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The Time of a Disabled Person Is Not Yours to Waste
Despite the many disabilities there are out there because of this polluted, godforsaken, hell-hole, and wretched planet of a world that sits on the Orion Arm in the Milky Way Galaxy, disabled people’s time is not yours to waste. Sometimes we have bad days. Those of us with chronic illness intimately know that we have bad days and goodness knows that happens. Just sleeping through the night for me is a huge accomplishment. I don’t think I know what that’s like, period. I had symptoms of pediatric schizophrenia since I was a one-year-old.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 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 Only Relationship You Can Cheat In
The ever exhilarating, ever captivating, ever allusive cheat day. It sits at the end of the week like a beacon, drawing and tempting you in. Waiting for the day to arrive feels like waiting for Christmas to come when you're eight years old and you're sure you received the new Easy Bake Oven that you begged and pleaded for.
By Tamara Adie8 years ago in Longevity
3 More Tips for Girls at the Gym
Maybe you're here because you read my other post: 5 Tips for Girls at the Gym. Maybe you're not. Either way, you can never have too many tips and pointers about gym etiquette, or how to maximise both productivity and gainz.
By Giulia DL8 years ago in Longevity
What You Need for Fasted Workouts
Ladies, how many of us have those moments where we think, 'I haven't eaten yet this morning, if I workout now I'll burn away some of this unwanted fat?'
By Tamara Adie8 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
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
Uphill Battle
It was March 1, 2011, and I was 18 years old. My first-born child was only one month old. She laid in her swing, fussing while half asleep, when she began crying hysterically. Being a new mother, I assumed she could only be hungry or need a change.
By S. L.8 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
Shiatsu: What Is It?
What is SHIATSU? First what it is not! It is not a small hairy animal that barks! It is not an ancient eastern philosophy!
By Peter Rose8 years ago in Longevity
Finding Spirituality Through Working Out
First things first, I am not a religious person. I was not born in a religious family; in fact, my parents are generally atheist. The concept of a higher force was pretty much vague and at times even illusory to me — hard not to think so when religion has been meddling so much with politics and power since its start till this day.
By Judy Mae8 years ago in Longevity