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Why Bother Getting An Autism Or Adhd Assessment

What an irony, on Autism awareness day, I was diagnosed as Autistic. And a couple of months ago as ADHD. Which makes me a sparkly, messy, complicated: Audhd So I am ‘one of those late diagnosed’ women adding to the numbers of neurodivergent people Would I recommend you doing the assessments if you have done […]

6 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Diagnosed With Fibromyalgia

I have just been voted one of the top 60 blogs globally (29th!) – how lovely is that! It made me think – what do I wish someone had told me 13yrs ago when I was first diagnosed? So I came up with these top 6 tips, that would have saved me a lot of […]

How To Choose Which And How Much CBD Oil To Buy

What CAN I Eat That Isn’t Weird With Low Histamine?

There are loads of great articles about High Histamine Foods Or Mast Cell Activation and what to avoid, but I found that it put me into a real spin, because I couldn’t work out what I COULD eat. And there were a lot of ‘weird’ foods – things that are not every day, and I […]

High Histamine & Mast Cell Activation Horrors

Have you suddenly had the symptoms of your chronic health worsened or found yourself exhausted and in pain after long covid? You may have to switch not to just eating a ‘healthy diet’, but learning all about histamine and how it affects our bodies.

Mental Health Awareness week – how I handle the depression that comes with Lyme disease and Fibromyalgia

Mental Health Awareness week – how I handle the depression that comes with Lyme disease and Fibromyalgia

What an amazingly inspiring and informative week this #MentalHealthAwareness week is! I thought I would share how I handle the crushing depression, general anxiety and crippling brain fog that I get (or used to get) with my Lyme Disease and Fibromyalgia. Watch this video for a much more detailed description of what it feels like […]

Friendship: Reflections on 2016 and hope for 2017

Friendship: Reflections on 2016 and hope for 2017

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks reflecting on 2016 and what to plan for 2017.  Did you know that this year is the end of a 9 year cycle and beginning of a new cycle.  The next few days are a good time to reflect on what you don’t want to repeat, and what was […]

Review No2 Far Infrared Cocoon From Get Fitt

So in April I reviewed the Far Infrared Professional Sol Cocoon and Earth Mat (chair mat) from Get Fitt.  I had amazing results, and thought I should update you how things are going since then.  Plus I’ve had over 50 people try the Cocoon and Chair mat, so I”ll let you know what I’ve found out from […]

Older Parents – something to remember

So there’s been lots of chat about ‘Older parents’ recently.  An Indian couple in their 70’s became parents for the first time.  Tessa Sanderson (60) adopted twins.  Janet Jackson is pregnant at 49.  And a good friend of mine ‘older single mum’ was asked to write an article about it for Newsweek. Technically I was […]

Far Infrared Mat from Get Fitt Review

I’m better! Not fixed.  But dramatically and unbelievably better! It’s like someone switched the lights back on in my body! And now I look back I can see that I was degenerating badly.  It’s actually quite scary now I feel better, to see how I was on an inexorable spiral downhill.  It was obvious if […]