At the beginning of August I boarded an emotional rollercoaster. I got in, buckled up and was told to keep my arms and legs in the vehicle at all times. The ride started off great with my excitement building towards #MedX. Up, up, up my cart was climbing and then I hit a surprising turn which …
Today my brother started his senior year of high school. Not only can I not believe he’s that old, but I can’t believe that I’m still dealing with my health issues. When he was starting 10th grade I was dealing with my 4th surgery, not healing well and talking with my doctor about scheduling my …
So it’s been 10 months since I embarked on my healing journey with food. I’ve come far, but I still have a far way to go. I won’t lie, I do get discouraged when others criticize me and comment on how I should feel better since it’s almost been a year that I’ve been on …
This recipe is delicious, but only make this if you’ve added peppers back into your diet and you did not have a problem with them. So many articles tell those with arthritis to shy away from night shade vegetables. When it comes down to it, it really depends on YOUR BODY! That’s why elimination diets are …
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Medicine X is in 3 weeks! eek!! (have you signed up to watch the free online stream yet??) I can’t even believe it. I know I said that in my last post, but seriously. I feel like I just found out I was selected to go . . . which was almost 7 months ago …
Mmmmmmmmm I haven’t had lasagna for awhile. While I was shopping at my favorite little health foods store, Sunny Bridge, a worker suggested I try the brown rice lasagna noodles. He said he didn’t eat gluten free, but he really liked them. I was sold. I picked them up, some organic, no sugar added spaghetti sauce, …
I have trust issues. I’m not talking about not trusting my boyfriend, or not trusting my family and friends, but I have issues trusting my body. I say ‘my body’ because I trust myself, the person who I am on the inside, but I don’t trust the body that I was given in this world. …
4 weeks until I’m sitting in the Medx conference. 27 days until I’m headed out to the Stanford Campus 648 hours until I’m meeting face to face with friends I’ve been talking to for almost a year. 38,880 minutes until I’m getting on a plane and traveling for my new job . . . my ePatient/advocacy …
If you follow me on Facebook, you probably noticed I’ve been posting a lot about GMOs lately. The more I’m learning about them, the angrier I’m getting. It’s no wonder that autoimmune diseases are on the rise!!! Do you have any idea what these genetically modified foods are doing to our systems? Probably not . …
#PATIENTPOWER Giveaway Alert! Become a #60minuteGameChanger and win some greeting cards. Have you completed the International Foundation for Autoimmune Arthritis’ Early Symptom study? If you have, you can enter into a giveaway! And if you haven’t, there’s still time to complete it! The raffle and the study go until August 15th! As some of you …