A few weeks ago, we got the opportunity to travel to New York City to attend a workshop for chronic migraines hosted by Lyfebulb. We are ambassadors for this wonderful company which aims to bring patient perspective into the every changing medical world. Although we were there less than a month ago, ...
A Weekend In Ojai For My Best Friend’s Bachelorette Party
This past weekend I went to Oaji to attend my best friend’s bachelorette party (she the PHD from our interview post An Insight Into Public Health). I always get mild anxiety before any sort of trip like this. What instantly goes through my head is ‘What if I get really ill while I’m there’ or ‘what ...
My Experience At The Mayo Clinic For A Full Autonomic Workup
One of my biggest adventures in my health journey was going to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota a few years ago for a full autonomic work up. It’s where I was officially diagnosed with a form of dysautonomia called POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) and where I was also diagnosed ...
Our Full Experience At Natural Products Expo West – Wow!
This past week we attended the Natural Products Expo West and while it was absolutely amazing/surpassed all of our expectations, it absolutely wiped us out! We were beyond excited to meet so many of the companies whose items we use on a daily basis and so eager to find out about new brands- that we ...
Europe Edition Q+A With Em + Kate
Like all of our question series we answer everything separately and don't read each others answers till we're all done writing - keeps it more fun that way. Europe Edition... Here we go! 1. Favorite place we visited? Em: Paris! Kate: I loved our time up in the outer Hebrides in Scotland. 2. Best ...
The Honest Truth, Instagram VS. Real Life: Europe Trip Edition
Okay, so our last post was basically all about our recent trip to Europe and all the activities and traveling we were able to accomplish. It showcased the triumphs and we purposely left out the struggles but let us assure you...they were most certainly there. It’s easy to take a smiling photo and ...
What Our Amazing Trip To Europe Looked like
The past two weeks were a whirlwind. We had been planning a trip to Europe for the better part of a year with the destinations being Scotland, Paris, and Belgium. As we mentioned before, our mom is from Scotland and we have family in Belgium. We’ve been to both places a few times before, but Paris ...
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 ...
