do as the doctor told me to

Unfortunately we didn’t see all the changes we had hoped. I have been feeling better overall though, so it was not for nothing.

I also discovered that changing detergent doesn’t do much when you wash your clothes at the laundry mat because everybody else is using scented crap (yes, it is crap) and softener crap (it is!).
But then I remembered the vinegar trick; add vinegar instead of fabric softener, and it will take out all remaining soap. And, no, your clothes do not smell like vinegar. The doc seemed to like this info.

Now I have to do as the dermatologist told me. Which is what the other doc told me to do and:

No caffeine
No alcohol
No tomato products
No mints
No cinnamon

I made Spaghetti Carbonara for the first time tonight. Lemonade outta lemons…

He’s a great doc, and gives me discounts because I am cash pay.

So here is what he asked:
Fiber everyday
Probiotic everyday
Exercise (really needed to get back to that anyway)
Chill out on wheat and sugar
Change detergent

A little discipline on exercise and wheat and sugar, but I have a feeling this is what I have been needing to do for a very long time…

Go back for follow-up in a month…