I'm planning the year ahead. Soon I'll be giving you details about conversations I'll be hosting on IG Live. If there are things you want me to discuss or guests you'd like to hear from, please let me know.

Today, I'm giving you a product review. Every morning I start my day with this hand cream. Because of my autoimmune diseases I have polyarthritis. When I haven't moved, when I'm cold, or when I'm inflamed, my joints hurt the worst. This cream is good for rheumatoid, poly, or osteo-arthritis, but works best on smaller joints. While the cream doesn't work miracles, it does make a noticeable difference. Voltaren gel, used to require a prescription and is now available over the counter.

Because this NSAID is topical, it is not counter-indicated like so many oral NSAIDs. After using it, I do have more mobility am noticeably more comfortable.

What are your favorite products? What do you do or use first thing in the morning to make your day better/easier/more comfortable? Let me know in the comments below!

I'm Annette Leonard, speaker, coach, and sick person who believes that my illnesses do not define me. If health is the absence of disease and wellness is the presence of wholeness, then no matter what your disease status, we can work toward your wellness, your wholeness.

Whether or not you are ever "healthy" on paper, you can be well. Join me and others on the path back to wholeness at AnnetteLeonard.com. Whether you are a person experiencing chronic illness or are someone who loves or serves people with chronic illness I have great resources here on this channel or on my website for you.