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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
Should We Drink Green Tea
Does anyone find themselves feeling older than what you really are? People always tell me that I'm an old lady at the heart. I love to wake up early, bring water to a boil, pour that water into a Japanese tea kettle my sister got me, add my green tea, and watch the sun rise; While I watch the sun rise, my tea wakes my body up and warms my cold body.
By Abigail Brooke7 years ago in Longevity
Understanding Meniere's Disease
Meniere's Disease is a complicated condition that may have several underlying causes. It is believed to be caused by an excessive amount of fluid in the ear which causes symptoms of dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss and clogged ears. Some possible underlying causes of tinnitus include an autoimmune disease, allergies, head trauma, migraines, viral infection or a blockage in the eustachian tube. This is a condition that affects my family personally as my Dad was diagnosed with it a few years ago.
By Jenny Beck7 years ago in Longevity
Hawaiian Plants and Their Sustainability Uses
Seven Plants We See in Hawaii Hawaiians have traditionally used plants for food and medicine, describing the practice Laʻau Lapaʻau. Around UH Hilo campus alone, you will likely find seven plants that Hawaiians view as key for their first aid kits: Ki, or ti leaf; Awapuhi and ‘Olena; Noni; Niu; Hau; Mai’a; and Kalo.
By Shelbi-Ahlan Shimazu7 years ago in Longevity
Prevent and Recover Quicker from Injury and Sickness as a Single Parent
Being a single parent means doing double the work most of the time. You don't really get a time out or a breather to take a minute. However, there are some ways you can prepare for issues ahead of time and to speed up recovery time after the fact. Consider these tips to apply to your life.
By Paisley Hansen7 years ago in Longevity
Tinnitus
As I sit here in a quiet room, my ears are ringing, a loud hum that I am attempting to ignore. For me and millions of others who suffer from tinnitus, the world is never truly quiet. So, what is tinnitus? Tinnitus is defined as phantom noises that a person hears. In most cases, tinnitus is only heard by the person experiencing it but in rare cases, the tinnitus can be heard by others. The noises range from humming and buzzing to a roaring noise or even chirping sounds. Beethoven, the famous deaf composer, also suffered from tinnitus, telling friends he constantly heard the noise of crickets chirping. The effect of tinnitus can be so severe that it can make people go crazy. Tinnitus is a symptom of many ear related conditions including hearing loss due to noise exposure, ear infections, and Meniere's Disease, a condition that usually includes vertigo and hearing loss along with severe tinnitus.
By Jenny Beck7 years ago in Longevity
Lack of Sleep Will Impact a Person's Health
Many people may have work situations or other things occurring in their life that will cause them to experience insufficient sleep. It has been estimated that over 30 percent of people don't get a sufficient amount of sleep. This often results in more than just an inability to focus or being in a bad mood. Being deprived of sleep over an extended period of time can result in a person experiencing harm to their physical health and more.
By Paisley Hansen7 years ago in Longevity
Journeying Towards Silence
Growing up, my life was filled with sound. I loved music and would sing my tiny heart out. I started taking piano lessons when I was 7 and was in the children's choir at church. According to my father, once I started talking, I never stopped. I loved doing voices and imitations of celebrities. When I went to college, I joined the Women's Collegiate Choir and we were good. I sang solos and led sectional rehearsals for my fellow sopranos. I listened to music non-stop. My parents bought me a keyboard for my birthday my first year so I could continue playing the piano in my dorm room. I would even sing along to my music when I worked in the basement stacks of the library. (It was behind closed doors, so I wasn't disturbing any studying.) My ears heard everything and I loved it.
By K. L. Michaels7 years ago in Longevity
Sharing an Allergy with Only 0.6 Percent of the World
This is my story, my story about going through reactions after reactions, over and over, for two years straight, countless doctors appointments, and no answers. Until we turned to our own research and figured out what all my doctors couldn't. But, in order to tell this story, we have to start from the very beginning.
By Jasmine Soliz7 years ago in Longevity
Astonishing Benefits of Ice-Cold Showers
I’m trying to open my eyes in defiance. They are fighting back. Rebellion is the only thing on my mind. My mouth is dry and thirsty. The alarm rings my ears off. My thoughts are commanding me not to move. Muscles lie still, too stiff to move.
By Toni Koraza7 years ago in Longevity
10 Things Not to Say to Someone Allergic to Cold
When I was younger, say 15 or so, I went to a car show with my dad and my friend Rosie. It was the 4th of July—her birthday—and summer. It wasn't the nicest weather, but it wasn't particularly bad. A little windy at most. I was wearing shorts. We were walking around looking at the cars and some of the stalls that were selling shiny things. We sat on the grass and chatted to a stall owner about what she was selling and how she made some of her stuff. The grass was a little damp with morning dew, and there was a bit of a brisk morning wind. We were sat there for about 15-20 minutes. When we stood up, both of my legs were covered in an angry red rash. I had no idea what it was. We went and sat in the car for a bit, and the rash faded. I decided I felt a bit better, so we went outside again, only for the rash to return. We just carried on, perplexed, but otherwise fine.
By Max Fisher7 years ago in Longevity
Carbohydrate Counting
Counting carbohydrates is an easy part of diabetes management. Milk, grains like rice etc., flour, bread from that flour, and corn products are all carbohydrates. So is butternut squash soup, pasta, yogurt, pinto peas, and potatoes in general, whether a sweet potato or a white potato or a yam, it is a carb. Tomatoes also have a carbohydrate count along with peas. Carbohydrates impact your blood glucose in such a way as to raise it. Lettuce, however, has no carbohydrates in it, which lessens the additional impact on blood sugar. Protein also has less impact than carbohydrates. Yogurt is both a protein and a carb.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez7 years ago in Longevity
