Flu season is here and with a new vengeance. The coronovirus COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. I’m sure I’m not the only spoonie worried about this epidemic. Navigating flu season with an autoimmune disease is tricky. Had to do some research on the best non toxic disinfectants to kill germs. More Susceptible to the Flu Anyone with an immune system that is not fully developed or weakened are more vulnerable to flu viruses and flu complications. This includes children and infan[...]
You all know I’ve been actively transitioning to more natural/non toxic products in my everyday life. As I run out of things I replace them with kinder alternatives. I’ve been searching for a staple natural deodorant for a while. I wrote about my love affair with Lone Body Care deodorant a while back and I do actually love them. But they aren’t available in stores. So if I’m a little absent minded and forget to order my next round, I’m SOL. I thought it’d be a good time to f[...]
Have you ever played that word association game? There are a couple of variations of it. I’m talking about when someone says a word and wants to know the first thing in opposition that comes to mind when you hear it. When someone says “illness”, the first thing I think of in opposition is “wellness”. I feel like my chronic illness diagnosis jettisoned me into the holistic wellness realm. Wellness is a state of being in good health. Illness is defined as a disease or period of sickn[...]
True life: I'm addicted to drinking water. I drink roughly a gallon of water a day. It's weird to say that because growing up, if I drank a cup of water a day it was considered a fantastic feat. If the normal human body is 60% water, my body was about 60% soda LOL. But now I absolutely adore water. I have a delivery service, that drops off 5 gallon bottles to my house monthly and I keep a few cases of 24 packs in my car. IDK if there’s a such thing as drinking too much but I may be te[...]
Since diagnosis (maybe even before) I’ve definitely been paying more attention to the things I put in and on my body. Toxins are everywhere and in everything. My goal would be to go completely natural and that’s going to take some time. But I have started being more cognizant of the products that I’m using. Since it’s Black History Month and with the Self Love Project going on, I thought this was the perfect time to highlight some Black Owned Natural Beauty Companies that are wo[...]
I had a pretty rough 2016, if I may say so myself. I was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease, prescribed a boatload of medications, given infusion treatments and still managed to be in the emergency room or urgent care on average once a month. And while those things felt overwhelming at the time, I think my most loathed aspect of the entire circumstance has been the acne that developed on my face as a result of the steroids. I grew up with pretty decent skin (shoutout to genetics). U[...]