Disabled people do not get enough kind comments but are not short of unsolicited health advice, because as soon as people see you are disabled, they want to cure you. When I am given health advice, sometimes I can understand why someone would think that way because people want to help and may think they … Continue reading Ridiculous Health Advice That Does Not Make Sense
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Things You Didn’t Know I Did Because Of Pain
Chronic pain affects everything you do because when you live with pain you don't have as much energy to complete basic tasks. People with chronic pain have days when we are not in as much pain, but most people are in pain constantly and you can't wait until your pain is a zero to start … Continue reading Things You Didn’t Know I Did Because Of Pain
How My Disability Has Changed Me
When you are disabled, people often see your disability as something bad that needs to be cured because the media wrongly portrays the disabled community and tends to only focus only on the negatives of a disability. Disability has more negatives than positives, but it shapes you into the person you are today because, without … Continue reading How My Disability Has Changed Me
How To Prevent Constipation When You Are Disabled
Disclaimer: This post was written for informational use only because I am not a doctor, and it is not to be used as a substitute for professional medical advice. Constipation can happen to anyone, but it is often worse for disabled people because you don't have the muscles to go the bathroom and laxatives don't … Continue reading How To Prevent Constipation When You Are Disabled
Why I Quit Intermittent Fasting
Reminder: This is my experience with Intermittent fasting, but I am not a doctor and it is to be used for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Fasting has become very popular because it can help you lose weight, which shouldn't surprise anyone because anytime you eat less you … Continue reading Why I Quit Intermittent Fasting
Endometriosis Myths Everyone Should Know
Disclaimer: This post was written for informational purposes only. I am not a doctor, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Disabled people often have a lot of health challenges that not all health professionals have heard of, but sometimes you get well-known diseases that some people without disabilities can experience, such … Continue reading Endometriosis Myths Everyone Should Know
How To Move Your Body More Without Doing A Workout
Exercise is so important for your health, and I highly recommend that anyone who is able to exercise to some kind of movement because there are a lot of health benefits to movement, and you can cause a lot of avoidable health issues by being too sedentary. As a disabled person, I try to exercise … Continue reading How To Move Your Body More Without Doing A Workout
What You Should Be Telling Disabled People
Disabled people are always hearing rude ableist comments from non-disabled people because people without disabilities often don't know how to talk to a disabled person. There are times when a non-disabled person knowingly says something rude, but I refuse to believe that it is always intentional, and sometimes I think people mean well and don't … Continue reading What You Should Be Telling Disabled People
How To Blog About Health
Blogging about chronic health conditions can be very rewarding because doctors don't fully understand disabilities they have never experienced and patients can help people in ways doctors can't. Anyone can blog about chronic health conditions, and you don't need to have a degree to be able to do it well because there are no rules … Continue reading How To Blog About Health
How To Make Your Social Media Posts Accessible For Disabled People
If you are trying to build a brand and want to reach as many people as possible, it is important that you prioritize accessibility because if your content is inaccessible, only some people can access it, and it will reach less people. Most people have some concept of what accessibility looks like in a store, … Continue reading How To Make Your Social Media Posts Accessible For Disabled People