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Actively Autoimmune
Oct 19, 20205 min read
Jaw Pain: A Holistic Approach
Jaw pain used to always be blamed on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), the hinge like connection that allows the lower part of the jaw...
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Actively Autoimmune
Oct 16, 20205 min read
Pain Management: Heat Therapy
Heat therapy is when any sort of heat is used to help manage pain in the body on its own or in combination with analgesics.
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Actively Autoimmune
Sep 13, 20205 min read
Migraine and Exercise: What does the research say?
Everyone’s experience of Migraine is different which is why no one form of exercise will be right for everyone and for some exercise can..
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Actively Autoimmune
Sep 2, 20205 min read
How many reps and sets with Chronic Illness?
I get so many messages about this, both about the exercises I post specifically and workouts in general with chronic illness.
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Actively Autoimmune
Jun 11, 20205 min read
Stuff I buy on Amazon that helps with chronic illness life
I was going to name this 'crap I buy' but that seems mean to these products that make such a big difference to me!
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Actively Autoimmune
May 26, 20207 min read
My journey with steroids
My 2.5 year journey with prednisone sharing the side effects, how it effected me and how I finally managed to get off devils tic tacs!
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Actively Autoimmune
Mar 3, 20209 min read
Flying with Chronic Illness: My top ten tips
From shouting 'these are her laxatives' to trying to explain what a catheter is..here are my tips and airport adventures!
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Actively Autoimmune
Feb 11, 20206 min read
Colonic Irrigation: My experience
I put together a blog post sharing my experience of colonic irrigation so far.
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Actively Autoimmune
Oct 10, 20193 min read
Appointment Fatigue: The cost on my mental health
It is only until I have had a break of appointments (3 whole weeks it was heaven) have I realised just how much the constant visits to...
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Actively Autoimmune
Oct 10, 20193 min read
6 Different ways to relieve foot pain
When the foot works well it is amazing. It co-ordinates over 26 bones, 30 joints and 100 soft tissues to work in the right order at the...
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Actively Autoimmune
Aug 23, 20192 min read
Behind the #waitingwiggle
I’ve always been a 'wiggler' as I never could sit still. I was told off by my Nana who said I will never be a ‘lady’ if I don’t stop...
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Actively Autoimmune
Jul 18, 20193 min read
Diet & chronic illness: How do you know which diet is best for you?
If you google 'diets for chronic illness' or 'autoimmune disease diets' you are flooded with pages saying - insert diet name- is THE diet...
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Actively Autoimmune
May 22, 20195 min read
Why do I keep talking about Self-compassion?
I have started seeing a pain psychologist because I felt my resilience of pain, medical procedures, infections and chronic illness life ba
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Actively Autoimmune
Mar 6, 20194 min read
PAIN: Is it all in my head?
"Pain is really strange" (S. Haines, 2015) When I was 13 I had my first experiences of 'chronic pain'. I had injured my ankle, and then...
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Actively Autoimmune
Nov 28, 20183 min read
Fatigue & Exercise: How do you exercise when you are exhausted 24/7?
I think when it comes down to exercising with chronic illness you have to look at your mindset. I know for me its no longer "ooh can I be mo
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Actively Autoimmune
Aug 23, 20182 min read
It's okay not to be okay: How I deal with my lupus anniversary
Anniversaries of significant events or the death of a loved one leads to that date forever marked in your brain. Each year that passes...
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Actively Autoimmune
Jul 10, 20182 min read
Pill Shaming: Don't judge me for taking the medication I need
They make me feel like it was ME that chose to take these tablets. Like I thought, "Ooo you know what I fancy, steroids; that round fat face
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Actively Autoimmune
Jul 4, 20183 min read
Has chronic illness turned me into a pessimist?
It's no coincidence once something goes 'wrong' many things follow. Most chronic illnesses overlap or many are connected even if it is not..
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Actively Autoimmune
Jun 20, 20183 min read
5 Ways to cope with a setback
Forget one step forward, two steps back. Anyone with a chronic illness or recovering from a chronic injury knows that it can take months...
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Actively Autoimmune
May 31, 20182 min read
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst: How I get ready for an appointment
Seeing a new Doctor, Specialist or Clinician can be a huge source of stress. It's often after an agonising wait, both for the appointment an
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