[Mz]

I don't even want to read past the intro. I'll stick with cleaning up my diet and home environment and using alternative remedies to get better, thanks.

(No, I don't have asthma, though I was misdiagnosed with it at one point. I do have "atypical cystic fibrosis" and there is a lot of overlap in treatments between the two things.)

EDIT: Since I have been downvoted, let me clarify: I frequently get strong negative reactions on health discussion lists for the "extremes" to which I have gone to get well, extremes which freak out a lot of other people. To my mind, my choices have been pretty conservative compared to this. I don't keep my health situation a secret here but there is no real reason most folks here would have much context. <shrug>

Carry on.

[rsheridan6]

I'll venture a guess that most people have already tried that before they resort to infecting themselves with hookworm.

[Mz]

I'll bet you back that very few people are willing to go as far as I have in that regard. I live without a car, I sleep on the floor, we wash clothes by hand (after having dismantled and trashed our washer and dryer) and dry them on a rack in front of a fan, cook a lot from scratch with specially selected and carefully researched ingredients, have been creating our own recipes to accommodate the need to cook with special ingredients, and own next to nothing, not even towels. I know thousands of people on some lists I belong to who have tried various diets and worked on cleaning up their homes/lifestyles. I am still considered a "freak" and my presence is barely tolerated (or sometimes not tolerated -- I've been thrown off a couple of lists).

Peace.

[aerique]

Can't you create a novelty account on Reddit and do an Iama?

[Mz]

Serious question: Why do you think I should?

[aerique]

I'm curious about your lifestyle and can imagine others wanting to know more as well.