Hi Lisa…so sorry to hear about your pain.. my husband Phill has regular problems with back issues and goes to a chiropractor regularly. He has even found help with the issue with acupuncture but that gets expensive . Hope you find comfort soon. You might want to think about reducing your carb intake until you are back to exercising. ( ie go back…[Read more]

I’m so sorry to hear about your back pain, Lisa. I too suffer from intermittent bouts of back pain. I don’t think it is necessarily due to excess weight. My PT says that strengthening your core/abs is one of the best ways to reduce/eliminate back pain. If your core is weak, it isn’t able to support the spine like it should, resulting in…[Read more]

Sorry to hear of this turn! It would drive me nuts not to be able to exercise.

Thank you for your wise words. I will take your advice and try out that Peggy Capp yoga position on the wall. All the best, Lisa

Hi Lisa, You do have my sympathy. i have been struggling with knee pain, i finally had a cranial-sacral treatment and that helped. He suggested I go to a chirpractor. Well i went today (I used to go regularly, but stopped a couple years ago) and it really helped! I will be going weekly for the next month.
Good luck with your treatments. Perhaps…[Read more]

Hi Janine, I have always wanted a rocking chair, your wooden one sounds dreamy.
Have you resolved your sleepless issue? I was wondering if you have ever tried melatonin or inositol? Sometimes I think i am feeling so well from BSS living that I just do not get tired. Of course, the next day I know that is not true: )
Blessings, Margaret

No question I’m more alert, focused, calm when I’m working out regularly. Over the years I’ve known I could effectivley “self-medicate” my depression with exercise. Sometimes when a run, or just getting off the couch, seemed utterly impossible to contemplate, I forced myself to go anyway and came home feeling fine, at least for a while . …[Read more]

Hi Vimala, I also feel more clear headed when getting more exercise or movement in. I also need much less sleep when getting a healthy level of exercise.

Hi, I wanted to show you list of improvements I have had following the BSS plan. I just finished one year on the plan

heartburn
restless leg syndrome
sinus congestion
severe arthritis gone rheumatoid and osteo
joint stiffness after sitting
afternoon tired times
Foggy brain
feelings of desperate hunger
excess mucus
persistent dry cough
dry…[Read more]

Welcome Amy – I can not speak to your question about bipolar but this lifestyle will help with all your other issues , high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and you will lose weight too. Just make the commitment and follow the instructions in the book. Nicole

Hi Mary! First of all, welcome. Are you following the Basic or Advanced Plan? Were you exhausted before your first week of the program or just since doing it for one week? What are your goals? You have posted under the Depression group so I am not sure if you are dealing with that. There are several groups to join and post under. Let us know more…[Read more]

Welcome Mary…depending on what you were eating before many people experience withdrawal the first week or so as their blood sugars stabilize…especially if their diet was full of processed foods, sugar, caffeine and gluten. Make sure you stay hydrated..drink plenty of water and I like herbal teas . Eat enough of the right foods to not be…[Read more]

Hi Mary, once you get the “bad stuff” out of your body (sugar, flour, HFCS etc.) the cravings will go away and you will feel so much more energized. How soon that happens is different for each of us. Stick with it, I know you will feel better. I’m in my 10th month on the program, and still going strong! I don’t think of the BSS program as…[Read more]