Category: Holistic Medicine
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H&W|Incorporating Gua Sha Into My Evening Routine
🌻 Flava Wellness Series Incorporating Gua Sha Into My Evening Routine Evenings have become my time to slow down, breathe, and create rituals that care for both body and spirit. Lately, I’ve added something new to this nightly rhythm — Gua Sha. Gua Sha is an ancient Chinese healing practice that uses a smooth-edged tool,…
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H&W|“Fruit, Sugar, and Balance”
Flava Wellness Series 🌻 “Fruit, Sugar, and Balance” We’ve all seen those quick charts floating around — dividing fruits into “high sugar” and “low sugar.” At first glance, they can make you wonder: Should I avoid certain fruits altogether? The truth is more nuanced. Let’s take a closer look. 🌟 What’s Helpful About These Charts…
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Life|65|Constipation & Wellness
Constipation & Wellness: My Experience and Tips It’s funny how life works… I spend my days working in a spine clinic, yet I often find myself at home laying flat on my back because even our office chairs are tough on the spine. And just like with my back pain, I’ve learned how closely our…
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Life|65|69 Days of Blogging
69 Days of Blogging & Asking Why 🌻✨ When I saw the announcement on my site that I have blogged for 69 days in a row, I paused and thought about my Why. I’ve always been big on the Why—why people think a certain way, why they do things that make sense or don’t, and…
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H&W|65|💛 “When Things Don’t Move, Everything Hurts”
💛 “When Things Don’t Move, Everything Hurts” A Personal Share on Constipation, Bladder Issues & What My Body Has Taught Me Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get talked about enough—especially for those of us navigating chronic pain, aging, and complex medical conditions: bowel and bladder issues. It’s not glamorous. It’s not fun. But it’s real.…
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Flava Wellness Check-In: Let’s Talk About Eye Health
As I journey through my 60s, I’ve grown more in tune with my body—and lately, I’ve been reflecting on my eyes. Some days I notice floaters drifting across my vision. On others, I struggle with glare and clarity when driving at night. I recently learned I have a slight cataract in my left eye, and…
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Blog Challenge|60+|My Dream Retirement
How do you want to retire? 🌻 How Do You Want to Retire? A Blog Challenge Reflection by Simply Flava Now that I’m turning 65 in just a few days, retirement has been on my mind more than ever. I find myself dreaming of what retirement could look like — not just realistically, but ideally.…
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Blog Challenge|60+|I Am Most Proud of My Ability to Care
What are you most proud of in your life? What I Am Most Proud Of in My Life God blessed me with the ability to care for others. I witnessed this gift in action through my parents, my godmother, and the elders who helped shape me. They were living examples of love, kindness, and selfless…
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H&W|60+|Constipation
Constipation definition: a condition of the bowels in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent. Calm Through the Chaos: Let’s Talk About Constipation Over the past year and a half, I’ve been on a journey of managing chronic pain—stemming from an injury that caused radiculopathy, compounded by the onset…
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H&W|60+|Change The Pain Into Hope|TakeControl|Vol.4
Reclaiming My Healing: A Journey Through Pain, Mindfulness & Medicine Two weeks ago, I made a quiet but powerful commitment to myself: to explore whether I could manage my chronic pain through the Mind-Body Connection. It wasn’t a rejection of medicine—but rather a personal shift toward deeper mindfulness, intentional living, and holistic healing. I began and…
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