I tried kelp jerky for the first time -- this is a vegan jerky that is made with kelp and shiitake mushrooms. The flavor I tried was "Rosemary & Maple BBQ". I'm always pushing myself to try new foods and snacks, as someone who grew up a picky eater. My mom always said that tastebuds [...]
Do you remember when you were a child with an overactive imagination? You saw the world through a lens of curiosity and magic. Nothing was as it seemed. You and your friends played games in which you had different names and identities; maybe you were cats and dogs crawling around the kitchen, maybe you were [...]
Mushrooms are not just for culinary use, or toxic poisoning, or aesthetically pleasing scenery. They have the power to heal your brain and your body. In this post, I'll be discussing the top mushrooms for healing purposes, also known as "smart mushrooms." To reap full benefits, you may not want to cook these mushrooms, as [...]
Dandelion, which is also known as "lion's tooth" (scientific name: Taraxacum officinale) comes with numerous health benefits! It has also been associated with many magical folktales. Photo by Czapp u00c1rpu00e1d on Pexels.com Health benefits Dandelions are plentiful and tend to be considered invasive weeds with no purpose. However, dandelions have numerous health benefits that most [...]
OLIPOP Sparkling Tonic is a bubbly beverage designed as a healthy replacement for soda. I decided to go ahead and give this drink a try. I ordered the full pack which included six different flavors. Overall, I seriously enjoy this drink. It’s very healthy — about 30-40 calories per can and several grams of fiber. [...]
Hi everyone, it’s been a long journey since I was struck with seemingly random, intensely painful and debilitating, arthritis — coming and going every few weeks to months, affecting all different joints from my knees to my wrists to most recently my ankle last August. I have seen three different doctors and had my blood [...]
I saw a rheumatologist for the first time today. I booked my appointment a couple months ago, and today was finally the day. 😬 I explained to the nurse how I’ve had debilitating joint pain and swelling come and go in different areas for the past year and a half. At first she seemed dissuasive [...]
Yet another health update, which I will be most likely doing a lot more of. I would like to title these updates something like "RA journey" or "autoimmune update" or something along those lines... which I hesitate to do at this point. Although, I am still very sure that I am dealing with RA. As [...]
I have some good, but also maybe bad, news. A brief recap -- a month ago, woke up with a random swollen ankle, it was so bad that I could not walk right for several days. I went to the nearest urgent care. The x-ray came back normal, but looking at my ankle, the doctor [...]
I went to the doctor on Monday, and was told that I have an autoimmune disease called Rheumatoid Arthritis. I am taking further steps to get blood work done to try and figure out for sure what is going on, and where to go from here. My head is boggled with a ton of information [...]
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