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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
How To Deal with Tinnitus
For the past twenty years or so, I have suffered from Tinnitus. This constant ringing in my right ear is part of my day. I can hear it when I wake up and it does not stop until I am sound asleep at night. Just trying to get to sleep is a great feat because of it.
By Ruth Kongaika8 years ago in Longevity
Low Acid Coffee: A Caffeine Fix That Does Not Hurt the Stomach
Without a doubt, coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. It is a good way to start the day and will provide energy when you need it. It is also rich in antioxidants and associated with a number of health benefits, including a stronger heart. However, there are also many people who stay away from coffee because of one thing – it causes stomach irritation.
By Miguel Garriga8 years ago in Longevity
My Future With T1D
So, recap of the last note, I was diagnosed with Type one Diabetes (T1D). I went to Hawaii, had a blast, and took good care of myself. I took care of myself and kept up with everything for the rest of this and next school year and graduated high school. That's when it all went downhill.
By Adam Stone8 years ago in Longevity
My Wake Up Call with T1D
So I'm now moved into my new apartment with my childhood best friend, that I swore never to move in with, how crazy. This is where the story gets motivational, I had stopped taking my medicine almost completely. I felt horrible all the time, but I was making good money at McDonalds. That was starting to get too much as well.
By Adam Stone8 years ago in Longevity
Diagnosed With Cancer While Pregnant
No one expects cancer to enter their lives in their 30s. But that’s exactly what happened to me and here is my story. My husband Josh and I were married May 21, 2015. Two years after we started dating and eight months after we had our first son Ronin. Two months after we got married, I got off birth control and we were going to try for another baby. Ronin was such a happy baby and we were going to just stop with him, but we knew he needed a sibling. It took us a year but finally, Alakai was conceived in June 2016. I took a blue dye test and as it kept getting darker and darker, I couldn’t believe it. I expected a pregnancy exactly like the one I had with Ronin. But every pregnancy is different and this one ended up being different than most.
By Jamacé Dickerson8 years ago in Longevity
The True Tales of an Insomniac
Insomnia: Noun. Habitual sleeplessness or the inability to sleep. I am an insomniac. My insomnia is an offshoot, a symptom, of another problem entirely—an indication of not being alright, but that doesn't change the truth of the matter. I am an insomniac.
By Emma Kitsch8 years ago in Longevity
Omega 3s and 6s
Everyone has heard of omega fatty acids! That’s the reason everyone is recommended to take some kind of fish oil. It’s to get these essential (which means your body can’t make them) fatty acids. I’m only going to talk about Omega 3 and 6 but there are 3, 6, 7, 9 but Omega 3 and 6 are the only ones your body can’t produce, they’re the most common and also the easiest to supplement and understand how they work! Like almost everything else in life, it’s all about the right balance when it comes to these 2 essential fatty acids, so let’s see what the deal is.
By Cody Barkhouse8 years ago in Longevity
Cancer Is a Cancer
Here's the thing: Cancer isn't just a diagnosis, it almost seems like a life sentence—a stamp on the back of your hand from some loud and violent club that you can't scrub off. You can go through all the treatments, have the surgeries, do the tests, pass the tests, but it will never go away.
By Wyatt Riley8 years ago in Longevity
Coping With Cancer
September 28th, 2017. It's Thursday. I'm in my first week at my new job and I am loving it. My mom has been back and forth from the hospital since August 7th, 2017. She found a lump. It's an abscess. For over a month she went everywhere with a towel in her bra as the abscess was drained. She had seven biopsies. One came back positive, breast cancer. That is all she is told on 9/28/17. My mother has told me not to call her on my lunch break but she will talk to me when I get home. I knew. It must be bad news. I don't remember the rest of my day at work. I only remember going home, up to my mother's bedroom, looking at her and breaking. She didn't even need to say the word and I knew. We didn't know the full diagnosis. Was it terminal? What treatment would my mother have? So many questions but we had to wait for answers. I cried the entire next day at work. I opted to go work, I needed a distraction. I spoke with my new boss, she couldn't have been more understanding and sympathetic. She asked if I was positive on staying in work that day. I was also told any time off I needed for my mother's treatment, etc., I could take. I take every Wednesday off as this has become my mother's chemotherapy day.
By Sydni Kasem8 years ago in Longevity
Foods That Boost the Immune System
Foods play a very important role in boosting the immune system. The immune system does a great job of defending the body against pathogens. Also, it provides resistance to infection and toxins. In order to keep it functioning properly, we need to provide the body with the necessary foods that are super-loaded with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
By Jessica Ijezie8 years ago in Longevity
