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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
You’re the Boss of Your Body: Take Charge of Your Health in 5 Steps
Late nights and early mornings can wreak havoc on your lifestyle. This leads to sleep deprivation and constant tiredness. A person that is sleep-deprived will eat a lot of junk food in order to feel energized and capable of doing 9 to 5. If a person repeats this on a daily basis, it will lead to weight gain, which causes low self-esteem and unhappiness along the way. In order to avoid this downward spiral, a person should first take control of his or her lifestyle.
By Mianna Korben6 years ago in Longevity
Tips to Clean Your Contact Lenses
Glasses or contacts, lens care is important as unclean lenses can lead to eye infection, any further vision problem or even blindness. Only hygiene will ensure your eyes stay healthy and you are able to see clearly. Not only glasses, even your contact lenses can be cleaned. It is easy but you need to be careful because incompatible cleaning products can hamper the lenses.
By David Smith6 years ago in Longevity
Chronically Ill and Undiagnosed at 21
Sitting in my doctor’s office for what feels like the millionth time, I try to ignore the stares from the older women waiting with me. I can feel their eyes on me, probably wondering why a healthy looking young woman is on a first name basis with the secretary, why she’s there on a weekday morning, and what could possibly be wrong with her.
By Vegan On Her Own6 years ago in Longevity
Surviving Winter with an Autoimmune Disease
As the cold season approaches, many people with perfectly functioning immune systems only have to worry about how many layers they should wear when they leave the house. But, people with autoimmune disease have a hundred thoughts going through their mind—who was that who just coughed, is it too busy for me to go to that event, where’s my hand sanitiser?
By Emily Bourne6 years ago in Longevity
5 Key Benefits of Wisdom Teeth Removal
Wisdom teeth removal is a common orthodontic procedure and you might have seen dentists suggest wisdom teeth removal for individuals when their wisdom teeth are beyond repair or replacement. There are many people those who don’t pay attention to their oral health and quite often they face various types of dental problems.
By Evan Javier6 years ago in Longevity
I'm Tired
I’m tired. I think many, if not most, of the people reading this can relate. We’re all tired on some level. Physically, emotionally, spiritually; we’re tired. We’re tired of money problems, we’re tired of negative news, we’re tired of nothing but outrage, we’re tired of having every aspect of our lives be monitored, we’re just tired.
By SadTransHedgehogs6 years ago in Longevity
My Spoonie Essentials . Top Story - November 2019.
Living with chronic pain/illness makes daily life much more challenging. I have fibromyalgia (which means I hurt all over, and I’m tired all the time, and this really sucks), and have acquired—both before, and even more so after my diagnosis—things that help me function more like a human, and less like a bundle of burning nerves! Here are some of those things I have acquired, and some helpful tips to also help you become more human-like too.
By Chronically Meg6 years ago in Longevity
Beat Common Body Aches with Simple and Effective Exercises You Can Do at Home
Sadly many people experience pain in different parts of their bodies every day. There are many factors that contribute to the pain they feel, like inadequate sitting positions, standing or desk jobs, improper heavy lifting, and so on. The good news is that there are exercises and stretches you can do at home which can help you relieve some pain in different parts of your body.
By Goran Kezić6 years ago in Longevity
