Category: Health

May 1, 2020

Food and Nutrition for Fibromyalgia Patients

Individuals that are afflicted by fibromyalgia are suffering from chronic pain and fatigue. All these symptoms can certainly make it difficult to prepare, and consume healthy and nutritious meals. However, a healthy and balanced diet is really important in helping individuals with fibromyalgia deal with stress, cleanse the body, and bring back nutrients to the areas that require them the most. (more…)

April 30, 2020

Medicines over the counter in Spain

I was surprised when I first moved to Spain that I could buy medication such as antibiotics and thyroxine over the counter at pharmacies without a prescription. You still can, but recently I have noticed my local pharmacy saying “no” to me asking for antibiotics. Others however still will give them.

I currently have another run in with conjuctivitis. It is my fourth bout in as many weeks and I have been using antibiotic eye drops. However nothing is shifting the latest one and the drops don’t feel quite right. So I’ve followed my instinct and been using hot and cold compresses ( eyes closed) and rinsing the eye in warm water. As I don’t have an eye bath I’ve been using a cup which is great because as well as washing my eye I end up washing my clothes too. (more…)