This has been one heck of a year, with many of us cooped up inside due to Covid-19. For some that has meant “falling off the wagon” as far as eating, exercising and minding our self-care. As a result you may have picked up a few unwanted pounds, and noticed bothersome symptoms worsening. Many of us also have struggled to adapt to the mental strain that comes with not being able to socialize as freely as we … [Read more...]
Spoiled for Choice? De-Clutter!
If you are struggling with fibromyalgia, or just battling chronic painful and annoying symptoms day after day, it’s easy to become overwhelmed with too many choices. Everyone likes to have choices, to a degree. But too many can lead to overwhelm and then “analysis paralysis.” Have you ever just been so inundated with choices that you wanted to retreat back to your comfy bed and burrow under the covers for a … [Read more...]
Avoid The Temptation of Isolation
If you are struggling with your health, isolation is not your friend. Whether you are a fellow Fibro Fighter, or just battling low energy, chronic pain, weight and hormonal fluctuations, or are just fed up with feeling so sick and tired, often there is a tendency to want to pull back and disappear from life. You may avoid meeting up with friends and family, opt out of business events, stop … [Read more...]
Dealing With Set-Backs
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...]
Sugar Addiction and Fibromyalgia
Anyone struggling with a chronic health challenge like fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue, knows how difficult it is to maintain a healthy weight. We get a double whammy; ongoing aches and pains make exercise difficult and constant fatigue means even on days we’re not outright hurting, we’re too exhausted to get moving. That’s not great because lack of movement then makes us more sluggish and in our search for … [Read more...]
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