In my recent reading on health I’ve been focussed on the body’s ability to heal itself. There are a few themes that seem to be recurring and at their core is the idea that if you look after the body at a cellular level, the body will look after you. ...
I finished listening to The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage this morning, it’s been a good book to listen to over the last few days as I faced a new set of challenges with Stills Disease and finally got through them as I...
I’ve used my unfair share of painkillers over the years, being a chronic migraine and body pain sufferer. I’ve always considered them to be mostly harmless, moderately effective but too easy to pop. About 3 years ago I discovered that the pain meds I had been prescribed for my migraines...
For much of my life I’ve spent a lot of time away from home, either studying or travelling on business. Then illness and a change in job role meant a transition to working from home and rarely travelling and for 10 years I relished it. I loved that I got...
Like all good strategists I’m planning for my retirement, which will probably come some time in the next 5 years. Retirement will bring with it the biggest change in my lifestyle since I became chronically ill about 13 years ago. Such a huge change requires careful consideration and one of...
The rugged east coast of England is one of my favourite places and I’ve made many visits to it this year, mainly to walk the beaches and cliffs, but the rest of the family have enjoyed the shopping and museums too. This last week we stayed at Scarborough which was...
The rash that started on my chest now covers all of my abdomen, half of my arms, and is creeping up my face to my lips. It doesn’t respond to anything, in fact most topical treatments just aggravate it. It’s phenomenally itchy but I get a few hours a days...
For the first time in living memory I’m taking two weeks holiday, well actually a week’s holiday followed by a think week. I’m going to be on the east coast, starting at Scarborough with the family and then moving a few miles down the coast to Filey for a week...
I’ve just started to read the classic Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and it opens with a description of the people who shaped his life. It struck me that I’m gradually forgetting the names of those that shaped mine, so I had better get them written down quickly, they are important...
I started using a tablet within a few months of them existing in the market place, I’ve owned many an iPad since they were released, but I’m still a passionate laptop user. I’m currently using a Thinkpad x230 and an iPad mini and truth be told I’m mostly satisfied. I...