I’ve been under the care of a Chiropractor off and on since I was a young teen. My family and I have benefited greatly from chiropractic care through the years and so when I injured my shoulder a few months ago it was a natural response to make an appointment with a chiropractor.
My Favorite Supplements for Lyme and Every Day
Whenever I’m with friends the subject of supplements frequently comes up. I love comparing what my other Lyme friends are taking and sharing what I’ve found that works. Just as I do with my friends, I thought I’d share my very favorite supplements.
The Perfect Detox Bath
A detox bath is one of the easiest ways to pull toxins from your body and to help you feel better when you’re sick, especially if you have Lyme disease. Detox baths are especially helpful for getting through a Herxheimer which is when your body has an overload of dead bacteria and toxins from the […]
Quite Honestly, I Hate Lyme Disease
It’s Sunday night, there’s a full Hunter’s Moon tonight and quite honestly I’m more than just a bit overwhelmed! I’ve felt sluggish and tired all week, my kids are complaining of a return of symptoms and everyone has been irritable and argumentative. My little guy has had so much pain this weekend and tonight he […]
How Gardening Has Been Good For My Lyme
In October of last year, our family moved to a home with established gardens and flower beds around the perimeter of the lot. I’ve always loved planting flowers outside and I adored my herb garden. Before getting sick with Lyme I had learned to use our previous home’s small yard to plant as much as […]
Lyme Disease, Living with Joy and Dreaming Again
In the fall of 2009 I was finally diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease and co-infections after a long, frustrating two years visiting different doctors, trying to get a diagnosis for my declining health. While I still have pain off and on, most days I don’t feel so much like a Lymie, especially since many of […]
I’ve Been Lying To Myself About My Health
The other day I found myself telling someone that I’m about 95% better. Many days I felt 95% better but on this particular day, I was feeling exhausted from an anniversary celebration we gave to my parents almost five days before.
It Was Bound To Happen – Our First Tick Bites Since Getting Lyme
It seems as soon as I finished doing a Periscope about how to protect yourself from a tick bite then we found ticks on us. It was bound to happen! Ticks are everywhere and especially around our new home because we’re now in the country.
The Day I Was Happy I Had Lyme Disease
I remember that day, the one when I was so happy to learn that I had Lyme Disease. Obviously, at that time I had no idea what I was in for, nor did I know what Lyme disease was. I remember that day like it was yesterday. There I was sitting in the doctor’s office […]
It’s My Turn To Heal
Healing From Lyme Disease, Co-infections and Adrenal Fatigue Being the wife and mom of a household full of Lymies has been a hard road for sure. For years I have spent countless hours in research, taking myself and my children to doctors, filling prescriptions, ordering herbs and supplements, organizing medicine boxes, keeping pain journals and […]
