Fabulous with Fibro

Health Coaching for Professional Women

3 Top Foods to Avoid if You Have Fibromyalgia – Part 2

In my last post I started to list out the top three foods to avoid if you have fibro and we covered sugar. Here are two more foods I eliminated that made a huge difference in my health as I began to find my way back to health after more than a decade of fibro symptoms. It’s interesting to note than even though I was under the care of a gastroenterologist for severe IBS symptoms, and on medication, never … [Read more...]

3 Top Foods to Avoid if You Have Fibromyalgia – Part 1

As you well know, the process of getting a clear picture of why you don’t feel well can take years. In my case, I shuttled from doctor to doctor, saw specialist after specialist, for more than a decade before getting a diagnosis. It wasn’t really even a satisfying declaration of "You have Fibromyalgia!" It was more of a weak, baffled admission of defeat like, "Well, it’s probably fibromyalgia. We’re not … [Read more...]

What The Heck Is Sleep Hygiene?

Many of us have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. In fact, insomnia affects an estimated 60 million Americans and since we are constantly tethered to our smartphones and reachable 24/7, that number is not likely to decrease anytime soon. If you struggle with a chronic issue like fibromyalgia, you know that having a sleepless night makes a major difference in how you are able to navigate the next … [Read more...]

Energize and Re-Center With Mini Breaks

If you are as busy as I used to be when I worked in TV and public relations, I know you probably find the idea of taking a break for yourself something of a pipe dream. I mean, it’s nice to think about in the same way it is fun to secretly hope you will win the lottery, but realistically, you have very little hope it could actually happen. Am I right?Well, you CAN learn to incorporate mini breaks into your … [Read more...]

3 Ways to Make Self-Care a Priority

The holidays are often one of the busiest times of the year and when we ladies get busy, we have a tendency to push our own needs to the bottom of the list. I’ve got some suggestions to help you ensure that you get the self-care necessary to keep healthy this season, and the whole year through.What do I mean by self-care? There are a number of things we all must monitor for optimal health, and this is even … [Read more...]