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Attending the "Best of the 48-Hour Film Project"
Arriving at the theatre
By Shay Martin
Recently, Audrey and I attended the Best of The Boston 48-Hour Film Project 2015 screening and awards at the Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge, MA. It was a really great experience and we wanted to share it with you. For those of you who don't know what the 48-Hour Film Project is, you can visit their website here. It's a really cool project and worth checking out.
The only way I can describe the Kendall Square Cinema is an alternative movie theater. In addition to standard new releases, it shows many films that you won't see at other theaters, including independent films, restored classics, and foreign films. It also hosts many local premieres, benefit screenings, and film festivals. But that's not the only way it's different. Your first clue that you are not in a standard movie theater is the menu: filled with all the theater classics like popcorn, candy, soda and water, it also goes further. Much further. It includes not only refreshments, but dinner items, and specialized food like vegan cookies and edamame. Very cool!
Once in our theater, we watched a total of sixteen short films and were blown away by the quality that these filmmakers managed to inject into their films in only 48 hours! There were some truly great moments on the screen in front of us. It was very inspiring to realize what can be done in two days—even in film. We can attest to how much goes into producing even a short film. We were impressed with ourselves because we made "Drawing Inspiration" in one week, but that didn't include editing. These filmmakers made their entire films, start to finish, idea to post-production, in 48 hours. I can barely comprehend it, let alone impress upon someone else the enormity of the achievement. Especially because they were actually pretty good!
A couple of my favorites were DIEnamics, Holiday For Hire, Note-worthy, Human Family Unit, Rhyme And Punishment, Los Locos Dientes, DynoCorp, and Take Two. Of course they had rough spots; most films do. But I would watch any of these films again. Not to belittle the other eight films in any way. Their accomplishments are still tremendous and I think it's safe to say that every single film screened had at least two strong points. These are just my personal favorites.
"Dynocorp" took home the highest honor of the night
After the screening, there was an awards ceremony with some great prizes (see full winners list here). It was very fun to watch. They even added two categories that didn't previously exist because they wanted to award particular things that certain films did. Audrey and I were of course pleased to see a category for young women in film, presented by Women in Film New England. The big winner of the night, the winner of "Best Film", was DynoCorp. But the film that won in the most categories (by a lot), and was runner up, was BOS > LAX. I would love to include more information about the films and a quick review, but that would make this very long. Perhaps another blog post?
Some of the films are available to watch on online (though sadly not the winners or Take Two.) For your convenience, I've included the links to the those titles that I could find (see below). Which is your favorite? What were you most impressed by in these films? Have you had any experiences with the 48-Hour Film Project? Comment below. We'd love to hear your thoughts!
DIEnamics
Human Family Unit
Holiday for Hire
Los Locos Dientes
Rhyme and Punishment
Shay Martin
Audrey Larson
Exciting Happenings at FYP
Exciting things are happening at FYP! First of all, we've organized a casual meet-up for teens interested in screenwriting to come learn, create, brainstorm, and have fun together. The YOUNG WRITERS MEETUP will take place at the Barnes & Noble Cafe in Walpole, MA on Wednesday May 20th at 6 pm. Bring your friends, a snack, and get ready to explore the movie script. We hope to see you there!
Second, our short film DRAWING INSPIRATION will be premiering to the public online this Thursday (May 21st) at 8 pm. We'll be hosting a live stream Q&A discussion simultaneously so you can get your questions answered by the Directors (Audrey & Shay). We've worked hard the last few months to make this film the best it can be and we're so excited to share it with you! Check out the film's page to read about the cast and crew, and view exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from filming in our gallery.
We have so many ideas for future events, programs, and films -- but we want to know what YOU want too! What film or acting opportunities are you looking for? What areas of film are you interested in? What resources are you looking for? Shoot us an email and let us know. Help us spread the word about FYP by sharing our website with friends and those who might be interested.
Stay tuned... More events to come!
Attending the Mega-Awesome Author Adventure
By Audrey Larson
On Sunday, April 6th, I had a fantastic time at the "Mega-Awesome Adventure" author event presented by Wellesley Books and organized by Disney Hyperion. The event featured four super-cool and hugely successful authors: Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson), Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl), Jonathan Stroud (Bartimaeus Sequence), and Ridley Pearson (Kingdom Keepers).
I arrived an hour early and a crowd had already lined at the Dana Hall School auditorium in Wellesley, MA. It was a beautiful day. I spotted excited kids in bright orange "Camp Halfblood" t-shirts (Percy Jackson fans).
Audrey Larson & Ridley Pearson
Author Ridley Pearson went down the line of people, shaking hands and taking photos with loyal fans of his Kingdom Keepers series. I overheard a girl shouting into her phone, "I just met Ridley Pearson!"
Once inside, volunteers threw candy at the waiting audience. Dance music blared. Anticipation filled the crowd. Finally, each author was introduced on stage and the audience cheered. Host Seale Ballenger (publicity director at Disney Publishing) introduced the authors and posed a few interesting questions. Mr. Ballenger asked the authors to describe their best moment as a writer. Rick Riordan told us about the time he got a call from his agent while in a car rental place in Las Vegas, sharing the news that Percy Jackson had made the New York times bestseller list. Rick said that he'd started dancing right there on the spot.
The crowd goes wild (from Twitter @DisneyHyperion)
Eoin Colfer throws candy to the fans (from Twitter @JonathanAStroud)
Audrey & Jonathan Stroud
During the Q & A, Jonathan Stroud was asked what he'd tell his younger self. He answered:
"Enjoy it, keep going, don't worry about what you're actually doing; if it doesn't actually work. I had endless projects that I started... and I used to think it was terrible; I'm never going to be a good writer. And slowly, all the time you're getting better without realizing it."
As an aspiring writer, I have several unfinished novels, short stories, and screenplays saved on my computer. Jonathan Stroud's words resonated with me. I realized that all those attempts were not failures. Each one had contributed to making me a better writer.
Q & A with the authors.
As for advice for other young writers? In the humorous words of Eoin Colfer:
"Everybody's got that funny friend, and they say something hilarious - and what happens to that thing? It usually just flies off like a butterfly or something, maybe it gets repeated by someone else once and mangled. But if you're a writer, it's up to you to collect all those things, write them down on your notepad, and then don't pay anybody for them and keep all the money yourself. That is my literary advice."
Everyone left the event smiling - including me. I went home with a bagful of autographed books, the event t-shirt, and lots of inspiration to keep on writing. In other words, what a fantastic experience!
The four authors. L to R: Rick Riordan, Jonathan Stroud, Eoin Colfer, Ridley Pearson. (from Facebook: Ridley Pearson)
Audrey & Eoin Colfer
Attending the "Milwood" Film Premiere
By Audrey Larson and Shay Martin
This past Saturday night (Jan. 4th) we had the pleasure of attending the Milwood independent film premiere at the Arlington Regent Theater. Milwood, Produced by Roman Media and Directed by Jimmy Scanlon and Evan Goldman, is a mystery thriller about 11-year-old Nathan Perry (Christian Goodwin); an orphan who is assigned to the Milwood facility for young adults and becomes a victim of unforeseen terror and unusual behavior. Milwood first premiered last May at the renowned Festival de Cannes in France.
We came just in time to see the cast arriving in a limo (pretty cool) to an applauding crowd. Cameras flashed as cast and crew posed on the red carpet in their sparkly gowns and tuxedos. The theater was packed and buzzing with people excited for the show to start.
Christian Goodwin and the rest of the cast arrives by limo. Credit: Granimo Photography
Cast and crew pose for the cameras on the red carpet.
We expected going to the premiere would be cool, but we did not expect it to be so touching. Before the movie started, the Producer, Michelle Romano, began speaking of Sierra Preveza, a 7-year-old girl who was suffering from cancer during the time they were filming Milwood. At the time, they had heard of her wish to be a movie star, and even though they were almost done filming, they created a part just for her. Romano then called up Sierra, (now cancer-free), to the stage and presented her with a check benefitting the organization Sierra started, Childhood Cancer Kids. Sierra spoke about her organization, generating many laughs from the audience when she began saying how she started Childhood Cancer Kids because she noticed that "breast cancer was more popular" and going on to say how all the money she saved up in her piggy bank she was donating to kids with cancer. Her words, though simple, made the audience both laugh and cry. By the time she was done speaking, the audience was on their feet clapping. It was amazing to see another kid, at only 7 years old, taking action and making a difference.
Sierra Preveza is presented a check for her organization, Childhood Cancer Kids. Credit: Granimo Photography
Audrey meeting Christian Goodwin
When the film began, we were impressed with the fabulous acting, the lighting and camera work, and how they used a low-budget to create such a professional look. We were particularly impressed by the main actor, 12-year-old newcomer to the industry, Christian Goodwin, a natural talent and joy to watch. Michelle Romano, who plays the character Judy, gave a stellar performance. It was also nice to see a large number of kids in the film. At the end, the plotline left us with many questions; we were hoping for a stronger resolution and more realism at certain moments.
Jimmy Scanlon and Michelle Romano.
A question and answer session followed the film. We were able to identify with a lot Jimmy Scanlon (the Writer and Director) and Michelle Romano talked about. For example, both had central roles in the film in addition to their position as Producer and Director; this was something we had also juggled when filming Countdown (FYP's debut film).
Overall, kudos to Roman Media for it's superb debut film. We're so glad we had the opportunity to be guests at the premiere!
To find out more about Milwood and watch the film's trailer visit their website, or become a fan on Facebook.
Here we are posing on the red carpet!
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I&N Store 9/26
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This week, I&Nmates, is all about initial offerings. In that, I'm buying and trying a slew of new books; and I'm hoping to hit on each one.
Cold Spots #2 (Image)
Maneaters #1 (Image): I&N Demand Holy shit! I lovelovelove the premise. Period. Add to that my enduring love for Chelsea Cain's super-fun and femmly-friendly Mockingbird, and whattaya got? Love enough to fill a litter box twice over! Ask me about my parasitic infection, haterrrrrrrrrs!
Redneck #15 (Image)
Action Comics #1003 (DC)
Detective Comics #989 (DC)
Doomsday Clock #7 (DC)
Heroes in Crisis #1 (DC): I&N Demand Tom King. Clay Mann. More heroes than a deli-catered funeral reception for a friend! And the word "Crisis." That adds up to a must buy in my book bag.
The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (Marvel)
The Sentry #4 (Marvel)
Bone Parish #3 (BOOM!)
Fearscape #1 (Vault): I&N Demand Sounds good. Will probably look good, too, considering Andrea Mutti (Rebels) is on art duty.
Friendo #1 (Vault): I&N Demand "What business is it of yours" why I'm interested in this book, Friendo? Playin', B. Yet another fun idea from Vault Comics! I've got my good eye on the artist, Martin Simmonds. (He happens to be working with main-man Monty Nero on Death Sentence: Liberty, which I've happily backed on Kickstarter–and which should be out soon! Yay! Until then-o, of course, I'll try-o Friendo.) Let's see what kind of magic he's got goin' on with Alex Paknadel, who, for me, is an unknown quantity. But the prospect of a VR BFF goin' all 5150's got me giggling back a few decades to the glorious sigh-fi flick Electric Dreams, which sparked my teen-aged imagination in many ways–one of those ways leading to the beautiful topography of a newly-discovered Virginia. Giggles.
High Heaven #1 (AHOY): I&N Demand AHOY Comics rocked the world a couple of weeks ago with The Wrong Earth; and here's Tom Peyer, this time teaming up with Greg Scott, ready to hit loftier heights with High Heaven. Hell, yeah!
Hillbilly: Red-Eyed Witchery From Beyond #2 (Albatross)
X-O Manowar #19 (Valiant)
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Sorry if I don't hit all of the notes you've come to expect.
Bachelor in Paradise–final two episodes of the season–
And I just can't.
I mean, come on: Kendall and fucking Grocery Store Joe! I was like Nooooooooooo
And Kevin and Astrid. Goddamn it, Kevin, ya big, dumb dope! 80% this plus 20% that equals 100% stupid.
Am I right?
Cemetery Beach #1 (Image): I&N Demand Warren Ellis and another out-of-this-world premise–a sci-fi twist on Papillon, perhaps?–that's good enough for me. Plus: any time I see a title that's Fill-in-the-blank Beach, I'm taken back to Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach," and I'm filled with a kind of curdled joy, which is burdensome, sure, but is satisfying, too. The "generations of lunatics," a phrase borrowed from the Cemetery Beach preview on PreviewsWorld.com reminds–loosely yet lovingly–of the "ignorant armies clash[ing] by night" in Arnold's lovely yet melancholy lyric poem–an invitation, a commentary, a warning–from 1867. So, yeah: looking forward to this one–even if "Warren Ellis" is, ultimately, the only legit reason for my forward looking.
Mage: The Hero Denied #12 (Image): I&N Demand Well, look at that: I referenced in my write-up for Batman #54 the glorious green bubbles that caught my eye thirty or so years ago–that drew me to Mage: The Hero Discovered and the adventures of Kevin Matchstick–without having seen the cover to this issue. Now that's magic.
The New World #3 (Image): I&N Demand #2 was fun, fun, fun! Aleš Kot kicked the conflict into high gear; he pushed the peril to the metal: struck by something undefinable while in the midst of a televised takedown, Stella decides to take a risk, trading a seemingly cushy future for, well, a seemingly mushy fugitive. Isn't that how all great love stories begin? Shifting: Now, I'm not an artist, still I find Tradd Moore's art humbling. (Heather Moore's colors are there to rub it in, ain't they though? They force the eyes wider, and, along with the mister's living, breathing lines, create an immersive experience that is absolutely exhilarating!) See: each page turn is bigger than the next; and there I am, bearing the weight of the lines and the colors, which support gloriously Kot's big ideas, and I'm just like Wow. That's some spinning-in-your-bed while spinning-some-Floyd-vinyl shit going on. "Legendary," indeed. You know what I need? I need to see this as a cartoon. A big-screen motherfucking cartoon movie. Please make this into a cartoon movie. Thank you. Next up: a little surgery. Goin' to the scalpel of love…
Oblivion Song #7 (Image)
The Wicked + The Divine #39 (Image)
the seeds #2 (Dark Horse/Berger Books): I&N Demand Loyal readers might remember: I celebrated #1 with a 22 I&N 22; and looking back at the post–proud of that one, for sure!–and at the issue, I'm reminded of the perfection–as seen in the hive, in the perfect-every-time hexagon of the humble honeybee–of the initial offering. Ann Nocenti's writing is stinger sharp, piercing the part of us that reads and feels and thinks and looks to connect with another afflicted soul–one driven deeper into the comforting yet conflicting chasm of conspiracy, colored, unfailingly by David Aja, a loud khaki green. Fuck. I can't wait to get my hands on this one.
She Could Fly #3 (Dark Horse/Berger Books): I&N Demand She Could Fly #2 moves– it flies at a pace that reflects well Luna's undeterred descent into madness, her succumbing to the stressors that surround her, including family, mystery, and–ceiling the deal–gravity. But she's not the only one falling: oh no: see, everyone around her–and a significant one who was above her–has fallen or is falling in some way, be it morally, mentally, physically, interpersonally. Yup: lots of falling. Any surprise that the issue wraps up in a basement? Christopher Cantwell's driving home the point–and is driving it down, down, which will make the rise–there'll be a rise eventually, right?–that much more satisfying, I'm sure. Add to the mix the discomfort drawn into the narrative by Martin Morazzo's hectic panel work, and the result is a trap that, even in the freedom of chaos, feels increasingly claustrophobic. Bill and Luna might "need to talk," but, damn it, I need to read. Gimme #3!
Catwoman #3 (DC)
Daredevil #608 (Marvel)
Fantastic Four #2 (Marvel)
Crossed +100: Mimic #5 (Avatar)
Hot Lunch Special #2 (AfterShock): I&N Demand Well, wasn't Hot Lunch Special #1 just the biggest surprise? Hell yeah, it was! I ate that shit up and loved every crumb. I was moved to write an inspired 22 I&N 22, and I hope pray expect that Eliot Rahal and Jorge Fornés will move me in much the same manner with this second helping of sandwiches and sumbitches, trucks and ho-lee fucks!
Moth & Whisper #1 (AfterShock)
Volition #2 (AfterShock)
If you were looking forward to Kendall and Grocery Store Joe getting back together–and, why not, while you're at it, to Astrid and Kevin getting back together–well, then, fellow citizen of Bachelor Nation, you got your wish.
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Things are heating up around these parts! The unbearably hot and humid end of August means that work's a week away. However, before I buckle under the oppressive temps of routine and responsibility, I've got to give this week's I&N Demand books their requisite once over. So, here we go:
The New World #2 (Image): I&N Demand The New World is built upon a familiar foundation–it's "a whole new world," with "a new fantastic point of view"–with Aleš Kot's singular perspective, itself an eclectic amalgam of vibrant and vital voices from across ages, genres and mediums. He's the real deal; and I, for one, am, as always, excited to have the opportunity to turn the pages of his inimitable imagination–in this case, as brought to the page by Tradd and Heather Moore. The former's lines are truly miracles of the medium: they flow and flow and flow, creating a sense of motion, which pushes the narrative pace; the latter's colors complement perfectly the lines, adding significant depth to Tradd's artwork and creating a new world worthy of exploration on each page, in each panel. Very much looking forward to learning how Kot's kick-ass Stella–a Juliet by another name–deals with the way-chill Kirby, her "only love sprung by her only" having to hunt him the fuck down. Reality star-crossed lovers, indeed!
Scarlet #1 (DC)
Web of Venom: Ve'Nam #1 (Marvel)
Bone Parish #2 (BOOM!): I&N Demand Finally: the follow-up to the #1 hit from Bone Drugs-N-Harmony! (Hmm. Sounded better in my head. I mean, I 22 I&N 22-ed the thing to death and was waiting to drop this one-liner and– Know what? I blame those guys. Bunn and Scharf and Guimarães. Fuckers. Coming together to create this…this…addictive nightmare! Been fiending for this for, what, like a month. Feels like forever. Twisting. Haven't been right in the head since. Turning. Gotta get to my dealer. Gotta go. Gotta get there. But. But what if he's out? Fuck. What if he runs out? Goddamn it. I gotta run. I gotta
Hillbilly: Red-Eyed Witchery from Beyond #1 (Albatross): I&N Demand I loved Hillbilly #12! Loved. It. The final episode in Rondel's epic journey was huge in scope, but Eric Powell crafted it in such a perfectly compact manner–delivering Hurrah!-worthy Homerian moments ("the last of [his] kind," indeed!) and taking a wrench to Rondel's heart–and to mine!–and twisting oh-so-cruelly. As much as it hurt in the end, we–Rondel and I–have got to cleave that all behind and move on–to more haggish mayhem!
A Walk Through Hell #4 (AfterShock): I&N Demand Garth Ennis is building something truly frightening here–and–in #3, in particular–he's doing so through dialogue–the masterfully-crafted dialogue for which he is known. Few comic book writers can keep the tension up while ratcheting up the word count; but Ennis does it effortlessly. Goran Sudzuka's subdued art–with taciturn gray and brown tones from colorist Ive Svorcina–allows the aforementioned tension to build; and by laying out every page differently, Sudzuka subtly emphasizes the complex nature of the plot as it continues to develop. I'm very much looking forward to getting to the bottom of this mystery–though I don't mind the walk one bit–and can't wait to get wrapped up in more of Ennis's demonically-deliberate diealogue.
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My wife and I have gone to a few concerts over the past few months, including Vertical Horizon/Tonic/Gin Blossoms, the always brilliant Richard Thompson (with G. E. Smith), and The Pixies & Weezer. If you're reading this on Wednesday: tonight, we're headed out to see Counting Crows & Live (honesty: looking forward to the latter); and on Labor Day weekend–right before I return to work (a sorta cross between a fist pump and a "foiled again")–we've got Judas Priest & Deep Purple (it's all about the former for me!). And, (big secret: don't tell) for our anniversary, I've scored another go-round with Richard Thompson in November! (Quick math: that'll be our eighth time with RT! Yeah: we're fans.) Before we head out to the Live show (see what I did there: shooed away the Crows), hoping against the forecast that lightning, in fact, doesn't crash, I've got to go pick up my comics. Here's the big list:
Cold Spots #1 (Image): I&N Demand Goddamned Bone Parish was dead-ass intoxicating. Now, even before that hellishly hot piece of horror's been bagged and boarded, here's Cold Spots, which will, if history counts for anything, set the shelves alight. See: when it comes to horror comics, Cullen Bunn's kinda cornered the graveyard, hasn't he? Fuck yeah, he has. So this one's a no-brainer. And a no-body-er. You know, cuz of the ghosts.
Days of Hate #7 (Image): I&N Demand Remembering #6: Man, when Aleš Kot gets all poetic and shit, he emerges all politic and shit, and the world spins a bit differently–it slows down to let the images take shape and, as they do, they reshape us. Kot reshapes us. He -isms all over us. The son of a bitch owns us from front to back–even if our politics are polar enemies. Yes: he's that good–he's more, wielding like a poet Danijel Žeželj's beautifully brooding artwork (those blacks, tho) and Jordie Bellaire's typically bold palette; and the layouts–the fucking layouts, like visual meth, moving, moving apace–particularly the oh-so-familiar nine-panel pages that are manipulated to such a colorful end, and, wouldn't you know, encourage us willing voyeurs, cleverly, to watch women as Kot develops at once several crucial relationships (including the one between him and us), and does so organically, oh-so poetically. Yeah, there's so much to love about Days of Hate–because there's so much love in Days of Hate.
Die! Die! Die! #2 (Image)
Redneck #14 (Image): I&N Demand Redneck, Redneck, oh, how I offered my throat– twelve times, true!–only to be left wanting, even on the odd but teased to plump carotids; however, it took till thirteen, didn't it, to break the skin–for Redneck to claim me as its very own, with a neck as red as a good ol' vampire's wet dream. (I just slid said chapter from its bag, to revisit, and, damn, got a rush–memories of the first time rhythmically kicking my carotids–boom, boom, boom…) I loved that issue so much, that I celebrated it with a 22 I&N 22. (Love how that one turned out!) What I'm trying to say, if it isn't clear, is that I'm very much looking forward to fourteen–and am hoping that Cates, Estherren, and Cunniffe kill it–and me–again.
Royal City #14 (Image)
Black Hammer: Age of Doom #4 (Dark Horse): I&N Demand Jeff Lemire is on fire (pronounced fi-ear, obviously)–again; and this particular inferno–spread to other books I&N Store this week–has at its source the Eisner-award winning accelerant that is Black Hammer, now four issues into the Age of Doom, which has been just as beautiful (thanks to the passively moody pairing of Dean Ormston and Dave Stewart) and engaging–thanks to the gloriously nostalgic nods (many in the knowingly-named "Land of Nod," for God's sake!) to which I–like you, I'm sure–look forward. #3 was a terrific trip with some subplots taking odd turns, throwing characters off, throwing us readers off–and Lemire puts words–"Wait. What?" or for the saltier of us an incredulous "What the fuck just happened […]?"–in the mouths of those bound to the pages and of those who hover just above them. In the end, a weird "Uh oh" pretty well sets the stage for all hell to break Lucy–or for Lucy to take her fucking hammer and smash it all to embers. Now, that's hot.
The Amazing Spider-Man #4 (Marvel): I&N Demand I can't believe I typed it. The Amazing Effing Spider-Man–I&N Demand. I can't believe I typed it again! What can I say: it took til #3, but see: Nick Spencer's caught me in his web of radioactively witty dialogue, which reminded me of being happily trapped by Ant-Man and The Astonishing Ant-Man; and Ryan Ottley's style is well-spun fun that pops perfectly–thanks to Cliff Rathburn's sharp inks and Laura Martin's crisp colors. I'm sure I'm not a clone in this: I'm buying Spencer's Split Spider angle–I sense a comPeteition coming on!–and the poisonous potential of mixing power and irresponsibility. Come on: that is pretty amazing–and, doubtless, deserves the coveted I&N Demand designation.
Venom #5 (Marvel)
Britannia: Lost Eagles of Rome #2 (Valiant)
Oblivi8n #1 (Scout)
Twelve Devils Dancing #2 (Action Lab/Danger Zone)
Listening: Live–"Secret Samadhi"
Drinking: Blue Point Prop Stopper Seaweed IPA
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Hey! Thanks for coming back around. I hope you enjoy your visit.
First, I'd like to share an important update: I'm all caught up! That's right, I&Nmates: I've read everything–Every. Flippin'. Floppy. in my possession–including the procrastinative Calexit, issues #2 and #3, which were, in the end, not surprisingly, all right left.
Wow. I've killed the pile, and it feels good. You know what I'm talking about: nothing burdens a comic book nerd quite like being behind a week or a month with his or her reading.
With that load taken off of my desk–a white IKEA secretary for you I&N completists–I'm re-energized and ready to let 'er rip–so here's what's I&N Store this week:
The New World #1 (Image): I&N Demand A few years ago, when we were still writing the good write, we celebrated Ales Kot as the writer of the moment: his voice was potent; it was poetry. He had us hearing things and experiencing things and thinking things in ways that were unexpected. Compared to the other solid books that populated the shelf and, ultimately, our bags, his books, particularly Zero, were just more. Speaking of more: one of the reasons I decided to return to writing about what I love is Kot's own Days of Hate–specifically #5, the near-silent, explosively tri-ing narrative, presented perfectly by Danijel Zezelj and Jordie Bellaire–which has, through six issues, conducted in me the synaptic symphony to which I became addicted when I was deep into Zero–or, more so, when Zero was deep into me. Deeper still: as a self-proclaimed Always Kot-er, I will gleefully grab the 72-page initial offering of The New World–with art from the Lord of Lines, Tradd Moore–because when it comes to Kot, more is more and, damn, I'm ready to read, ready to explore.
Saga #54 (Image)
Amazing Spider-Man #2 (Marvel)
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Hillbilly #12 (Albatross): I&N Demand It's all led to this–every step, every story, every swing of Rondel's cleaver: witches–lots and lots of witches–vs. the Iron Child and his newly-raised army. Eric Powell has taken us on quite a journey; with each issue and one into the next, he's crafted an epic for the ages. I'll be sad when it's over, that's for damn sure; but it ain't over until the Hillbilly swings–one last time.
A Walk Through Hell #3 (Aftershock): I&N Demand During the terrifying stretch of road that was #2, Garth Ennis and Goran Sudzuka unloaded with the increasingly uncomfortable self-inflicted Passion of Huzikker, the suicidal centerpiece of a crazy spent-shell game of an issue. The never-ending barrage of bullets had me emotionally ducking for cover, had me silently begging for the poor guy to die–not unlike the response George Orwell demands with his revolutionary short piece "Shooting an Elephant." (Why won't the effing thing die already!) Another selling point, of course, is Ennis's living anew in law enforcement. (This reads not unlike Red Team with a twist of dread–which would make this, wait for it, Dread Team.) No one cops cop speak like Ennis; yes, as always, his dialogue is to die for. And speaking of dying: I'm in no rush–and neither is Ennis, clearly; it is "a walk through hell," after all. The terror he's harnessed is born of the waiting and the wonder; so, yeah, let's walk.
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significant hair loss and continued poor tolerance to exercise. I had labs done a couple of months ago and ferritin did not budge. I am thinking it is due to poor absorption. This is why we got a RX for sublingual iron-but now I think it is staining my teeth. I am thinking of adding Betaine to help with absorption. Sound right?
Any input? Oh and I take C with my floradix. I may switch to Proferrin ES although that made me bloat- could that mean poor absorption? Would taking Betaine help. I am desperate to get my levels up. I hope to get in next week to draw labs. How many days to I stop the iron to get accurate test? 3 days? Any other labs that would be helpful? I think I have a lot covered with the supplements. I use to only take levoxyl, now I take lots and feel so much better. This ferritin has me stumped though. I would love to STOP losing hair, it is scary.
jlt18 - i'm in the same boat as you. Suffered with extremely low iron and took 2 years to raise it and that was when i found out that i had Hashi's.
A lot of thyroid sufferers have low iron problems. It is also very common for thyroid sufferers to have very low Vitamin D. Your doctor should check that also. Both iron and vitamin D malabsorbtion can be cause by gluten intolerance. Has anybody checked whether you are gluten intolerant? It's a simple blood test. Once again, us thyroid sufferers often have varying degrees of gluten intolerance.
With the vitamin D, when i was told to take it i began taking the basic 1000IU measurement (one gel capsule) as per instructions on the container. Next blood test i hadn't moved much and then my doctor issued me with some vitamin D drops which i drop 7 drops (4500IU) of onto my tongue each night after dinner. My vitamin D has moved up a little bit faster after taking a higher dosage. My doctor said taking vit D at night after dinner is more beneficial as its more likely i would have eaten meat and the vit D absorbs better. maybe this is due to the protein. He said vegetarians have a harder time absorbing vit D (and it has to be D3, not the other D).
I also have problems retaining iodine in my body. I lose more than i ought to and iodine is necessary for a healthy thyroid too.
I too have the adrenal issues. My doctor put me on Cortate tablets to help with my low morning cortisol levels and i'm so much better now. Are you only taking vitamin type supplements to help with your adrenals or are they actual medication what you are on?
If you were taking your iron along with the T4 you were on before that would make the T4 less effective and would also mean the T4 wouldn't be giving you the full benefit of making you feel better. You can take iron and other supplements alongside T3 med's but not T4. I believe i was told to not take iron or other vitamins 2 hours prior and 4 hours after taking your T4 meds. This is going to worry me next week as i've only been on a T3 med (triiodothyronine) and as of monday my doctor will be starting me on a little T4 (thyroxine). I'm juggling enough med's and supplements as it is and it frustrates me having to spread things out so that one thing doesnt inhibit another.
My medicinal listing and time frame is fast resembling a train time table :D It's ok if you are at home all day, but i work full time and remembering and taking time out to take this, eat food prior to taking certain things, take one thing and wait before you can take another is driving me nuts. The thing is, nobody at work understands. They simply think thyroid issues are like a headached, you pop one pill and hey presto problem solved. They don't realise how much stuff i actually take and how tired i sometimes get. maybe it's because i'm so good at hiding how i feel and just put on a happy face!!
Just incase you didn't know, zinc should not be taken until either 2 hours prior or after taking your iron, just like caffeinated beverages, red wine and dairy products inhibit iron absorbtion.
I'm not sure what Betaine is. I was taking a formula which my doctor's chemist especially made for him and its not a commercial brand, but there are a variety of commercial ones which people on these boards have a had decent success rates with. If your iron constipates you there are stool softeners you can buy. If it causes irritable bowel then you can take iron phosphate which calms the the stomach/bowel.
Cant recall exactly who said what so i'll just lump everything together if that's ok.
First of all for all those Hashimoto's groupies out there, the inability to absorb things, particularly iron and vitamin D has VERY strong links to Hashimoto's. Most of us suffer with that. I saw my doc today and he also said the higher your vitamin D the better your T3 will become. It basically helps your T3 along.
Hair........... well we all want our hair back and it seems to be the most stressful thing to lose. I'd trade less energy for some real hair growth. Even though my ferretin got to 61 after 2 long years of trying, i still had hair loss (didn't know i had Hashi's then). Suddenly my hair stopped falling out for 1 good month. I couldn't believe it. I thought this was it, the end of hair shedding. Then after the 1 good month my hair began shedding all over again. I couldn't work out the mystery. Why stop shedding for 1 month then start again. Some months late it hit me..... Iodine. It had to be the iodine my doctor had given me 3 months earlier. I had used it for a few months and never got a repeat bottle of iodine as my levels had come up nicely.
Well i didn't know at that time that i was Hashi's and didn't know that if i stop taking iron,iodine and vitamin D that my levels will drop either due to my thyroid or something else. My thyroid doctor has begun supplement me with iodine again as he did an iodine load test where you drink a certain amount of iodine and then collect your urine over a particular amount of time. They can then measure how much iodine you lose in a 24hr period. This test showed that for the time being i have to stay on my iodine drops till further notice. My hair is shedding closer to normal now, but i don't know whether it's due to the iodine or all the other things i've been doing in the last 3 months since having my thyroid treated. With hair you wont notice immediate results anyway. It usually takes 3 months or so to begin noticing a proper hair growth cycle after whatever has been fixed.
As for reflux treatment and inhibiting iron absorbtion. A guy i work with had a reflux issue and one of his doctors finally put him on some prescription enzymes and his reflux has gone.
I'm also on prescription digestive enzymes as my pancrease doesn't make sufficient enzymes to digest protein so it sits, ferments and inflames my thyroid. I've been on the enzymes since mid april and my stomach is better, no more bloating and i'm hoping that things are digesting better and i'm getting more nutrients.
My previous doctor who treated my anemia and my thyroid doctor have both said that quite often malabsorbtion of necessary vitamins/minerals and digestive issues are connected to thyroid patients and they nearly always see low iron in particular and low vitamin D, digestive issues, metabolism issues eg: most often slow metabolism, hormonal issues, messed up monthly cycles, hair shedding, chronic tiredness and adrenal issues.
My doctor did say that the hair shedding can be due to a hormonal imbalance (i have too much estrogen and a little too much testosterone), but it can very possibly be related to my digestive system not digesting protein, it can also be due to insufficient T3 for my thyroid. I've been on a T3 med since april and he started me off on a slow dosage and i'm responding well to it. Right now he has added a tiny bit .05mg of a Thyroxine tablet to the mix and in 6 weeks i'll have a blood test to see whether i'm responding. He said some people respond best with only T3 med's and don't do well when a T4 med is added, while others do best on a combo of T3 and T4.
My doctor also has me drinking isolate whey protein every morning with breakfast to kickstart my metabolism and to add badly needed protein to my diet. Eventhough i was a big meat eater my body wasn't absorbing it due to the lack of enzymes i mentioned. You don't have to eat red meat every single day. 3 nights per week is good. Other nights you can have white meat or fish. You can get protein from pulses and nuts.
A nice lentil soup is good. Also almond, brazil nuts and cashews when eaten together are a complete protein, just like meat. Iron from meat is likely the easiest for out bodies to absorb and we dont just get iron from meat, but a lot of other essential things.
A lot of people also lack selenium in their diests. Too much selenium or too little can cause hair loss, but apparently 4 brazil nuts per day is all the selenium you need. The ones from brazil are actually supposed to be the best.
With all things, whether it's vitamin D, iodine, selenium etc etc don't just start taking it of your own accord as overdosing on it can be as bad as not having enough. Get a blood test first and take it from there.
There is always a reason for low ferretin. It is NOT normal for ferretin to take months or years to fix. Once you begin supplementing with iron and you do not see it rise considerably in the first month or 2 and it's taking forever to go up, then you have a BIG problem. Low iron that takes forever is always a symptom of something else. You need to find that something else.
As to what doctors to see.... mine was trial and error. A lot of my issues were discovered when as a last resort i visited a Trichologist (hair/scalp specialist) and fortunately he also had a medical background prior to becoming a Trichologist. He also works in with and gets a lot of information from a leading thyroid expert in Australia. He also works in with other doctors who thankfully see "outside the square", some of them located here in Australia and others are overseas. If a patient has symptoms or things come up on test results which are out of his sphere then he sends them off to other doctors who he knows can help. Often he will use various doctors connected to universities who don't simply stick to results and ranges written on paper, but work with a patient's symptoms also.
I got sick and tired of doing the rounds with doctors who were not interested in me and were only after their hourly fee.
Apparently low vitamin D can cause infertility as well as a thyroid condition.
With digestive enzymes, if you have a problem which is affecting your health, prescription enzymes are the way to go. The over the counter types you can buy in supermarkets and healthfood stores just don't cut it. I believe a gastroenterologist might be the doctor to see. Your gp should be able to refer you to somebody. I did a stool analysis test which showed up that i was not digesting protein. Some doctors might check out your stomach area with one of those Endoscopes (is that what its called???) Some might be willing to do a stool analysis first off.
I agree, it's hard finding one doctor who will know the lot. My current doctor feels that in about 20 years time, when all these old doctors die off or retire, that a lot will change. He feels younger lecturers in university will teach medicine differently and we'll end up with younger doctors who will be more willing to help and "look outside the square", not just a number on a lab report. He feels the internet and people learning from one another on boards like these will also help push for better medical treatment. I hope he's right.
AudreyB--I wonder why my Endo doesn't say anything to me about all these issues as I too have Hashi's. He acts like everything is from other issues. I'm going to ask him all this the next time I see him. Although he said if I was having malabsoprtion and low ferritin, I should have further tests through my GI doc? I wonder if its not just the way they practice medicine in your part of the country. Perhaps they are much more advanced, I really don't know what to think.
I get my thyroid tests done in about 2 weeks so I am hoping that I am no longer Hypo-T. If I am, you will be able to hear me scream from here!
jlt18--This is my story too. As you know, It's quite common with Hashi's patients to go Hypo and Hyper. I just went through this not too long ago 4.87 to 0.16 to 4.40:(. Now, the Endo is keeping my TSH too high at 4.40 and says it's fine. Well, I know better, I'm waiting to see what my next lab is. I am going to pitch a fit with him if he maintains this idea of everything is fine. He is about to be fired anyway.
I figured out the conversion problem once I got off the levoxyl (T4 only)and started feeling better with Armour (which has all the hormones your thryoid produces-). No more hyper feeling. You want to suppress your TSH especially with Hashimotos- this will stop the hyper/hypo changes. Mine is very low (below normal) which does not mean I am hyper like the endo's want to say. There are some great books to read that will help you. I can't remember if we can post them here. I know I am not allowed to post a website.
I don't think you will get what you need from the endo. They just don't treat the thyroid properly. They dose by TSH which is NOT reliable especially when you have Hashi's. Suppress TSH and get frees in upper third and you will feel better! Be sure to be on natural dissecated thyroid replacement. Check adrenals by saliva test. Selenium is helpful with Hashi's.
My last big symptom is hair loss. All the others have disappeared. I am going to eat red meat, take my floradix, trying blood builder with it. I read that combing the different types of iron can help.
My advice is to find a doctor who will treat symptoms vs labs. There are sites to search for a good doctor.
FLFLOWERGIRL - just like jlt18 said, most dose from TSH and my doctor doesn't believe in that as he said a while back that only looking at TSH does nothing as its basically just that TSH - thyroid stimulating hormone- and more to do with the pituitary gland as that is the hormone it produces (that's the best i can recall that conversation :) ) He prefers to look at the other thyroid figures as well as how your symptoms are going. He records ALL my symptoms on his computer.
I don't think docotrs are any better here in Australia, just that i lucked on the right Trichologist who happened to know this particular doctor and he in turn is good friends with another doctor/proffesor (not sure of his title) who works in a university and is writing a thesis on this very topic and so they help each other.
Having said that, my doctor is walking on 'new ground' compared to most of the other doctors out there and he has to be super careful he doesnt treat on someone's toes and they decide to put in a complaint about him. It's not that he is doing anything illegal, but he isn't following the route that "most" doctors out there are taking, which is strictly following "thyroid 101" and NOTHING else.
ps: i started a thread on the thyroid board regarding Vitamin D. My doctor also told me that vitamin D (D3) is essential, not only for the obvious reasons, but vit D and T3 work together. having the right amount of vit D in your system, daily, helps out your T3.
My T4 has fallen and now he has given me a prescription for some Thyroxine to add to my T3 medication. I take the T3 daily, but for now he wants me to only take half of the thyroxine tablet on monday, wednesday and friday. He feels that there are benefits in always starting patients off on extremely low doses and work your way up (if need be) in very, very small steps as he feels that is the best way of gauging whether a patient is responding to it and whether the dosage is right. I found an article where Mary Shomon interviewed a Dr Stephen Langer and he also advocates the small dosage to start with and only upping it by the tiniest amounts after each blood test. It's quite a good article and you can find it on the net.
jlt18--I guess I will have to wait and see what my test results are like. I'm kind of afraid to change to T-3 drugs or add to the Synthroid. I have been really ill from my anemia, it caused heart and BP problems. I have read that you have to be really careful when it comes to T-3 if you have any of those problems. I hate to make changes until I feel normal again. I know that sounds a little silly, but I have been through a very rough time. I do wonder how much could be related to the thyroid. I will be discussing this with the Endo next visit.
I though Endo's were the -Go To- docs when it comes to thyroid treatment. I do know what you are saying and I also have one of those great books too. I'm just scared of new or more drugs being added. I will read more.
Your heart problems could be adrenal fatigue which can be caused from T4 drugs over time, plus many other causes. I took them for so long and pooped out my adrenals. I was very sick. Heart racing, palpitations, panic in the middle of the night...I went to the cardiologist and all tests came back normal. That is what began my research for the answer. If you don't convert T4 to T3, which is common with Hashi's - all that T4 stays in your blood and doesn't get in your cells. You feel "wired tired". It is awful. I would be hyper one day and lethargic the next...I had terrible pain, heat intolerance, dry skin, all the symptoms. Read a little about adrenal fatigue and see if you have symptoms. You need to be sure your adrenals are good before starting T3. I just know that most people do better on a combined hormone treatment. Our thyroid glands produce T4, T3, T2, T1 and calcitonin. If you take synthroid it is a storage hormone. If you can't convert to T3 you will not get rid of your symptoms but your labs may come back normal. I tried the levoxyl and cytomel combo and got very hyper on it. I can't tell you the world of difference I felt on Armour. Endo's don't generally prescribe it. Bad stuff is being said about it by pharmaceutical reps. Synthroid is who sponsors many of the the endocrinology conferences. TSH is the gold standard too. Just know that your doctor may not treat by symptoms and may not use Armour. If you don't begin to feel better just know there are options. I suffered for 15 LONG years and would love to help someone avoid that...I have told my brother all of this and he continues to feel bad and not try something different(TSH=96, antibodies=924). It takes a lot of work to get what you need. You have to be willing to change doctors until you find one that will help. Audrey is right that doctors have to be careful. The gold standard is to keep TSH in range. The medical board could come down on doctor for prescribing meds to someone subclinical (TSH normal but all the symptoms). This way of treating is how it needs to be but not taught that way in school. Sometimes calling a compounding pharmacist can be helpful to get a recommendation of a good hormone doctor. This has helped me get what I need. I have 7-8 books on thyroid, adrenals, iodine. Knowledge is power. Keep reading and asking questions and you will get there. You can feel much better!!!
Audrey, I agree with everything you say...we seem to be reading the same information and are getting what we need. I feel bad for all the sufferers out there. I am a physical therapist and see many patients, especially elderly, struggling with low thyroid symptoms despite being on meds. The TSH standard is not working!!
Hi Marilla - i'm not sure about magnesium so can't answer that particular question as i've never taken magnesium. I eat a lot of bananas and i like them before they are too ripe and they contain a lot of magnesium at this stage. The riper the banana the less magnesium, but bananas do have some of the B vitamins among other things and they are good for people with thyroid conditions as well as those with high blood pressurel, so it's a healthy fruit.
I think my doctor quote 500mg of vitamin C at least should be either already in your iron supplement or you should take it together with your iron supplement.
No, Vit C will not make your auto immune system worse and wont make your thyroid worse. It's not 100% known what precisely makes your immune system attack the thyroid for us Hashi's sufferers (actually the immune system attacks the protein in the thyroid). Most times it's genetic, so if you have it, one of your parents or grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, likely have it too. They think major stress can cause it or a viral condition you may have had at some point. I do know that low long term ferretin or anemia can affect the thyroid. They have been able to link major hormonal changes to Hashimoto's eg; puberty, pregnancy, menopause. The only one of those conditions i've had is puberty, but not sure how long ago the Hashi's started for me, i'm thinking at least 7 - 10 years ago, but definitely took 7 yrs to diagnose. My father has some type of thyroid condition (it's enlarged) he suffers some of the symptoms i have, but he refuses to even go see a doctor to get treatment. His brother had his thyroid removed years ago and his brother's grandaughter has it, while her mother had childhood diabetes. Seems like autoimmune conditions run on my dad's side of the family.
If anything, taking regular vitamin C and keeping your other things eg: B vitamins, vitamin D, ferretin at the right level will help your immune system. It's winter here now and it's so far the first year i've not caught a cold or virus in the autumn/winter stage. One more month of winter to go so will keep my fingers crossed, but normally i would have fallen ill by now. I think it's helped by boosting everything, particularly my ferretin as healthy ferretin helps in soooo many areas, even your thyroid needs healthy ferretin.
or at least traded in for a newer model :D It's bad enough having to remember all the stuff i have to remember for my work and then they keep changing the policy and procedures!! It's a shame, i used to remember things so well and wanted to advance into a management role and had such an interest in my work. Now it's often a battle to get through the day even though i'm a lot better than prior to starting my thyroid meds.
As for getting rid of Hashi's for good......... funnily enough, my doctor feels that certain Hashi's conditions can be reversed providing ALL other areas affected (eg: in my case, adrenals, pancreatic enzymes, liver) are all corrected also. I think it might depend how far your Hashi's advanced, what effects it caused, what is actually happening with your thyroid. He made some comment to me at one of my early visits that he doesn't see why i couldn't make a full recovery, but it would take a few years, but believed i'd be medication free in the end. I also don't see how they can stop the immune system from destroying the thyroid. I thought once it begins it's journey of destruction that it couldn't be stopped. I've not asked him about it since, but maybe i should at my next visit.
Thanks, I think these boards are great. We can learn from each other. I don't know much about reflux, etc. I think we tend to learn more about the things we are dealing with personally. I probably make weaning from those meds sound easy and I don't mean to. I have read lots on hypothyroidism. I am so glad I have figured out what will help me. I think many people are suffering with low thyroid symptoms that are on T4 only meds. I wish endo's were more aware of how low thyroid function plays a role in other deficiencies. I may have addressed them earlier myslef had they informed me. Thank goodness for places like this for us to share what we learn.
I second that......... Thanks for starting this thread jlt18 :) I think the anemia section needs a thread like this for those suffering from both thyroid and low iron levels.
My doctor didn't actually explain that hypo can lead to lowered acid levels, which leads to malabsorbtion and lowered body temperature etc etc. My Trichologist and my thyroid doctor only stated that they have seen a lot of ladies with a thyroid condition which accompanied difficult to raise ferretin, as well as digestive issues which particularly concerned digestion of protein. Getting the right amount of protein is important for the thyroid, iron, hair/skin/nails, and the liver, which are the areas i'm familiar with and having problems with.
A lady in a healthfood store guessed that my blood group was type A. She said type A's tend to have less stomach acid for digestive purposes and you need those if you are a meat eater in particular. My current doctor guessed prior to any testing that the majority of my hair loss was due to a form of malnutrition due to the lack of certain vitamins/minerals due to the malabsorbtion issues. He said a lot of people have this and don't know it.
Not sure if i mentioned it on here or the thyroid board, but a guy i work with had reflux issues and his doctor put him on some prescription enzymes and he said it fixed his reflux issues.
I found learning about anemia much easier than learning about the thyroid as the thyroid encompasses so many other areas and it gets very technical. On the thyroid board i tend to feel like a fish out of water. No matter how much i read i tend to find it hard going. Are any of you on adrenal med's for low or high cortisol levels? I've got low cortisol so am taking medication to help my adrenal fatigue as this also tends to go hand in hand with Hypo. Last night i decided to look up a little more information on the adrenals and refresh my mind on what can go wrong if your Endo has simply stuck you on thyroid meds and not checked out your adrenals and it is SCARY!!!!
Marilla - i'm not sure about Hashi's being in/curable. I think it depends on your doctor, how much he/she knows or is willing to do for you, what situation your thyroid is in at the moment and a heap of other things. I'll be seeing my doctor in about 4 or so weeks time for a new blood test. I'll ask him about some Hashi's success stories.
Yes Audrey I am on hydrocortisone due to adrenal fatigue. It has made a huge difference in how I feel. Getting a saliva test is very helpful for those who have had thyroid issues. There is a lot of information on the net to learn about this...I am so grateful we can go and do our own research and not just rely on a doc for all our health questions.
cathy57 - i'm like you, my hair shedding was uniform and from all over my scalp and i never went "bald" or "alopecia-like". My Trichologist did say that anemia or other illnesses which cause hair loss can bring on early alopcea if it is genetic. Thankfully i didn't have that to worry over as well. It's bad enough losing so much of it, but if i ended up with the alopecia that would have just added to my woes.
The other thing which seems to run in the thyroid family is gluten intolerance. My doctor has advised me to eat as little as possible of any gluten products.
Getting sufficient sleep is also important.
My BIG thing at the moment is staying away from anything to do with soy.
Hashimoto's is an "auto" immune DZ. There is no cure...only lifelong treatment. It may "stabilze" however cure is not possible. It functions in a similar way as arthritis does............. Only it attacks and destroys the thyroid vs joints etc. It is essentially hypo-thyroid. Have you had the biopsy and ultrasound to see the amount of destruction? There are good endos out there, and I too went thru a few characters to get to a great one. Best wishes.
[QUOTE=webdiva;3688028]Anyone have sudden rapid pattern hair loss due to hyper-, hypo-, Hashi's, or poor conversion? Cortisol is high and testosterone is slightly high.
I have Hashi's and have always had hair loss to some degree (a little noticeable shedding) nothing too awful.
I just read over on the thyroid board that someone's doctor said that hair shedding can be attributed to TSH levels fluctuating up and down. Once the TSH stabilises so does the hair shedding. Interesting theory and one i've not come across before, but i suppose it does make sense, although i do believe ferretin levels hav a lot to do with it too.
cathy57 - Yes i've had a gluten test. The maximum range was 15 and i got an 18 so my thyroid doctor told me i could have gluten products, but to be careful how much. I don't have any noticeable side effects from gluten i eat, i'd say it may lead to some malabsorbtion issues though. It's more of a 'silent' issue with me and i'd never know i had any gluten issues otherwise. This could partly be the reason why my ferretin dropped.
My digestion............. basically i have not been digesting protein as i've not got sufficient pancreatic enzymes. This could be a big part of the reason why my ferretin dropped and it would have added to my hair shedding woes. I'm now taking prescription digestive enzymes with all my main meals and i feel so much better. No more bloating or feeling super tired after meals. I used to be able to eat a horse and chase the jockey before as i'd be STARVING all the time but i didn't really ever put on much weight and most people would marvel at how i could eat so much and not gain weight. Now since i've been on the enzymes i eat normal meals, don't feel starving 24/7 and i'm sure the badly needed protein will be appreciated by my body, energy levels, hair, metabolism, thyroid and liver and whatever else needs it.
My thyroid doctor has me on 'isolate whey protein' at breakfast time to boost my slow metabolism. Yes, i have a slow metabolism courtesy of my thyroid, but can't believe how i never put on the weight with all the food i ate. Admittedly i do eat very healthy, but perhaps never put on the weight due to malabsorbtion issues leading to a semi-malnutricious state i suppose.
I do not go near soy products if i can help it, but it's in everything these days from bread to chocolate. Soy is not good for the thyroid as far as i'm aware. I think this mostly came about after genetically modified soy came onto the market as it's so cheap. I have heard some say you can have soy in 'this form' but not 'that form' if you have a thyroid condition. I simply keep away from it as i have enough issues without causing more. I read the ingredients on anything shop bought and virtually everything has Soy in it. Sometimes you think something doesn't contain soy, but the manufacturer disguises the 'soy' in other wording eg: vitamin E, vegetable oil, vegetable gum.
No wonder so many of us are sick. It's bad enough with the pollution, chemicals in the water and hormones they feed to the animals we eat or milk we drink and then you have to be super vigilant when it comes to things you buy in the supermarket too!! This is why i cook most things from scratch and i'm lucky my mother still keeps hens and she gives me lots of fresh eggs from hens which haven't been fed hormones. Her hens run around on a farm totally free range.
You asked about sleep..... basically if i don't get enough sleep i'm simply tired, but there are times i've only had 6 or 7 hours sleep and i feel 'wired'. I just make sure i get to bed earlier the following night. I did start to get good and bad sleep phase cycles about a year prior to being diagnosed with Hashi's. Since beging medicated i notice my sleep patterns are a lot more uniform these days, which is a blessing.
On a thyroid board it is recommended to not take Armour 12 -18 hours before labs. I believe it can make your free T3 look too high. I take my last dose of armour (I dose throughout the day) at noon the day before my labs and then take my morning dose right after blood draw.
I wonder if that is what is happening. How do you feel? What is your temperature?
I understand the hair loss worry!!! Good your ferritin responded fast!
I have Hashimotos and my doctor said the same thing, that it could initially cause hair shedding but that should stabalize. My thyroid issues have been stable for a long time but I still have a ferritin of 4-5, even after taking iron supplements for almost a year. Colonsocopy, endoscopy shows nothing wrong.
I just read Audrey B. posting and wanted to say thanks for all the info. I posted some of what I am about to say somewhere, so if I am repeating I apologize-not to sure if it is on the same board. I have Hashimotos and have had a ferretin of about 4 for almost a year now. Iron supplements do not help. They have done a colonoscopy and endoscopy and stool test and all negative. What I do not understand why my endo, after he found the iron so low (he had gotten my Hash. and thyroid under control as it was underactive) just sent me back to my gp as he says he does not deal with iron issues. When I read your post Audrey, I read so many things that were done with you(iodine issues and tests) to find the problem. It is almost a year, I barely function but yet. it seems not much is done. I think my absorption is ok- not sure-says my saturation is low(not sure if that is different than absorption) my iron, ferritin, RBC and HCT is low. My gp sent me to an oncologist, (this was before I did the colonsocopy and endoscopy)-I did not even really know why, the oncologist said that we have to first do the colonoscopy and endoscopy to see if something is wrong there. The oncologist felt it could not be cancer as I am not loosing weight- she did however say that if the colonoscopy and endoscopy is negative I should come back but now my gastro. first wants to do the camera endoscopy. Meanwhile, I just live with a very low ferritin. I have always been a big meat eater, just thought I should mention that.
prokureur - The reason my doctor is doing everything for me is that he works in a University and he deals with small groups of "problem patients". By 'problem', i mean people who are doing all the right things, yet are having problems raising their ferretin and have a diagnosed thyroid condition. It also helps that this doctor is a Hashi's sufferer himself and relates to all we are going through. I'd say it's more like my guardian angels were looking after me as i did a heap of research on here, then as a last resort found a Trichologist for my hair loss (i had given up on all other doctors) and he diagnosed my Hashi's, helped lift my ferretin and he is the one who knows my current doctor and referred me on. It was more like an unplanned chain of events.
I agree with FLFLOWERGIRL, gluten intolerance and low B12 are often causes of low iron as well as all the other things eg: internal bleeding, heavy periods, vegetarian diet etc. My current doctor wants my ferretin over 100 and even up to 125. A higher ferretin is very beneficial for the thyroid too. I guess if you have had one of those biopsies (or whatever they do) to diagnose gluten intolerance or Celiacs and it's come back that you dont have that then that rules that out. It's probably good to get the biopsy done as blood tests can give false positives and false negatives. You should get your B12 checked too.
In my case, i'm not sure how much of my slow rising ferretin is due to gluten and how much to not being able to digest protein. I've been reading up on malabsorption issues and it's amazing how the inability to digest certain things can cause quite a lot of different side effects ef: edema (swelling anywhere in the body), dry skin, hair loss, anemia, easy bruising, dehydration, fatigue, vision problems. Taking those symptoms into account, who knows just how many things could be/were affecting my hair shedding.
At the end of the day, no matter what your doctor is or isn't doing, you need to do as much research, learn as much as you can and make lists, find out who can do more tests and then start ruling things out. I guess it doesn't help when doctors say your tests came back 'normal' just because the test results are 'within range'. That's why boards like this are great as there are a number of people around who really know their stuff and can help with test results.
Cathy - my doctor advises me not to take any meds for 12 hours prior to my thyroid blood tests. That means no thyroid meds and no other meds or supplements of any form. When he rechecks my cortisol levels for my adrenals i have to fast for 12hrs and no med's of any sort, only water is allowed. All blood tests i do are required to be done by no later than 8.30am.
Cathy - i am on thyroid meds for both T3 and T4, but i don't take any meds on the morning of my blood test, not even any vitamins. This test gets done first thing in the morning too.
Not sure if you have had your adrenals checked out, but the retesting i do for my adrenals get's done first thing in the morning as early as possible. For this test i fast and take no med's what so ever until the blood test is over.
In the past no doctors ever told me optimum times for blood testing. It is only my current doctor and the Trichologist who i used to see that have told me that all hormonal forms of testing should get done early in the morning.
I agree, that Trichologist's site has some great info. Finding his site on the net and combining it with stuff i learnt from others on the healthboard is what convinced me to go with him. I'm not sure whether he still does, but he used to either have a practice in Virginia or was in some way connected to something there. I was sorting out a heap of paperwork and i found one of those 'with compliments' slips amongts it all and it said something about 'Trichology of Virginia'. Not sure whether that is the case any more as i dont see the Virginia address on the later slips he gave me. I do know he goes overseas and he lectures and i think he also teaches people. He is extremely knowledgeable in a lot of the issues most of us are having, just here in Australia he isn't seen as an actual "doctor" and can't write out prescriptions or pathology requests. I would have to get a letter from him, take it to my GP and then get a pathology request from my GP and then go to pathology for the blood draw. In the USA he is able to do all that himself. I guess different countries have different laws.
That's odd about your hair shedding from different sides of your head according to your meds being too high or low. I've never heard of that before. My shedding is always uniform.
ps: thought i'd look up that Trichology of Virginia and yes my previous doctor is the clinical director there. Not quite sure what that means, whether he actually has a practice there or not. Will check it out later when i have more time.


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Posted: 03/26/2020 by editormary in Europe, Internet and Communication, Iran, Politics
Written by Eugenio Dacrema 25 March, 2020, translated by Mary Rizzo
For human beings, every problem, even a very concrete one such as the spread of a disease within a community, is first and foremost a matter of perception given by our essence as social animals. If, for example, at some point we personally do not have a certain disease and people in direct contact with us do not have it, it will be very difficult that we perceive the spread of that disease as something serious in the country or in the city in which we live. This has very practical effects: until a couple of weeks ago many citizens of Milan, including the writer, did not realise the danger of the new virus until the media started dedicating massive energies to it and more and more announcements by the authorities, ever more alarming, began to arrive about the number of infections and deaths.
This might seem like pure theoretical elucubration if it were not that, especially in today's world, the separation between perception and reality is often masterfully and very concretely exploited by many regimes in power throughout the world to manage the most serious global crisis of our generation: that of the coronavirus.
The perception that dictatorship is a defense against the spread of the virus
To understand what that means, simply take a look at the data on deaths and infections published throughout the world (many news sites, for instance, Bloomberg, do it very well with interactive maps). The numbers seem to tell us a rather peculiar thing: leaving China aside (on whose data it would still be necessary to do a great deal of checks), the virus seems to hit democratic countries particularly hard, and only touch the countries governed by dictatorships with benevolent lightness.
The debate over this discrepancy has become increasingly surreal in recent weeks. A "rationalist" approach raises arguments that have some factual basis, for example, the fact that advanced democracies are more interconnected with the world and for this reason were some of the first to be reached by the contagion. We have also seen an increase in the number of explanations flirting with the perennial Italic fascination with authoritarian solutions. According to this line of thinking, "strong" men and regimes would have somehow been able to keep the virus at bay thanks to their ability to impose discipline "with brutal measures" (although it is not clear how, since in most cases no special restrictive measures were imposed: perhaps simply "using fear"). In Italy, this approach has brought out one of the most disheartening aspects of this crisis in recent days, namely the tendency of many Italians to throw themselves at the feet of any dictator ready to give us some planes full of aid (with an often dubious utility and usefulness) and to tell us that his "strong" regime, as opposed to our democracy, has kept the disease at bay.
Media control and the battle of Italy
The point that "rationalist" and "pro-authoritarian" explanations seem to be unable to grasp is a simple mechanism that modern dictatorships have learned: if you control everything, from hospitals to information to the police, you don't need to solve a problem, you just have to say that you that you have solved it. If you don't look for a problem (for example, by not testing patients) of course you won't find it. And thus, for example, in Russia there are a mere 150 cases of coronaviruses declared and hospitals are instead dealing with thousands of cases of a particularly lethal pneumonia (but, of course, according to the authorities, it's all absolutely ordinary). In Egypt, the authorities seem more committed to introducing restrictive measures for journalists who have been talking about the expansion of coronavirus in the country, rather than introducing measures to contain the contagion. In Iran, a regime already in the midst of a crisis of legitimacy, contradictory messages are being sent, divided between the one message on the need for aid and the other of not appearing excessively weakened in the eyes of its citizens. And so, while Zarif is asking for help via tweets in English – and rightly many, including Mondodem, have taken action to ask their governments to support Iran at this time and to press the US for at least a partial lifting of sanctions – Khamenei does not miss any opportunity to reiterate that the virus is an American plot to strike the country.
We have often seen the actual dictatorships flanked by leaders with aims that are not exactly what we could consider as democratic, such as the Brazilian Bolsonaro – who called the coronavirus a media hoax – and the Israeli Netanyahu – who used an emergency decree to annul a parliamentary vote that prevented the government from using equipment normally used for hunting down terrorists to monitor the contagious among the population. Because as another Israeli, the writer Yuval Noah Harari, said, the real dividing line that the pandemic is tracing is that between two different reactions of societies around the world: those that will decide to proceed with coercion and imposition from above, and those who will first try to delegate responsibility (and power) to their citizens, explaining to them the situation and the very good reasons why certain restrictions have become necessary.
Italy is now in the balance between these two choices. So far, the Italian citizens have been able to take responsibility for themselves and, despite some regrettable exceptions, the vast majority have understood the seriousness of the situation and have been able to comply with the restrictions demanded by the government without the need for major intervention of surveillance and law enforcement. Unfortunately, however, the fascination so many people have for dictatorships, often encouraged by the ability of those dictatorships to show themselves as being much stronger and untouchable than they really are, is still strong, for solutions of authority that involve delegating responsibility and power to a higher authority, giving it free reign to impose by force all the restrictions it desires. It does not matter if such restrictions often have a struggle ahead of them in being reversed once the emergency is over. A trend that is indicative of the lack of maturity of many Italians who prefer to feel like children who are being cared for by a father-master state rather than owners on a par with power – and therefore duties and responsibilities – in their own society. But the choice between these two approaches is, after the medical one against the virus, the other fundamental battle worth fighting today. Because if we can be sure that the epidemic will end sooner or later, we can be equally certain that the choices we make today to combat it will leave even deeper traces of the virus in our future and that of future generations.
ORIGINAL: http://www.mondodem.it/covid-19/virus-dittatura-e-democrazia-linganno-della-percezione/?fbclid=IwAR0Ph6iYJ2kTggw5gYUPOJOBox8OuglKQz-T3Zw7JcExFURgHX-H9jS077E


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Well of course I have been so swamped with the job and everything, that all the final building came down to the last two days. So, of course I fried my bot board and atom pro. This makes me sad b/c I am registered to do battle at the games this weekend.
If yes, then I am saved. If not, then i will wear my contestant badge with pride and mingle with peeps and "ohh and ahh" at all the cool bots this year, maybe have Grant sign my badge, all the while kicking myself in the arse!
P.S. note to self for next year... Slow down and buy at least one extra of critical systems.
First off thanks to Gary, who go me seated properly in the pit area and lent me equipment to help get my mech back on its feet. Thanks also to the guys from the bot "Miss Alignment" who lent me a board, brain and capacitor to help get my mech fixed. Alas, it seemed like there was more wrong with my bot then I suspected. I will have to wait until next year to do battle. Thanks again guys, I appreciated the help!
The arena for our bot battle was epic! The detail and workmanship that went into designing the buildings, etc. was great. My hat is off to the creators!
Thanks to Trossen for setting it all up and managing the mech battles!
Next year, I will be ready! Until then, rebuild and upgrade!


baroque, in music, a style that prevailed from the last decades of the 16th cent. to the first decades of the 18th cent. Its beginnings were in the late 16th-century revolt against polyphony that gave rise to the accompanied recitative and to opera . With opera and recitative came the figured bass , used consistently in ensemble music throughout the baroque era. Renaissance polyphony persisted, however, being called the stile antico and considered more appropriate to the church than the nuove musiche. The baroque period was thus one of stylistic duality; it was an era that displayed emotional extremes (see romanticism ). By the end of the era major and minor tonality had replaced the church modes . Contrapuntal writing was resumed in the middle baroque period, but it now had a harmonic basis. Idiomatic writing, taking account of the individual character and capacities of instruments and voices, was characteristic of baroque music. Originating in Italy, opera, oratorio , and cantata were the principal vocal forms. In instrumental music the sonata , concerto , and overture were creations of the baroque. In France and Italy the baroque had by 1725 been overshadowed by its outgrowth, the rococo , and it remained for Germany, where the baroque saw the flowering of Protestant church music, to bring the era to culmination in the works of J. S. Bach . The fugue , chorale prelude, and toccata were important forms of the late baroque.
See C. V. Palisca, Baroque Music (1968); R. Donington, A Performer's Guide to Baroque Music (1974); E. Rosand, Baroque Music (2 vol., 1986); H. Gleason and W. Becker, Music in the Baroque (3d ed. 1988).


Liver impairment can come about due to poor diet, allergens, pollutants and fatigue. An impaired liver is toxic, congested and sluggish. When that happens its vital functions are impaired. A liver detox has many benefits that can help keep the liver working at its best. Ayurvedic practitioners recommend the use of turmeric for great liver health.
The liver is an amazing organ that has the important role of processing and removing toxins from your bloodstream. It produces over 13,000 different chemicals and 2,000 various enzymes used in the body. In peak condition, it works quickly by filtering up to two litres of blood per minute. Liver enzymes efficiently break apart the structure of toxic molecules to reduce their toxicity. Consequences can be harmful with an impaired liver as it is often likened to be the center of vitamin, mineral, protein, fat, carbohydrate and hormonal metabolism.
A very important function of the liver in removing toxins is to produce bile. Thus, an increased bile flow is beneficial in liver detox. Turmeric helps increase bile flow making it a liver cleanser that could rejuvenate the liver cells and recharges their capability to break down toxins.
Turmeric is known in Ayurvedic medicine as the king of spices. The bitter spice helps cleanse the liver, purify the blood, and promote good digestion and elimination. It possesses powerful anti-inflammatory properties but none of the unpleasant side effects of anti-inflammatory drugs. It has been used for skin cleansing, colour enhancement and food preservation.
The principal chemical component of turmeric is curcumin. In addition to its liver detox use, curcumin has powerful antioxidant action that fights against viral infection, cancer, and arthritis. It stimulates the gallbladder for bile production, and scavenges free radicals. The whole herb turmeric contains lower amounts of curcumin, and is used when healing requires the application of volatile oils.
Curcumin is also helpful as a herbal remedy for the treatment of cirrhosis of the liver. It enhances the liver detox process and speeds up healing. Curcumin also prevents alcohol and other toxins from being converted into compounds that may be harmful to the liver. It can reverse the adverse effects of excessive iron consumption on the liver.
Prior to the use of turmeric for liver detox, you should consult your Ayurvedic practitioner. Turmeric should also not be used in certain cases. Those with congestive heart disease whose cause has not yet been identified or those with painful gallstones, obstructive jaundice, acute bilious colic, or extremely toxic liver disorders, should refrain from using turmeric or curcumin. Also, avoid the use of turmeric over long periods of time to prevent stomach distress.


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bishopstonbarry
Rail tickets are too cheap!
Let me begin by saying that enjoy Industrial Archeology as much as the next man. Indeed I've got shares in the West Somerset Railway and a very worthy institution it is. Every so often I go down there for a wallow in nostalgia, but I haven't been on a modern train for years and years.
The fact is I can't afford to go by train. Last time I needed to go to London a return ticket cost £147.50* and parking £6.90. Megabus cost £21.46** and National Express £24.60**. The coach guarantees a seat but I understand you are permitted to stand all the way on the train.
The response of the railway enthusiasts amazes me. "You can get a much cheaper fare if you shop around" they say or "you need to book a month ahead". A new one on me was "Have you tried a split fare?"
This means you buy a ticket to Didcot, say, and then another to complete the journey to Paddington! Even Ryanair don't sell you a ticket half way to New York and then ask if you'd like to buy another to complete the journey! "No thanks Mr. O'Leary, I think I'll get off here in the middle of the Atlantic!"
But what really gets my goat is that the £147.50 isn't the full cost of the train ride. No, in the last financial year running our railways was subsidised by the taxpayer to the tune of £4,199 million. GWR received 6.4p per kilometre. For a return trip to Paddington that works out at £23.89 – more than Megabus charge for the whole trip.
Why should I, who cannot afford train fares, pay taxes to subsidise the rail fares of people rich enough to travel by train? The whole point of privatisation was to bring the efficiency of the private sector to the nationalised industries. Yet British Rail only received £1,000 million a year in subsidy.
I say that rail fares should go up to cover the true cost of running them. Let those who think the damn things are so wonderful pay for them.
*Parkway to Paddington return 13th Nov 2018,  includes £1.50 booking fee.
**Bristol to London Victoria return, includes £1 booking fee.
January 12, 2019 bishopstonbarry
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