You may be familiar with autoimmune disorders such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis, but have you heard of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)? POTS is a type of dysautonomia, which is a group of disorders that affects the autonomic nervous system and causes an ...
How To Do A Castor Oil Pack
I first heard of castor oil pack(s) from a nutritionist turned good friend, who is a wealth of little health tips (and I’m on a never ending quest to pick her brain and learn them all). At the time I was looking to gently detox my liver and was asking for any tips or insight she had. I was ...
Why Electrolytes Are Beneficial for Those With Chronic Illness(es)
We have been through a lot when it comes to fluids and lack thereof. Not only have we been dealing with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia) for many years now and are always trying to keep extra fluid in our body, but we have often been nauseous for long periods of time, having a hard time ...
Self-Care for Introverts: How to Stay Healthy Your Own Way
By guest writer Melissa Howard When you’re an introvert, recharging looks a little different. Instead of socializing with friends and family after a long week, you prefer to spend time alone until you’re back to 100%. That can make self-care challenging, especially when trying to balance your ...
How To Help Fight Off That Sickness You Feel Coming On
It is a crazy time right now with viruses (cough cough, Coronavirus) and the panic surrounding it is VERY real. These tips on how to fight off sickness are in no way connected to preventing that specific virus - they’re more of about strengthening the immune system and doing what you can to avoid ...
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 ...
Mast Cell Activation Disorder And A Low Histamine Diet
We’ve written in the past about starting a low histamine diet due to our Mast Cell Activation Disorder MCAD (also referred to as Mast Cell Activation Syndrome MCAS), but what does that really look like for our day-to-day lives? Well, the thing about being low histamine is that is looks different ...
How To Do Yoga For Those Dealing With POTS
With Sadie Croshaw Exercising with POTS is tricky. It’s necessary in order for your condition to improve but, starting an exercise routine is difficult for anyone and this is especially true when POTS or any other chronic illness has already made you de-conditioned. We chatted with Sadie Croshaw, ...
Product Spotlight Review On The Reflux Band: Acid Reflux
Acid Reflux is something I’ve dealt with for longer than I can remember, even before I was first officially diagnosed with any of my autoimmune or autonomic issues. It was always just part of me – for the last decade or so my symptoms tended to be superseded by more pressing health issues. But I’ve ...
Product Spotlight Review On: Higher Dose Infrared Sauna Blanket
Okay I’m writing fresh off of first time using the Higher Dose Infrared Sauna Blanket, so I can’t speak to results after weeks of use but, as it’s a product I’ve been really excited about, I thought I would share sooner versus later. Basically, it’s sort of like a sleeping bag you get inside of for ...
An Insight Into The World Of Public Health
Em: I’ve had the same best friend, Jessa, since I was in 4th grade and at this point, “friend” doesn’t really do our relationship justice. We grew up practically side by side and basically, lived at each other’s houses, and just about all my adolescent memories have her in them. I have bitched and ...
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 ...
