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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
Brain Tumor Turmoil
What is brain cancer? A malignancy? An abnormal growth of cells, usually treated with chemo, radiation, surgery, or sometimes all of the above? Well.. this is my take on it, completely raw and unfiltered, because you can't sugarcoat cancer.
By Jennah Morris8 years ago in Longevity
Time for a Dental Appointment
There are few things worse than a toothache. Not having a regular dentist to call for an appointment is a close second. I am a dental hygienist who would like to offer some tips on finding a dental home. Why would you need tips, you may be thinking. Well, there seems to be a dental office on every corner these days. But not all dental offices are created equal.
By Linda Andrews8 years ago in Longevity
Breast Cancer Prevention
Many women suffer from breast cancer. That woman may be your mother, sister, aunt, or even your best friend. Women are not very aware of breast cancer even though they should be because of the one in eight chance of getting it, and women do not take enough precaution to prevent it. Here are some ways you can prevent getting it, what can increase your risk, and how the treatments may harm you.
By Natalie Cox8 years ago in Longevity
Guidelines From an EX-Serial Smoker
Smoker Stats Name: Selma Altay Age: None of your business (OLD enough) Years smoked: 34 Number of cigarettes a day: 40+ Skills — Could smoke whilst doing the dishes without getting a cigarette wet — Internal Sat Nav and able to find petrol stations at 3 AM before the internet existed (you think you're cool with your Google Maps)
By Selma Altay8 years ago in Longevity
I Had My Tonsils Taken Out
On the fifteenth of December, I was set to get my tonsils taken out (tonsillectomy). It was all very up in the air as to if I was actually going to get the surgery or not, as the date had been changed three or four times in the lead up. The fifteenth came around and it seemed everything would be going ahead. Though a few plans had to be canceled with ten days to recover for Christmas, this seemed like the best option and so I decided to just get on with it and get them out.
By Ellie Martin8 years ago in Longevity
My Health Demon
Hi, my name is Chants. I’m 28 years old and I have a chronic illness that makes me feel like I’m an OAP (Old Age Pensioner). And what is the name of this evil thing, I hear you ask? My demon is called Fibromyalgia, and there is no known cure, and it only gets worse.
By chants richards8 years ago in Longevity
How Cancer Changed My Life
Cancer. It's a big ugly word that we hear more and more often as time progresses. We hear cancer and think of chemo and radiation, losing hair and nausea. We think about the effect of cancer on the person fighting it, forgetting about how it affects those that surround that person. When I was 31, my mom was diagnosed with esophageal/stomach cancer. Thankfully, they caught it early and she never had to go through chemo or radiation. Still, her having cancer completely changed my life. Not necessarily negatively, just changed.
By Kristen Campbell8 years ago in Longevity
