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Eat to Ease: Foods That Help Manage Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain & Inflammation
*please note I’m no medical doctor and Im offering advice based on my experience with food + working on my NASM certification for fitness and nutrition* Even though I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic pain in 2017, living with it really is feels like a full-time job especially when you are physically active and…
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Experience with an Unknown Chronic Illness
As I lay here at 5:41 am, I think about how much I try to take care of my health. From my late 20’s until now, I have experienced unexplained chronic pain. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia back in December of 2017. However, on top of that, by the time I hit my early 30’s…
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Big Dreams with Someone with Fibromyalgia
Many of us (including myself) living with chronic illness have big dreams that we’ve downsized due to our health challenges. For instance, you might dream of being a dancer but convince yourself it’s impossible because of the mental and physical demands. Instead, you settle for smaller goals that require just as much effort. This leads…
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If My Pain Could Speak
If my pain could speakIt would tell you what I seekIt will state my constant stressAnd how my anxiety is a messIt will say that I’m unable to show my painBut the multiple spasmsKnows no limitsIf the pain could speakNo one can understandLet alone believe meIt will state it doesn’t want to breathIt doesn’t want…
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Why I feel like I have to hide my chronic pain and illness from people
I know I shouldn’t hide my pain and emotions because it’s not healthy to keep it all inside and bottled up. I personally don’t like to show others how much pain I am really in for fear of not being understood and hearing the dreaded comments such as, “Well, you look fine so you can’t…