#28-TACHYCARDIA
Tachycardia, bradycardia, extrasystoles. How to manage all this when you have pericarditis? I explain to you how I keep control of my heart rate to keep it below 100 beats per minute.
#27-ESSENTIAL OILS
As I do not neglect any avenue for healing my pericarditis, I tried mixtures of essential oils and vegetable oils.
#26-HOW LONG
I have been fighting to get out of pericarditis for 4 years now. With pericarditis or chronic illness, we can feel uncertain, we don’t know when this disease will end. So, how do we cope with doubt? How to self-regulate in times of prolonged uncertainty?
#25-GLUTEN-FREE DIET
Completely reviewing your diet to either reduce or eliminate gluten is not an easy task. There is a lot of trial and error. Here are some changes I made to adapt my diet to a gluten-free diet.
#24-DETOX
Some gentle detox ideas. Helps reduce headaches and dizziness. Also helps to preserve the liver and kidneys, and to reduce the permeability of the intestines.
#23-FRUITS TIPS (+VIDEOS)
Bananas, avocados, persimmons, mangos. How to store and prepare these delicious fruits.
#22-EGGY BREAKFAST – 3 RECIPES (+VIDEOS)
3 recipes for a delicious breakfast with eggs. Gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free and lectin-free.
#20-5 HELPFUL TOOLS
Fatigue, brain fog, chest pain increase with the slightest effort. So I looked for solutions that allowed me to stay independent while making my life as easy as possible. 5 tools that help me on a daily basis.
#19-THREE FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDITATION
Yoga and meditation help me to manage my illness. Here we have 3 fundamentals of traditional yoga meditation.
#18-SUGAR FREE DIET
Sugar is pro-inflammatory and we hear often that we should get rid of sugar. But sugar is everywhere. How can we do that?
#17-3 THINGS I WISH SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT COLCHICINE
Colchicine is a treatment that is very often prescribed to treat pericarditis.
#16-THE 21-DAY RULE
The 21-day rule concerns the taking or stopping of medications or supplements.
#14-LECTINS FREE DIET
Have you ever heard of lectins? Did you know that lectins in food can cause inflammation? Lectins are found in almost all food, but some contain so much that they can increase inflammation and therefore pain due to pericarditis.
#13-DAILY ROUTINE
My daily routine is very simple. Achieving these goals every day keeps me motivated to keep fighting to get over my pericarditis.
#12-NO COFFEE PLEASE
I love coffee! But, alas, coffee increases tachycardia and pain caused by pericarditis. It's the same with tea. Here is what I drink to replace coffee and tea.
#11- 6 TIPS I WISH I KNEW EARLIER ABOUT PERICARDITIS
I present 6 tips I wish I knew earlier about pericarditis.
#10-MY STORY
It all started in March 2018. A simple virus. An unknown and unnamed virus. This is my story about pericarditis.
#9-COPING WITH THE PAIN
How to manage pain without drugs? My body can't take salicylates and painkillers. This is what helps me bear the intense pain of pericarditis.