Category: health-and-wellness

I decided to take the Metamucil challenge when I read about it in my email. Even though I had an unused container of Metamucil in my cabinet, I was curious if the challenge would help me.What interested me was the claim that Metamucil gets rid of what’s weighing you down, so you can feel lighter.…

I was nineteen when I sliced my wrist in the bathroom of my apartment. I am not sure if I was trying to commit Suicide; I only remember being in so much pain I didn’t know what else to do.I never told anyone I believed that after giving birth to my son; my life was…

At the beginning of the week, I go over my finances and household chores for the week. Today I was to clean the bathroom and straighten the living room.Around 1:00 pm, I fixed the Grands some hotdogs and french fries. Ihad a chicken burger without bread, baked sweet potato fries, and a salad.I was feeling…

A few weeks after that doctor’s appointment in March 2016, I started feeling strange. I had an uncomfortable feeling in my chest that lasted most of the morning. My body was also aching, so I didn’t know if it was my RA. Since I started feeling tight and gassy after lunch, I didn’t know if…

Because this is February’s Heart Health Awareness Month, I will post more on my heart disease and me. A month after my appointment with my cardiologist, I had some minor chest pains. I wasn’t sure if it was my heart or my Rheumatoid Arthritis. Before the heart disease diagnosis, I assumed the pain I had…

Last week, I felt a little bloated. I was constipated. I could go to the bathroom, but it wasn’t easy. After several days, I went to the pharmacy and purchased a laxative. Early the following morning, the laxative began to work. It was a tremendous relief. I searched the internet to see what it said…

Well, Christmas is over and I think I did well. I didn’t eat a lot, which was good for my diabetes. However, I ate some potato chips Christmas night and in the morning my blood sugar was elevated. As far as my RA is concerned, I was in a flare and had to get back…

I was diagnosed with Heart Disease in the early part of 2016. I had severe heart palpitations one morning as I was preparing to attend my uncle’s funeral. I made an emergency appointment with my Cardiologist, and the palpitations were more muscular when I got to his office. The thumping in my chest was so…

As I previously stated, I have been on Methotrexate for years. (Methotrexate is an immunosuppressant used to treat inflammatory conditions. It calms your immune system to help stop it from attacking your body’s cells). Several years ago, I started taking the injection form of Methotrexate. I never liked needles, so I am surprised I managed…