Raynaud’s Phenomenon
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Raynaud’s Disease: What You Must Know
Alex from Gloves Mag has asked us to share his infographic about Raynaud’s Disease with you. You can she his original post here.
An estimated 28 million people in the US suffer from Raynaud’s, and glove manufacturers have taken notice. There are now a wide variety of gloves and mittens available that are very helpful to people with circulation problems. So don’t worry, your wintertime suffering will soon be over. This guide will tell you what to look for in a pair of Raynaud’s gloves that will alleviate the symptoms of Raynaud’s and poor circulation symptoms.
The condition is also known as Raynaud’s Phenomenon. You can read a few of our posts on the subject here and here.
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Lifestyle Tips To Improve Circulation
Poor circulation is associated with a number of different medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity and Raynaud’s disease.
But plenty of us suffer from poor circulation so we thought we would share this useful infographic with a few useful lifestyle hits on how to improve your circulation.
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Conscious Crafties is a new craft website for anyone living with chronic illness, disability or caring for those affected – a guest post from Karen Thomas
Conscious Crafties
Conscious Crafties is a craft buying and selling website for anyone living with chronic illness, disability or caring for those affected. It’s built by a Spoonie for Spoonies. My name is Karen and after becoming sick almost overnight, I found my way to various support networks. I noticed that many of us turn to crafts to help distract from our illnesses and to feel useful again. Some of us can’t work, but we still have lots to offer the world! Seeing so much untapped talent, I had the idea of a community for everyone to showcase their work, in one place and give people a way of creating their own business. It was also a way for me to feel useful again, by using my skills to help others. Using some techie magic, I help everyones crafts get found by buyers and also post on our various social networks so items get seen by hundreds. The website and our Facebook page has only been live for just over 4 weeks and already, we have almost 1000 likes. I’m passionate this is going to be something wonderful to help so many of us.
Stories are told:
Each ‘Craftie’ gets to tell their story on the site, to spread awareness in our ‘Meet the Crafties‘ section. They can also ‘Add Friends’ within our community and send each other messages.
Here’s my story:
In 2011 I was perfectly healthy going about my workaholic lifestyle when BOOM! – I started fainting up to 10 times a day and my bed became my best friend. A year later I was diagnosed with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) a rare condition affecting the blood vessels and heart rate. There’s no cure, but reaching out to others with the same condition has been a huge help in learning to live with it. 3 years later I was told my POTS was caused by EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) a connective tissue disorder affecting the skin, cartilage, ligaments & blood vessels – everything that holds us together! I also have some bonus conditions: fibromyalgia, raynaud’s disease, chronic pain syndrome,migraines and asthma. Life has been tough, but I’ve met some wonderfully strong friends who also live with chronic illnesses. Many have turned to craft to bring joy into their lives. This incredible group of people are the worlds untapped talent. Buying their beautiful handmade items (& mine!) will help to rebuild their lives.
How to get involved:
To join in the fun and start selling on ConsciousCrafties.com, apply here:
http://www.consciouscrafties.com/sell/
Buy beautiful handmade gifts here:
http://www.consciouscrafties.com/
Like us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/consciouscrafties
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Raynaud’s Awareness Month – Please show your support!
Raynaud’s Disease Awareness Month 2015
Today, Feb 1st 2015, is the first day of Raynaud’s Disease Awareness Month 2015.
One of the reasons we would like to promote this month’s Raynaud’s Awareness is that it affects more of us than you might think. According to the UK’s Raynaud’s & Scleroderma Association it is possible that up to 20% of the adult population suffer from the condition.
So what actually is Raynaud’s Disease (or Raynaud’s Phenomenon as it is also know). A few years ago we published a discussion blog look at more detail at the signs and symptoms of Raynaud’s Phenomenon. You can read it here and have a look at the stories of people with Raynaud’s.
How can you help raise awareness. Firstly by getting yourself informed but also we have produced the awareness infographic above. It would be great if you could like and share with your freinds and family on social media such as Twitter or Facebook.
Thanks very much in advance.