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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
Sugar Addict
I have a problem... with eating. When I am around others, I make the healthy choices. I try to be an example of the best choices for one's body. I have rid my household of chemicals and processed foods, and am always researching how to do better. I am the one that my friends go to when they have healthy eating questions, I follow all the healthy eating instagrams, and am constantly researching how to make better food choices for my family.
By Mistress Mayhem6 years ago in Longevity
Why do I feel both tired and dizzy?
Dizziness can refer to a feeling of lightheadedness, unsteadiness, or vertigo. Feeling dizziness once in a while is common as almost everyone feels dizzy at some point in their lives. However, if you experience dizziness symptoms regularly combined with tiredness and fatigue, you should consult with your doctor.
By Aditi Arora6 years ago in Longevity
Living with Hydrocephalus
You might have seen my title and thought omg that's the first thing people usually say to me. I don't have cancer I don't have a tumour unfortunately for me brain surgery is common because I have something called hydrocephalus which means water on the brain. You might remember seeing those baby with big heads and people would call them aliens? No they just have a water on the brain to stop this people like us need a thing called a shunt that goes into the head down the neck and into the tummy. I had my first brain subheading I was just 4 weeks old I was not born with hydro but developed outside of the womb a PV shunt was inserted and since then I have no need for a replacement the only thing that affected m Ewan's my eye sight and learning etc. I live a absolutely normal life like everyone else only certain things are a little harder for me. I thought nothing of my shunt as I grew older I actually started to think I no longer needed one because I was fine and nothing had ever actually happened to me with it. I'm now over 30 and just out of no where in the 27th of January 2018 I got this massive migraine when I say migraine I mean my head is throbbing so bad that even if I move just a bit I'm going to vomit and that I clean heart the throbbing right out of my ears. I was on 3 different heavy pain meds of the 3 days and nothing worked not even endone... I knew something was not right and I could hardly talk because I kept falling asleep that's all I literally did no matter what I could not stay awake. I was rushed to the hospital they did scans to see what's going on turns out my haunt had completely shattered and was no longer working not only that but I was actively dying I had a heart rate of under 20bpm and they where pumping morphinene into me like crazy with no relief The only was to stop it was to get emergency brain surgery I had absolutely no choice it was get brain surgery or die at that point I didn't care because I was in that much pain I felt dead anyway. My partner had to sign a waiver saying I could die or be brain damaged amongst other things. I didn't expect to come out alive I woke up confused dazed but I survived I could t believe it. Looking at the scans my head had completely filled itself with fluid they said that if I had left it one more day without going to the hospital I would of died as I was already dying when I got there it was so scary and now I feel like my life is different. There are still things I don't remember however I try my best everyday and I work hard at home around my kids. There is no cure for hydrocephalus and shunts are not the cure as they can break at anytime and malfunction at any time you can be fine one day then be dying the next I literally live my life on the edge because I never know if I'll be alive the next day or not.
By Luciana Isabella6 years ago in Longevity
Pandemic? The Coronavirus Terrifies The World. Top Story - February 2020.
What is the coronavirus? Coronaviruses are a very common type of virus in animals such as camels, cats and bats. Sometimes they also infect and make humans sick, especially in the respiratory tract.
By creatorsklub6 years ago in Longevity
The Benefits of Regular Exercise
Workout programs are often marketed as effective weight loss strategies. While just about any program you choose will help you stay in shape, exercise does more than help you maintain a healthy weight. The most obvious benefits may be physical, but consistent activity can benefit you in many other ways as well.
By Sasha McGregor6 years ago in Longevity
Why A Plane Can Paralyze A Person
Sudden paralysis of half of the face and ear pain - these symptoms were manifested in a man who flew on a plane with Professor Alan Hunter from the University of Oregon of Health and Science. The reason was not a stroke, as originally assumed, but only pressure drops. Hunter spoke about the condition that threatens airplane passengers and scuba divers in an article in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
By Konstantin Kalushniy6 years ago in Longevity
Life with Sensitive Skin
What is touch to you? What is feeling? When you pick an item up are you touching it or is it touching you? At the end of the day, your sensory receptors in your skin detect the certain pressures and surfaces and send impulses to your central nervous system. A wonderful mechanism for most it might appear to be, but for the super-sensitive ones of us who live in the world, what a pain it can be (literally).
By Luke Capel6 years ago in Longevity
Are Young Women More Susceptible to ACL Tears
The knee joint acts as a hinge between the thigh and the shin bone, thereby providing seamless locomotion. The femur and the tibia are connected at the knee by the help of four major ligaments, namely, Medial and Lateral Collateral ligaments and Anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligaments. These four ligaments acts as a strong junction and allows all kinds of physical movement, among which, the ACL or the Anterior Cruciate Ligament is more prone to physical injury.
By Lynn Joseph6 years ago in Longevity
Is it possible to detox your lungs?
In the modern era, natural remedies, moreover "detoxification" menus have gained a reputation as a quick furthermore stylish way to reduce toxins from your body. While few products are exchanged to aid in overnight weight loss, advanced digestion either enhanced energy levels, others require to reverse years of harm to organs similar to your lungs.
By Piyush Saxena6 years ago in Longevity
