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Brandi N. McCall

Brandi was diagnosed with HS around 25 years old, but remembers flaring as early as 16 years old. With an ever growing interest and passion in Eastern medicine she chooses to treat her stage 3 HS solely through acupuncture, herbs, and diet. Read more.

After 30 Days...

In the last article, I wrote about fasting and clean eating again. I detailed how I’ve finally committed to putting my stage...

By Brandi N. McCall

3 min read

Fasting... Again

Editor's note: Please check with your doctor before making any changes to your diet. I recently decided to become committed and disciplined...

By Brandi N. McCall

4 min read

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OMG What Is That Smell?

The biggest issue that I find with people who have HS that may initially go unnoticed is the smell. We all know...

By Brandi N. McCall

2 min read

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Shrinking A Flare Early

So normally I follow a pretty strict diet that includes whole foods and avoiding my trigger foods like nightshades, but I recently...

By Brandi N. McCall

2 min read

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An Introduction to Acupuncture for Healing

In 2018, after returning from volunteering in Southern Africa, my HS went from barely stage 1 to serious stage 2 and landing...

By Brandi N. McCall

3 min read

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