As a Nurse Practitioner and someone with chronic back pain, I get asked all the time: How can I relieve my back pain? And the answer is that it depends on where your back is hurting. There are different exercises you can do to help relieve your back pain depending on which area is hurting. Keep reading to learn about my best moves for back pain relief. LOWER BACK According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the lumbar area, or lower back is the most common site of back pain. About 80% of adults experience low back pain at some point during their life. It is the mos ..read more

I spend a lot of time on my computer and suffer from a stiff and painful neck every day. I am a clinical editor, nurse practitioner, and chronic pain patient. I have arthritis in most of my major joints, a spinal stimulator, and I take a handful of pills twice a day just to be able to get through my day. Because of my pain, I am always looking for new ways to manage it. Introducing WaveLife. WaveLife is an energy cell that is based on over thirty years of research and development in co-operation with over 2,800 clinics in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. WaveLife works without pills, injecti ..read more

Drink more milk! Avoid dairy! Eat more leafy green vegetables! Don’t eat leafy vegetables because there’s a recall on kale! It seems like every day there is new information about how to stay healthy or how to be healthier. But when you look at this information, how do you know what you really should and should not do? There are so many things that we can do that can improve the quality of our life, and most of it is just a matter of taking better care of ourselves. It’s important to note that what constitutes a healthier lifestyle can mean different things to different people. After all, we ea ..read more

Drink more milk! Avoid dairy! Eat more leafy green vegetables! Don’t eat leafy vegetables because there’s a recall on kale! It seems like every day there is new information about how to stay healthy or how to be healthier. But when you look at this information, how do you know what you really should and should not do? There are so many things that we can do that can improve the quality of our life, and most of it is just a matter of taking better care of ourselves. It’s important to note that what constitutes a healthier lifestyle can mean different things to different people. After all, we ea ..read more

Do you need more optimism in your life? Researchers have found that individuals who maintain a positive attitude during intense surgeries and after, usually have a shorter recovery period. People who work in high stress environments find their inner peace and balance by focusing on the positives of their job. The act of meditation focuses on finding gratitude in your hardest struggles even in the midst of the paralyzing challenges. Out of these three scenarios, having more optimism was the common factor. In fact, people who strive to look for the “silver lining” usually rise above their challe ..read more

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How Clutter Affects Your Life & Your Pain You’ve seen the social media memes that suggest clutter is good because it’s a sign of creativity. For a few minutes, the memes make you smile and let you know that you aren’t the only person with a clutter problem. However, the truth is that clutter is not a sign of creativity or of productivity. It’s a sign of disorganization, procrastination, lack of control, and sometimes a lack of value or respect. Clutter can even worsen you pain and your health. Maybe you think it’s just not that bad, it’s just a little clutter, and a little messy but i ..read more

Top 10 Ways to Get Organized (#8 will surprise you!) Are you ready to start organizing your life? Last week I shared with you how moving 2000 miles helped me in more ways than one Getting organized is often at the top of the list when it comes to making a change in your life. Most people feel like their life could be more organized and then they would be more productive and less stressed. Guess what? It’s true! When you’re organized you DO get more done and you WILL feel more in control of your space and time. Here are my top 10 strategies to help you get organized. The following ten strategie ..read more

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