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Read the advice from our experts who work with people who have ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Post-Viral Fatigue, Post Covid-19 Syndrome (long Covid) or persistent pain for tips on enabling recovery and supporting wellbeing
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Diet & Long Covid recovery: anti-inflammatory vs. low histamine
Recovering from long covid can be a long haul for some and diet is very important means to aid recovery. However, advice can be conflicting. Here our specialist dietitian explores the anti-histamine diet and the Mediterranean diet and considers their benefits.
Living with Invisible fatigue
One of our team shares what its like getting back to work after burning out with post viral fatigue/Chronic fatigue syndrome and the challenges of living with an invisible disability.
Sustainable return to work: an integrated model; A personal example
Returning to work following a virus or a period of long term ill health can be a daunting prospect. In this article one of our team utilises a particular model and her personal experiences to explore how it’s possible to sustain working with the support and adjustments from an employer, with a long term condition such as fatigue.
How to live with Cognitive Dysfunction/brain fog as part of long Covid
A high percentage of clients we are seeing with Long Covid describe cognitive dysfunction as one of the main symptoms they are continuing to experience. In this blog our Careers and Employment Consultant and our Executive Manager/Occupational Therapist explore what it means to be debilitated like this and how to manage it especially in relation to returning or sustaining work.
10 things to improve vitality this winter
As part of our 10-year anniversary as a rehabilitation provider in the field of fatigue and pain, creating unexpected vitality and healthy futures for over 750 clients to date, we wanted to share our suggestions for improving vitality this winter.
Handling emotional overwhelm
Grounding techniques can help us to self-regulate when we are feeling overwhelmed with strong emotions, unwanted thoughts or memories or when we feel disconnected.
Is Long Covid due to an immune system that has failed to return to normal after Covid 19 infection? What you need to know from our Specialist Nutrition
Long-Covid and diet… our specialist Dietician offers her reflections on this hotly debated topic.
Top 10 strategies for living well with fatigue
Several of our team members have ME/CFS and associated pain, and as part of our 10-year anniversary, we gathered together their top strategies for learning to live well with fatigue which they share here.
Top tips for coping with chronic pain
tips to help you cope with pain written by one of our clients who lives with these persistent symptoms.
10 year anniversary: Why I love working for Vitality360 by our Executive Manager
Our Executive Manager shares more about how she came to be involved with Vitality360 and what she enjoys about working for the company as we celebrate supporting people for ten years.
10 year anniversary: A chat with our founder
Our founder, on the occasion of our 10 year anniversary, chats about why she set up the company, what she is most proud of and the significance of the name Vitality360.
10 things to improve vitality this winter
As part of our 10-year anniversary as a rehabilitation provider in the field of fatigue and pain, creating unexpected vitality and healthy futures for over 750 clients to date, we wanted to share our suggestions for improving vitality this winter.
Dealing with overwhelm at a time of uncertainty and fear
The current COVID-19 pandemic is a stressful experience for us all in its various forms of suffering, disruption to our lives and the uncertainty it’s generating.
This article contains my 6 tips for dealing with overwhelm.
How to create positive habits before our resolutions fizzle out…
It’s that time of year again when I decide that the moment has come to create a list of intentions and resolutions. Once the initial momentum of a shiny, fresh new year has dissolved into the relentless greyness of January and February it can be only a matter of time before the resolutions are pretty much discarded amidst a haze of vague guilt. With the renewed lockdown in response to the pandemic as we enter 2021; perhaps this is more of a challenge than previously.
Post-viral fatigue & Mental Health following COVID-19
In this blog we talk to someone who has had post-viral fatigue and how this has impacted her mental health. Our Clinical Psychologist also offers some advice and strategies to support coping with the impact of this debilitating fatigue.
5 Steps to surviving, and even thriving, through Covid19
As we enter another lockdown to manage the pandemic, this strange world of shut down and self-isolation brings with it, continuing uncertainty and worry. It is a difficult time for all, but has special worries and challenges for people with chronic health problems. This is a time to focus on skills and strategies to meet those challenges and even thrive though Covid19.
How can we fully switch off from work this festive season?
It’s fair to say that it is has been something of a peculiar year, and this festive season will likely continue in the same vein. Modern technology has allowed us to stay connected during the pandemic, but it also has a habit of setting up addictive patterns of ‘doing’ and achievement. So how can we switch off in a way that will be restorative for our bodies and minds, and help us to embrace the ongoing challenges of the pandemic with resource and resilience? In this blog we offer some tried and tested approaches and strategies -some simple steps for switiching off from work!
Getting decent rest and working with sleep difficulties
Anxiety and an over-adrenalised ‘wired but tired’ state are very common, especially in our increasingly blue-lit world of technology and perpetual doing-ness. One of our team who has fatigue, shares her tried and tested top tips for dealing with a racing mind at bedtime too.
Long-COVID- an Update from Dr G Coakley
In this article for Top Doctors, one of our referrers Dr. Gerald Coakley discusses what is new in our understanding of post-COVID-19 fatigue and shares suggestions for what people with ongoing fatigue symptoms can access for support.
Can diet help post-viral fatigue?
Here our specialist Dietician considers whether diet can help with post-viral fatigue. What evidence is there? What things should I be considering to stay well? Am I drinking enough?