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

I'm a Grenade: Part 1
I became dangerous when I was 13 years old. I was ready for a fresh start in high school. I was ready for dating. I was ready for fun. I was ready to start this new journey.
By Meaghan O'Connor7 years ago in Longevity
Gluten Put My Life on Hold
I was never a healthy child, constant colds and infections and endless visits to the doctors only to be told it was “just viral.” My life has always revolved around the weak efforts of my immune system.
By Mary Yarwood7 years ago in Longevity
What Is Your ACL?
A torn ACL. Unfortunately, it's something you hear all too often in the world of sports. Maybe you've had a friend or teammate deal with this injury. You know it can be painful. You know it can stop you from playing. And you know it has something to do with the knee. But what exactly is the ACL? Why is it important? And why does it seem to tear so frequently? Consider this article your quick guide to this crucial ligament.
By James Kopniske7 years ago in Longevity
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