#34-WEIRD SOUNDS (+VIDEO)
My body makes strange sounds when my torso rotates. What is it about?
#33-MARINE COLLAGEN
The pericardium is made up of collagen. I want to take up to 10 grams of marine collagen powder in a smoothie in the morning every other day (with my doctor's approval, of course). I want to see if this can help me cure my pericarditis.
#32-MANUAL THERAPY
How do soft manual therapy methods (MOTIO, SHIATSU) help me manage pain?
#31- IMPROVE YOUR DIGESTION
Here are some tips to improve digestion when you have a chronic or post-viral illness.
#30-RELIEF
Have you ever heard this quote by author Adriana Trigiani: “Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated.”
#29-SUNGLASSES
Does the slightest ray of sunshine force you to wear glasses? Does the light even when there are clouds give you headaches?
#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.