Health

Making a Healthy Deposit

August 30, 2012

A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, and often has no opportunity to exercise judgment. ~ Marshall Fields When it comes to hepatitis C, a surplus can hurt us or help us. Excess weight, high blood sugar, and elevated cholesterol are not the sort [...]

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Reclaiming Your Health

August 21, 2012

The first wealth is health. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Some hepatitis C patients have a hard time exercising. They are tired, achy, lethargic, and unsteady on their feet. However, exercise may be precisely the way out of this. Moving is good for body, mind, and spirit. If you watch TV but don’t think you have [...]

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Band-Aids for Hepatitis C

July 22, 2012

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. ~ Marie Curie In a drugstore, I saw a mother taking care of her child’s tiny scratch. The child appeared to be about three years old, and was completely absorbed with her injury. She studied her finger as if it was ready [...]

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Thoughts About Hepatitis C

June 11, 2012

Change your thoughts and you change your world. ~ Norman Vincent Peale A diagnosis of hepatitis C has many meanings. Some people may feel like victims or refer to it as a death sentence. At the other end of the spectrum, there are those who believe that hepatitis C provides an incentive to stay healthy. [...]

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Drop the Hepatitis C Rock

June 10, 2012

Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it. ~ Lily Tomlin Having a chronic illness, such as hepatitis C, is stressful. Stress is any physical, chemical, or emotional factor that places tension on the body, mind or spirit. This tension may disrupt the balance of health and the body’s ability [...]

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Crashing into Windows with Hepatitis C

June 9, 2012

How helpless we are, like netted birds, when we are caught by desire! – Belva Plain This morning, I happened to stare out my window just as a grosbeak slammed into it. Pursued by a hawk, the grosbeak escaped its predator, dying instead from an encounter with a closed window. Having hepatitis C may feel [...]

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Hepatitis C and Sleep

June 8, 2012

The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald Being tired is a common hepatitis C symptom. However, before blaming fatigue on hepatitis C, rule out other causes, including sleep disorders. There are many types of sleep disorders, and one of the worst is insomnia. Insomnia can [...]

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Hepatitis C: Fueling the Body

June 6, 2012

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. – Virginia Woolf Let me be the first to admit that I don’t always eat how or what I wish I would eat. For instance, if I am focused on a project, I might grab something healthy, but eat it quickly [...]

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Making Peace with Hepatitis C

June 5, 2012

Tragedy stays alive by feeling what’s been done to us, while peace comes alive by living with the result. ~ Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening Sometimes the weight of having hepatitis C feels worse than what the virus may actually be doing. It is like living under relentless attack of yellow jackets, roaches, or [...]

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Hepatitis C is Not the Whole Story

June 4, 2012

There’s lots of people who spend so much time watching their health, they haven’t got time to enjoy it. ~ Josh Billings Here is a scenario I have seen many times: Someone with hepatitis C has an ailment, let’s say a stomach or back ache. The first cause that springs to mind is hepatitis C. Perhaps [...]

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