One definition of Chronic Illness is, “An illness, the symptoms of which seem to continue for a long period of time without abatement”. In fact the word ”Chronic” actually comes from the Greek word ‘Chronos’ which is defined as ‘lasting for a long time’.
A chronic illness is most often a painful and usually debilitating condition [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Chronic Illness category.
What Is A Chronic Illness?
Healing Moments: The Role of Compassion as Healer
Have you ever thought about the healing power of compassion?
It cannot be overestimated when it comes to long term illness and disease. Especially where, as often can be the case, inner self-judgement or outwardly directed blame compounds the illness and often results in a resistance, conscious or not, to healing and being well.Self compassion is [...]
Stress and Hypertension Causes and Remedies
One of the silent illnesses that you don’t see on the outside but which is all the same, chronic and life threatening, is high blood pressure
As the name implies, the chronic illness, hypertension is simply having a blood pressure higher than usual. When it is lower than usual, we call it hypotension. But this is [...]
Hypertension Treatment
High blood pressure is one of the most common chronic illnesses in the West today and it is mostly down to a high paced stressful lifestyle
As the name implies, hypertension is simply having a blood pressure higher than the usual. When it is lower than the usual, we call it hypotension. But this is not [...]
Chronic Illness Management, Active Participation
Managing Chronic illness
Active and happy self management for chronic illness is becoming an increasingly viable option and the following article looks at what’s involved and what is available in the way of support
In The Meantime Here Is A Powerful Shortlist of Natural Pain Relief Solutions To Support Your Self Management
Laugh Your Way Free of [...]
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Signs and Symptoms
Chronic Fatigue, despite its reality remains a mystery to health professionals today
Much research still needs to be done about this often debilitating disease. Meanwhile some natural treatments can help to manage the symptoms
Chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, is a debilitating and complex disorder characterised by profound fatigue that is not improved by bed rest and [...]
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome andTreatment
Trying to get rid of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is difficult at best because it is after all chronic, a persistent and lasting disease or medical condition.
In this article, I’m going to reveal some psychological, systemic, and economic complications that in some cases lead to alternative remedies.
Take a closer look at this group of chronically [...]
What Is A Chronic Illlness?
How Do You Define Chronic Illness?
Chronic Illness: An illness, the symptoms of which continue for a long period of time without abatement. In fact the word ”Chronic” actually comes from the Greek word ‘Chronos’ which is defined as ‘lasting for a long time’.
A chronic illness is most often a painful and usually debilitating condition that [...]
Chronic Illness, Coping With Change
Apart from the obvious impact of most chronic illnesses in terms of mobility, pain management and the challenges of daily living, there is also what might be described as a hidden aspect.
This hidden aspect is how we feel, react and respond, or cope or don’t cope with the condition we find ourselves in.
Living with chronic [...]
Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome
Watch this very interesting video below about adrenal fatigue which is much more common than you might think and is the cause of a whole list of troublesome conditions that until now you maybe didn’t realise where they came from. Together with the article following, all in all I found it quite enlightening myself.
Adrenal fatigue [...]
