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Long touted as help for MS, this easy to take vitamin is proven again and again that it scientifically helps those with MS. Recently studies showed that mothers who are deficient in vitamin D during their pregnancy were more likely to give birth to a child with MS.
May sound a little whacky but magnetic therapy is gaining ground in helping folks with MS using solid scientific studies. Devices such as the Bemer, might just help you feel a little better.
Oxidative stress is known to be really hard on multiple sclerosis. Basically it means that they fight free radicals in an effective way to be maximized by the body. It is something we can actually work on improving. Using an Nrf2 activator, such as Protandim, may help with some of your MS symptoms.
There are days we are stuck in bed. Or a wheelchair or scooter or a cane. Some days we walk, run, bike and play. Sometimes gravity gets the better of us. Life with MS is not fun. But if we make it fun, then we can say #TakeThatMS!
Attitude is everything. Positive thought can make the difference. As well as learning how to chillax and accept that we have an illness and must take care of our lives as such.
Positive attitude. Can't say enough about this.
Awareness: meditation and mindfulness
Movement: yoga, exercise, tai chi, qigong etc
Nutrition: reduce inflammation and other symptoms through food
Social media: support groups, friends and family around the world who all understand what we are going through!
Peeing in ones pants: it's going to happen so just accept it now and move on.
Fatigue: oh dear. I just woke up and now it's bedtime again. How am I to to get through this day?
Depression, anxiety: talk to your DR. Use support groups, friends and family
Wine: may not be the best for MS physically but mentally can sure help the attitude
Learning to relax: it is OK to hold a couch in place with ones body
Boundaries: set them. Follow them. Your health comes first!
Ask for help: so many of us are Type A. Time to step back a notch.
Learn to say No: stressors come in all shapes and sizes. Priorities based on your health and well being are best.
Appreciate the little things in life. Stop and smell the roses.
Have fun! Pick up new hobbies. Look at life all over again with fresh eyes. Don't wallow in the past.
Here I am fishing once again. Fly fishing is very good on the nerves and when it includes friends, a twenty minute drive and funky Los Angeles surrounds, well, it all makes for a rocking good time! Now granted, I overdid a bit this past week and am feeling it today. It's Saturday and as I planned it, a pretty mellow day.
I'm feeling like the Giant American invasion on my little Philippine friends!
Last night I had a friends party and then a two hour Aromatherapy Yin Yoga workshop at my favorite little yoga studio in Montrose: TheraYogaStudio
Today: a relaxing Saturday with Wall Street Journal, and plenty of lemon-water throughout the day to cleanse this body!
How are you living life to the fullest with MS?
It's all a balancing act. Do more and pay the price. Treat your body right, get a refund on energy.
Right now, I'm treating the body right and restoring and rejuvenating for the week!
For five days choose to tell yourself that you are loved. Remind yourself that you are worthy of a healthy life.
Wellness begins in the heart. Love yourself and begin the healing process. You did not do anything to deserve this illness. But there is something you can do to change it. You can take control. You can practice "Self-Care". Take action toward wellness with the Health Storylines App by recording your feelings in the MyJournal.
"I am worthy of a healthy life"
1.Carefully and with intention watch how often you are smiling.
2.Are you sharing your smile with your friends? Your neighbors? The world?
There is one thing certain with my Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
and that is to help as many people as possible learn to live better despite
their illness.This includes helping the
medical industry find answers.Helping
others provides a purpose in life and allows me to say #takeTHATms!
One company looking for answers is DxTerity, which is
developing genomic tests to help people with MS better manage immune-mediated
diseases.They are currently recruiting
people with multiple sclerosis for a unique research study called
EMPOWERStudyMS.
EMPOWERStudyMS is collecting blood samples from MS patients
across the U.S. to
help identify biomarkers and other gene expressions among patients; what is
termed genomic testing.
If you’ve been diagnosed with MS you can join this
groundbreaking research to help researchers develop an at-home blood test to
monitor MS disease activity.
Click here to learn how you can participate.I
did.
Participating in the study is easy and can be done from the
convenience of your own home.You won’t
have to visit a clinic at all!Answer a
few health surveys online and collect a few drops of blood with a simple,
fingerstick collection kit.Drop the kit
in the mail and you’re done.
Caroline Craven @thegirlwithMS opens her kit and explores
the contents for her EmpowerStudyMS kit.
Compared to all of those daily injections I used to take for
my MS, the finger prick was a cakewalk.
I pricked my finger, collected blood and sent off my
sample.Easy peasy for the most
part.
My problem was that my blood did not cooperate as best it
could.The instructions were clear but
fear my cognitive fog kicked in a bit and caused some problems.My fingers did not warm up properly and the
blood barely trickled out to be collected.The second lancet was good to have but I should have waited till my
hands were warmer.I am not sure enough
blood got collected but we will find out.The folks at EMPOWERStudyMS were very nice and are sending me another kit
so we can confirm a better collection.
I greatly appreciated the human connection for all of my
questions and answers.This is a
research study, and we are “just a number” but you would never know that by the
kind of service being provided.Feeling
quite special to be a part of this important event!
During the intro video I got the blue lancet mixed up with
the blue collector container.But got it
straightened out when it came to it.
One of my mantras this year is to be part of the solution,
not the problem.I am now part of the
solution.You can be too!
For more information
about the study and to see if you qualify, please visit:www.EMPOWERStudyMS.com
For five days be aware of your mind wandering. Watch out for those negative thoughts coming into play. Turn it positive! Then record your feeling in the MyJournal section of the Health Storylines App. Register at the Health Storylines App, use the My Journal tool.
Sometimes we find our minds wandering down roads unwanted.
Be aware and make a change!
1.Carefully and with intention watch your thoughts.
Now that we're venturing through winter, time to take special note of the gratitude in our lives. So easy for us to neglect those closest to us.
Time to "Make a Change - Made a Difference"!
#selfcareMVMT Challenge #5
THANK A FRIEND
For five days "Thank a Friend" with a note, text, call, or hug. Register at the Health Storylines App, use the My Journal tool.
Think of something that your friend brings to your life. That special thing that only your friend can do for you!
Maybe this friend taught you about loyalty. Or about kindness. Maybe they always greet you with a smile. Or possibly they challenge you to be a better person.
Whatever the reason, pick up the phone. Pick up a pen. Make that reach and tell them what their friendship means to you.
Life is unpredictable. Nobody knows what will happen in the coming moments. Take this moment to show your gratitude for your friend. Who knows if either one of you will be around to do it tomorrow. It's an uncertainty that adds stress to our lives. Take this moment now.
1.Carefully and with intention thank a friend.
2.Bring to conversation one thing special about them (if not more).
3.Appreciate the feeling as you share your gratitude with them.
4.Record feelings in My Journal
5.Share the moment:#selfcareMVMT
As you grow in your practice throughout these challenges, be mindful of your awareness and intentions.You will find that your morning intentions will blend in with afternoon creating a full morning of gratitude. Your meals will become a healing event rather than a shoveling of food. Even your ability to put off doing things will change, and amazing amounts of stress will be lifted.
Let these intentions carry you away into a beautiful positive life.
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