Sheets of medication - Visanne 2mg - a daily progestin (hormone) for endometriosis

Visanne for endometriosis

Hormonal malfunction is currently thought to be one of the causes of lipedema, where fat is stored in the wrong places. And conservative endometriosis treatments are all about messing with hormones.

Oct 19, 2012 Chronic illness, Endometriosis, Medications

Two finger slices of fruitcake on a white rectangular plate

Language prompts and grammar nuggets

An approach to teaching English conversation classes to tired adults

May 11, 2012 ESL teaching

A cat with a raised bum stretching her front paws out on a yoga mat - perhaps she is doing downward dog?

Exercises and movements to treat sciatica

There are many different exercises and physiotherapy techniques that have been designed to relief the pain of a pinched sciatic nerve.

Apr 20, 2012 Chronic illness, Sciatica

Rain on a window looking out onto a cat-net-lined balcony with the setting sun peeking through the bottom of the clouds near the horizon.

Tips for managing costochondritis

I was diagnosed with costochondritis at age 13, and have been managing the pain for decades. While it turned out to be actually arthritis, rather than true costo, the things I do to manage the pain in my day-to-day life are exactly the same.

Oct 31, 2011 Chronic illness, Costochondritis

A firey setting sun in a cloudy sky over the mountains surrounding Hakodate Japan.

Vitamin D and chronic pain

There is a strong link between low vitamin D levels and people who have chronic pain conditions. But researchers are still not sure which way the correlation/causation lies.

Oct 19, 2011 Chronic illness, Medications