Hi everyone, it’s been a long journey since I was struck with seemingly random, intensely painful and debilitating, arthritis — coming and going every few weeks to months, affecting all different joints from my knees to my wrists to most recently my ankle last August. I have seen three different doctors and had my blood [...]
I saw a rheumatologist for the first time today. I booked my appointment a couple months ago, and today was finally the day. 😬 I explained to the nurse how I’ve had debilitating joint pain and swelling come and go in different areas for the past year and a half. At first she seemed dissuasive [...]
Yet another health update, which I will be most likely doing a lot more of. I would like to title these updates something like "RA journey" or "autoimmune update" or something along those lines... which I hesitate to do at this point. Although, I am still very sure that I am dealing with RA. As [...]
I have some good, but also maybe bad, news. A brief recap -- a month ago, woke up with a random swollen ankle, it was so bad that I could not walk right for several days. I went to the nearest urgent care. The x-ray came back normal, but looking at my ankle, the doctor [...]
I went to the doctor on Monday, and was told that I have an autoimmune disease called Rheumatoid Arthritis. I am taking further steps to get blood work done to try and figure out for sure what is going on, and where to go from here. My head is boggled with a ton of information [...]
I recently went on a supplements haul! B-12 vitamin spray -- super important to get your B-12, especially since I don't eat meat. The spray is cool because you can quickly and conveniently squirt it in your mouth and it tastes yummy! Elderberry syrup -- elderberry has been used since ancient times as a way [...]
Ladies, in case no one ever told you, your belly is supposed to be round and curvy, and it is perfect that way. Girls grow up believing that their stomach is supposed to be as flat as a surfboard, and many never grew out of this belief. Many women don't realize that even the skinniest [...]
I recently signed up for Thrive Market, which I have been debating joining for a while now. The site offers an extensive amount of healthy foods -- organic, non-GMO, dairy-alternatives, keto, paleo, vegan, gluten-free, and other special diets. Their foods (and products) are ethically and sustainably sourced, their packaging is recyclable, and their warehouse is [...]
Society has a serious "Novelty Syndrome" issue. We are creatures of habit and need routine, yet most of us feel pressure to constantly seek new things, or feel that newness and unfamiliarity will bring more happiness and fulfillment. Novelty syndrome: the tendency to constantly seek novelty, believing it will bring more happiness and fulfillment, while [...]
If life ever goes back to "normal" ... no more face masks, no more panic, no more infections... It's hard to say if life will ever go back to "normal." The most promising news we have heard so far is that vaccination has begun, but even still, can we really rely on these rushed vaccines [...]
Lotus Laura 