Tip #9 – Learn to Listen to Your Body What do you need? Rest? Better nutrition? A walk in the park? A good laugh? A “#568 – Live Better with RA – Tip #9”
Category: A Rheumful of Tips
#567 – Live Better with RA – Tip #8
Tip #8 – Use Tools and Gadgets Tools and gadgets may seem extraneous, but to a person with RA, they are lifesavers! I use them “#567 – Live Better with RA – Tip #8”
#566 – Live Better with RA – Tip #7
Tip #7 – Build Your Team When you have RA, you may have a tendency to figuratively withdraw and move to an island but don’t. “#566 – Live Better with RA – Tip #7”
#565 – Live Better with RA – Tip #6
Tip #6 – Accentuate the Positive We’re hard-wired to scan our environment for danger. Unfortunately, for some, our experiences have us performing this operation far “#565 – Live Better with RA – Tip #6”
#564 – Live Better with RA – Tip #5
Tip #5 – Laugh and/or Smile I was recently reminded about the healing power of laughter. I had injured myself doing some leg exercises with “#564 – Live Better with RA – Tip #5”
#563 – Live Better with RA – Tip #4
Tip #4 – Improve Your Sleep Hygiene Relentless flares, disease-related anxieties, family issues, bills, noise, frustrations – just a sampling of the things that can “#563 – Live Better with RA – Tip #4”
#562 – Snoring and Jaw Support
I’ll let you in on a little secret. I snore whenever I roll on my back to sleep. That’s when my mouth breathing bothers me. “#562 – Snoring and Jaw Support”
#561 – Live Better with RA – Tip #3
Tip #3 – Move/Exercise The last thing you may feel like doing is moving, when even talking hurts. The adage “move it or lose it” “#561 – Live Better with RA – Tip #3”
#560 – Live Better with RA – Tip #2
Tip #2 – Choose to Eat Well Or at the very least, choose to eat better. Unlike arresting a habit, such as nail-biting (one I “#560 – Live Better with RA – Tip #2”
#559 – Live Better with RA – Tip #1
If you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you are no stranger to its marauding gang of symptoms: aches, pains, brain fog, fatigue, insomnia and stiffness, to “#559 – Live Better with RA – Tip #1”
#558 – An Exercise Tip for Lazy Bones
I make sure I get some form of exercise on a daily basis. I sleep better, yes, but the big pay-off is that I feel “#558 – An Exercise Tip for Lazy Bones”
#557 – The Tune Changes of RA
The tune changes when you have RA. When your disease is active, the time signature slows and you find yourself moving at a different pace. “#557 – The Tune Changes of RA”