Ten Tips For Combating Chronic Pain in Winter Winter can be an extremely painful time for sufferers of fibromyalgia, arthritis, and other musculoskeletal conditions. Painful joints can be debilitating at any time of year, but symptoms can become markedly worse during the cold, wet months … [Read more...]
How Tom lost 150lbs while living with chronic pain
Losing weight while living with chronic pain It was Summer 2001 and life was great! Awesome friends, a partner in a successful company, pursuing my Master’s degree in counselling, playing sports, and travelling. I was living a good life and things were going as planned, until I noticed … [Read more...]
4 Things I Avoid to Keep My Pain Levels Low
4 Things I Avoid to Keep My Pain Levels Low In August of 2017, I went to Chicago for the Midwest Chronic Pain Education and Treatment Expo. It was a really great event full of vendors showing off unique products and services that help those of us with chronic pain. As well as, some amazing … [Read more...]
The Struggles of Being a Mom with Chronic Pain
The Struggles of Being a Mom with Chronic Pain Guest post by Andrea Wool of AutoImmuneStrong.com “Mommy- can you play tag with me?”“No, sweetie- I am so sorry, but my body really hurts today and I feel so tired.” “Mommy- can you play a game with me?”“In a minute, sweetie, Mommy really needs a … [Read more...]
Back Pain Remedies from Lady Gaga
Back Pain Remedies from Lady Gaga Guest post by Macey Bernstein of BackerNation.com We all like to think of ourselves as well-rounded. Remember in school if you majored in let's say music, you also had to take math or science class. School administration wasn't doing this to annoy you, but … [Read more...]
CBD oil for improved sleep
CBD Oil for Sleep Despite all of the improvements I've made over the last few years sleep continues to be an issue. I've tried a lot of things and some of them work somewhat, helping me fall asleep easier for a time. But, it seems like they never last. My body grows accustomed to whatever it is. … [Read more...]
Tips for Travelling with Chronic Illness
Tips for Travelling with Chronic Illness I've traveled a lot lately. And, by a lot I mean I've been on a plane more in the last two months than I had been in the last 5 years. In the last two months I've taken four trips. The first two were a little over a week apart. Then I had a few weeks … [Read more...]
Good Advice NOT to Take if You’re Tackling Chronic Illness
Don’t take this advice if you’re dealing with chronic pain guest post by Jackie Walters of Hyper-Tidy.com Getting diagnosed with a condition that causes chronic pain can be overwhelming. Soon, you’re flooded with advice from do-gooders who might be passing on outdated or wrong … [Read more...]
10 Things You Should Know About Fibromyalgia
10 Things You Should Know About Fibromyalgia 1 . Fibromyalgia is Real Thankfully, there is a lot less disbelief in fibromyalgia now than there was a decade or two ago (or even 6 or 7 years ago). Unfortunately, there are still those (including doctors) who don't believe … [Read more...]
Chronic Illness is Hard Work
Chronic Illness is Hard Work Guest post from Lydia at BeingLydia.com I know there are people who don't really know me well enough that believe that I am a lazy, whiny hermit with mental problems. These are people that have been in my life for years, but they just don't get that I have real … [Read more...]
