One of the challenges I have with getting a good night’s sleep is settling my mind down at lights out. There are various things that I do that I believe have helped me sleep better in general: regularly meditating; keeping a good routine; exposing myself to day light every day; taking an adequate supplementation of … Read more
This is a follow on to my post a couple of weeks ago. Things went well for the young woman at the doctors but she is now concerned about financial security. As a university leaver she feels pressured to find a new job but doesn’t feel well enough even to look for one. ”I understand … Read more
In an earlier post about using affirmations I described how I believe that our thoughts can influence the underlying intelligence that directs our bodily functions. The idea is that our thoughts can communicate with the physical biochemistry of our cells. The most important thing to note is that our biochemical messengers live in the here … Read more
Last week I was contacted by a young woman asking for some advice about approaching the subject of an ME/CFS diagnosis with her doctor. She’d been feeling rubbish for 4 years since having glandular fever and her symptoms were getting worse. Her health has affected her university grade and she feels misunderstood by her family. … Read more
As my condition is fairly mild, I am in the fortunate position of being able to get some things done. When I’m in crash and there’s no question of getting anything done, I find it quite easy to do what I have to do to put my health first. However, when I can be a … Read more
Up until now I’ve been a bit reluctant to talk about the fact that I’ve been following the ‘5/2 diet’ for about a year now. I have to admit that I didn’t consult my doctor about it (as we should do whenever we want to try a new weight loss program) and I didn’t want … Read more
I’ve just read a really interesting Health Rising post called ‘I think I have a meditation disability’, which confirms many of my thoughts about how an overactive sympathetic nervous system can make meditation really difficult for someone with ME/CFS or Fibromyalgia. I find meditation extremely valuable and practise at least once and mostly twice a … Read more
Last September I wrote a post about how I often feel worse after resting. I also decided to do a little poll about it and I thought it was about time I commented on the results. I asked the question ‘Do you often feel worse after resting? 5 respondents (20%) replied ‘No’ 10 (41%) chose … Read more
The things that I do to optimise my wellbeing are quite numerous. I have a complex daily routine and I invest a fair amount of my energy in making sure I can be as well as possible. I do all this because it works, I feel well a fair amount of the time and generally … Read more
