Coping Strategies Archives - Page 13 of 18

Taking Control of Your Medical Chart

Have you ever taken a peek into your medical records? This is your right and you should. Don’t be afraid of your own medical records…

Yoga for Sickle Cell Health

Yoga is great for your mind, spirit, health AND sickle cell. Read more to learn the basic principles of yoga from our resident Yogi, April.

Guinea Pepper and Nutmeg Reduces Sickling

Here are a couple more condiments to add to your spice cupboard that can reduce cell sickling.

Changing Your Diet to Improve Sickle Cell

April Farrell-Hasty explains her health, die and sickle cell epiphany in part one of this 2 part series and how she overcame the struggles of sickle cell through changing her lifestyle and diet.

The 10 Commandments of SC

If there were only 10 rules with sickle cell, what would they be? Kim Davis shared this with me, as given to her by Dr. Iffey of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

The Two-Edged Sword

Sometimes one wonders why there is sickness, pain and death. Well, here is an inspirational poem by John Wark to get you through.

Do You Clash with Your Doctor?

Do you feel like your doctor doesn’t understand you and your sickle cell? Perhaps this new research might help to open the path of communication.

Sickle Cell and Falling in Love

There are many pitfalls surrounding relationships and falling in love. When you throw in sickle cell things get a bit dicey…

Becoming Self-Empowered

Tosin explains why it’s important as a sickle cell warrior to be your own health advocate.

7 Foods SC Patients Need

Here is a list of 7 food groups that you should incorporate into your sickle cell diet.