Inspirtional Quote

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food."

- Hippocrates

Eat to Fight Inflammation

http://altmedicine.about.com/od/antiinflammatorydiet/a/Anti-Inflammatory-Diet.htm?nl=1

Top 20 Detox Foods

Good stuff!! Whats your favorite? I love that avocado is on the list!

http://altmedicine.about.com/od/detoxcleansing/ss/detox-foods.htm

55 Responses to "But You Look So Good"

This is GREAT!! I love it. I do get this a lot, "but you look so good" and I am always stumped at what to say so I just smile and move on, irritated. Even though I don't look sick, I still am sick and suffer! In an effort to try and live a semi-normal life unfortunately I engage in masking my symptoms, pains, illnesses, trying to remain positive and have a good outlook. I hide it from most everyone, no one knows what I go through on a daily basis. Some of these are gentle reminders for when people think I "look good" and might be "cured."

http://invisibleillnessweek.com/2012/08/14/you-look-so-good/

My 3 favorite are:


- Thanks I wish I felt better
- I'm very good at pretending
- Goo becasue if I looked like I feel I'd scare you to death

Top Five Tips When Facing Fibromyalgia

My Top 5 pieces of advice for helping tackle fibro, for the newly diagnosed as well as the chronic sufferers:

(I know, these sound very simplistic, but these are what gets me through and are the BIGGEST factors in helping me!)

1. 2 Books: FibroWhyalgia & How To Be Sick -- they helped me get mental clarity, calmness and strength to tackle the fibro (amazon.com)

2.  www.chronicbabe.com - check out the forums, this is the BEST place for constant doses of positivity and support and advice from others with similar issues!

3. Yoga &/or Massage! The gentle stretching is AMAZING for my body, and helps me sleep. Yoga is a gentle form of exercise that really, really helps with my fibro if I keep up with it (twice a week); I also get a massage 1-2 times a month, it has similar effects as yoga, muscle stretching and relaxing, cleansing and revitalizing.

4. Write a Letter for close Friends & Family - Here is a link to one I wrote when I was diagnosed. I sent it to close F&F, I felt like it helped explain things that are complicated to explain, and I wanted them to know what I was going through and that I really needed their support, and this told them exactly what they could do to help me. Please feel free to copy this and make it your own! http://adayinthelifeoffibro.blogspot.com/p/my-letter.html

5. Supplements & Fresh Foods - look into some that can help - Magnesium, Ginger... many others. They take longer to start to work, but are all natural, and have no side effects, and most are available at your local drugstore inexpensive! Keep to all healthy - eating too! No chemicals or additives - fresh fruits, veggies etc!

BONUS: Aim for a balanced life!

Easy Meal Planning on a Budget - gluten free and vegetarian too!

I stumbled upon this site, its a great idea for easy meal planning and healthy cooking weekly (especially for a family.) $49 for a year of dinner recipes and weekly grocery lists, all featuring fresh foods on a budget for a family of 4! They have classic meals, vegetarian and gluten-free! http://www.thefresh20.com/ or try 3 months for $5/month!

Yoga Inspiration for the New Year

Starting 2012 with Yoga

I like this page, its  very good easing into yoga for 2012! I need a kickstart to get BACK to my yoga, and I have found this link PERFECT for helping me do that!

http://yoga.about.com/od/beginningyoga/a/30dayquickstartdayone.htm