It seems that my most personal posts are always my longest. Sorry, this is so long, but writing this was as much therapeutic for me as I hope it is helpful for anyone who reads it and deals with the daily struggles of autoimmune arthritis. This month I had my 6 month check up …
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 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 …
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Last year I was invited to the inaugural HealtheVoices, but was unable to attend as my friend was getting married in Florida and I was singing at her wedding. (Post trip, I wrote this insightful piece) Yup, that’s one thing you may not know about me. I love to sing. It’s apart of who I …
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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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 …