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Why are we here?

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply yesterday at 4:23 am
  • Journal · 94 replies
  • When we started this community, each of us faced important health issues in our lives. Some of us have family members with medical conditions. Many of us have medical conditions of our own. All of us ...

Eureekah!

datagrl
  • By datagrl · New reply September 3, 2008
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • So, I made an astonishing discovery about my health by reading an Andrew Weil news letter. The news letter listed several symptoms and stated that if you had any of them, you might benefit from taking ...

How do I get rid of backpain?

KttyKt1131
  • By KttyKt1131 · Posted August 22, 2008
  • Discussion in Yoga chat · 0 replies
  • I have had backpain (mainly because of a slightly curved spine and a straight neck) since I was 14 (6 years now). It is EXTREME. I have tried everything but now I have no money to spend on pain meds ...

to say to yourself in the mirror...

nature_lover
  • By nature_lover · New reply July 12, 2008
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • I acknowledge my doubts and fears, but I will try not to let them reduce me. I appreciate my courage, even when there's only a hint of it there. I know that what I'm going through is not who I am. I am ...

Upcoming improvements to the messaging system

Walter
  • By Walter · New reply July 7, 2008
  • Journal · 23 replies
  • Hello everyone. I'm writing to let you know about some long overdue improvements that we'll be making to this site's messaging system later this week. The messages section is the most frequently visited ...

Improvements to the message system are complete

Walter
  • By Walter · New reply June 22, 2008
  • Journal · 14 replies
  • Hello everyone. Just a quick note to let you know that the improvements to the message system that I wrote about previously are complete. You can check them out now. You'll notice that we've grouped your ...

**Updated** System maintenance: Tuesday June 10th, 5 am - 7 am Eastern

Walter
  • By Walter · New reply June 5, 2008
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • ** Updated ** Due to power outages caused by storms in the Washington, DC area, we need to postpone this maintenance until Tuesday June 10th, from 5 am to 7 am. Thanks for your patience. ** Updated ...

getting along well

AgainstalOddz1
  • By AgainstalOddz1 · New reply May 31, 2008
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • ....I'm doing it, I'm getting on my way to walking and being independent!! It's tough though, cause i must leave my comfort zone and venture back out there. Yes there are many "road blocks" along my path ...

TGIF

ariel1
  • By ariel1 · New reply May 29, 2008
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • THANK GOD ITS FINE! okay its just a pap, but for someone who's had their fair share of cervical cancer and complications from it, i'm so happy. i called 2 days ago and they never got back so i called ...

Sometimes we make mistakes

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply May 27, 2008
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Two months ago, when we launched Inspire 2.0, we added a group called 'Team Inspire'. We did this with the best intentions: we wanted the group to be a space for new members to get oriented, ask questions ...

Here Comes the Sun

smormac
  • By smormac · Posted April 30, 2008
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • The sun is shining, and the trees have those those little buds on them them that will burst into bright green leaves. The flowers are coming up. Daffodils and tulips dotting the garden with beautiful ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply April 7, 2008
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

To steroid or not to steroid

smormac
  • By smormac · New reply April 2, 2008
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • There once was a girl named Sherri who took steroids that made her quite hairy She also got chubby to the dismay of her hubby and the kids thought she was very scary She was frustrated, feeling blue so ...

The Best Medicine

smormac
  • By smormac · New reply March 15, 2008
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Yoga and meditation, for me, are the best medicine. I hate the way the medications for sarcoidosis make me feel. I have found that the gentle stretching of yoga and the peace that meditation brings help ...

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