Stiffness Fingers - Articles
Stiff neck
by
Marc V.

Pulled my neck/back during Mondays workout, while doing chin-ups. What a drag. Any and all advice appreciated. Breakfast; some watermelon, a few strawberries, some blue berries, half a small apple, and some almonds. Lunch; (which I made early this morning) Organic ground grass fed beef, (about 4 ounces) sauteed in olive oil with onion, garlic an ...
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Stiff Neck
by
Lee

My neck is really stiff today, its kinda painful! I don't sleep very well on my too-expensive-to-not- sleep-well-in tempur pedic bed and I tried using a pillow top mattress cover, and it used to help me sleep but its not working any more. And my mind lately has been racing at night, AND my left leg is annoying me at night too. So many reasons wh ...
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The Journey
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Amylia
In lieu of a Flashback Friday post, I decided to post a poem I love by Mary Oliver, in the hopes that it may speak to you as it spoke to me. Life with diabetes is often a rough road, and day after day we start again, each morning poised at another beginning. The Journey One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices aro ...
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Finger It!!!
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Liza C.
One of the best ways to relieve stress is to use your fingers. Simple reflexology moves can lower heart rate and the stress hormone cortisol. But hey, you don't need to go to a spa to get a calming massage, you can do it on your own as long as you know where to press. Here are the top spots... EAR LOBES - using your thumb and index finger, gentl ...
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Feet really stiff
by
Allen

When I got up this morning, my wake up HR was 52. Because I was on my feet a lot yesterday, I could hardly walk this morning. The muscles in my feet were stiff as if each foot was a solid piece of concrete. This is a problem I've had all my life. It's called the "squeaky door" syndrome. Consider an old door that has hinges that are all ru ...
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Stiff and sore
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Jori ..
Oh...is my stomach ever sore today! My arms only hurt when I move them...my knees aren't bruised, but are a little tender to the touch. I have never felt better. :o) Last night I went to the movies with some friends, and two of them have indicated an interest in the Pilates course, too. I think we will start that next Thursday. That will mea ...
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Stiff on Sunday...
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Kirstan
What a sleepy morning. It's overcast and right now, raining. Yesterday my family and I headed out to a mall in Southfield for Deaf Celebration Day. While my husband and son helped out with the Deaf Cafe's table, my daughter took off with her bffinthewww running around the mall, I wandered along bumping into many friends I have not seen since 2 yea ...
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Working me Stiff
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Anonymous Mom

Rob graciously accepted when the warehouse called and begged him to come back to work. They need to clear out all the summer stuff and start working on their winter crap. I'm glad he's working again. But, when he works - I work. I wake up to notes from Rob, such as "wake me up at 8:20" with an addendum from PH, "can you take me h ...
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