1 Feburary 08
The Importance of Maintaining My Excellent Health
“You are looking very well” is a remark that I relish. Yesterday, at my Care Assessment, my general health was once again commented on. It is almost as if they expected me to look, well, arthritic, what ever that look is! And yes I do feel extremely well.
To those of you know anything about Rheumatoid Arthritis, (RA) you know how painful and disabling it is. You will also understand how I have ended up in a wheelchair, but what you may not know is though I am in a wheelchair I am completely pain free and use no drugs, never have done. I will admit to having the very odd pain killer, but that is so rare that a bottle of Paracetamol can last a year or more.
So how do I keep pain free and look and feel so well? The main thing I do is to give my body all the help I can to fight off the symptoms of RA..
How do I do this? The answer is a combination of things. A very good diet, organic where possible, dairy free – I use organic rice milk, chemical free, mainly fruit free, I can only eat pears and melons. I only eat chicken-free range or organic. I eat some lamb and of course fish. I do not smoke, drink. I get out as much as possible and I have a very positive out look on life. I also have a very good care package with great people looking after me. Finally and I think most importantly, I also take responsibility for me.
As well as all of the above, I also wear a pulsed magnet, and use the one provided by Ecoflow, that is why they are on my blog.
If I was not in as good as condition as I am now, I would never be thinking, never mind attempting, to do the E2E challenge in an Alber Adventure Power Wheelchair.
The snow is now falling in Newcastle upon Tyne
