by Jamie Holloway | Aug 25, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness
The skin is the biggest organ we have in our body so it is vital we take care of our skin. What happens when your body decides to attack the skin thinking it is the enemy? Many of those who have Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) which is a combination of having Psoriasis and...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 20, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Fitness, Food News, Mental Health
When I was growing up in the late seventies and early eighties I wanted to be Wonder Woman with her awesome strength, invisible plane (I used to make believe my big wheel was my invisible plane), and her smarts. I know many little girls who wanted to be just as strong...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 19, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Food News
Six years ago I first heard about the Paleo Diet because one of my sisters was following this diet and she still is. It helps her with her autoimmune disease and makes her feel more energized and it helped me lose fifty pounds. Personally, I follow my own version of...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 14, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Children's Health, Chronic Illness
Everyone knows someone in their life who has a form of arthritis, but we never think about children getting it. We associate arthritis with a part of growing old. However, that is a wrong way to think. Juveniles can get arthritis too. Juvenile arthritis is caused by...
by Karen G Clemenson | Aug 14, 2020 | Children's Health, Chronic Illness, Fitness, Videos
Hey Everybody! It’s Karen from Wellness Works NW. Its ok when you’re not feeling ok, I mean we are getting older, but when your kids don’t feel ok, you’ve got a problem. You can almost feel their pain. When you think of arthritis, we usually think of an old person’s...
by Karen G Clemenson | Aug 6, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fitness, Videos
Hey! It is Karen with Wellness Works NW and I am happy to see you! It has happened. All this talk about exercise and now you are ready to try to begin exercise. You are chronically ill and you pushed yourself until you could hear the “Rocky” theme in your head...
by Karen G Clemenson | Aug 4, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fitness, Videos
Super heroes, aren’t they awesome. Hi this Karen from Wellness Works NW and today I feel like a super hero! I have been know for wearing super hero shirts and socks because sometimes I just feel like a super hero. When I was a kid I used to make myself a cape out of...
by Karen G Clemenson | Jul 31, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fitness, Videos
Hey Guys! This is Karen with Wellness Works NW and I am so glad you are here. Thank you so much. When you have skin problems can be very frustrating. I remember in high school I would buy Oxy-10 and spreading it on my face to try to help my skin. It would never...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 30, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness
Our skin is one of our most important organs of the body. It protects us from so many things. What would you do if you had an autoimmune illness that affects the skin by hardening it and making it tighter? That is exactly what the autoimmune disease Scleroderma does....
by Karen G Clemenson | Jul 28, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fitness, Sexual Wellness, Videos
Boy is it hot! But it is summer time and we are enjoying the sun! Hey it is Karen with Wellness Works NW! We are still doing the best we can while we deal with COVID-19. It is important to have the best attitude we can. We are going to be fine. Today I want to...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 28, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Sexual Wellness
Hepatitis is an inflammation disease that affects the liver and can cause a lot of damage to the liver. The liver is the largest internal organ in the body. The job of the liver is to convert the nutrients we feed it into substances that our body can use to live well....
by Karen G Clemenson | Jul 10, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fitness, Videos
There you guys are! How are you feeling? It’s summertime. Things are going good and you are back! Yes! I am Karen with Wellness Works NW and today I want to talk to you about Good Gut Health, not your butt this time, but your gut. You know how it is when you have a...
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 Jamie Holloway | May 11, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Women's Health
We, women, are known for taking care of everyone else and forgetting about ourselves. I believe it is important to have a balance of taking care of ourselves and taking care of our families. If you think about it, if we don’t take care of our own mental health,...
by Guest Contributor | May 8, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fitness, Mental Health
The following article was submitted by Brian Boyd from Eldersplace.org on May 6, 2020. Whether you’re living with chronic pain or looking for ways to ease everyday aches, it’s good to have simple pain relief strategies in your back pocket. Alternative pain remedies...
by Jamie Holloway | May 5, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can affect any organ of the body. There is no cure for the disease. It affects African Americans and those from Northern European heritage the most, but anyone can get it. Usually individuals between the ages of 20 to 30 get...
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...
by Summer D Clemenson | Apr 10, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness
Lupus is a Chronic Autoimmune Disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. Chronic means that is long-term and there is no cure. Lupus can be either localized or systemic. Systemic means that it relates to an entire...
by Wellness Works NW | Apr 9, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Mental Health
I was diagnosed with High Functioning Autism in the Fall of 2015 the very week of the annual fundraiser for Autism. How ironic is that? I was 57 and 10/12ths. Essentially I had self-diagnosed a few months previous while reading aloud to my Mom, The Best Kind of...
by Summer D Clemenson | Apr 8, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness, Mental Health
IBS stands for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. IBS is a very common disorder that affects the large intestine. IBS affects 3-20% of the US population, depending on ethnicity, gender, communication abilities, education, financial and coexisting medical conditions. Luckily...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 26, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fuel Your Wellness
Amino acids are organic compounds composed of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and variable side chain groups. Amino Acids are referred to as the building blocks of protein that conduct many vital processes like syntheses of hormones and neurotransmitters. Your body...
