Holistic Health and hEDS
resources & thought-provoking ideas for flexible folk
Tag: Acupuncturist Austin TX
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The October Slide and hEDS/HSD, MCAS, and POTS: What Chinese Medicine Can Do For You
Autumn is here and the October slide is in motion. You probably know this phrase already, but in case you don’t, here’s the TL/DR: the weather patterns are shifting and you are experiencing flares, increased fatigue, worsening pain, extra-fuzzy brain fog, and/or vertigo to go along with the cooler temperatures and social changes that…
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Intuitive Eating vs. Mindful Eating–Which Is Better For You? (Some Tips For Folks With EDS, MCAS, &/or POTS)
Have you ever thought about the difference between mindful eating and intuitive eating? They are not the same thing, but both can be helpful approaches to nutrition when a person lives with EDS, MCAS, and/or POTS. Especially when a person is limited in what they can eat, an intentional view can soften the hard edges…
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Creating an EDS Bookshelf: Must-Have Reading for Savvy Zebras
Even though hEDS is (mistakenly) categorized as a rare disorder, there actually is a lot of information out there once you start looking. But what happens if you start wading in without knowing just how many tangents and rabbit holes might call your name? Without a roadmap, you could easily waste time and lose out…
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What Causes Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome? (A Summary of Theories)
What is going on with my body? … Why is this happening to me? … Hypermobility? Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos syndrome…what is that? And what causes it? … People with dysfunctional connective tissue have a lot of questions, and rightfully so. Without a diagnosis–or at the very least, a coherent narrative regarding their unique presentation–patients with…
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Welcome to Holistic Health & hEDS
A web site’s first blog post is fraught, indeed. How might I introduce myself to you so that you will read to the end of it and, I hope, come back again and again for future installments? This web site has lofty goals for you, esteemed reader. My goal is to ask you to consider…
