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 …
I was always the type of girl who had a boyfriend. Seriously, from like 15 years of age until 28, I had a boyfriend about 90% of the time. It wasn’t until the last 2 years that I really was forced back into the dating scene and a lot of “shit” was brought up. One …
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Recently I was invited to an event here in Pittsburgh called #PghHappy. It was sponsored by lululemon and my friend who works there invited me. There wasn’t much to the invite other than “Do you want to live a happier life and make Pittsburgh a happier place?” And my answer to that is always a …
This past week, I had the opportunity to help share a few psoriatic arthritis patient stories that will be published on HealthCentral. Click here to see the inspiring videos we captured! I’m extremely passionate about sharing my own story, but why? You may think – Ok, Julie. I don’t really want to know everything about your …
Guess what! One day I decided to be happy, focus on the positives and never take anything for granted. Since then, it’s been SO easy to maintain that focus and I’ve never had a doubt or fear or worry creep into my mind. It was something I had to work to attain, and now that …
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Every time I take a trip, I think “I need to create a post on the foods that I take on my trip with me”. Being on a super restrictive diet, and knowing that food really impacts the way I feel, it can be hard to travel because of all the crappy choices. When we travel, …
This post was written for the National Psoriasis Foundation Blog and originally appeared here. Check out part 2 on the NPF blog here. Diets. They’re are SO many of them out there, it’s hard to know which one is the best?! Paleo, vegan, mediterranean, pescitarian, low carb, high carb – there are even crazy ones like …
Being grateful is so important. Whenever you have life changing events, being grateful can be a game changer. You’re given the opportunity to focus on the negatives of your situation OR you can focus on the things to be grateful for and all the positive things in your life. I truly believe that a gratefulness …
Whenever I’m feeling uninspired or realize I’m not taking care of myself the way I should, I tend to turn to Gabrielle Bernstein’s May Cause Miracles book. It’s a 40 day guidebook that helps you shift your perceptions from negative to positive. I’m currently on day 27 of going through the book again. It’s my …