Health Expert Carrie Beth Brown shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/24200/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/24200/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/24200/index http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/159232/relationship Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:49:00 -0500 Carrie Beth Brown Relationships are difficult in the best of circumstances. When you add a chronic illness to the mix, it can be downright impossible to keep things happy and healthy between you and your partner. It's not impossible, though. I wanted to share with you how Rheumatoid Arthritis has impacted my relationship with my husband and the methods we use for getting through our bad days and celebrating the good days.   1) Move through the grieving... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/159232/relationship http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/158835/baby Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:28:00 -0500 Carrie Beth Brown Having a baby is a difficult decision to make when you're healthy, but when you are chronically ill, it takes a lot of thought and planning to figure out if it's even possible.   When I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) it changed everything...my career, my health, my goals, and my ability to do so many things that most people take for granted. And yet, despite being on full time disability and my continuing daily struggles with... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/158835/baby http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/158059/make Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:57:00 -0500 Carrie Beth Brown It’s that time of year again.We're looking forward to a bright and shiny new year in 2013. With that brand new year comes the honored tradition of making New Year's resolutions. The problem is that most of us make lofty goals and resolutions that are almost impossible to attain and then we wonder why we have failed just a few weeks into the new year.   Over the past few years as I have fought uncontrolled Rheumatoid Arthritis, I have... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/158059/make http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/157711/care Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:39:00 -0500 Carrie Beth Brown With the elections over and the new health care reform bill moving forward, there is a lot of talk and speculation about the new rules and regulations. As someone who lives with multiple chronic health issues, like Rheumatoid Arthritis, I'm very excited to see the changes that are coming our way! There are some great resources out there already on the internet but I wanted to help our community members here on HealthCentral get a quick overview... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/157711/care http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/157158/save Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:35:00 -0500 Carrie Beth Brown Living with chronic health issues like Rheumatoid Arthritis is expensive. My article last month focused on how to save money on your prescriptions. This month, with so many people getting ready to enroll in benefits for the next year, I wanted to talk about a great way to save money on EVERY aspect of your health care. It's called an FSA, which stands for Flexible Spending Account. Many businesses offer this benefit to their employees but... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/157158/save http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/156883/save Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:44:00 -0400 Carrie Beth Brown When you take as many medications as I do, you realize how fast the cost of the prescriptions can add up. Over the years as my health has continued to decline, due to Rheumatoid Arthritis and other associated health issues, my medication costs have increased. And since we're on a tight budget in our household, I've had to find ways to make our money go further and reduce costs in any way I can. So today I thought I'd share a few of my tips and... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/156883/save http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/156396/beth Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:44:00 -0400 Carrie Beth Brown As a kid growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 70's, life was pretty good. I had a close knit family and was taught to believe in myself and that I could do anything if I put my heart into it. I was a budding artist from practically the day I was born and when the time came to make a decision on my career path, I chose to go to U.C. Davis to get my degree in art and design.   I loved college. But not long into my sophomore... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24200/156396/beth