Today’s been a lousy day to quote my mother as she used to say. I slept the entire day. I’ve had a migraine pretty much non stop since early December. The insomnia has been bad and I guess I needed to sleep to catch up. I had several articles saved in draft for the week…
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Living Well: Factor V Leiden and blood clotting disorders
In addition to inheriting migraines and hormone disorders from my mother’s side of the family, I’ve also inherited a strange but common gene mutation called Factor V Leiden. It’s a term that is common in the UK, where my mum is from, but not so much in Canada. The gene mutation itself originates from somewhere…
Living Well: September is PCOS Awareness Month
It’s after ten at night on Monday and I’ve been sitting here most of the evening wondering what to write for my weekly health article when I saw an article trending on Twitter. I know. Twitter. It’s not my favorite place to pick up ideas from – but there it was. An article from Pop…
Living Well: Skin care and treatments for adult acne
For those of you who have followed my blog for a while, you know that I live with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome which is a disease that affects hormones. What also happens with PCOS, is living as an adult in my forties with acne. Sometimes I look like an overgrown teenager with skin problems. And I…
Living Well: Treating PCOS and migraines with vitamin supplements
A couple of weeks ago, I did some research into how to boost up my energy and overall mood without the use of antidepressants. I’ve been on antidepressants for my anxiety before and I hated the way they made me feel. After a year of being on the drugs, I weened myself off and managed…
Living Well: how to cope with chronic insomnia
If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I suffer from a few chronic conditions – one of those conditions is chronic insomnia. Insomnia is something I’ve lived with for more than thirty years. There’s nothing worse than feeling tired and wanting to sleep – but not being able to sleep at all once…