I’m making some progress in challenging my chronic migraines, Adult Onset Stills Disease and Fibromyalgia. It’s been a 12 year battle and it’s far from over, but I’m still moving forward and that’s been one of the keys to success, trying to wake up each morning and live the best...
For most of this year I’ve taken a weeks holiday every month in the peace and tranquility of the Lake District or the East Coast, normally Filey. I’ve stayed in pristine, high quality, cheap, out of season, apartments or caravans and it’s been wonderful. Some of those weeks have been...
For much of my life I’ve been a planner, but as I’ve grown older I’ve become more comfortable with becoming opportunistic. Over the last few years this has become ever more important because my chronic health challenges have introduced a lot of variability into my life. A few weeks ago...
Last week I was taking Steph on a walk around Hull, exploring the area where Debbie and I started our married life. Our first home was in a fairly deprived area that was being radically upgraded by the council and developers to create a street full of low cost flats...
Over the last two weeks I’ve been off work, but for most of that time I’ve continued my usual pattern of daily activities, which means every minute of the day filled with something useful, whether it’s exercise, stretching, meditation, reading, writing, shopping etc. In fact it’s difficult for me to...
When I envision my retirement it’s mainly characterised by movement, mostly cycling and walking. I’ve written my retirement planning series during a wonderful pain free month so that’s perhaps no surprise. Right now I’m in a flare and so it’s a good time to write this post. What am I...
As part of my planning for retirement and perhaps forced retirement (redundancy) I’ve been trying to figure out how much money Debbie and I need to live for the next 20-30 years. When we are in our eighties I think our costs will reduce a little because we will probably...
On average I’m meant to work 4 hours a day, 4 days a week, every other week. It’s a carefully crafted working pattern designed to reduce stress and break up my working time to stop me being drawn into time critical work commitments and exposed to too much stress. In...
I watched a video recently about lifetime extension and the burgeoning science that supports it. I started to do a little reading on the topic trying to understand the people who are seeking to extend their lives and am surprised by how hugely motivated they are by the prospect. I’ve...
I’m following the Wahls Protocol at the moment, a primarily dietary approach to treating intractable auto-immune problems. The basis of the protocol is the need to have about 12 servings of vegetables and berries a day and lots of healthy oils and no grains. That’s a lot of vegetables, especially...