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6 Tips for Setting Nutrition Goals When You Live with a Chronic Condition

6 Tips for Setting Nutrition Goals When You Live with a Chronic Condition

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Your Holiday Gift Guide for Spoonies, by Spoonies

Gift ideas from seven small businesses run by people living with chronic conditions to make this holiday season even more festive.

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Reclaim the Kitchen: Pain-Reducing Arthritis Life Hacks

When you live with hand pain from arthritis, the kitchen can change from a place of joy to a source of stress. Here are some hacks to reclaim the kitchen.

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7 Tips for Managing Arthritis Symptoms This Winter

Over the years, I’ve found strategies to help prevent rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups and reduce symptoms during the winter months.

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A Dietitian’s Guide to Eating Well During the Holidays When You Have Psoriatic Arthritis

It can be hard to enjoy festive meals when you're worried about PsA. But it only takes small adjustments to make holiday go-tos more PsA-friendly.

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I Tried the Whole30 Program for Psoriatic Arthritis and This Is What Happened

Learning about the relationship between diet and inflammation helped me make long-term changes and have fewer flare-ups.

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What I Eat in a Day as a Dietitian Living with Arthritis

While navigating psoriatic arthritis (PsA), I have found that the foods I turn to for fueling my body can have a significant impact on how I feel throughout the day.

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Working from Bed Isn’t Lazy — It’s Accessible

As a disabled person, working from bed makes it possible for me to have a job.

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5 Tips for Safe Backcountry Adventures When You’re Living with a Chronic Condition

Wherever you're starting out on your outdoor recreation journey, these five tips from experienced, outdoorsy chronic illness warriors will help you find your way.

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Why I Choose Positivity in the Face of Chronic Illness

My mantra, 'living a positive life while chronically ill,' feels more necessary now than it ever has.

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The Benefits of Gratitude When You’re Living with a Chronic Illness

Shifting to an attitude of gratitude can be the difference between surviving and truly thriving.

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How I Created Joy Through Chronic Pain and a Pandemic

This past year taught me that there is a resilience inside me that circumstances, including chronic migraine and the COVID-19 pandemic, cannot touch.

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The Value of Pursuing Hobbies When You’re Living with a Chronic Illness

Finding activities that you’re passionate about and can enjoy despite your condition can lead to a richer life.

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9 Ways to Make Long-Haul Quarantine More Sustainable

These tips may help add some ease to your quarantined days.

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How Living with Chronic Illness Has Helped Improve My Relationship with My Body

Whether you live with a chronic illness or not, living in a body is a complex experience.

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How Modeling Empathy to My Toddler Helps Me Navigate Chronic Pain

Learning to practice self-compassion when pain or emotional triggers arise can be a beautiful teaching moment for children.

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How My Relationship with Alcohol has Changed Since My PsA Diagnosis

What is interesting to me is that the one lifestyle change that has made the most impact on my life with PsA is one that no one ever suggested: cutting out alcohol. 

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I Tried an Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Psoriatic Arthritis and This Is What I Learned

Finding a diet that helps me keep my psoriatic arthritis symptoms in check has been a journey.

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How Chronic Illness Helped Me Cultivate Better Reading Habits

Through bibliotherapy I've learned that books can offer greater insight and healing than I ever imagined, as long as I pay attention.