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Death Taught Me...
"Death is the only certainty in life." "Death is a process starting at your birth." Foreword: Death is a very sensitive subject, and I honestly had paid great attention while writing this blog to not offend anyone. This article is to illustrate how I perceive death, based on my personal life experience, without any intention (of course), to offend or upset anyone. If this article has touched you in any way, I would be pleased to hear it.Thank you—Enjoy
By Gudrun Fritz8 years ago in Longevity
Why Swimming is the Best Sport
Getting in is the hardest part, but when you start gliding through the water, it is a surreal experience. There's nothing to hear except the water sliding past your head, down to your neck, over your shoulders, down your waist, and over your legs. You are one with the water. Not breathing all the time is kind of a bummer, but it builds up your heart rate and keeps you active.
By Rich Burton8 years ago in Longevity
Why People Should Take Celiac Disease Seriously
I wish that I could say the first day of 2017 started out great. I wish I could say a lot of things. Things like "want to stay in tonight and order pizza?" and "let's go get donuts and coffee for breakfast." Sadly, 2017 did not start off great at all, and I can not bring any foods or drinks with wheat, barley, or rye into my house, and neither can the rest of my family or friends.
By Mikayla Rae8 years ago in Longevity
Success Comes When You Let Go of Fear
I think this all began hiding my true self when I was a small child. My parents smothered and controlled me from the day I was born. They worked hard to try to keep coloring within the lines. When we went to visit family, they made sure I didn’t touch things or move around a lot, scared I might break things. They’d even get mad if I asked for something to drink without it being offered to me. This was the beginning of my silence. I began right then and there stuffing myself down for the sake of making other people comfortable.
By Missy Conley8 years ago in Longevity
Natural Alternatives to Toothpaste
Your smile is a huge factor that doctors (and even scientists) use to figure out how healthy you are. Good oral health will allow you to sidestep thousands in medical bills and dental care bills, so yes, you do need to keep care of your teeth.
By Rowan Marley8 years ago in Longevity
What Is the Keto Diet Anyway?
Here's a question for you. What is the Ketogenic Diet anyway? I know that when I first heard about it, I had no clue what it was or all the benefits that it can provide to your body. It seemed too good to be true, so I wanted to go home and do my research. Once I found out more information, I wanted to share with everyone so that they can decide for themselves if this is something they would like to try.
By Dominique fortune8 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.
By Ankita Upadhyay8 years ago in Longevity
Stem Cell Research
Every human body has special cells that, when they divide, have the potential to become any specific cell with a certain function such as blood cells, brain cells, or muscle cells. However, a type of stem cell called adult stem cells are limited. There are specific stem cells that can only grow into certain organ tissue. For example, humans have liver stem cells that can only grow into liver cells and not into any other type of organ or tissue. Embryonic stem cells are not limited in this way. In a blastocyst, or a fertilized egg that has not yet attached to the uterine wall, there are millions of stem cells that have the potential to grow into any type of tissue. The eggs used for stem cell research are not extracted from a woman’s body, but rather from a fertilized egg in a petri dish. Many scientists want to use the flexibility and potential of stem cell research to better human life and ease suffering. However, there are those who oppose the use of these type of cells. One cause of the controversy of this issue is that in many cases, the blastocyst is destroyed in the process of extracting the stem cells. For almost 20 years, scientists have been debating back and forth about the ethics of stem cell research, specifically concerning embryonic stem cells.
By Ella MacQueen8 years ago in Longevity
What Is Better for You? Cycling or Running
Cycling and running are two of the most popular endurance sports worldwide. There are many aspects of each which make them attractive; notably the health and social benefits. You wouldn’t think that two such positive activities would have such a divide, but this seems to be the case. Or rather, this is what some would have you believe.
By Evan Lewis8 years ago in Longevity
Epilepsy
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.
By Archie Swenson8 years ago in Longevity
Meditation
Meditation deals with contacting your spirit guide and the Chakras, or your energy centers. Just what is meditation? Meditation is an activity of the mental consciousness. It involves one part of the mind, observing, analyzing, and dealing with the rest of the mind.
By Veronica DiFiore8 years ago in Longevity
