Illness and flares are a fact of life when you are living with a chronic health condition. Whether a bad cold or a chronic illness flare-up, recovery takes time. Understanding the pattern of recovery can help you manage your energy,… Read More »4 Rs of Recovery from Illness or Flares
In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the concept of the Wise Mind represents the intersection of instinct and rationality. This concept can be applied to mindful and intuitive eating, helping us navigate between the extremes of eating habits.
A food and symptom journal can unlock a better understanding about what causes your pain and fatigue. Learn more about how to keep one (and when to stop)
Answering the dreaded pain scale question “On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your pain” is much easier when you define what each of the numbers mean.
First published Sept 15, 2021. Most recent update Jan 12, 2024 We all have goals in our life. For many of us with arthritis, these include health-related goals. What are good health goals? And how can you set goals when… Read More »How to set goals that work when you have arthritis
A weak link problem is like a metal chain. A metal chain is only as strong as its weakest link. To make the chain stronger, you’re better off strengthening a weak link than a strong link. A strong link problem… Read More »Health is a weak link problem
The hunger and fullness scale is a way to identify how hungry or full you are (though I prefer to use the terms hunger and satiety). It can be useful to describe your internal sensations of hunger and satiety as… Read More »What is the hunger & fullness scale?
When it comes to chronic illnesses, particularly those that cause pain and fatigue, including rheumatoid arthritis and spondylitis conditions, an anti-inflammatory diet is a good bet. While the inflammatory processes create our symptoms, the chronic inflammation in our bodies also… Read More »How can nutrition affect inflammation?
I have strong opinions about being weight-inclusive. But I didn’t start that way. I didn’t even learn about weight neutrality or weight inclusivity until after my university days. I don’t think we even covered weight bias all that much. I’m… Read More »Why I am a weight-inclusive dietitian
The belief that weight loss improves health is so strong. Yet the research is not as strong as you would think. Worse, we don’t have research to suggest that any weight loss strategy will last, especially not when you look… Read More »How can I improve my health, if I give up on losing weight?