Diet was covered in part 1, supplements in part 2, in part 3 we talked about toxins and today we’ll cover MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS! If you’ve read any of my other blogs, or follow me on social media, you already may know I’m a huge huge huuugggeeeee believer in the power of quieting the mind. But …
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I’ve always enjoyed getting the most out of life. I’ve never been one to sit still – constantly going, hanging out with friends, traveling to new places, checking out new local hot spots. But, when I got hit with a ton of bricks (or at least that’s what it felt like at the time) and …
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In part 1, I talked about diet. In part 2, I talked about supplements. Now, let’s talk about toxins! I’ve written several posts on my blog about toxins and what products I use. Here are 3 examples and make sure to check out my Spoonie Products page too to see the products I suggest using! Detoxing …
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Continuing the conversation that I started in Part 1 of this 5 part series. Catch up here! The original question was, “Did an elimination diet help you manage your psoriatic arthritis?” The short answer is YES. The long answer is YES, but there were other key factors as well that helped me get my psoriatic …
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I received an AWESOME question a few weeks back that I knew I HAD to cover in my Ask Juls series. The question was “Did an elimination diet help you manage my psoriatic arthritis?”. Short answer – YES Long answer – YES, but I’ve also done a lot of other things as well to help manage …
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So it took me a few months (ok, to be honest, I totally was dragging my feet on it. I’ve been busy!!), but I’ve finally finished and released my eBook “Chronically Grateful”. Back in November, I hosted a #chronicallyGrateful challenge on Instagram (click here to see my blog post about it). This challenge was created to help …
I’ll be honest, I haven’t written an update because I’ve just been going through the motions of daily life and haven’t felt like anything worthwhile had happened to update you on in terms of my recovery. BUT, then it hit me. That right there is something to celebrate!!! I’m living such a normal life that I’ve …
The other day in my yoga class, my teacher started off by having us complete a simple breathing exercise and read the following quote. “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” – Rumi The quote really hit me. I quickly switched my focus from my breath, to my life! I started …
I recently wrote a post for HealthCentral talking about why diet is so important when combating psoriatic disease – or really any chronic condition for that matter. I whole heartedly stand behind what I wrote in the post, but I believe there is much more to the puzzle than just diet. We must love ourselves, …
I’ve written about my experience with Humira on the blog before (like here when I talked about when I first started taking it), but it’s been awhile since I’ve mentioned it. And with good reason! It’s been almost a year since I took my last Humira injection. According to this post, my last injection was …