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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
Living with IBS
Living with IBS, or Irritable Bowel Syndrome, is not a fun thing to deal with. Figuring out you have it is even worse, because then you have to go through your diet and eliminate anything and everything that makes your stomach hurt until it's down to just the bare minimum. You go to a number of doctors appointments, with different doctors each time, looking for a second opinion or a better diagnosis, because you think there HAS to be something wrong. I mean, why else would you be in pain all the time if something WASN'T wrong? This is my story, my baggage to carry, and I'm sharing my experience with all of you.
Bailey BakerPublished 7 years ago in LongevityEverything You Should Know about Angioplasty
Introduction: Angioplasty is a therapeutic procedure during which any blockages in the coronary artery are cleared. This is done in order to allow normal blood supply to the heart muscles.
Puja RastogiPublished 7 years ago in LongevityWhat It's Like to Live with Type 1 Diabetes
If you have a moment, please read... Okay so this isn't what I normally post, but I feel this is extremely important to me and other diabetics out there or even anyone going through problems that are not visible.
Paris AllisonPublished 7 years ago in Longevity- Top Story - October 2017
What Exactly Happens in a Kidney Transplant Surgery?
Your kidneys are bean-shaped organs, each located at the opposite side of your abdominal region. Like every other organ, your kidneys are in charge of elimination of waste products from our body. Waste products are toxic to your system and are very harmful if not eliminated in time. Our kidneys filter the blood to remove these unnecessary substances from our body and discard it out of our system.
Siya NathanPublished 7 years ago in Longevity Holistic Health and Healthy Eating Tips
About 70% of my snaps on Snapchat consist of food. 90% of those are snaps of healthy food. I'm a health conscious person and have been since the beginning of high school. I succumbed to diet fads and was solely interested in being skinner (than I already was) but now it's a lifestyle... but not in a dangerous way. Like every other teenage girl, I had body image issues, despite being a 5'0", 90 pound girl. I was always small and continue to be, but now I eat not for my weight, but for myself and holistic being.
Ankita UpadhyayPublished 7 years ago in LongevityEpilepsy
A week ago, I experienced my first grand mal seizure after being seizure-free for ten years. I have found, in my years of being epileptic, that I have missed out on experiences, jobs, and relationships due to people's failure to understand what epilepsy really is. So, without further ado, I'm hoping to write a little bit about my experience suffering from grand mal seizures and their recurrence.
Archie SwensonPublished 7 years ago in LongevitySmoking Cigarettes
It’s best not to start, and it’s not impossible to stop. Your First Cigarette Admittedly, one cigarette won’t kill you. Those people who have been smoking for years are the ones who have to worry. If you’re truly curious, and stone-cold serious, in your belief that you won’t make a habit of it, go right ahead.
Life with Chronic Migraines
Migraines are not a one-size-fits-all illness. Some may only have one or two migraines in their life; others suffer from migraines on a regular basis. The statistics for migraines show that nearly 13% of Americans suffer from migraines and nearly 3% suffer from regular migraines. Migraines in this pattern are commonly known as chronic migraines and are what approximately 1,110,000 people suffer from in America. I am one of the 37 million total migraineurs in the United States and I'm here to tell you what it's like to suffer from chronic migraine pain.
Maranda Marie OsbornePublished 7 years ago in LongevityD.N.R.
DNR: It's a term that a lot of people have not heard before and may not understand. It is commonly used in hospitals and nursing homes to designate patients who don't care to receive "heroic measures" to sustain life. The non-abbreviated term is "do not resuscitate."
Heather HortonPublished 7 years ago in LongevityThe Sweat Sanctuary
I try to keep my mind out of spinning yarns about works still in-the-making. It’s a guilty, dirty habit of mine. Right now, however, my legs are so chafed that I’m laying belly first on my bed. I may or may not have cried out for divine mercy per application of aloe vera...
3 Convenient Beverage Hacks that Can Boost Your Health
In a world where most of us are too busy living in what seems to be a never-ending rat race, ensuring a nutrient-dense eating agenda can be an arduous task. Here are three beverage hacks that are quick to prepare, and can help you achieve your nutritional ambitions without delaying your day.
Josh A. GutkinPublished 7 years ago in LongevityDiscovery of a Seizure Disorder
No one ever wants to be sick, to have issues. I was used to taking medication for different reasons my entire life. But starting my college years, I never thought this would be such a tiring process. Five years of testing and doctor's visits to try to resolve this issue.
Heather CotterPublished 7 years ago in Longevity