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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.

What Alcohol Does to the Human Body
Alcohol in large quantities can cause brain damage. It can also damage your liver, by causing cirrhosis. While in Europe, drinking alcohol is a cultural norm, in the United States many people go for total abstinence. Alcohol affects your neurotransmitters, the communication pathways in the brain that allow your body to work while using your brain. Drinking can cause heart arrhythmias or an irregular heartbeat. It also causes a stroke and high blood pressure. My own high blood pressure got treated this year and I’ve had it for many years without knowing about that.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez7 years ago in Longevity
My Road Trip Through Life: Currently in Stand Still Traffic About to Run out of Gas
It's 11:30 on a Friday night. Four hours ago Clementine (my three year old daughter) and I were making homemade sugar cookies that looked like monsters. It was raining outside, so we grabbed our umbrellas and played in the rain while the cookies baked.
By Korrie Denton7 years ago in Longevity
What Nobody Wants to Admit About Living with Type 1 Diabetes
For some who may not know, type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder. This means that my body attacked itself and my body no longer produces insulin (the hormone that turns the sugar that you eat into energy). It's not something you can catch from me, it's not easy, but it is life threatening.
By Allison Decker7 years ago in Longevity
I Knew I Was Sick
All my life I've been sick. Somehow, some way. I'm now 23, with a loving boyfriend, in a very small town in Pennsylvania. My whole life I've been told that I have autoimmune diseases. Including; IBS Constipation, IC Interstitial cystitis, Endometriosis. As examples. All three of those seem to enjoy playing together in the bodies playground. Fibro is usually one that shows up later in the party.
By Tiffany M7 years ago in Longevity
Walking the Old Ways
The modern world poses interesting challenges to us all. We are in constant danger. Not from physical violence as much as some would think. No, this danger is far worse, because it is comfortable.
By Roninkan Karate-Do7 years ago in Longevity
Should We Drink Green Tea
Does anyone find themselves feeling older than what you really are? People always tell me that I'm an old lady at the heart. I love to wake up early, bring water to a boil, pour that water into a Japanese tea kettle my sister got me, add my green tea, and watch the sun rise; While I watch the sun rise, my tea wakes my body up and warms my cold body.
By Abigail Brooke7 years ago in Longevity
Understanding Meniere's Disease
Meniere's Disease is a complicated condition that may have several underlying causes. It is believed to be caused by an excessive amount of fluid in the ear which causes symptoms of dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss and clogged ears. Some possible underlying causes of tinnitus include an autoimmune disease, allergies, head trauma, migraines, viral infection or a blockage in the eustachian tube. This is a condition that affects my family personally as my Dad was diagnosed with it a few years ago.
By Jenny Beck7 years ago in Longevity
Hawaiian Plants and Their Sustainability Uses
Seven Plants We See in Hawaii Hawaiians have traditionally used plants for food and medicine, describing the practice Laʻau Lapaʻau. Around UH Hilo campus alone, you will likely find seven plants that Hawaiians view as key for their first aid kits: Ki, or ti leaf; Awapuhi and ‘Olena; Noni; Niu; Hau; Mai’a; and Kalo.
By Shelbi-Ahlan Shimazu7 years ago in Longevity
High
High. I mean on drugs right? Wrong! Type 1 Diabetics are possibly the only people that would inject in order to avoid being "high." It may be understandable when you see a young girl, probably with a boyfriend that you know her mother doesn’t approve of and wearing way too much eyeliner, pull out a needle and shove it into her arm without even blinking, can come across as a bit of a shock. Your face contorted in a look of disgust, "How can she be doing that here? Here of all places!" Where would you prefer me to do it? In a bathroom stall, out of sight and out of mind. Subjecting myself to an unhygienic mess for what? So that you can protect your innocent eyes from the druggy girl? Pathetic. I will give my body what it needs, wherever I am.
By Ria Koumi7 years ago in Longevity
Prevent and Recover Quicker from Injury and Sickness as a Single Parent
Being a single parent means doing double the work most of the time. You don't really get a time out or a breather to take a minute. However, there are some ways you can prepare for issues ahead of time and to speed up recovery time after the fact. Consider these tips to apply to your life.
By Paisley Hansen7 years ago in Longevity
Tinnitus
As I sit here in a quiet room, my ears are ringing, a loud hum that I am attempting to ignore. For me and millions of others who suffer from tinnitus, the world is never truly quiet. So, what is tinnitus? Tinnitus is defined as phantom noises that a person hears. In most cases, tinnitus is only heard by the person experiencing it but in rare cases, the tinnitus can be heard by others. The noises range from humming and buzzing to a roaring noise or even chirping sounds. Beethoven, the famous deaf composer, also suffered from tinnitus, telling friends he constantly heard the noise of crickets chirping. The effect of tinnitus can be so severe that it can make people go crazy. Tinnitus is a symptom of many ear related conditions including hearing loss due to noise exposure, ear infections, and Meniere's Disease, a condition that usually includes vertigo and hearing loss along with severe tinnitus.
By Jenny Beck7 years ago in Longevity
Lack of Sleep Will Impact a Person's Health
Many people may have work situations or other things occurring in their life that will cause them to experience insufficient sleep. It has been estimated that over 30 percent of people don't get a sufficient amount of sleep. This often results in more than just an inability to focus or being in a bad mood. Being deprived of sleep over an extended period of time can result in a person experiencing harm to their physical health and more.
By Paisley Hansen7 years ago in Longevity