The Young Founders Behind Two Healthy Food Joints in the East Singapore may be a small country, but there’s no lack of food options. It almost seems like there’s an endless stream of restaurants, cafés and health food stores popping up on every street corner! Together with Isabel, Anna and Zhiwei (Bryan) are the co-founders […]
Mon, 26 Feb 2018. Issue #98. In this issue: The need for disability in young people to be normalised, not stigmatised. Chronic fatigue and what it feels like. Clever eating hacks for spoonies. Beauty can exist despite drab circumstances. The need to stop thinking too rigidly, and categorising all illnesses as ‘cancer’ or ‘not cancer’. […]
Fri, 16 Feb 2018. Issue #97. In this issue: The natural initial response of fighting against a harsh chronic illness diagnosis. Why it isn’t fun or exciting being home all day due to illness. Chronic Illness Bloggers is expanding once again! An Instant pot soup recipe that’s good for your gut and soul. When disabled […]
Sat, 23 Dec 2017. Issue #89. In this issue: Those who live with chronic illnesses may find holidays and events dreadful; here’s what you can do. Learning to be okay with chronic illness, but making changes where possible. Practical perspectives and ideas for coping with chronic pain. The draining effect of endless fatigue. An interesting […]
The Grand Finalé Lucky Peach is an interesting magazine that does a fantastic job of blending food, lifestyle and prose together. Thus I was surprised to discover that this was going to be their last issue ever! For their grand finalé, they have put together the ‘best of’ over the years, and is worth a […]
Continue reading "Magazine Review: Lucky Peach’s Last Issue, Ever"
Featuring Cheyanne Perry of “Hospital Princess” Cheyanne is one of my favourite chronic illness bloggers out there. She lives with mast cell disease, which makes her allergic to pretty much everything in the world 🙁 Despite that, she writes with such eloquence, fairness and joy. Apart from writing, she also enjoys knitting and vegan baking. […]
Continue reading "“It’s in My Blood” Feature #2: Cheyanne Perry"
Featuring Sarah Poitras in Our First Edition! What do people with chronic illnesses do every day? Do they even get any enjoyment out of life?! I think there’s no better way to kick off this brand new series than to feature Sarah Poitras of Travel Breathe Repeat! Despite having a progressive lung disease, she travelled […]
Continue reading "“It’s in My Blood” Feature #1: Sarah Poitras"
What will you be resisting, learning, struggling with, supporting and changing for the month? You’re free to interpret these keywords however you wish; here’s my own list! I hope you’ll join me here on this parallel journey that’s similar yet different in so many ways 🙂 *Note: This post contains affiliate links. It will not […]
Continue reading "September 2017 Prompts: Resisting, Learning, Struggling, Supporting & Changing"
Saturday, 26 Aug 2017. Issue #72. In this issue: Helpful kitchen tools if you have chronic pain. Embrace kindness in the full sense of the word. 10 specialists needed just to manage one chronic illness. Yoga poses that may ease bladder and chronic pain. Interview about essential oils and how to use them. A look […]
Continue reading "Issue #72: Yoga Poses & Kitchen Tools to Help Manage Chronic Pain"
*Note from A Chronic Voice: Did you know that up to 70% of our immune system resides in our gut? For those of us with autoimmune diseases, a lot of what our medications do is to suppress our immune system as a whole. While this may control painful inflammation, they weaken our immunity at the […]
Continue reading "An Introduction to Gut Health, and Why It’s so Important"
Saturday, 15 Jul 2017. Issue #66. In this edition: A rough guide to your stomach pain locations. Everything in life is a matter of perspective. Cracked, but still standing. What people do to distract themselves while stuck in bed with pain. Some ponderings on the meaning of ‘grit’. Addressing opioid addiction, but ignoring the underlying […]
Continue reading "Issue #66: Suffering from Perspective & Hidden MSG in Healthy Foods"
