This summer I ate a lot of raw foods. After doing a raw vegan challenge to kick off my summer (read about it here!), I found that I felt amazing when I focused on eating foods in their natural, raw state. Moving into the fall and winter seasons, I realize that my body will be …
Hand pain and stiffness is something that I experience on a regular basis now a days. And it sucks. Seriously, sucks. It starts with hand pain and stiffness, then moves up my arm to a tingly forearm and can get all the way up to my shoulder. Somedays, if it’s really bad, I have to …
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Day 3 of WEGO Health’s #HAWMC is: Quotation Inspiration. Find a quote that inspires you (either positively or negatively) and free write about it for 15 minutes. Selecting the quote was the EASY part. Of course, I picked the quote that’s near and dear to my heart . . . and my blog’s heart. (Want …
(Impatient and don’t want to read the whole post? Just scroll all the way to the bottom to watch the video!) Sometimes I find myself in situations and think, “How the hell did you get here Julie?” Seriously. I mean, to be speaking at an FDA hearing on stem cells? And then I think . …
Oh the Olympics. Growing up, I remember watching swim meets, gymnastic competitions and figure skating routines with my Mom. But, if I’m honest, I can’t say I was ever fully into the Olympics. They were entertaining for the moment, but they came and went and were just a small blip on my radar. That is …
After over 3 1/2 years of being on disability leave, this past March I began to transition back into the working world officially. Prior to my disability leave, my work schedule was crazy! I was go go go, 24/7/365. There was no “pacing myself”. My job didn’t understand that concept, yet they preached we needed …
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A year ago, I couldn’t walk without crutches. A year ago, I was in so much pain that I truly was starting to believe that it’d never go away. A year ago, I had to pace myself in everything that I did. A year ago, I just wanted to be “normal” and walk… and perhaps …
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A lot of people say they could never stay on the diet I have to because it’d be too hard. Many people say, “oh you have to live life a little!”, “Just eat a cupcake” or “enjoy yourself”. . . But it’s not that simple. Whenever I go out to eat, hell ya I’d rather …
Today I bring to you the last part of my “Managing My Psoriatic Arthritis” series! Diet was covered in part 1, supplements in part 2, in part 3 we talked about toxins, part 4 was about mindfulness and meditation and part 5 is about yoga and movement! I’m a huge yoga lover. HUGE. I even …
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Last month, my best friend gave a talk down at our Alma Mater, West Virginia University. She lives in Richmond, VA currently, therefore I don’t get to see her often. So, since I’m always looking for a reason to head down to WVU, I went down to see her talk. Speaking to our old business …
Read more “Life Never Goes As Planned. THAT You Can Plan On.”