Health Tips & Encouragement For The Chronically Ill

Health tips and encouragement for those with chronic illness, invisible illness or chronic pain.

8 Things You Can Learn From My Recent Failed Attempt At A Sugar Detox

I learned quite a bit from a failed attempt at a sugar detox. In this post, I share 8 things you can do that will help you succeed at your own detox.

Why You Need To Know The Long-Term Side Effects Of The Meds You’re Taking

Health

You have to be your own health advocate! One way to do this is to learn about the long-term side effects of meds you’re taking.

4 Reasons To Have A Good Cry

Health· Mental Health & Wellness

Next time someone tells you to buck up and stop crying, remind them it’s actually beneficial to your health to have a good cry!

6 Things An Octopus Can Teach Us About Life With Chronic Illness

Health· Life

As I thought about this 2.08-minute youtube video I realized this octopus had a thing or two to teach us about living with chronic illness.

8 Bad Habits To Avoid During A Flare

Health· Life

Have you ever noticed you tend to revert to a few bad habits during a flare. Here are the top 8 bad habits I tend to revert to when my chronic illness flares up. Maybe you can relate!

I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.