S.A.D. C.R.A.P!™ Complimentary Teleclass on Thursday, Oct 7, 2010
August 24, 2010 by Simla
Filed under about food, asthma and allergies, autoimmune, delicious health, events, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, health, hepatitis, holistic nutrition, immunotoxicity, multiple chemical sensitivity, nutrition, pancreatitis, tricks & tips, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder, Workshops - Virtual
Busy Professionals, Entrepreneurs
,
& Fellow Peeps Living with Autoimmune
& Chronic Fatigue:
Delicious Health invites you to…
“S.A.D. C.R.A.P!™
How Everyday Foods are Making You
Tired, Fat, Stressed and Sick
& How to Deliciously Reverse it All”
A complimentary teleclass from Delicious Health ~ we like FREE!
DATE: Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010
TIME: 6 PM Pacific / 7 PM Mountain / 8 PM Central / 9 PM Eastern
This call will be recorded and shared with you later (as an MP3 that you can download) if you register but cannot attend the call live.
The Rise of the Sunshine Vitamin: Why Vitamin D Matters & How to Get Enough
August 23, 2010 by Simla
Filed under asthma and allergies, autoimmune, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, health, hepatitis, immunotoxicity, multiple chemical sensitivity, pancreatitis, tricks & tips, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder
Vitamin D intrigues me. It is classified as both a vitamin and a hormone, and has remained somewhat of an enigma for several decades. A heightened awareness of vitamin D in recent years accompanied with a rising tide of research is bringing this micronutrient to the forefront of nutritional science. My personal interest stems from my reliance on Vitamin D3 supplementation, which has helped me reverse my multiple autoimmune conditions (including fibromyalgia and undifferentiated connective tissue disorder) as well as other health issues. Another personal reason is that, sadly, my maternal uncle passed away at the age of 18, likely due to rickets resulting from an overprotected childhood.
Simla’s Story :: Part 2 :: Anger & Bewilderment
January 2, 2010 by Simla
Filed under asthma and allergies, autoimmune, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, health, hepatitis, holistic nutrition, immunotoxicity, living, multiple chemical sensitivity, pancreatitis, Simla's Story, stress management, tricks & tips, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder
Author’s note: This is the second installment in a series of articles about how I have healed from several health conditions and come to live very well with my autoimmune conditions, which are in full remission as long as I respect my triggers. The specific autoimmune conditions I will be writing about are: fibromyalgia; undifferentiated connective tissue disorder; and, immunotoxicity. The other health conditions I will refer to in this context are: chronic fatigue syndrome; adrenal fatigue; asthma; chronic bronchitis; pneumonia; food and environmental allergies; chronic bronchitis; multiple chemical sensitivity; lyme disease (also referred to as lyme’s disease); medication-induced hepatitis and pancreatitis; IBS; digestive issues; leaky gut; dysbiosis; candida; heavy metal toxicity, and others. While it’s personally difficult to relive a lot of this through the act of writing, I hope to provide the information and inspiration I wish I had while I was going through this life-altering experience. I write from the perspectives of a patient, a busy professional, an entrepreneur, a wife, a daughter, and as a certified health coach and nutrition expert, which is what my experience has led me to become. I’d love to hear from you if this proves helpful to you – you can email me at hello(at)enjoydelicioushealth.com. You may also visit www.enjoydelicioushealth.com or www.delicioushealthblog.com to learn more. In health ~ Simla Somturk WIckless, MBA, CHC, NE.
Simla’s Story :: Part I :: Onset & Denial
December 20, 2009 by Simla
Filed under asthma and allergies, autoimmune, delicious health, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, health, holistic nutrition, immunotoxicity, living, multiple chemical sensitivity, nutrition, Simla's Story, stress management, tricks & tips, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder
Author’s note: This is the first installment in a series of articles about how I have healed from several health conditions and come to live very well with my autoimmune conditions, which are in full remission as long as I respect my triggers. The specific autoimmune conditions I will be writing about are: fibromyalgia; undifferentiated connective tissue disorder; and, immunotoxicity. The other health conditions I will refer to in this context are: chronic fatigue syndrome; adrenal fatigue; asthma; chronic bronchitis; pneumonia; food and environmental allergies; chronic bronchitis; multiple chemical sensitivity; lyme disease (also referred to as lyme’s disease); medication-induced hepatitis and pancreatitis; IBS; digestive issues; leaky gut; dysbiosis; candida; heavy metal toxicity, and others. While it’s personally difficult to relive a lot of this through the act of writing, I hope to provide the information and inspiration I wish I had while I was going through this life-altering experience. I write from the perspectives of a patient, a busy professional, an entrepreneur, a wife, a daughter, and as a certified health coach and nutrition expert, which is what my experience has led me to become. I’d love to hear from you if this proves helpful to you – you can email me at hello(at)enjoydelicioushealth.com. You may also visit www.enjoydelicioushealth.com or www.delicioushealthblog.com to learn more. In health ~ Simla Somturk WIckless, MBA, CHC, NE.
Simla’s Story Healing from Autoimmune: Series Starting Week of 12/21/2009
November 24, 2009 by Simla
Filed under asthma and allergies, autoimmune, delicious health, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, health, hepatitis, immunotoxicity, Invisible Illness Awareness Week, multiple chemical sensitivity, pancreatitis, Simla's Story, tricks & tips, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder
[UPDATE: I changed my start date to the week of 12/21/2009. With how busy this month has been for me, I haven't found the head space or quiet, contemplative time to do this type of writing. I will also be clarifying what I mean by "healing" at that time, as this question was raised by a couple of readers recently. Until then, have a wonderful holiday season! Be well ~ Simla ]
30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know
September 14, 2009 by Simla
Filed under autoimmune, cool news, events, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, health, hepatitis, holistic nutrition, immunotoxicity, Invisible Illness Awareness Week, living, multiple chemical sensitivity, pancreatitis, Simla's Story, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder, Workshops - Virtual
Do you have an Invisible Illness? Welcome to the club!
Groucho Marx, comedian and actor, once said, “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept people like me as a member.” The Invisible Illness “club” is like that for me. I was invited – against my will – to this club in the summer of 2006. And then, just like Mr. Marx, decided to withdraw my membership. I now live in near/full remission. [Search for "Simla's Story" on this blog to find posts that go further into details about my life living with and healing from invisible illnesses.]
Hear ye! Hear ye! F*R*E*E 5-Day Virtual Conference: Invisible Illness Awareness Week 2009
September 6, 2009 by Simla
Filed under asthma and allergies, autoimmune, cool news, delicious health, events, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, health, hepatitis, immunotoxicity, Invisible Illness Awareness Week, multiple chemical sensitivity, pancreatitis, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder
National Chronic Invisible Illness Awareness Week 2009
F*R*E*E 5-Day Virtual Conference
September 14-18, 2009
Do you live with an invisible illness or have it in the family? Cancer, Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease, Lupus, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Depression… they’re all invisible… they’re all very real.
Join one or join all 20 free seminars, for F*R*E*E! Get inspired and get tons of tips on living with an invisible illness, or join with a family member / friend to show support.
Read more and join the Virtual Conference from here.
From Invisible to Invincible ™ Part I – a.k.a Healing from Fibromyalgia and Much More
August 11, 2009 by Simla
Filed under asthma and allergies, autoimmune, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, health, hepatitis, immunotoxicity, Invisible Illness Awareness Week, multiple chemical sensitivity, pancreatitis, Simla's Story, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder
I’ve been procrastinating again. I finished a book, started another one, woke up at 5am because I had half a glass of red wine last night for the first time in ages, lay awake in bed for two hours, worked out for 1.5 hours morning, chatted with a neighbor, chatted with another neighbor, made tea, made breakfast, watched a cat catch and eat a bird, doodled on some other social networking site. Now I’m writing this paragraph. Everything to keep myself from starting to write about what I really need to write about: my how-I-got-really-really-sick-and-how-I-got-well-again story.
Making Good on My Mission Statement and the Path to Invisible Illness Awareness Week 2009
August 3, 2009 by Simla
Filed under asthma and allergies, autoimmune, delicious health news, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, hepatitis, holistic nutrition, immunotoxicity, Invisible Illness Awareness Week, newsletter article, pancreatitis, Simla's Story, undifferentiated connective tissue disorder
When I first created this blog, I stated that part of my mission was to share my own story about healing from multiple autoimmune and other health conditions. Recently, I skimmed through my own blog and realized I hadn’t delivered on that promise. I’ve also received several requests from my followers to please get on it.
This also made me wonder why I haven’t started sharing that part of my story yet. Yeah, yeah, I’ve been busy building my practice and the last 18 months have been truly hectic, blah blah blah. The real reasons?
Simla Somturk Wickless Featured as Patient Testimonial on CPMC's Health & Healing Clinic Website
It’s LIVE!
It’s funny to see my own picture on someone else’s website, but I’m getting used to it. Back in March 2009, I gave a speech at the CPMC Health & Healing Clinic’s annual fundraiser about my healing story. Click here for the related post. This post has the video recording as well as the text of my speech.
Now, they have me and my story up on their website’s home page, pictures and all. The photo shoot was so much fun. There are actually two pictures that made it up, and the one with my health “team” with me in the middle is my favorite. It’s a beautiful representation of the type of protective support I had during my healing journey. CLICK HERE to see the website and read the text of the speech.
