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My Story
When I was in high school I was mostly always sad, everything would get on my nerves. I would always get these headaches that sometimes lasted for days. My junior year I was just mad that I would get the headaches and I would space out in class so I went to the doctor. I had like three MRI's and they found nothing! They said I got headaches because of my vision so I had to get glasses.
By Maritza Landeros8 years ago in Longevity
4 Lies You've Been Told About Living With Male-Pattern Baldness
I accepted the fate of my hair (what was left of it, anyway) about two years ago, after spending a lot of time in denial about going bald. Ever since, I've spent a great deal of time researching facts about why it happened and how to keep up and deal with my interesting new look. I have grown to love it, and couldn't imagine life any other way. I've learned many things while maintaining a bald head, namely that many of the things I've heard about it are in fact false.
By BrettNotGreg8 years ago in Longevity
Children and Weights
Coffee and weight training will stunt your growth; these are two fallacies that have lived long past their due. Now the former was created to keep kids away from caffeine, because let’s be honest, they probably don’t need extra energy. However, I can’t quite figure out the latter. Could be for the safety of the children; the weight room can be a dangerous place. It was often said that the growth plates will become fractured due to the forces exerted. In a careful environment and safe manner, this is not a problem. In fact, no evidence exists that suggest weightlifting inhibits a child’s growth, according to Dr. Feigenbuam and Dr. Baraki [article posted at bottom].
By Living The Dream8 years ago in Longevity
Living with an Invisible Disability
"Seeing isn't believing, believing is seeing." - Little Elf Judy I look normal, that means I am normal. To most people today that is the general idea. What is on the outside must reflect the inside. In my case, I can tell you that I've come into contact with a lot of people who don't believe me when I show them the medical alert bracelet I wear or when I tell them that I can't partake in something because I know that it will instantly stimulate my heart rate. My favorite is when I say, "No thank you I'm a diabetic."
By Jacie Heard8 years ago in Longevity
Minimalism
Recently I've been looking into minimalism, I've watched a couple of TedTalks about it, some YouTube videos here and there and I realised, I've sort of already been doing it without thinking. See, my mother is a hoarder. She keeps everything, from an awful drawing I made at 8 years old to a folded piece of A4 paper I once wrote "I love you, Ma" on. I, however, never understood why it mattered. Whats the point?
By victoria schofield8 years ago in Longevity
Why Abelism Is Not Called For
Ableism sucks. Do not throw your abelist nonsense around. I can multi-task at home. I can multi-task elsewhere. But I cannot work full-time until I sleep the whole night properly. Really, if my family expects me to jump into full-time work, well, that is dangerous. No, thank you. I have to start part-time and work my way up. I applied at a nutritional supplement store within walking distance from home at a mall. So yes, I need to work part-time. There is an insurance gig coming for me that I have to pay up $200 for, so if you read my work on this website, please donate. The insurance gig can be very part-time.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Longevity
Feeling Defeat
This past week has been a challenge for me. On Monday night I ended up getting a headache, which turned into a migraine. By Tuesday morning I couldn't even find the energy I needed to push myself out of bed that morning. I had to call in sick to work, which I hate doing, especially as I am trying to save my sick days for if my insurance ever approves the Spinraza treatment. The headache lasted off and on all week at different levels, but luckily I only missed the one day of work. With that, I overall just didn't feel that great throughout the week. I did start feeling better by the weekend, but still not to 100%. I was hoping it would only get better from there, as I had a big weekend coming up the following weekend. I wanted to finish all of my homework during the week. Unfortunately, that didn't happen and I was left with a project to finish and another paper to write by the end of today.
By Courtney Frazer8 years ago in Longevity
Fine, Thanks
Alright, abelists, as April is coming up and as it is Abelist Awareness month, I’m going to do quite a bit of fine ranting next month since I have stuff to say to everybody who has ever been an abelist in my life or an abettor to abelism. To expect disabled people to say “Thanks, I’m fine,” is ridiculous. We are fine only if we have enough spoons to appear to be fine. Sometimes “fine” is not the way we chronically ill feel, mmm k? Chronic illness is a drain. I don’t always sleep the whole night but for some reason I wake up feeling energy as well as rested.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Longevity
Making Lists for Happier Brains
Our daily lives, mental health issues (whether it'd be anxiety, borderline or bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, schizophrenia, etc), physical health troubles, the pressure we put on ourselves, and our responsibilities in all domains of our living reality can all get extremely overwhelming. Many will keep everything inside, push problems aside, and eventually have their difficulties blow up and create an even bigger hassle to deal with than it would have been in the beginning.
By Rorie O'Fowtree8 years ago in Longevity
Yes, It Is Hard but You Can Do It
Hello friends, fans, and family, How are you doing today? Are you staying motivated? Are you staying focused on your fitness goals? Yes, it is going to be hard and if you are already working out then you know it is hard to do. It is not easy saying no to your friends, telling a close friend that you don't want to hang out with them because while y'all are hanging out you all consume too much alcohol, unhealthy foods, and/or sweets. Every once and a while is not bad, right? The problem with that is you will put pressure on yourself to hang out with them, "like old times," and that will kill your workout efforts because you can't consume that amount of unhealthy foods and/or alcohol and get to the fitness level that you want. Your real friends will understand and support you in your decision. However, this fitness effort will change your life. So, that is why I say it is a life style change and you may lose some friends in the process because you are trying to get to a better fitness level. Even though this effort has nothing to do with them, they may see it as a personal attack because you are trying to better yourself and because you can't hang out as much. There is nothing wrong with preparation and setting goals for yourself. Do your research and know what exercises to do to get to the fitness level that you want to achieve.
By Isaac Middleton8 years ago in Longevity
