by Jamie Holloway | Aug 10, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Men's Health, Women's Health
Osteoarthritis On August 2nd, I had my 120th tracheal stenosis surgery. My trachea was only 1 CM wide for me to breathe through. I apologize for taking so long to write for Wellness Works NW, my life has been chaotic. I digress. I am here to write about...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 29, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness
One day last month Karen G Clemenson sent me a text asking me to research the different types of arthritis. I was like okay, vague, but how many types can there be? Both Karen and I were deeply shocked when later I called her and told her what I discovered. There are...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 27, 2017 | Book Reviews, Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Men's Health, Mental Health, Women's Health
This article was originally posted at JamieChasesButterflies.com on June 24, 2017. The last week I have been practicing body scan meditation. In my pain management class we did this meditation and I did it with my counselor too. At my library I found guided meditation...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 21, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Fitness, Men's Health, Women's Health
Karen, from Wellness Works NW gave me another writing assignment. Posture. Posture is the position in which we hold our bodies while standing, sitting, and lying down. Having good posture helps our muscles, joints, and ligaments. Let me share something about myself. I...
by Jamie Holloway | May 16, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Dear Jamie, Men's Health, Women's Health
A couple of weeks ago, Karen, gave me another research assignment: Crohn’s Disease. The only thing I know about Crohn’s Disease is the Glenn Frey from the Eagles had it. Since doing my research I know a lot more. My aim in writing this article is to inform and to...
by Jamie Holloway | May 5, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Men's Health, Supplements, Women's Health
This article was originally posted at JamieChasesButterflies.com. Recently, I found out I was low in vitamin B-12. My doctor wants me to start taking 1000 MCG of B-12 daily. I decided it was time for me to do some research and write up an article about it. While...
by Jamie Holloway | May 1, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Food News
My goal in writing an article about cooking with spices is to show men and women that they can learn to cook and to spice up their food without adding a ton of salt or ingredients that will make their health deteriorate. When I first started learning to cook I had an...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 10, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness
The following article was originally posted at JamieChasesButterflies.com on April 5, 2017. I have been thinking about writing a post about supporting a friend with Fibromyalgia because I have a niece-in-law and several friends who combat this disease. I have heard...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 7, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Supplements
When I was a teenager I remember taking dietary supplements along with my older parents. My parents were the same age as many of my classmate’s grandparents. I remember my parents taking alfalfa, aloe vera juice, calcium, potassium, magnesium, vitamin C, B vitamins,...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 8, 2017 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Food News
I have been procrastinating writing about GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) for several months. Karen G Clemenson from Wellness Works NW gave me this hard topic to research and to write about. There is so much information, from the good things about it, to the...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 9, 2017 | Dear Jamie, Men's Health, News
I want to invite you to engage in a Wellness Advice Column. Life is so complex. It takes my breathe away when I think about it all. All the decisions, choices, and the mass amounts of conflicting information that is out there overwhelms me. Does it you? As 2017...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 16, 2016 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Mental Health, Women's Health
I am one who suffers from high levels of uric acid in her blood. I just had a serum uric acid measurement test done and I was at 9. Normal is between 2 and 6. Since I take immune suppressant medications, and at one time a blood pressure medication that is known to...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 15, 2016 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Events, Men's Health
November is Movember Men’s Health Month, a movement to inspire men to think about their health. I’m not going to nag you into going to the doctor, but I am going to encourage you to go and get the check-ups that you need. I have written about prostate...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 9, 2016 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Fitness, Product Reviews, Sexual Wellness, Women's Health
“This is a sponsored post. I have been compensated through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. All opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company.” Living with a chronic illness presents so many different health obstacles that it becomes...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 23, 2016 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Fitness, Men's Health, Women's Health
When I was in high school I remember going to the gym with my older sister and her boyfriend. Her boyfriend was into body building. The vision I have of him working out is lifting these metal barbells with weights on them that weighed a ton, him bending down lifting...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 26, 2016 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Men's Health, Women's Health
Breathing issues are one of the subjects that I consider myself an expert on. I have been dealing with tracheal stenosis due to an autoimmune issue for the last seven years, so although mine doesn’t affect my lungs. I can still understand the dilemma of figuring out...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 12, 2016 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Men's Health, Women's Health
When Karen G Clemenson asked me to write an article about Fibromyalgia, the Central Sensitization Syndrome, I wasn’t sure if I was the one who should be writing it. You see, I don’t have Fibromyalgia. I do however know several people in my life who have Fibromyalgia....
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 11, 2016 | Recipes
Bone broth is a healing food. It heals the gut. It also adds help for the joints if you have arthritis or your joints just hurt from other illnesses. It is super simple to make too. I first came across making my own bone broth from doing research on the Paleo Diet and...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 28, 2016 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Men's Health, Mental Health, Women's Health
Drug & Alcohol Addiction; I cringe when I hear these words. It is probably because most of my family is either addicted to, or recovering from drugs or alcohol. It hurts my heart. I’m also immensely proud of my family members who are living the life of recovery....
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 21, 2016 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness
In a million years I never thought I would be writing about eating disorders. You see, this affects me personally. As I was reading my research I discovered two things about myself. I have been affected by all the ads, commercials, and the desire to be this beauty...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 15, 2016 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Men's Health
My friends at Wellness Works NW asked me to write an article about Men & Chronic Illness. I was taken aback by this assignment; Men have chronic conditions? You wouldn’t know it by the articles that are written, blogs, magazines, even data is women geared. That...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 23, 2016 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Men's Health, Women's Health
Have you heard of the condition called Lymphedema or Lymphatic Obstruction? I hadn’t until my best buddy told me that she is having issues with this disease. Writing this article is a challenge for me. I’m struggling because I want to write it out of a place of love...
