In some ways, chronic pain is similar to depression. Both can knock you out, even on your best days, and you never see it coming. I still find it a bit hard to believe that I was only 24 years old when a doctor told me that I had early onset osteoarthritis. You could have knocked me over with a feather. And it wasn’t brand new – it had been around for a while. It’s rare for this disease to […]
Category: Health
Trying to Move When You Have Anxiety.
Our week leading up to the big move was a stressful one. We weren’t just moving our things from one location to another – most of them were heading into storage for more than a year. Only 140 lbs. of our belongings were shipped to Germany, and most of that was clothing. I felt like I was splurging when I chose to ship my favorite fruit bowl, coffee cup, and nice paring knives. This is supposed to be our year of […]
Chocolate Banana Smoothie
Earlier this year I tried this smoothie by Oh She Glows and it was a game changer. I have had it for breakfast almost every morning for the past month because it is that satisfying. I have gradually changed the recipe, through trial and error, until it was perfect for me.. Because I suffer from chronic pain, I try to consume spices like turmeric regularly. I prefer to cloak such spices in a smoothie. But even if I felt perfectly healthy I’d still make this […]
Ten Lessons Learned From One Week of Healthy Eating.
Several months ago I was diagnosed with early onset osteoarthritis (at 24 years old). The pain began in my back but quickly manifested to my neck and shoulders. It didn’t take long until my pain bothered me so much that I became quite creative in my attempts to treat it. I think that many people seek alternative treatments when they have chronic or severe pain. After all, having pain in your body can make a person become desperate and perhaps […]