Supplements Didn’t Fix My Mornings

I used to line up my pills every night—magnesium, turmeric, the latest menopause blend. I told myself it was self-care, but really, it was bargaining. Maybe tomorrow I’d wake up without that ache in my hip, or the sweat-soaked sheets. Breakfast became a checklist: what might help, what might hurt. I googled foods for joint pain until my search history was just a string of hope and disappointment. Some days, I’d feel almost normal. Most days, I’d wonder if I was just chasing comfort I’d never get back. The hardest part isn’t the pain. It’s the way every meal, every bottle, every morning reminds me how much I want to feel like myself again. #ChasingRelief #InvisibleStruggle #BodyCheckChronicles #Health #Diet