as many symptoms as before surgery, but there are still too many. Now even more new doctors, continued appointments and testing still to come in the very near future.

And how do you pronounce that...

Chiari Malformation (kee-AH-ree mal-for-MAY-shun) is a condition in which brain tissue extends into your spinal canal. It occurs when part of your skull is abnormally small or misshapen, pressing on your brain and forcing it downward. Chiari malformations are structural defects in the cerebellum. That is the part of the brain that controls balance.

Some people with Chiari malformations may have no symptoms. Others may have symptoms such as:

dizziness

muscle weakness

numbness

vision problems

headaches

problems with balance and coordination

Chiari malformations is thought to affect females more often than males.

Scientists once believed that Chiari malformations occurred in only 1 in every 1,000 births. But the increased use of diagnostic imaging techniques such as CT scans and MRI's suggests that the condition may be much more common.

They say accurate estimates are difficult to make because some children who are born with the condition either never develop symptoms or don't develop symptoms until they reach adolescence or adulthood.

What causes Chiari Malformations??

Chiari malformations are usually caused by structural defects in the brain and spinal cord. These defects develop during fetal development. Chiari malformation type 1 develops as the skull and brain are growing. As a result. signs and symptoms may not occur until late childhood or adulthood. Chiari malformation type 2 and type 3 are present at birth.

Due to genetic mutations or a maternal diet that lacked certain nutrients, the indented bony space at the base of the skull is abnormally small. As a result, pressure is placed in the cerebellum. This blocks the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). That is the fluid that surrounds and protects the brain stem and spinal cord.

What can we do to fix this??

Treatment of Chiari malformation depends on the form, severity and associated symptoms. Regular monitoring, medications, pain management, and surgery are treatment options. In some cases, no treatment is needed.

For more information visit:

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chiari/detail_chiari.htm

http://www.conquerchiari.org/education/chiari-faqs.html