Whether it’s in your professional or personal life, set-backs can knock us Fibro Fighters for a spin and result in worsening health issues. I’ve been neck-deep in dealing with arranging care for a terminally ill family member and caring for an elderly parent with COPD who almost succumbed to an intense bout of pneumonia last year. My family is very close, so trying to help my loved ones who are suffering … [Read more...]
Top 10 Keys to Optimal Health
Have you ever tried to turn over a new leaf with your health and then just did not succeed. Maybe you joined a gym, went a few times and then stopped going? I confess that was me every New Year’s for a while. Or perhaps you started a new way of healthy eating and either dropped out after a day or two or just couldn’t get started at all? Again, I am WAY too familiar with that pattern, having at one time … [Read more...]
Is Fibromyalgia Making You Fat?
The short answer is probably not, but several factors may be working against you.If you’re like me, there have been times in your life when you weren’t overeating, you were exercising and yet you still couldn’t lose weight. Maybe you wrote it off as a slowing metabolism. Perhaps you got bad advice from your doctor, a fitness trainer, or a “weight loss expert.” Here are five situations that could be … [Read more...]
Three “Healthy” Foods To Avoid With Fibromyalgia
When battling with fibromyalgia and other health challenges, it’s difficult enough to know what to eat for our best health without all the conflicting info that comes at us via the media. One day fat is bad, the next day fat is good. Is it ok to have eggs? Should I go vegan or is meat safe? It’s enough to make you just throw up your hands and munch whatever you have in the cupboard, nutrition be … [Read more...]