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Stretch Don’t​ Stress

Life is filled with stress. Chronic illness brings tons of additional stress. Our own thinking is even stress-filled. It is everywhere and we cannot run away from it. We can build healthy boundaries and limits to help protect ourselves but it still does not make us immune to stress. So how are we supposed to grow and learn and flourish into who we are meant to be without stress in our lives? Continue reading Stretch Don’t​ Stress

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Infused Tea Water

Hydration is essential but can get quite boring if you do not like water. I love water but drink so much of it that I was ready for something new. I made an infused water last night that was a delight to have ready and waiting for me this morning. Continue reading Infused Tea Water

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Relax… Get Your Toe Out of the Bowling Ball

Have you ever watched something so odd that you cannot help but to smile? I saw a lady with her toe stuck in a bowling ball of all things. Her adorable attitude is what caught my attention more than anything. Life comes with drama but when we relax into it we can even get our toes unstuck from a bowling ball. Continue reading Relax… Get Your Toe Out of the Bowling Ball

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Healthy Fats, Healthy Heart Lifestyle

We have been told for decades that, for our hearts, do not eat fat. We now have science-based evidence proving that was not the wisest advice. And this really is not new news, it is just new to those of us who believed the misinformation in the first place. The war on fat has the human race less healthy than ever. Let’s look at some of the facts and the history that got us down this wrong path. Continue reading Healthy Fats, Healthy Heart Lifestyle

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Clean up our Tap Water

It is time to accept that here in America, our water needs to be cleaned up. Our drinking water usually looks crystal clear, most of us have modern homes with modern shiny clean faucets, and we are told that our water is fine for consumption. Then there is the reality. Our water systems are plagued with problems and we are ingesting threatening chemicals and depleting our bodies of pure hydration. It is not as bleak as it sounds. Modern technology coupled with common sense and there is a very inexpensive solution that we can all do to take responsibility for our own drinking water source.  Continue reading Clean up our Tap Water

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Sleep Struggles

The “how-to” sleep articles are all helpful but I am struggling with sleep again. How do we know which sleep articles to follow? It is taking some methodical manipulation to conquer quality sleep. Everyone is so different and circumstances are different that there is no black-and-white list that applies to all. Quality sleep is so crucial to healing from a chronic illness that I am willing to stop, regroup, and figure this out. When all else fails, use my brain!! Continue reading Sleep Struggles

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Stop the Roller-Coaster-Ride of Chronic Illness

How does one get off the roller-coaster-ride of chronic illness and pain? If I could put the answer in a pill I would be a billionaire overnight. There are too many who are suffering through this miserable ride.  Healthy people who have not experienced this ride cannot begin to imagine. Instead of trying to make others understand, let’s look at ways to get off the ride in an attempt to find some steady ground.  Continue reading Stop the Roller-Coaster-Ride of Chronic Illness