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Top tips for the newly diagnosed with Fibromyalgia

For Fibromyalgia Awareness Month I’d like to pay tribute to all our friends around the world battling with this invisible illness, suffering in silence, and…

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Making the most of bittersweet holidays – My top 7 Christmas (holiday) posts

potofcallaloo December 15, 2021 No Comments christmas chronic pain and depression over christmas coping with chronic pain over christmas depression and christmas fibromyalgia and christmas holidays and mental health Making the most of Christmas mental health and christmas pain and depression

HOW is it even Christmas already? Don’t bother answering that. You know how I feel about the holidays. Bittersweet time of year. I love to…

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I tried floatation therapy for the first time

potofcallaloo November 17, 2021 No Comments floatation tank floatation tank benefits floatation therapy floatation therapy for anxiety and stress floatation therapy for chronic pain floatation therapy for fibromyalgia Mental health sensory deprivation tank

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I agreed to try a floatation tank for the first time. Without knowing much about it, just seeing the tank with the soothing blue lighting gave me the feeling that the future was here and I was stepping into a science fiction novel.

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Dhal (the Trinidadian way)

potofcallaloo October 11, 2021 6 Comments dhal food therapy healthy recipes vegetarian warming dish

To this day, when I’m feeling unwell or needing something nourishing, dhal remains my go-to soup. Aside from its rich protein contents, I love that it has turmeric which is great for pain and inflammation.

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Free Yoga for Fibromyalgia challenge

potofcallaloo July 4, 2021 No Comments Image fibromyalgia yoga yoga for fibromyalgia

These are five yoga tools that we can use daily to help with pain and tension. All made by a fibro body for fibro bodies

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Garlic tea for gastritis and acid reflux chest pain

potofcallaloo May 25, 2021 No Comments acid reflux remedies alternative remedies burning chest pain remedy chest pain remedy garlic tea gastritis gastritis pain remedy GERD herbal remedies how to ease acid reflux pain how to ease gastritis pain stomach pain remedy

I’ve suffered from severe gastritis and GORD related stomach pains since I was a child, and whenever medicine failed to provide relief, I knew there…

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My three top tips for living with fibromyalgia

potofcallaloo May 1, 2021 2 Comments chronic illness chronic pain fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia Awareness Month fibromyalgia remedies fibromyalgia tips living with fibromyalgia

Imagine if there was a single pill for all fibromyalgia symptoms! If only! Fibromyalgia can be a complex condition to manage given the wide range…

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I tried virtual reality with Healium for my anxiety…here’s how it went

potofcallaloo February 27, 2021 6 Comments anxiety Anxiety relief stress virtual reality virtual reality for anxiety virtual reality for stress VR VR for anxiety VR for mental health VR for stress VR treatment

With life resembling one of my dystopian stories in draft, I eagerly jumped at the opportunity to try out Healium, a channel that uses virtual…

Food therapy (recipes)

Alisha’s quick aubergine parmigiana

potofcallaloo February 21, 2021 2 Comments aubergine parmigiana baked aubergine cheese dish food therapy foodtherapy mindful cooking vegetarian vegetarian food

Hi friends, How are you doing? I’m sorry it’s been so long. Over the past few years I’ve had to put many projects on hold…

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Delectable creamy spaghetti with oyster mushrooms and vegetables

potofcallaloo November 23, 2020 No Comments comfort food food therapy pasta and vegetables recipe pasta recipe vegetarian recipe

You know how I love to stir fry my vegetables! But today I thought I might do something different (break my diet, but it was…