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5 Key Ideas to Be Happy and Successful
I know it's pretty hard to listen to a 19-year-old motivate you. Trust me, I have been working towards a goal for years now and I know a lot of teenagers in my position. People who want more from life and simply need the motivation to get started. So I present the five key ideas I follow so that I can reach the dream life I have been imagining.
By Effy Kitchens7 years ago in Longevity
When Health Care Gets Personal
Since November, I’ve been in a perpetual state of anxiety. I check my Twitter feed ten times a day, and I receive phone notifications from CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, or the Huffington Post every two minutes. I thought I was managing the daily anxiety-causing onslaught of news until the health care debate started. It’s fair to say that no matter what side of the aisle you’re on, whether you think healthcare is a right or a privilege, we can agree that it’s important. If you’re like me and have a pre-existing condition (some studies estimate up to 50% of the population aged 18-64 do), or you’re in active healthcare treatment, the anxiety can be off-the-charts. And since the health care debate started, my anxiety has been off-the-charts.
By Stephanie Hansen7 years ago in Longevity
Dream Child
Around mid-July I was listening to the radio, just cruising in my red truck, with my radio blasted on an average day to work. My ears were suddenly perked up by a story I began to listen very intently to on WM-PR. This was the story of a woman whose name was Tanya. In my mind I imagined her as woman who had ruffled, short, Jet-black, and spiky hair. She wore a leather jacket and a crop band tee-shirt along with stone-washed, ripped jeans.It wasn't so much the punk-rocker image as much as the angry glare on her face and the craving for darkness that stuck out to me. As she began to evolve to me I fell deeply into her story, I fell in love with this image that so accurately described me seven years ago; I was tough,and I was hardened. My heart was impenetrable and I loved only as deeply as I could feel; which wasn't much more than a paper cut. I became quiet, dark, angry, fiercely introverted and deep into myself. I understood Tanya, and the pain she felt. Tanya had a rough childhood, she had been abused, unloved,and no one could reach beyond the dark tower that she had built around her heart. For a person who loved words and connecting with people, I became the opposite for many years; a person who could only connect with my demons.
By Jordan Sophia Thomas7 years ago in Longevity
Do Yoga for Mobility
All yoga asanas are a combination of strength, flexibility, mobility, and balance. Using our muscles to support our foundation or hold a certain pose is something we can all definitely feel while we’re practicing, but we’re rarely aware of the hard work our ligaments, tendons, and joints do in order to make everything run smoothly.
By Karla Ilicic7 years ago in Longevity
Truth and Lies About Food
Often media, and unfortunately experts, are mixing up the terms ketosis and ketoacidosis. Ketosis is a normal and harmless state of the body, that burns fat as energy, while ketoacidosis is a state which occurs from untreated diabetes and can be fatal.
By Vedran Šepović7 years ago in Longevity
A Man-to-Man Talk On Beards!
Man to Man Talk. Beards! Wassup man (lol), quick talk about beards, regardless of what society says or other people say, beards are 100% normal and supposed to be on our faces, nature doesn't make mistakes, meaning there's a reason for everything that grows whether on land or on your face.
By Tiger Dragon7 years ago in Longevity