Holistic Health and hEDS
resources & thought-provoking ideas for flexible folk
Tag: hypermobility
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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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Holidays and MCAS: Surviving and Thriving From November To January
I seriously almost titled this essay “girding your loins for the holidays when you have MCAS.” It kind of does feel like being thrown onto an obstacle course where you have to battle your way from point one (early November) to the finish line (the first week of January), doesn’t it?
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Health Coach For College Students? Yes! (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Edition)
Part of sending your kid off to college is the worry factor. It’s pretty normal to be focused on your child’s grades, academic success, personal happiness, and whether or not your baby will be safe on the weekends and at parties. Most parents also wonder whether or not their son or daughter’s major is going
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Living With The Seasons According To Chinese Medicine: Summer Tips For Health & Happiness For Zebras, Potsies, & Masties
***** Summer heat, especially when a person lives in a region with extreme weather, can be hard on anyone. But if you’re here and reading this, you either have EDS or MCAS or POTS, and maybe you live with the so-called trifecta of all three combined. Consequently, summer may be a challenge that tries you
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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
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