Health, fitness + wellbeing
Articles from Natalie’s blog (est. 2012) covering health from multiple perspectives, including:
holistic wellbeing (including mental, physical, emotional and spiritual wellness), biohacking, natural living, and life with a chronic condition (including personal experiences with cystic fibrosis and diabetes).
My Symkevi Experience: Am I actually having to work harder?
I started taking my first CFTR modulator drug - Symkevi - on 31st January 2020, after it was made available on the NHS in the UK.
For someone with cystic fibrosis (CF), I consider myself really healthy. But, with each year that’s passed until now, maintaining good health has taken more and more work. My hope for starting Symkevi was that I would have to work a little less hard to maintain the health that I have now. But the changes that I saw in myself have actually been very different than that… Am I actually working harder?
Reducing Waste: What To Do With Medical Inhalers
Outside of the obvious, I find the amount of waste that I produce really frustrating. If I want to stay healthy, I have to take my medication. If I take my medication, I have a tremendous amount of packaging to deal with.
Inhalers are one area that I’ve been trying to become extra conscious of.