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Leslie Rott on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, May 15 2013
I hope that you will watch the video that displays some examples of what I do for exercise. But I also figured that I would outline my exercise routine in writing.*
I learned a long time ago, before I got sick, that I am not a runner. So over the years, especially since I got sick, I have had to come up with something that works... Read more
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Leslie Rott on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, May 01 2013
I have one sibling. My sister and I are almost 10 years apart. Growing up, we weren’t all that close because our lives were so different. When she was five and I was 14, the last thing I wanted was my little sister hanging out with my friends and I.
But now that she’s in college and I am in graduate school, we... Read more
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Leslie Rott on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, April 24 2013
When I was in college, I developed stomach problems, which were identified as irritable bowel syndrome (also known as spastic colon, but not to be confused with inflammatory bowel disease (Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease). If I ate a lot of roughage, Chinese food, or drank black coffee, within no more than a half an hour, I... Read more
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Leslie Rott on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thursday, March 28 2013
Our fearless community leader here at HealthCentral, Lene Andersen, has written a book called, “Your Life With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Tools For Managing Treatment, Side Effects, and Pain.”
The book, while more how-to than memoir, is a culmination of over 40 years of experience living with RA. Lene began having... Read more
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Leslie Rott on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tuesday, March 26 2013
We all know that weight management can be a difficult thing, even more so when you are living with a disease that often makes it difficult to partake in any measure of physical activity.
It also doesn’t help that while we are told that weight management can be a key to avoiding further damage to our joints, we are put on... Read more
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