August is "Good Night, Sleep Right" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! Sometimes I feel like the lead character in "The Princess and the Pea". I am ultra-sensitive to the point where sleeping on a traditional mattress with springs is agony. When I'm traveling, if I must sleep on a hotel's extra-fir
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They say you spend 1/3 of your life sleeping. If that is true, that's alot of time that should be comfortable! I would like to think that I am the kind of person who takes an active role in my health. I read articles, exercise, take my medicine, etc. I want to do everything possible to be the heal
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When my husband and I decided that we needed a new mattress, a memory foam mattress was the obvious choice. Due to my Fibromyalgia, I can always feel the springs, even on a very good mattress, and although I need a soft mattress for my tender pressure points, I also need good support. Hubby lies o
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In addition to my lupus, I also have fibromyalgia. One of my best friends was recently diagnosed with it as well. I love her. I feel that although pain and fibro is something I know a bit about, I can not help her acceptance of this diagnosis. I have seen ...
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Wear orange or purple, send friends your favorite awareness websites (bydls.com ? lol) to educate, read, ask your friends to read some lupus facts, make your status a lupus support or awareness message, blog about lupus, blog about your friends with lupus, Do something nice for a person living with ...
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Don’t Be Afraid of the Paper Directions! So much paper packing In the box and such a thick instruction book. All those languages, I only speak English. I have to guess you are trying to hide the best secret in the world: that the new 550 is EASY to use. I ...
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How lucky is this? In the mail today, I received a free sample of Musselman’s Apple Sauce, just when I made a commitment to lose weight last week. The great god of internet says I can snack on ½ cup of unsweetened apple sauce for 2 points but with a ...
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