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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
Things You Didn't Know Were Affecting Your Daily Health
Can you really put a price on being healthy? When you're sick, it's often the case that all you can think about is how great it was to be healthy and active. That's one of the two main reasons why people are willing to pay such exorbitant prices for healthcare. The other main reason, of course, is that the alternative means death.
Ossiana TepfenhartPublished 6 years ago in LongevityI'm 36, Fit, and Don't Smoke. Of Course I Had a Stroke
Mickey Mantle once famously quipped "If I had known I was gonna live this long, I would've taken better care of myself." I don't know how old ole' Mick was when he said that, but I bet dollars to doughnuts that he was on the far side of forty. He sure as shit wasn't too young to be president of the United States like I was when I found out I had a goddamn heart condition. And I wasn't even a Triple Crown winner, a member of the Yankees, or had ever received a blow job from a fan before a game (Google it).
Robert EleazerPublished 6 years ago in LongevityAge Discrimination in Health Care
Age Discrimination in the English NHS: The government claims to be against all forms of discrimination; even relatively tiny groupings have power, yet the government itself, in the form of the NHS, is discriminating against men over 70 and is killing them by doing so.
Peter RosePublished 6 years ago in LongevityLife With an Invisible Illness
Let me tell you about a 12-year-old girl just starting secondary school in the UK. She was happy, healthy, making friends, and doing well in her first few weeks of early mornings and homework.
Sleep Deprivation
Sleep deprivation causes many health problems. Your cognition is impaired along with your ability to make money. Mental illness symptoms include not getting enough sleep. Depression, in contrast, can make you sleep too much. Not getting enough sleep leaves a person groggy and messed up. Not getting enough sleep can cause weight gain or weight loss. Consequently, getting less sleep can mean you gain weight as well. Gaining weight happens from lacking sufficient rest since your ability to make good decisions is affected by not getting enough sleep. Concentration is impaired when you do not sleep as much as you need to sleep.
Iria Vasquez-PaezPublished 6 years ago in LongevityHave You Eaten Your Dirt Today?
That's right, have you eaten your yummy dirt today? Dirt is essential to your body. Well, let me be a little more clear. Dirt is a mixture of all sorts of microorganisms and minerals. But don't start picking it up and eating it just yet. Not just any dirt will do and you don't need to eat all of it. There is one important component of dirt I'm talking about. It's vitamin B12.
Antoinette JonesPublished 6 years ago in LongevityMy Life With No Sight
A week until my sight will be taken from me. My chest aches with grief and discomfort and a piece of my heart had shattered. A world of light would soon be cloudy. I am scared of the process, yet I cannot help but wonder how life may be without my sight. This makes me feel a little uncomfortable and also fills me with mixed emotions because I know my life would not be the same as it is now. With news like that, I know I would have to change how I live. Deep down, I know it will be hard and I'm scared, but I cannot let that define me. Otherwise, I would not be Concera. I'm an artist, a reasonable person, and very understanding. I have to be strong.
Concera DavisPublished 6 years ago in LongevityCompulsive Eating
You wouldn’t know it to look at me, but I am a compulsive eater. I’m 5’11”, 215 lbs. so I’m a little big for my size, but I don’t fall into the obese category, at least for the medical definition. I work out three to four times a week and mostly eat healthily. That being said, I have my weaknesses, like anyone else.
Glen WarrenPublished 6 years ago in LongevityMy Scare With Death
You never know where life will take you or what would happen the next day as the days ahead are never promised. Christmas Eve 2001 started like any normal day, full of joy for the next day and busy getting last minute things done for Christmas. I still had some presents to wrap so I decided to go to my room and wrap the rest and bring them upstairs. I proceeded to go to the basement and walked downstairs, knowing fully that the light was burned out, so I crept carefully down the stairs to my bedroom and went to step down and suddenly felt a sharp pain in my right foot and the gushing feeling of something wet. I hopped to my room, turned on the light, and saw a piece of metal sticking out of my foot. I went and sat on my bed, pulled the piece of metal out, and cleaned my foot like nothing had happened because after all, I wasn't going to the hospital on Christmas Eve.
Crystal DouglassPublished 6 years ago in Longevity9 Foods to Keep Slim on a Busy Schedule
Is it possible? Imagine this: you're a mom with three kids and a jam packed schedule, or maybe you're a college student with barely any spare time to hit the gym. Let's face it, as women, we have a lot to maintain between responsibilities, appearance, a social life, and men. You may wonder, "Is it possible to lose weight with my lifestyle? Maybe I'm just too busy..." The answer may surprise you. Of course it's possible! It all has to do with one key hormone in your body that you can easily activate with these nine inexpensive foods.
Enhanced ThinkingPublished 6 years ago in LongevityThe 14-Year-Old Cancer Patient
BRCA1. Four letters. One number. These are the digits that completely changed my life forever. BRAC1. I was only 14 years old and just beginning my eighth grade year of school. I was just like all the other kids in school; just trying to push through every day and hopefully pass each test with at least a 50 percent. School was school. I had just enough friends and I was in a good place in my life.
Healthy at My Size
I’ve written previously on the extremely delicate issue of Thin Privilege. Well, I didn’t get too much hate for that, so I’m giving it another go! In the news recently, we heard that Gigi Hadid had received comments about her being “too thin.” In her response to the haters, she revealed that she’s undergone a noticeable change in weight due to treatment for a thyroid condition. She shouldn’t have had to justify her existence in the first place, let alone divulge personal medical information, but I suppose it’s done something to educate the public about the condition. Most younger people won’t know that much about it, as it doesn’t tend to affect young people.
Katy PreenPublished 6 years ago in Longevity