Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Longevity.

Religious Rights
When someone strongly believes in something most would do whatever they can to make it happen. Many people believe so strongly towards something they don't think of what others might feel. Maybe not because they are selfish or trying to be rude but because they think it's best for everyone. We all have an opinion on practically everything, we chose our sides and we stick to it. We may not listen to what others have to say about it, but does that mean that we should make everyone else do what we think is right. We are all 325.7 million individuals not just one who thinks the same and agrees on everything, that's 325.7 million individual minds that have different ideas and beliefs. If a group of people don't believe in getting and abortion don't get one, if people don't believe in getting a tattoo dont get one, if you don't believe in being with the same genders then don't date the same gender, but don't keep others from being happy and doing what they love so we can feel better.
By Beka Winkler5 years ago in Longevity
Sunflower seeds and how they affect your health
Sunflower seeds are a delicious snack that is fun to eat and also are good for you. This product of the nut family is technically the fruit from the sunflower plant also known as Helianthus annuus. .Botanically speaking, however, seeds from sunflowers are a cypsela which is a "dry single-seeded fruit formed from a double ovary of which only one develops into a seed, as in the daisy family". When the shells are removed, the edible part is called the "meat", the sunflower kernel or the heart. In 2018, the global production of sunflower seeds was a staggering 52 million tons. Ukraine led with 27% and Russia was second with 25%. The United States, however, is number 10 on the list with 9%.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Longevity
Oh Stress, I love you!!
First things first… Disclaimer: If you are one of those brave people who have fought through the hard stressful times or perhaps are battling through it right now, you have all my respect and I do not mean to demean you in any manner.
By ankit pandey5 years ago in Longevity
The Clouded Mind
As the founder of Soto Zen shares, “Put aside the intellectual practice of investigating words and chasing phrases and learn to take the backward step that turns the light and shines inward” (Baldoquin p 179). Thanks to the way our society works, we are molded to fill our heads with all of the wrong things. From the very beginning we are made out to waste precious time focusing on words and phrases that are essentially taking us down the wrong path. Our minds are filled with clouds consistently as we work our way through the ingrained process of socialization. “Great is the matter of life and death. Awake, awake. Don’t waste time” (Baldoquin p 180).
By Amanda 5 years ago in Longevity
How are people infected by the new coronavirus?
The new coronavirus pneumonia pandemic / epidemic still affects the fitness and health of the public. In terms of clinical manifestations, most of the infected people have no symptoms or have mild symptoms, but there are also many severely ill patients who have even been taken away by the virus.
By Dr. Gwynneth May5 years ago in Longevity
HOW TO AVOID MOST COMMON WINTER INJURIES?
As beautiful as it is, the biting cold winters can also be dangerous at times. Rather, during winters, personal injuries do occur even when you perform simple tasks, especially if you aren’t prepared to prevent an incident or you show negligence. Back, shoulders, joints and knees easily get hurt during winters unless you take some precautions. Wrist sprains, elbow fractures and dislocations, ankle sprains and strains, hip fractures and soreness are also pretty common. You can prevent these injuries or prepare for them beforehand and thoroughly enjoy the winter season without unnecessary pain and stiffness.
By Jitoo Gopal5 years ago in Longevity
Top 9 Health Benefits of Wearing Silver
Silver Jewelry plays an elegant role in enhancing your beauty and enabling you with a charming and magnetic look. You may be wondering what else will silver jewelry do? Many people carry silver jewelry due to a fashion trend or as a part of their culture.
By Salman Hashmi5 years ago in Longevity
5 Elements: Fire
“Sky above me. Earth below me. Fire within me”. I have always loved this quote, but have never admired it to the extent I do with the continuous knowledge I receive from this course. Fire is correlated with summer, a time I would typically spend on the beach drawing me closer to my happy place: the ocean. Summer is a time of joy; playful in the sun. Red is its color, making me think of something very interesting. At sixteen I moved out of my mothers house, into my uncles…after a year we moved into a new house where I was given the opportunity to make this new room mine. I had never really connected to the color red, but for some reason I felt the urge to color the walls a deep, passionate red. It created a blissful mood that I had never experienced before. Naturally I think of the crackling of a fire when it comes to sound, but I understand why the sound correlated is laughter. I connect it to when my partner makes me laugh…it is this bubbly, rosy cheeked, joyous laughter that I don’t get from anyone or anything else. He ignites the fire inside my laughter. Odor has been the more difficult for me to relate to. I know scorched is the obvious smell for fire, but I found it difficult to think of burning in relation to joy. Then I thought of the smell of fresh cut cedar burning in the fire pit…or the smell of matched blown out; both simple pleasures that ignite joy within me. This brings me right into fires emotion…joy, or the lack of joy. Looking at my current relationship we go through different phases of fire. There is that passionate, sensual fire that keeps us together. The fire that sparked when we first met and continues to grow, making us stronger. However, being a relationship of two years there are times I find fire in the sense of anger. It is still a form of passion, but it looks a lot different. There are times we both have a strong sense of self, we hold true to our individual passions that sometimes conflict with the others. Finding a balance of both is what makes our relationship healthy and able to continue to grow.
By Amanda 5 years ago in Longevity
Mindfulness of Body
Chögyam Trungpa defines mindfulness in the book, The Myth of Freedom as, “Mindfulness is the process of relating with individual situations directly, precisely, definitely. You communicate or connect with problematic situations or irritating situations in a simple way”. There are four fundamentals of mindfulness: mindfulness of body, mindfulness of life, mindfulness of mind, and mindfulness of effort. Over the past couple of weeks I have found myself truly reflecting upon the concept of mindfulness of body, seeing as the lecture given on it struck home pretty significantly. Through this reflective time I feel I have grown the most in the twenty years of my life. Finally being able to be genuinely aware of the real issue that has been feeding my brothers addiction for years has taken so much weight off of my shoulders.
By Amanda 5 years ago in Longevity
Meditation
Meditation “We already have everything we need. There is no need for self-improvement” (Chördön). I grew up a dancer, from age two my mother put me in my first ballet class and I have not been able to stop dancing since. Dance had always been a form of release for me. Looking back at it now, it was probably the first form of meditation I ever practiced. Considering it was the only time my mind was still and there was no need to judge any emotion that arose, it all found its own place in my movements. However, this passion began to dwindle with the intensity of competitive dance. It became this process of constant self-improvement, an seemingly race against other performers just as well. It lost the passion, it lost the meditative state, and it became another stressors in my life. That is just why I love Pema Chördön’s quote, because there is no need for self-improvement, we already have it all. That is what the continuation of my mediation practice has proven to me. “The practice of meditation is based, not on how we would like things, but on what is” (Trungpa).
By Amanda 5 years ago in Longevity
Letter To You
Dear Epilepsy, I’d like to tell you that many obstacles have gotten in the way of my life throughout these years. I hope you know that your the biggest obstacle I face each day this stupid neurological disorder that causes recurrent seizures. When dealing with you, they're restrictions through this process; whereas I can’t play sports nor be allowed to by myself. Such as; I used to play softball, volleyball, and lacrosse but stopped after being diagnosed. Everything happened when having my first seizure at the age of 12 while visiting my grandmother in South Carolina.
By Ayonna Ramey5 years ago in Longevity
Discovering The Depths of Acupuncture
“Traditional acupuncture originated in China about five thousand years ago (Connelly 3). The fact that it has been around for so long may serve as proof to its beneficial effectiveness. Though it is another modality that has little written about the origins and background of the healing form. According to Dr. Mercola (2014), Emperor Huang Di is to thank for the oldest record of acupuncture, in print, dating back to his period in power between 2,696-2,598 B.C. (2014, Mercola, 1). “Traditional Acupuncture is a healing art and science which teaches how to see the entire human being in body-mind-spirit, how to recognize the process of health and illness, and how to go about the restoration of lost health in an individual” (Connelly 3).
By Amanda 5 years ago in Longevity