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Why Buy Automated External Defibrillators From An Online Store?
What is an Automatic External Defibrillator? AED (Automatic External Defibrillator), an electronic device designed to give immediate life saving treatment for heart attack or other emergency, is now available in many versions. AED stands for Automatic External Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and the basic model can provide first aid for people who have suffered cardiac arrest.
By Simon Morris5 years ago in Longevity
How Daddy Defeated COVID19
My dad is a strong man. He works hard and is fiercely independent. When I was a baby I was sick all the time. I would spike a fever and my daddy would rub me down with green alcohal. Then he would hook up the vaporizer and rock me to sleep in a wooden rocking chair. He would have me wrapped up in a blanket and he would have on his white night robe. M.A.S.H would be tv. He'd rock me in front of the vaporizer for hours until I fell asleep. 33 years later and now we have COVID19 at our doorstep.
By Stephanie Kitchens5 years ago in Longevity
How to Wage Hope Against the Silent Killer in the Black Communities
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network estimates that more than 57,000 Americans are expected to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2020. This disease is one of the deadliest forms of cancer and is more prevalent within the African American community. According to Johns Hopkins, the incidence rate for Pancreatic Cancer is 15.9 per 100,000 for Blacks as opposed to 13.4 per 100,000 for Whites. With last month being Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month it's necessary to spread awareness within communities of color.
By Curls and Coils5 years ago in Longevity
4 Mental Benefits of Spending Time in the Lap Pool
As a competitive swimmer during my youth and college, I never truly appreciated that benefits that came with swimming. Sure, there were the obvious benefits: being able to eat bottomless bowls of pasta and not gain a pound, the trademark V-shaped back, and the weekend travel.
By Olivier Poirier-Leroy5 years ago in Longevity
Epilepsy
When I was 15, I was in an ATV crash. It was my friend's family reunion. A random road trip, I didn’t know we were taking. I’d told my mom that I was going to her house for the weekend. That wasn’t a lie. I wasn’t aware that a random family vacation would bring me to this point in my life.
By Vicky Wilcox5 years ago in Longevity
Do Fat Burner Supplements Actually Work
There's an inherent distrust towards the fitness industry because a lot of people out there just try and market all types of get fit quick schemes. Realistically it's nothing more than a transfer of information you purchase from a professional who has the certifications so you do not need to the same. Which is fine! Other than it promising you a fast result how much do you know about what or who thinformation is coming from? We do live in the information age so it would only make sense to thouroughly vet the source you're gettng it from. The simple mention of fat burners stirs up a littanly of confusfion.
By Edward Fay5 years ago in Longevity
Does weightlifting make women look less feminine?
So this is something I hear very frequently when in the gym. A lot of ladies' fitness routines included long bouts of cardio, with light resistance training with high reps. When I ask "Why is that? Most of the time they will say to me they are attempting to shed some body fat and tone their body.
By Edward Fay5 years ago in Longevity
Mirrors
"A mirror is a terrible thing", she thought. She looked in the mirror and began to analyze every flaw she believed she had. There were currently a lot more than usual because she had just finished crying. Her eyes, which she never really liked because of the small mole under her right eye, were now a bright red. She had small little bumps all around her face that she was convinced no type of acne cream or mask would get rid of. Her nose was too wide for her taste, or anyone’s taste for that matter. Her lips were abnormally large and to her she had what looked like an old man’s mouth. The kind of mouth where there were lines that marked where the edges of her lips ended and her cheeks officially began.
By Akilah Simpson5 years ago in Longevity
