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I discovered in desperation one day that once I got outside and started walking in among the trees I started to feel better – a lot better. My family of chronic illness includes: Systemic Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Raynaud’s, and Sjogren’s Syndrome. I was diagnosed two years ago. I am 65 years old. Two years ago I […]
Raynaud’s syndrome is serious business when you love winter in northern Manitoba, Canada. Winter warm up tips like hot drinks, exercise, no caffeine, certain herbs, dressing in layers — don’t provide enough help. Raynaud’s can be an outside show stopper. This is what happens. Outside in the Freezing Cold: The Blood Vessels In Our Fingers […]
An easy and fun twist on chronic illness and aging mindset, from Ellen Langer PhD, Stanford will give you energy. It will not take it away. Langer’s recent studies apply this mindset approach to aging and chronic illness mindsets. She says we need to know about it to set ourselves free. Now 67 years […]
Two years ago I did not know I had a chronic disease. It turned out that I had several. Systemic Lupus, Raynaud’s, and Sjogrens are my new chronic disease family. Two years ago I lived in the City of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. This a city between Toronto and Hamilton. Burlington was home for my two […]
A Chronic Voice blog site has monthly get togethers for anyone with a chronic illness. Each month there are writing prompts. This is my first stab at the exercise. For September our prompts are: Reconnecting, Confessing, Romanticizing, Relaxing,and Sharing. These are my responses. This September I am Reconnecting with why I started to blog in […]
Researchers at University of Berkley studied “Awe” in response to nature. Five studies combined showed that awe, “an emotional response to something that transcends our frame of reference” has immediate health benefits. Awe makes us feel more generous, more humble, happier and healthier. Awe also sharpens our thinking. The same researchers also say that to […]
Although walking outside close to trees (green exercise) in general is known to lift your mood, walking for dog owners is even more fun. These “significant others” provide even more outside health benefits for owners. A research team of epidemiologists, vets, and psychologists at University of Liverpool UK, show us that the dog walk makes […]
Our cultural habit is stay inside 93% of our time. The automatic part of our brain, the basal ganglia, likes it this way. We automatically opt to be inside. This requires no brain energy. We have developed the inside habit. It is easy. We like that way. My blog post below provides more detail. […]
I’ve already walked the pathway to the golf course at Victoria Beach, Manitoba before I remember why I’ve come, which is for exercise, to clear a cluttered mind, to catch the scents of balsam and spruce needles. Oh and to play golf. And most of all, to play golf with my sons when they visit. […]
Green exercise is any activity outdoors. The proven benefits of exercise are compounded by the proven benefits of tree aerosols. Many of us have set 10,000 steps a day as a healthy benchmark. This idea may not be all it is cracked up to be. In fact that 10,000 number came from a 30 year […]