Despite loving how New York City looks this time of year – the gorgeous store window displays, lights twinkling on the bare tree branches and building fronts – I really don’t look forward to the holidays. Tourists pour in, making the streets even more crowded than usual and you end up needing a mace … Continue reading »
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Are Your Glasses Pitch Black or Rose-Tinted?
How has lupus turned your life upside down? If you tune into Facebook, the SLE Lupus Foundation asked this exact question today. In less than an hour there were more than 60 comments covering a range of stories and experiences. There was a lot of overlap – many people has similar feelings of frustration, isolation, … Continue reading »
Are You Health Savvy – or Health Obsessed?
Do you routinely DVR every episode of shows like The Doctors, The Chew, or Dr. Oz? When a new study about food pops up on the news, do you change your diet to follow? Are you a walking encyclopedia on various eating styles such as macrobiotic, paleo or veganism? Have you tried every trick on … Continue reading »
Make Spa Week Every Week: How to spa at home, and why you should
But living a spa life doesn’t have to be limited to ladies of luxury possessed of deep pockets. Nor is it a frivolous waste of time, especially for lupus patients. A spa day can be had at home, with easily affordable items and can actually be a great addition to your lupus care toolbox. Continue reading »
Chaos and Mayhem: What’s Your Plan?
One of my biggest lupus peeves is all the prep time and second-guessing that goes into every single, little activity. When your energy, pain levels and just about everything else fluctuates daily, you have to plan for every possible hitch, delay and problem. I’ve found that this is also one of the toughest aspects of … Continue reading »
Why You Should Add Massage to Your Medical Care
What do you think of when you think of a massage? Do you think of some sunny, tropical vacation where the drinks cost more than your monthly paycheck? Maybe you imagine some dingy basement parlor or a New Age hub filled to the brim with incense smoke and Enya songs? Does it make you think … Continue reading »
5 Unique Vacation Ideas for Right Now
I’m sure someone out there is scratching their head and wondering why I decided to write about vacations the same week all the little kiddies trot back to school and the weather starts turning cool. Isn’t the time for vacations over? They are – if you decide they are. Personally, I think any time is … Continue reading »
