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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
How To Start Parkour and Freerunning
Parkour and freerunning is a very unique and different sport. All there is to it is your human body. It's fun, crazy, adventurous, and extremely indescribable. I often get asked this question, "How could I start parkour and freerunning?" Many people would send me their age, size, height, and weight and it goes on. The simple answer is to just start. Parkour and freerunning is a worldwide sport, many people around the world train in this specific sport just like any other. The thing that makes oarkour/freerunning so different is the mentality every athlete has. Being a freerunner myself, it wasn't so difficult to get started, meeting other freerunners. I really wanted to learn what they were doing, I then went up to another freerunner and simply asked, "Ah hey, could you teach..." Before I could finish my sentence, he said right away, "I would love to teach you everything I know!" This sport is so open and positive it's just... so good, the feeling is so indescribable. I then thought it was just that one guy that was being genuinely nice, but that's the majority of the parkour/freerunning community. Many people don't have local freerunners that they could meet or train with, others can't afford to pay for classes to be taught. If you're that person, this link will have a playlist of 70 tutorials teaching you from the basics to advanced movements.
By Chantz Wright8 years ago in Longevity
Thyme for the Truth
Disclaimer: At Ask This Guy, we believe in making educated decisions when it comes to your health. We don’t deny that plants can help treat ailments, but we do not want people to chose natural cures over medical treatments. Listen to your doctor.
By Sandy Theriault8 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
All Natural Food Finds
I am a HUGE fan of wraps and have been for about ten years. And the very best pairing I have found with a wrap is hummus (hommus). This is a wrap I made with Joseph's lavash bread and garlic lovers hummus. As you can see there is a huge part of wrap left over, that is because these are really large wraps. You can see the size of the wrap when you compare it to the knife. They are 60 calories per half and so I cut off the second half and use it in a separate wrap later. I then roll the rest of it sideways. This wrap has romaine lettuce and Boarshead low sodium ham & swiss.
By Katherine Loughery8 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
