Having spent all of last night with stomach cramps, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, I woke up at 4:15 am with the same cramps, still clutching on to the hot water bottle that I had gone to bed with.
The offending food seemed to be carrot and coriander soup, which I have had many times before and although carrot …
Read on »It has long been documented that cranberries are good for bladder infections and maintaining natural health and well-being, but with regular consumption they are also known to lower our chances of developing stomach cancer and gastric ulcers, which is one of the known causes of stomach cancer.
Frozen or fresh cranberries can be used to treat other kinds of ulcers too, including duodenal ulcers and skin ulcers. Cranberry juice contains special chemical elements that inhibit the activities of such …
Read on »Being beautiful isn’t just about a beautiful face, or a beautiful body, or what’s in the eyes of the beholder. Beauty comes from the mind, beauty is etched on our souls, and reveals itself in our actions toward others.
Below are some ways you can work on being beautiful from the inside out:
There is no point in us looking beautiful, if every time we open our mouths something inappropriate comes out.
My mind goes to a film called The Elephant Man. Marred by a disease at birth that left him permanently disfigured, the Elephant Man was frightening to look at. He was a gentle soul, yet society treated …
Read on »As a follow on from my previous blog about why we worry, it’s not always possible not to depending on what we have to deal with. We can distract ourselves for a little while, so for that moment we have calm thoughts, but unless we know how to banish worries for good; inevitably those worries will come back.
The key to controlling anxiety and worry is to ask the questions that will help you understand more about what leads you to worry in the first place. I tend to ask myself questions that will help me change the …
Read on »Thankfully, worrying isn’t something I always do, but I do have people in my life who do my worrying for me. It’s important not to worry because worry has emotional implications on our health.
There are situations where worrying can be helpful, so that we move to take action on a problem, but when the worst case scenarios and what ifs become a preoccupation, then the worry can escalate. Worrying can …
Read on »It’s a tough one to call, but does claiming for compensation for a birth defect or a negligence claim, make our suffering any easier?
I say that because of something my GP said to me a couple of months ago, when I was trying to find out a little more about my problems with Cerebral Palsy. She assumed that I was looking to claim …
Read on »I needed to drop something off into school for one of my children and as I was walking into reception, I could see my reflection in the glass door and I could see myself limping.
On the whole I do well at ignoring the fact that I have a limp, then suddenly from nowhere I felt irritated. For that split second …
Read on »Irritable Bowel Syndrome is more common than we know or think. Having IBS and writing about it helps me, I also hope it will benefit others too.
As a child growing up I had no idea that I would be dealing with Irritable Bowel, but looking back it makes complete sense. Living with Cerebral Palsy, made me more prone to constipation and being …
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