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    Food can be medicine too: the power and danger of special diets

    ByAlison Hayes January 29, 2021March 8, 2022

    One of the things you’ll find if you start researching medical conditions is that there are often dietary suggestions made—things to add (or remove) from your diet, suggestions for what you should (or shouldn’t) eat, and suggestions for when and how to eat. It can easily become overwhelming, and it can also put your health…

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    Food allergies and sensitivities: when you need to remove food options

    ByAlison Hayes March 29, 2019March 26, 2019

    For many people, their diagnosis includes some behavioral or meal-planning changes, either due to learning of allergies or food sensitivies, or due to newly recognized(or recently more severe) health concerns requiring a change in diet, such as heart-healthy eating or diabetes management. Whatever the reason, changing eating habits is hard. The more extreme the change,…

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    Forming healthier eating habits

    ByAlison Hayes March 22, 2019September 5, 2019

    We all need to eat. Food and meals seem to be one of the most universal things that humans share. When managing a disabling condition, what to eat and how to eat may become more of an issue, so I want to talk to you today about how you can use food to improve your…

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    Plan your way to easier and tastier meals!

    ByAlison Hayes March 23, 2018April 26, 2021

    Over 30% of households with a working-age disabled adult who cannot work do not regularly have enough food to meet their basic nutritional needs.   Think about that! Those of us who do have enough to eat need to pause and be grateful that how to prepare foods is the issue for us! And for…

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Alison Hayes

As a person with a sometimes-invisible illness that straddles neurology and psychiatry (Functional Neurological Disorder), I've dealt with a lot of the stigma surrounding physical and mental illnesses and both visible and invisible illnesses. I want to help other people with disabilities to regain perspective and control over their lives through manageable steps and make their lives better, one step at a time.

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I am not a doctor, lawyer, or therapist.  I am a person with a disability who has learned a lot about many aspects of living life with a disabling condition.  My posts are intended as jumping off points connected to the best knowledge I could find.  I cannot be held responsible for the decisions you make or the actions you take.  

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