I’ve been watching “Say Yes To The Dress” since I was in middle school. I always imagined going wedding dress shopping and what a special experience that would be. That was before I was diagnosed with any of my chronic illnesses and before trying on any sort of clothes at a store would fully ...
What are The Top 7 Questions We Get Regarding Electrolytes
Sponsored By: Ultima Replenisher What is an electrolyte + What do electrolytes do? Electrolytes are basically essential minerals (such as sodium, calcium and potassium) that are important in helping our bodies regulate themselves. They balance our Ph levels, help with muscle cramps, help with ...
Our 5 Best Tips For Dating With A Chronic Illness
We're here to share our dating tips because dating in general can be hard and confusing - add in dating with a chronic illness (or in our case several) and it becomes a whole different ballgame. There’s no “right way” to meet someone these days, and with a zillion dating apps/websites out there the ...
Dealing With Chronic Health Conditions In The Workplace
One of the most frequent questions we get asked is about working and how we navigate this world while living with our chronic conditions. While we wish we had a magic answer that would be a simple solution, we’ll share what we have leaned, how we balance our lives/careers and the best tips we have ...
I Think I have POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), Now What?
It’s a horrible feeling to know something is medically wrong with you but have neither a diagnosis, nor an answer nor a clear path to walk down.Feeling lost within the medical world can seem isolating and hopeless. Getting a diagnosis of POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) sometimes ...
Attending College With A Health Condition – Our Top Tips Here!
Heading off to college is never easy, but heading off to college with a chronic illness adds an extra amount of struggle and intimidation to the whole process. It’s a time where you’re expected to stay up late with friends, party all night and make it straight to class the following morning (and of ...
How To Correct Hormone Imbalance With The Dutch Test
A couple months ago I did a post on the DUTCH Test and how I found it to be a great tool in figuring out some of the (hard to diagnose) hormonal issues that have been plaguing me for years. After sharing the post, I got quite a few DMs on Instagram inquiring about my results and what I am doing to ...
My Top Tips To Beat Nausea
My least favorite symptom has always been nausea. It can be unrelenting and has driven me absolutely insane at times in my life. It is the symptom that my body happens to lean into if I’m “off” in any way and unfortunately when it’s bad, it prevents me from wanting to do anything at all. Not long ...
What To Do When You Have A POTS Flare Up
This past weekend I had the worst POTS flare up that I’ve had in ages. Most of the time if my POTS is crashing I have a few bad hours or a rough day, but usually I’m able to pull myself out to a less sever level. For some reason, nothing I did was seemed to help my POTS and I’m still not quite sure ...
My Life Living With A Chronic Illness
For me, living with a chronic illness feels like I’m walking a very fine tightrope. When one little thing is off, it seems like it causes a domino effect to everything else that is so delicately balanced in my body. This week I’ve been having a particularly rough time with my muscle and joint pain. ...
Chronically Ill And Traveling? Check Out These Helpful Items!
Having health issues forces you to be extra prepared when you’re on the go and since our upcoming trip is right around the corner (this coming Monday!) we wanted to share a few of our necessities when it comes to travel 1. Ultima replenisher, Nuun and Emergen-c. Drinking on a normal basis is ...
What We Do To Make Traveling Easier With Medical Conditions
One thing that always gives us a bit of anxiety is traveling with a chronic illness. Laying in your own bed at home, surrounded by all your comforting items, whatever they may be, and not feeling well is hard enough but traveling and being on the move with no ‘home base’ is quite daunting. Our mom ...
