I have learnt a perhaps unsurprising fact in the year since I have either not worked, or worked less than…
Tag: being well
Tiny Mission – D-Ribose for Fibromyalgia (does it work?)
D-Ribose for fibromyalgia energy – what are the benefits? Does it work? Since the the seismic shift of moving cities…
Trigger Points and Fibromyalgia
Having been plagued by spots of extreme tightness on various parts of my body for years that numerous physical therapists have attempted to release and only ever achieved a small but fleeting degree of success, I am keenly interested in the study of trigger points.
I am reading The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief by Clair and Amber Davies.
I am loving it!
Food, Body Image and Fibromyalgia
There are some serious struggles involved with having a chronic illness, especially one that heavily impacts your energy levels. I…
Serenity, Or We’ll Be OK
One of the hardest things about living with fibro and chronic fatigue syndrome is the unpredictability.
You can have a day where you slept nine hours the night before (with only one interruption by the baby), did the right exercise the day before, take your supplements (D-Ribose and magnesium), do a 40 minute meditation – in other words do everything right – and still end up with a sudden increase in fatigue.
This Week 22.02.2015
So much happens all the time, so I thought I’d provide a little roundup of the week. I have been…
Experiments, Or How Do You Know?
A well designed research study tries to ensure results are attributable to the experiment and not something else.
But with fibro/CFS things change daily. There are a tapestry full of threads that make up my conditions and my context. I’m having a flare up, despite doing everything in my power to be well!
Resting on My Laurels?
Driving down the main street of our little suburb, my small double shot coffee already gone, I stopped at a…
The Definition of Success with a Chronic Illness
I think I lost sight of what is important. I lost sight of my definition of what success with a chronic illness…
5 Things That Keep Me Sane
Having a chronic illness is hard. So is having it while trying to raise a baby. In addition to coping…