Managing diet when dealing with chronic illnesses, autoimmune disorders, and potential hereditary concerns is like walking a tightrope. For those of us with conditions like Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), Hughes Syndrome (Antiphospholipid Syndrome), Fibromyalgia, possible Lupus, and other autoimmune disorders, an anti-inflammatory diet can make a world of difference. However, there’s more to consider—like blood sugar…
Category: Autoimmune Journey
Mediterranean & Anti-Inflammatory Diets for Health
Why Carb-Cutting and Calorie-Counting Aren’t for Everyone: A Better Path for Those with Food Intolerances Diet culture often pushes the idea that cutting carbs and strictly counting calories is the only way to lose weight and be healthy. But for many of us—especially those with gluten intolerance, beef intolerance, and lactose intolerance—these types of diets…
My Journey with Tremfya: 10 lbs Lost and Counting
✨ Unexpected Perk Alert! ✨ Since switching to Tremfya, I’ve lost 10 lbs—not as a side effect, but because of a noticeable reduction in swelling! I’m not quite ready to share all my progress photos yet, but you can see a major difference in my hand. The left photo shows the reduced swelling, while the right was taken back…
Biologics: Trials and Triumphs
My Health Journey: Navigating Biologics, Injections, and Inner Strength Living with a chronic condition often feels like navigating an endless maze of treatments, hopes, and setbacks. My journey with biologics and injections has been no exception. It’s been a rollercoaster of trial and error, hope and disappointment. And while it hasn’t been easy, it’s also…
My Health Journey: A Decade of Resilience
Health Update: The Journey Continues (Longish read, but from the heart ) Hey, beautiful souls. It’s been a while, and I wanted to take a moment to update you all. Life has been catching up with me—between my health and the everyday chaos, I haven’t been as active here as I’d like. For that, I…
Autoimmune/Chronic Illness Visibility: P2
This is the second part of the series.
Ever wonder what an autoimmune disorder or chronic pain feels like to those who suffer from it? Sometimes words do no represent it strong enough, this is why I decided to create a series of art work with the help of AI to generate what it appears to be on the inside, though we may appear normal on the outside.
This time I asked the AI to help with disorders, each of was a disease or disorder put into a photo with just its name alone. Do you think you can guess each one?
Painfully Needed: Biologic Injections
I write this on an injection day of all days, why because I want to share my journey with you all. Oh the joys of injections…. This is not my favorite thing to do for sure. I have been through two different types of injections so far. Humira was my first biologic and it worked to help reduce the inflammation but it also gave me some pretty unwanted side effects. With that being said, I wanted to tell you about my journey with the biologics I have tried so far.
