Taming the "Beast"

At last, after a life-long battle with unruly hair, my hair is relatively straight with just a little curl. Instead of looking like Don King, my hair actually lays flatter! The solution of this annoying problem came about in a rather perfunctory way.

Two months ago I began taking some very “high test” fish oil that is imported from Norway. It is in liquid form since I have trouble swallowing those huge fish oil capsules. I take this to help ease my arthritic joints. It really helps, but unfortunately, there is no “silver bullet” to cure arthritis (or bipolar). All the medicines do is ease the symptoms somewhat.

About a month ago, I noticed my hair was not as unruly as it always has been. This is a very useful and fortunate benefit from the fish oil. I wish I had started taking this years ago. Although my joints still ache, they do not ache as much and I have a little more field of motion too. In the past, it was a major effort to put on socks every morning which involved a lot of painful stretching to get the sock opening past my toes as I sat on the end of the bed. Now I can get about an inch from my toes without too much stiffness and pain. One inch is enough. Any more clearance is just “icing on the cake”.

Well, fish oil won’t cure my progressive arthritis, or make me immortal, but I’ll sure settle for the side effect of more manageable hair!

+++Mike+++