by Jamie Holloway | Dec 31, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Another wonderful cookbook that I had the opportunity to read and add to my notebooks for cooking healthy in 2014 and I know I have been inspired. “The Vegan Cookbook” has many different culture of food, from Asian, Thai, and Greek. I was excited when I saw the...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 30, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Now that I have discovered that gluten is something that my body cannot handle I have been reading several cookbooks on gluten free recipes. Because I still want to enjoy desserts and eating in general. What do you eat when you can’t eat wheat bread,...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 29, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I remember watching Blossom in the 90’s I was a teenager back then and this young woman is simply amazing with her studies of neuroscience and an acting career and being a mom and now being a cookbook author. I enjoyed looking through the recipes and a few of...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 28, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I am reflecting on my goals for 2014. I know, it is hard to believe that another year has gone by and so quickly. I knew for a while that my theme for 2014 was journey to wellness. That is what I titled my journal for this coming year. But what does wellness mean and...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 27, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I first heard about Ameer Rosic when I found him on I Tunes pod casts and his show “The Optimal Health Show”. I enjoyed what he had to say and I found his website and I saw that his book “Diagnostic Testing and Functional Medicine” was offered for free for my...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 26, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas. I stayed home, quiet, calm, and peaceful with my cat Nicholas and Pixie my neighbor’s dog that I am watching until their return on Thursday or Friday. I made a big batch of pinto beans with a ham bone and chicken...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 25, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I was given the opportunity to read Gyles Brandreth’s book “7 Secrets to Happiness”. I deeply enjoyed reading his thoughts and his own journey to discovering what happiness is. I suggest you read, absorb, and put into practice these tips. I find it strange...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 24, 2013 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
Christmas Eve, yep, only a week left of 2013. Can you believe it? Me neither, but let’s go over my year in review and what I hope to accomplish in 2014. A lot can change in a year. Last year, I had no hope of ever getting rid of my trach and I was just...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 23, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
When I saw this book offered for free on Amazon to read I jumped at the chance to read it. I have never heard of Ed Dobson, but I have heard of ALS for several of my family members have it and some have even passed away from this devastating disease. In...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 22, 2013 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I rode a bike. Only for a few seconds, but still I got on a bike and pumped the peddles. I felt so independent. I felt so amazed that I was able to get my legs over the bike and use them. If you have been following my journey from wheelchair to not being able...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 21, 2013 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
When I heard that Dr. Daniel Amen was going to be one of the keynote speakers for the Gluten Summit I got excited. I have read several of Dr. Amen’s books and I knew his approach to a brain healthy diet, which would include inflammation for the entire body and not...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 20, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have been doing a lot of research on gluten free living and when I had the opportunity to read “Yummy Super” by Erin Scott a cookbook of gluten free recipes I took it. I truly love the fact that Scott gives her own personal insight into not eating the grains...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 19, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Dr. Wayne Dyer has been one of my inspirations since I discovered him several years ago when my sister gave me his book “Change Your Mind, Change Your Thoughts”. After reading this book I started reading a lot of his books and even seen a few of his...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 18, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey, Weight
I have a confession to make; I have been neglecting my meditation time with God/Jesus for over a month. I let my pain; discomfort, distractions, and being plain old miserable dictate the peace and comfort I receive from reading my daily devotionals in my Amplified...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 17, 2013 | Books/Music
I started reading “God’s Gonna Make You Laugh” by Noel Jones a few months back. I have picked it up read a few chapters and set it back down, because I had to truly process everything that Jones writes. I wasn’t convinced at first what he writes...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 16, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I didn’t have the weekend I had envisioned, but often times that happens a lot and I have learned to be flexible. Though, I do have to admit I do get irritated. I woke up Wednesday starting to get sick, with a trach having a stuffy nose and congestions is a lot...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 11, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I enjoy cookbooks a lot. I get a lot of ideas from them. I also get a lot of ideas from magazines that have recipes too, but how do you save them without them ripping or becoming a crumble up mess or having a big bulky box of recipes in a box? Here is novel...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 10, 2013 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I have been procrastinating on a couple of my projects. I am frustrated by this aspect. With my book “Beyond the Trach” I am stuck on the chapter on making choices. I am doing what I normally do when I get stuck on a subject and I am resisting writing or doing...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 9, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I did. I rested a lot, read a couple of books, journaled a lot, and even enjoyed some commodore in the media room over a Seattle Seahawks game. I find it fascinating that strangers can all cheer and act like...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 8, 2013 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I got a bit side tracked with my latest bout of inflammation, so I haven’t written much about the gluten summit I was privileged to be a part of. As I am writing this I am sitting in the infusion clinic receiving my rituximab treatment that helps my body with dealing...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 7, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Grieving has been the theme for 2013. I have been on my own journey of healing my painful moments from a breakup of a friendship that I thought would last forever, to the death of my mom when I was13, to the death of someone I lived with and took care of for ten years...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 6, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
BRR, 12 degrees outside this morning and I am cold, which is a rare thing. I am sitting in my warm bed writing this blog post and a few other posts while I am recovering from my infusion yesterday. A big giant praise moment, my infusion went well. No issues presented...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 5, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
By the time you are reading this post I will be in the infusion clinic receiving my third infusion of Rituximab. I am marveling at the amazing results I am getting from this drug. Yes, I don’t like enduring the discomfort, extreme fatigue, pain of them trying...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 4, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I wish I had this book when I was first living out on my own with all the information on how to buy, store, and prepare vegetables, meat, spices, and many other things. “My Cooking Coach” I find to still be useful even if I am a cooking machine. The...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 3, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I am in a reflective mood. Yesterday, I drove to Seattle to see my Rheumatologist Dr. Gardner at the UW Medical Center. I was once again reminded about how amazing my doctors have been. On November 17th, 2013 I woke up with my hand swollen and hurting. I couldn’t do...
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