I didn't take the curcumin the past few days and have felt good.
Just in the past weeks, I started to add calcium supplementation and it seems to have made a significant impact, but I don't want to make that assumption, because the condition seems to relapse, so I am just in a wait-and-see mode.
I added the calcium because my teeth started to hurt, and I had always strong teeth through my entire life (no cavities at age 51).
I had avoided calcium, because in the past I had some limited temporary improvement from taking very high doses of Vitamin D3, but I read it would be dangerous if my serum calcium level was high then I would be at risk of kidney stones.
But it seem perhaps calcium was the missing ingredient. Now supplementing 1200 to 1800 mg of Calcium along with about 20,000 IU of Vitamin D3 daily, I am seeing some subtle but very interesting changes in my condition. But it seemed it was also necessary to combine this with eating very large portions of steemed (pun intended!) vegetables (while I have also continued to eat pork, beef, and fish) which displaces some of the oatmeal. It seems I really need to stay away from other carbos, other than veggies and oatmeal. Also any dairy products seem to have a negative impact.
So with that recent regimen, I am getting the following subtle improvements (but I am in a wait-and-see mode to be sure I am not fooled):
- I am sleeping even better and more consistently. Insomnia was one of the symptoms of my illness.
- My brain clarity is quite strong for several hours a day at least. As I start to get sleepy, the bad symptoms start to come back, but if I go sleep directly, then wake up refreshed unlike when I had often woke up exhausted and CFS.
- My exercise is becoming stronger. I found myself actually feeling my power and pushing hard through the end of a run, whereas I had usually faded at the end during this illness. Instead of feeling exhausted the day after a workout, I felt power and wanting to push hard on my soreness and feeling my muscles gaining power (damn I miss this! hope I am not fooled).
- I still have pain in my abdomen and especially near the last part of a run, or during intense power activity, but I feel something different as if I want the pain and I want to push through it. Sort of analogous to how I feel the soreness in my muscles from some sprinting (my dog wants to sprint every day and I have him on leash) and like the feeling of grinding through another run with sore legs. In the worst of my illness, I would just wilt (well I'd fight, but the lack of power made me succumb).
I don't think I can participate in any trial. Also I am busy programming and can't add other responsibilities to monitor or maintain a precise regimen. Also I want to retain flexibility.