I was chatting with a new friend of mine and she asked me how long it took for me to cure my autoimmune disease.
I said, “Oh! I’m not cured. And I never will be.”
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Living with chronic illness means living with constant pain and exhaustion. All. The. Time. This is what people who don’t have chronic illness don’t understand. Basic daily activities can be difficult, like climbing stairs, going to the grocery store, and playing with your kids or grandkids. We aren’t exaggerating our pain and exhaustion, it’s our real life experience. And exercise? It seems impossible. Even if you used to do tons of exercise in your past. Today, exercise can seem daunting, just too much.
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Exercise Induced Symptom Flare-Ups are what happens when someone with exercise intolerance pushes too hard in the gym. When exercise is too much for us, our system gets aggravated and over-taxed, and the body’s way of responding is to go into a flare.
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This is a great question, because there is actually very little information provided to the public about exercise intolerance- and yet it is a very really thing with very important consequences, particularly for the 23 million people and counting who have been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder and want to exercise.
Read MoreThis week, Lorri, one of my Autoimmune Strong members, had a big moment and I wanted to share it with you.
When she signed up for Autoimmune Strong, she set a goal for herself of doing her Autoimmune Strong exercises every day.
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There is something I have been thinking about, and I wanted to share with you.
"Sometimes, in life, your situation will keep repeating itself until you learned your lesson."
I stumbled upon this quote on Instagram one day, and it stopped me in my tracks. You see, I have been talking to you about motivation (you can read about my struggles here), and about doing the things that are good and healthy for you. Eating healthy food and incorporating movement into our days are important for taking care of our bodies and our minds. I developed Autoimmune Strong to teach you how to eat and move in a healthy way, that will help you take control over your pain, and restore your energy and zest for life.
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Many of you have fibromyalgia, as do I. Some of you have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia by itself, and for others, it comes alongside other types of chronic pain and autoimmune issues. And as many of you know, fibromyalgia is a tough disease to treat. For many of us living with fibromyalgia, finding ways to manage the pain is extremely difficult.
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When you experience a flare up, your body feels like it is on fire. Learn how to reduce painful autoimmune flare ups with these 10 easy tips.
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Autoimmune Strong is, at it's core, an exercise and physical fitness program. However, for me, the idea of being "Autoimmune Strong" is a metaphor for life in general. You see, there are two ways people typically exercise, and these represent two very distinct ways of living our lives.
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