Getting a good night’s sleep used to be a struggle for me—until I started paying closer attention to how I sleep and, more importantly, *what* I sleep on. If you’re a side sleeper like me, chances are you’ve experienced that nagging stiffness in the lower back, or maybe even numb arms from your shoulder being…
Last summer, I decided to ditch my briefcase and go hands-free with a backpack. Big mistake—or so I thought. Within a few weeks, I started experiencing this dull ache between my shoulder blades. I chalked it up to bad posture or maybe sleeping weird, but then it got worse. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Whether…
You know that annoying ache that creeps into your upper back after hours of hunching over your laptop or scrolling endlessly on your phone? Yep, that’s tech neck slowly turning into a real pain in the upper back — and it’s way more common than most people realize. Honestly, I used to think it was…
I never thought something as straightforward as back pain could creep in weeks after I had recovered from COVID-19. At first, I brushed it off as sleeping in a weird position or sitting too long while working from home. But when the ache in my lower back lingered and started disrupting my mornings, I knew…
I’ll be honest—when my lower back and leg pain started flaring up, I assumed it was just sciatica again. I mean, isn’t that what everyone says when shooting pain hits your leg? But after months of frustration, countless stretches, and painkillers doing nothing, I learned it wasn’t sciatica at all—it was piriformis syndrome. What surprised…
Last year, after a particularly greasy dinner at a friend’s house, I woke up in the middle of the night with a nagging pain between my shoulder blades. I thought it was just muscle tension or maybe the way I slept, but it kept coming back—always after I ate rich or fatty foods. It wasn’t…
If you’ve ever had a nagging backache that just wouldn’t quit — even after switching pillows, adjusting your posture, or downing your fair share of turmeric lattes — you might have wondered: could it be something deeper? I had that exact thought after weeks of unexplained lower back pain that didn’t make sense. Turns out,…
So, let’s talk about something that doesn’t usually pop up at brunch but probably should — hydration and your vaginal health. I know, not your usual water-cooler conversation, but hear me out. A few years ago, I went through this frustrating phase of recurrent bacterial vaginosis (BV), and no matter what I tried — probiotics,…
Back pain is something most of us brush off as part of life, especially as we move into our 40s and beyond. But when it started creeping into my mornings—tightness in my lower back, a dull ache that refused to budge—I had no idea it was linked to perimenopause. If you’re in your 30s, 40s,…