Cooking With Arthritis
A cook with arthritis adapts to kitchen, writes a book
Melinda Winner was in her 20s when she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Born with the use of one arm, and now battling pain, Winner sank into depression. She gained 100 pounds and thought her dreams of being a chef were fading.
Winner, now 48, took control [...]
Yesterday Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy went downtown to the central post office – this required him to walk a couple of large city blocks. Within minutes, every joint in my body was burning in pain. I had not felt like this in a long time. I immediately called my physical therapist to ask if she could [...]
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Arthritis Kitchen
The Arthritis Kitchen Blog
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis – RA, and have had this disease for over 30 years. The main joints that have been affected are my knees. Recently, my RA has moved aggressively into my feet, right elbow and shoulder.
After consultation with my Rheumatologist we chose Gold Injections as the course of treatment for [...]
A Complete Illustrated Guide To Cooking With Arthritis
A Complete Illustrated Guide to Cooking with Arthritis
Helping the Physically Challenged Regain Their Independence in the Kitchen
by Melinda Winner
“Are you one of the millions of people that suffer from arthritis, a chronic disease, or a physical injury? Is cooking your passion or, at the very least, a necessity?
Come along on a culinary journey around [...]
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Because there is no such thing as taking too many breaks!
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Over the past few years I have been collecting antiques (and replicas) to furnish my house. After many years of studying modern, sleek architecture I found that I had a yearning for rustic, hand carved objects.
On the left is an antique apothecary bottle which has [...]
Because there is no such thing as taking too many breaks!
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Earlier this week I wrote about an excursion that I took, which helped me get my mind off my flare. These photos were taken during that afternoon. Illimani (from the Aymara language meaning “golden eagle”) is the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real, a subrange [...]
Last week Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy ran out of Prilosec. Instead of immediately going to the store to get more –as I should have done – I decided that I would ride it out through the weekend and get my medicines once I was back in a commercial part of town during the week.
How much harm [...]
Because there is no such thing as taking too many breaks!
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This past week I decided to take out my camera and start experimenting with photography once again. My motivation got the best of me, because a day later I was going up a harrowing road on the side of the mountain and didn’t know whether [...]
