No Rhyme or Reason. I have done all I can do.

No Rhyme or Reason. I have done all I can do.

What to do when you have done everything, and still feel like crap. There are days when I feel really crappy. Maybe I didn’t take my meds on time or I overdid the day before. What I really hate is when I seem to have done everything right and I still feel so wrong. The other day the weather was

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Bed, BACK, and Beyond: The Original Bed Buddy Back Wrap Product Review

Bed, BACK, and Beyond: The Original Bed Buddy Back Wrap Product Review

Criticky Crack, there goes my back.  Have you ever felt that type of pain? I have. I'm a California girl which means I’m automatically a warmth-loving, cold-hating, hot shower-praising girl. So, when I moved to the land of no sun Chicago I realized that warmth was a thing of the past. Then the

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Kama Sutra Massage Oil: My Beauty Secret For Dry Skin

Kama Sutra Massage Oil: My Beauty Secret For Dry Skin

When one hears Kama Sutra Massage oil, one might think of hot monkey love. Not me. I think ahh soft hands and feet and relief to my reptilian scaly dry skin. I have Scleroderma and my most severe symptom since 1992 had been Raynaud's. Raynaud's causes the sympathetic nerves surrounding blood vess

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Professional Patient Tip: 10 Tips for Visiting Someone Who is Sick

Professional Patient Tip: 10 Tips for Visiting Someone Who is Sick

I have unfortunately been on both sides of this article. I have spent time visiting friends and family when they have been sick, but I have more often been the patient everyone is visiting. Many of the visits went very well, but unfortunately others didn’t go so well for them or me. Hopefully my m

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Book Review: Living Well with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia:

Book Review: Living Well with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia:

Fibromyalgia is frequently diagnosed but poorly understood. Chronic fatigue syndrome by its very name is the source of conflicting opinion and no real consensus on treatment. What is a person to do when they discover they have one or both of these ailments? Resign oneself to an ever-deteriorating li

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Summer Product Review: Reef Flip Flops

Summer Product Review: Reef Flip Flops

I discovered Reef flip-flops about 10 years ago and I absolutely love them. As soon as we have the first warm day of spring I’m wearing mine outside and they are my number one footwear for the whole summer. I wear them everywhere – I have shopped, partied, gardened, even hiked in them. I also

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Out of Hibernation- Thoughts on the Weather

Out of Hibernation- Thoughts on the Weather

I have been really enjoying this new summer weather. I love the warmth and sunshine- such a welcome relief from the dreary, gray days of winter. Although this seasonal metamorphosis happens every year, I can't help but be amazed at the changes. The days are longer and brighter and I can spe

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Top Ten Gift Basket Ideas For Those Suffering With Chronic Illnesses!

Buying gifts for someone who is suffering with a chronic illness is never easy, especially when you are looking for the perfect, practical gift. Below is my top ten gift basket ideas for anyone suffering with a chronic illness. I will also give you tips on how to keep the costs of your baskets low a

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Product Review: Joint Medic Cream

Like many people, I sometimes experience minor back pain after long hours spent in front of the computer. Also like many, I avoid the use of pills for minor complaints; especially after a nasty bout with bleeding ulcers last year. A few months ago I discovered a cream called Joint Medic that has, m

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Get Well Gifts: 10 Gifts to Pamper the Patient- Use all 5 Senses!

September is "Get Better Get Well Gifts" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! Let us help you find that perfect gift! It is simple. If you smell good, you look good, and you feel good. Use all the patient's senses to start helping them to feel better. Touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound, they can all

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