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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
Let’s Talk Cortisol
We’re about to get a little “science-y” here friends!! . Let’s talk cortisol. . Cortisol is typically known as “the stress hormone” so, it gets a bad rap. While it is in fact a stress hormone it is also a very important hormone in general. Cortisol is responsible for maintaining the health of and proper communication between every cell in your body!
By Brittany Gordon5 years ago in Longevity
Are You Sure You Eat Enough Veggies?
I know. another article here to tell you that everything you are eating is wrong and you need to eat grass the rest of your life, right? Not this time. Due to extreme health issues I have had through the years I have done ALOT of research on health and wellness in the most natural pathways possible. I would like to share with you some of the things I have learned and tell you of a few products that have really helped me defeat Crohns Disease. These products helped me to rapidly improve my health without having to give up the various foods that I love. So let's get started.
By Valerie Gessler5 years ago in Longevity
Fibro Life
#TeamFibro I really believe that I've had fibromyalgia 4 many, many years before I was actually diagnosed with it at 38 years old. I can remember in my late teens early 20s, constantly not feeling well and constantly being tired and being achy and sore. At first I would contribute it to my obesity and then when my daughter was a little over a year old I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes , so from that point on I contributed how I felt on a daily basis to my unmanaged diabetes.
By Erin kouris5 years ago in Longevity
Effects of premenstrual dysphoric disorder on women's sexual health
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, also known as the PMDD, is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome. It is a serious woman's sexual health condition. Premenstrual syndrome causes women to experience severe premenstrual symptoms. But, PMDD has physical and psychological symptoms that disrupt the daily activities in a woman’s life and affects the health of her mental state. PMDD can cause severe irritability, depression, panic attacks, or anxiety usually a week or two prior to your period. The premenstrual dysphoric disorder requires certain treatments or lifestyle changes in order to be treated once diagnosed. In this article, the condition is explained in detail along with its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
By Harbor Compounding pharmacy5 years ago in Longevity
Taking Back My Life
Hello everyone and welcome to wait is essentially my journal now! My name is Jessica, I am a 21 year old college student. I am a senior at South College and my major is health science plus the Physicians assistant track. I want to come on here to start sharing my story as I have found that it helps me cope when I actually talk about chronic illnesses and its effect on my life rather than just keep it in. I also want to bring awareness to chronic “invisible” illnesses as they affect millions of people around the world and a lot of surfers are being mistreated by the medical community as well as normal people without chronic illnesses. No one who has an illness experiences it the same way as another does not matter if it was rapid onset illness or chronic. So please keep that in mind if you comment on my posts. So let's get started on my story from the beginning and to where I am now.
By Jessica Natale5 years ago in Longevity
COVID-19: No End in Sight!
COVID 19: The Coronavirus, over the weekend, continues to dominate global news. In these United States, on Saturday, 7 November 2020, reports from Illinois, Missouri, and Michigan respectively reveal 12,348, 4,559, and 6,225 new confirmed cases in a 24-hour period. These figures, relative to each state, is a new single-day record.
By Shain Thomas5 years ago in Longevity
On a journey
Earlier on in the year on January 30, 2020, I was diagnosed with cancer. It was news that I was not expecting, and it was very surprising. The year before it had started out as a small bump on the skin mistaken for a hemorrhoid. As the year of 2019 ended, it had grown rapidly and after a few trips to the emergency rooms at the hospitals, it became larger and very painful. I finally said to the doctor that I need it to be cut off which was what I was hoping they would do the other times that I went to the hospital. The other times, they thought it was just clotted and cut the clots out. On the day of the operation, I was at Church, ready to play the drums, however I was in so much pain and felt that I was a little off beat. I ended up leaving and going to the walk-in clinic and told them my situation. They looked at it and said they will send me to the Newmarket hospital. I went there and the doctor and surgeon looked at it and said they will operate. That evening I had the surgery. The surgeon told me after I woke up that he did send a sample for testing. That is when I found out at the end of January what it was. I started radiation and that seemed to take care of the anal melanoma however, as the months continued the cancer had spread to my lungs and my liver. It is an aggressive form of cancer called melanoma. Since being diagnosed and finding out it was spreading fast, I have quit drinking any alcohol and have been exercising regularly. I started using an app for guidance and exercise which has coaches that guide you along the way. It is an extremely helpful and motivating app. My weight has been going up and down due to the treatment and medication. This journey has been a rough one, but I am happy that I have had a good support system from the healthcare workers, my family, co-workers, and friends. With the exercise, it helps that I have a loving caring puppy as well who always makes sure she wakes me up early in the morning. She is a highly active golden retriever husky and she loves her walks and playtime which helps to keep me active as well. She often comes along for the car ride when I am being dropped off for treatment. She really greeted me with lots of kisses when I came home from being in the hospital for seven days because of a bad reaction that I had to the immunotherapy. Now I am on chemotherapy and hoping for the best. I have been able to have my home office and have had a great deal of support from my work. They have been very accommodating. I am not to go out anywhere in the public as much due to being immunocompromised and I have used my down time to exercise, walk the dog, write, rest, and read. I play the drums and due to my pain, I realize I may have to switch legs for the base drum. It makes sense as well because when I’m not using the drums and just doing a beat with my legs, I often lead with the left leg so I believe I have made a discovery that I may be left legged for the drums instead of right legged. I miss playing the drums at church and church has started back up again however, I am still not able to attend due to my health. I also enjoy singing and creating poems and songs occasionally. Throughout this journey, I have learned a lot about health. Drink lots of water, keep your spirits up, exercise regularly and do not give up.
By Elizabeth Bly5 years ago in Longevity
Bennington Vermont Place Mayor Calls For Extra Caution As Local Case Counts Rise
The chairman of Bennington Vermont's biggest city urges occupants to follow COVID-19 counteraction measures as contaminations in the area. consistently rise. Statewide, cases have been going up and general well-being authorities state numerous new contaminations are attached to indoor get-togethers.
By Muhammad Ahmed5 years ago in Longevity
HOW WELL ARE WE PREPARED FOR POST LOCKDOWN WORLD?
Ever since the beginning of 2020, we were all wishing for this one thing : "Ending the pandemic" Now, technically, the pandemic has not reached an end yet. We still can't be sure if and when the Corona-virus pandemic would end. Right?
By Sai Subramaniam5 years ago in Longevity
