Last week, Elle Magazine and Cosmopolitan magazine posted a couple of articles that are just really demeaning towards those who live with migraines. Evidently a make-up artist, Nam Vo, "coined" a new modeling pose called the migraine pose. According to her and others who have chosen to adopt it on … [Read more...]
My experience with chronic illnesses covers several different illness.
I hope that much of what I share on this blog can be helpful to anyone living with (or without) any chronic illness. However, my experience and my posts tend to be geared towards fibromyalgia, endometriosis, migraines, and IBS and my experience with those illnesses.
In addition to sharing my personal experience, I also try to share medical studies and general information pertaining to living with these specific illnesses.
Check out the posts below for information on the variety of chronic illnesses that I cover here, including:
Fibro Warrior Interview with Cindy C
Fibro Warrior Interview with Cindy C Cindy Cetera is a Fibro Warrior from Bristol, WI. She was diagnosed in 2013, at the age of 42. Cindy, can you tell us a little about yourself? I am married to my husband, Jim, of 24 years. We have 4 children: 2 boys and 2 girls. We have four pets: 2 … [Read more...]
Light Sensitivity and Fibromyalgia and migraines
Light Sensitivity and Fibromyalgia Are you sensitive to light? For many of us with Fibromyalgia, light sensitivity is just one of the issues that plagues us. There aren't many studies that look at this, but what little I have been able to find seems to make a solid connection between light … [Read more...]
How do you shorten fibro flares?
How Do You Shorten Fibro Flares? Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition that is characterized by chronic pain and fatigue. Despite how much my symptoms have improved over the years (and they really have), I still have bad days. It’s rare that I have a major pain flare, but sometimes the … [Read more...]
Review: Every Day Optimal CBD Oil Tincture
Reviewing Every Day Optimal CBD Oil for Sleep I never really would have thought about taking CBD oil for sleep, but after finally trying it a year ago I found that CBD oil has helped me sleep better than anything else I've tried. I had tried a variety of prescription meds, made sure my sleep … [Read more...]
6 steps for coping with stress and improving your Fibromyalgia symptoms
Coping with Stress to Reduce Fibromyalgia Symptoms Learning to cope with Fibromyalgia is stressful. Your body becomes unpredictable and you rarely know what to expect from one day to the next. This creates stress and can often make us feel even worse. Coping with stress can be a key to improving … [Read more...]
Generalized hyper-vigilance and Fibromyalgia
Generalized Hyper-Vigilance and Fibromyalgia Generalized Hyper-vigilance is the medical term for the subjective feeling of over-stimulation by stimuli, including light, noise, smell and touch. Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic pain, including an over-sensitivity to non-painful … [Read more...]
Are sleep issues at the root of many Fibromyalgia symptoms?
Could sleep deprivation be a root cause for many fibromyalgia symptoms? While sleep issues are a fact of life for most of us with Fibromyalgia, sleep studies are still not commonly provided. And, often, even when they are they provide little helpful information. The lucky few find that they … [Read more...]
ABC’s of Bouncing Back from a Flare
ABCs Of Bouncing Back From A Flare I’ve been in a flare lately. A combination of weather (it’s storm season here) and just over-doing it with work and life. I try to remember to do the right things to avoid a flare in the first place, but sometimes I mess up. When I get really over-loaded … [Read more...]
Relieving Pain with Far Infrared Technology
Relieving Pain with Far Infrared Technology Do you feel better when you are comfortably warm? I do. How about when you are sitting in the warm rays of the sun? There’s a reason cats always find the sunny spot to lay in, even when they are indoors. They’ve got it figured out. Those warm rays of the … [Read more...]
