Has anyone tried the Hug sleep pods? They are essentially a large compression sleeve for your whole body to help calm your nervous system and help you sleep. I’m interested in buying one to try, but I’m concerned it might make my collapsing chest/shoulder issue worse. If anyone has tried them and have any honest reviews or opinions please share!
Recently I have been having odd episodes of dizziness, nausea, and acute fatigue. I started checking my blood pressure when I was feeling an “episode”, when sitting normally, standing, after going up stairs, etc. I have noticed that my blood pressure and pulse never seems to be normal - during these episodes it’s generally lower (90/60) with a super high heart rate (upwards of 140 at rest), so I’m pretty sure there is some sort of dysautonomia happening. Otherwise it’s anywhere from 100/80 to 140/90, which I know isn’t too crazy but up until about a year ago my blood pressure was a stable 110/70. I have also notice that my pulse pressure (different between the two numbers) is often 25-30. In all the research ive been able to do it seems that this shouldn’t matter- unless there are corresponding symptoms like dizziness (check), nausea (check), headache (check) etc.
Has anyone else in the hypermobile world dealt with this? I genuinely don’t think it’s POTs. The symptoms are just not quite right. But it’s gotta be something right? I have a primary care appointment next week and if anyone has any advice on how to talk to my doctor about this or other ideas I would be very grateful!
Hello! This pothos was gifted to me and lives on my desk at work. I got a grow light about 2 months ago because all of the leaves were pressing up against the glass of my desk (I assumed to get more light from the window). Since having the grow light, I noticed that the leaves are getting very pale. A few have turned yellow and died, but I think that’s just from them being old. I have not repotted this plant at all and I haven’t fertilized it. I water it whenever I notice the soil looks dry. What’s going on with it? Why is it so pale?
1st image shows the plants location in relation to the light. 2nd is up close to the leaves.
Hi all! I’ve been on a barefoot/minimalist shoe journey now for a few years. I have pretty wide feet (too wide for vivos and xero shoes) and they used to be completely flat. I wore strictly minimalist shoes for about a year and a half, primarily lems primal zen and Chelsea boots, and did a LOT of foot strengthening work to try and restore my arches. Now, I have hit a bit of a road block. I am extremely hypermobile, with a lot of joint laxity in the talus and the rest of my ankle. After working with a pro-minimalist shoe PT for the last year, I have come to the conclusion that even with strengthening the support muscles of the foot, I have days that the muscles just can’t support enough and I end up with pain and instability all the way up the chain. I need some support in my shoes to minimize this. But! I refuse to give up my wide toe box and I need to maintain a minimal heel toe drop to help stabilize my knees and hips. So ultimately I need a shoe that is wide (ideal for straight shaped feet rather than the inverted triangle shape), has some arch and heel support, but very little heel rise and no super squishy foam bc I really need to feel the floor. Does anyone know if such a shoe exists? Or have any resources that may help me find one?
TL;DR: I am familiar with minimalist shoes but need more support due to Hypermobility. Looking for shoe recs with wide toe box, arch support, and low/no heel drop without too much foam.
TIA!!!