Taking a step outside changes our perspective on EVERYTHING. Even if your poor body can only make it to the front door, take ONE step outside and see what happens.
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Headaches, brain fog, stomach aches, soreness, joint pain, fatigue, the list is endless during chronic illness and it is all miserable. What if you could get some immediate relief without medicine? Shrek, John Wayne
Cycology Nutrients comes from Brain Food. Not all nutrients pass our lips.
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Food is a fascination of mine. It can bring great comfort and cause tremendous pain. The “rules” of what is right and wrong to eat while being chronically ill are not always right for every person in every situation. Let’s look at some exceptions so we know when to bend the rules.
Continue reading Food Fight, Bending The Food Rules
Spring is here. We can easily lose sight of how absoBLOOMly wonderful it is when we are ill. I know… getting out of bed can be a chore when chronically ill… and I want you to go look at blooming flowers, oh my!!!
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We have become quite detached from the earth, the grounding benefits of our Earth. Celebrate Earth Day by “earthing” or “grounding” for health benefits.
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I know, Earth Day “should” be about saving the Earth, and rightly so. Then there is the mind of ill people, sucked into the depths of yuck-and-muck. What if we used Earth Day to celebrate the Earth, regardless of chronic illness? What if we could use the day as a vehicle to mind travel, wanderlust. Get outside of ourselves, our hurting tired bodies and minds. A moment of relief from the daily grind of chronic illness!
Continue reading Happy Earth Day, Wanderlust For the Chronically Ill
Dang, fear can get in our way. The walls of fear can get bigger, thicker and harder to climb the sicker we get. It can paralyze us and keep us from breaking through health barriers.
Continue reading Fear Is An Imaginary Wall
No this is not about having enough positive thoughts to make everything better. Nor is it about you choosing your success through sheer willpower. Sometimes NONE of that has anything to do with our brain health. Our brains have taken a direction of their own and we know something is wrong. Question your own thoughts, they may not be yours. NFL players are taking charge of this concept, so can the chronically ill.
Continue reading Change Your Brain, Change Your Health
Being called crazy is just part of life. Who exactly is “normal?” Or are we all just a bit pixilated? Chronic illness is the perfect time to learn about pixilated people and find a new “norm.”
Continue reading The New Mental “Normal” – Pixilated
