ZeroGravitas Health

2025 has been my first year in a long while that is worth recapping! Or I’ve been able to. Major improvements to my ME/CFS, taking me back up towards where I was at the peak of my 2013 remission. With a new understanding of why that tapered off (in short, deficiencies)… But simultaneously, new challenges and self-care have soaked up most of the gains. So it’s been an ongoing scramble! I’ve made a somewhat detailed summary, below, for those with time to read. (And let me know what you’ve been up to, too!) Otherwise, please enjoy a selection of my favourite nature pics I’ve been taking most days this year, on my return to daily walks (and later bike rides), rediscovering our neighbourhood. Google photos album , super-cut of 30 from >500 of the best daily nature pics I've posted  this year. Health Improvements: I’ve been carefully tracking my daily health and self-treatment changes in a huge spreadsheet for several years (my memory is still shot). Since intensifying my e...

 ... Says a university blog reporting on a conference talk by a guy referring to 3 old studies (and this 2012 review ). My headline comes from the Guardian online [ 1 ]. It's pretty distorted (bad) reporting, but what it talks about is still very relevant: Smokers who have already done large amounts of DNA damage in their lungs should not super-dose supplemental vitamin A (in particular). High dose vitamin E supplementation increases risk of prostate cancer in those deficient in selenium. Vitamins can not cure cancer. In fact, folate in particular is like steroids for tumours; do not supplement with this (and certain other things) if you already have cancer! Basically, the name of the game is balanced your personal nutrition and avoiding deficiencies. Interestingly, the main reason most people on a 'standard diet' aren't deficient in most B-vitamins is because breakfast cereals are fortified with supplemental B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12 (and iron). You needn...