by Summer D Clemenson | Oct 4, 2023 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Sexual Wellness, Skin Care, Women's Health
When I was in my mid-twenties I realized that I had gone several months without a period. I had always been irregular, and at the time I had a very stressful job but this seemed wrong; I had no reason to consider a pregnancy. I mentioned it to a woman in my bible...
by Summer D Clemenson | Nov 30, 2022 | Chronic Illness, Fitness, Fuel Your Wellness, Supplements, Women's Health
This article was originally posted on GoodTimesAlways.com on Wednesday November 23, 2022. I first saw this book on the bed at my sister’s house and was interested. Jamie never gives any clues away, so I was totally shocked that The Gospel of Wellness by Rina Raphael...
by Summer D Clemenson | Oct 20, 2022 | Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, News, Women's Health
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Karen G Clemenson asked me to write something regarding the topic. Domestic Violence is a hard topic and I didn’t take it lightly, but I also didn’t want to repeat the same things we have written before so I contacted...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jul 5, 2022 | Food News, Recipes
Regardless of what your food philosophy is or what diet plan you follow or don’t, eating is important. Babies that don’t learn to latch on properly at birth are labeled failure to thrive and have a hard path in front of them and people with food issues do too. I was...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jun 14, 2022 | Mental Health, Queer Life
Note: This post was originally written by Summer D Clemenson and posted on GoodTimesAlways.com on June 8, 2022 You know when there are times when you say something in passing that leaves others thinking something you didn’t mean, but maybe there is a grain of truth in...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jun 7, 2022 | Book Reviews
Note: this article was originally posted on GoodTimesAlways.com on April 23, 2022 by Summer D Clemenson Love Does is the name of the latest book I read by author, Bob Goff. “That’s one of the things about love. It doesn’t recognize boundaries and never obeys the rules...
by Summer D Clemenson | May 24, 2022 | Queer Life, Sexual Wellness
Note: This article was originally posted on GoodTimesAlways.com on April 27, 2022 by Summer D Clemenson I don’t talk a lot about my membership in the Queer Community because my realization that I am part of it is so new to me. I know some people cringe at the word...
by Summer D Clemenson | May 3, 2022 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness, Mental Health
I am always amazed to hear of a person that is ashamed of their illness, especially mental illness. The stigma of chronic illness is almost as debilitating as the actual illness, in my opinion, but it doesn’t have to be. I am often told that I am amazingly transparent...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jan 7, 2021 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness
Hashimoto’s Disease is an autoimmune disorder where your immune system creates antibodies that damage your thyroid gland. The inflammation that is caused is called chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and often leads to a person having an under-active thyroid gland. Often...
by Summer D Clemenson | Nov 2, 2020 | Food News, Fuel Your Wellness, Recipes
The other day I was really not feeling well. That is normal when you live with chronic illness, but that day it was worse. I felt like I was floating through the day in slow motion. It would have been a perfect reason to decide to pick up a cheep dinner. Karen always...
by Summer D Clemenson | Oct 27, 2020 | Events
Hi Everyone! I hope you are doing as well as possible and you know how much we appreciate you. For some time Karen and I have been praying for a way to get a new large volume nebulizer compressor. Our business partner and sister/friend, Jamie Holloway, lives with...
by Summer D Clemenson | Sep 23, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness, Mental Health
We hear the word mindful so often, it is almost a constant reminder, but what is Mindfulness? Being mindful is a verb that describes a practice of paying attention to what is happening now. Being mindful is something that is naturally part of ourselves, whether we...
by Summer D Clemenson | Sep 16, 2020 | Food News, Fuel Your Wellness, Product Reviews
Hi Everyone! I wanted to share with you are product I found while Karen and I were waiting in line at Walmart. I try hard to not notice all the odds and ends and treats while we are waiting, but I was hungry and I was eye-balling the end-cap with the jerky on it and...
by Summer D Clemenson | Sep 9, 2020 | Food News, Fuel Your Wellness, Product Reviews
The other day I tried a Shanti Bar. I am not a fan of meal replacement bars, in general. Most of them taste like cardboard and many of them have soy in them, which makes them taste like chalk, but it also makes me sick. Some of them have tons of sugar in them too. I...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jul 10, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness
Our bodies require a lot of planning towards success in order to create the quality of life we want. Our personal wellness includes many aspects that come together to equal our overall health and satisfaction. A Wellness Plan is a cohesive proposal for the goals we...
by Summer D Clemenson | Jun 26, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness
The following article is an editorial. This article is not meant to be fact but my own personal thoughts. Today we are all in pain. God bless your American Heart, we are in mourning, in my opinion, and the anger and fear of what might happen next is very...
by Summer D Clemenson | May 26, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness
In this day and age we hear a lot about gluten. I have heard many people that make jokes about people who eat gluten-free, like they are just trying to be special. However 1 in 100 people, around the world has Celiac Disease, many of which do not know they have it, or...
by Summer D Clemenson | May 19, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness, Mental Health
May is Mental Heath Month. Since 1949 many mental health organizations have observed this month as a time to use media, local events and screenings to educate people about mental health. 1 in 5 people will experience mental illness in their lifetime so it is important...
by Summer D Clemenson | May 15, 2020 | Recipes
Karen loves eggs! She can eat them all day long and never get sick of them. She doesn’t care how they are prepared. She doesn’t care what time of day it is. She will always enjoy an egg or two. To be honest, they are an inexpensive way to get a little...
by Summer D Clemenson | May 6, 2020 | Fuel Your Wellness
There are really no cons when we are considering Workplace Wellness Plans. There is something special that is created when ‘I’ becomes ‘we.’ Companies that foster their employee’s wellness can creatively encourage healthy competition among their staff and not only see...
by Summer D Clemenson | Apr 28, 2020 | Food News, Fuel Your Wellness
FODMAP stands for Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides and Polyols. All these scientific terms are used to describe groups of fermentable carbohydrates that commonly trigger bloating, gas and stomach pain in people with sensitivities. The main dietary sources of...
by Summer D Clemenson | Apr 20, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness
Cannabis can be a very powerful tool in use as a pain reliever for those suffering with chronic pain and illness. Cannabis works alongside our nervous system to block certain pain receptors. This is key to living a good life with chronic pain. It may not be the way...
