Through the Looking Glass of Invisible Illness

The heartbreak is intangible, the waters are deep.  The path is indecipherable, with waves thrashing me into the unknown,  and that was my first mistake -believing I knew what my future held.  Now, almost all is uncertain,  of only one thing I am sure.  This pain is chronic,  there is no overnight cure.  They call …

Simple Strategies to Keep Your Mind and Body Young (Guest Post, Dana Brown)

**Simple Strategies to Keep Your Mind and Body Young, guest post by Dana Brown of Health Conditions | dana@healthconditions.info ** According to AgingCare, several important factors can cause us to look and feel older than we’d like — including a lifestyle that lacks exercise, mental stimulation, nutritious foods, and calming, stress-relieving activities such as yoga …

Herbs for Candida Die-Off

While it is true candida lives naturally inside our intestines where it is supposed to be in balance with the healthy bacteria within us, it is also true that our not so healthy environments are prone to destroying this healthy bacteria; thus throwing off the balance between the two and allowing for candida overgrowth. When …

Yoga Pose for Brain Fog, Fatigue, And Focus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFV58UvlsyA&feature=youtu.be If you are plagued with brain fog and/or fatigue, yoga may be just the therapy you need –even if all you have is a few minutes to spare. Performing cat/cow pose for even just a few minutes can help alleviate brain fog and fatigue. The pose involves spinal flexion, thereby encouraging circulation of spinal fluid …

Chronic Illness: The Courage to Love in the Wake of Broken Promises

Many relationships are shattered in the midst of dealing with a life altering, and devastating (perception depending ), illness. http://www.instagram.com/shelley_m_w When we get hurt, we put up walls around our hearts to protect them from ever being touched and thus possibly hurt and “broken” again — there are, off the top of my head, automatically …