EDS Awareness day 9

Day 9 – Life Hacks For EDS & HSD 


Life hacks are things that make our lives a bit easier. There are so many life hacks out there for all different things but for EDS there are some that are just a cut above the rest. I have a couple that I'd like to share with you today. 

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Let's start with a medical binder. These are helpful to have to keep all your health information in one place. Make a section in the binder for each type of doctor and keep pamphlets for them preferably in their field of study about how EDS affects those areas in case they have never heard of EDS. For example, eye doctors, Dentists, or cardiologists would all have different issues associated with their different fields. You can also put any records or papers from that specialty in the binder so it is organized in case you need it in the future.


Another favorite hack I use is to rest before you need to or pacing.

 It is no surprise that we get tired easily with all of the stuff our bodies go through just to manage each day. So if you are anything like me you push yourself into exhaustion or worse yet a flare. Instead, pace yourself.  Do the thing for as long as you can comfortably do it then subtract several minutes. This way you don't overdo it. You can accomplish things and still be ok. 


What are your favorite EDS or HSD life hacks? Share with us on our Facebook group

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