Lack of Exercise Can do This As I was relaxing and pondering the problems of the world I realized that I don’t really give a hoot. It’s the tortoise life for me! 1. If walking/cycling is good for your health, the postman would be immortal. 2. A whale swims all day, only eats fish, [...] Read more »
Dealing with anxiety and stress isn’t always easy because they are part of our daily lives. They often serve a good purpose in that they make us aware of situations that could be dangerous. When the anxiety and stress starts to pile up and make our lives difficult it’s time to take stock of the [...] Read more »
It ain’t a juice fast anymore. Nope, doesn’t even resemble one. Besides I really screwed up this weekend and I’m feeling the effects of it. Can’t wait to get back to my veggies today! Let’s see now, how bad did I mess up = 2 pounds worth, that’s how much. Even though I was really [...] Read more »
Juice fast = only drinking vegetable and fruit juices, and you’re supposed to do this for 10 days. My daughter-in-law found out (twice) that the last few days can be really difficult but in the end it was worth it for her. This time she lost her holiday weight this time and reports more energy. [...] Read more »
Fibromyalgia Meltdown – that’s a good title for today. I got up feeling great at about 6:15 this morning. It’s now 8:57 and I want to crawl into bed and pull the covers up far enough to block out all of the light. That’s how quick this stuff can turn on me. I’ve taken my [...] Read more »
Goals can be set by anyone and often are by the way of New Year’s Resolutions. Having fibromyalgia doesn’t have to mean you can’t set them, even for some fitness levels. Fitness goals are definitely harder to reach when you have this disease but not always impossible. Unless your doctor tells you not to do [...] Read more »
Fibromyalgia pain can be so extreme that it’s hard for someone to navigate. The partial quote below is taken from WebMD Fibromyalgia Community (Copywright 2009 WebMd. All Rights Reserved). It was written by a woman who only used her screen name so it’s difficult for me to give accurate credit. To her I would like [...] Read more »
Square Dancing is an older dance that has survived over the years. It consists of four couples dancing together forming a square. The steps to square dancing are low impact so it would be good exercise for people who love to dance but, for some reason, need to take it a bit easy. It’s not [...] Read more »
Osteoporosis patients often think they can’t receive chiropractic treatments because they are afraid the treatments could cause fractures to their already fragile bones. This is not necessarily the case. Someone with osteoporosis should let their chiropractor know immediately that they have the disease. Once their chiropractor is aware of it he or she should do [...] Read more »
Winter blues can attack most anyone. There are several things that can contribute to the winter blues. If you live where it’s extremely cold you might not be able to exercise as much either. Being inactive can lead to lower levels of the feel good hormones you need to stay upbeat. Exercise will boost the [...] Read more »
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