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Believe It Or Not: Four Tales Of Running
For anyone who has run almost daily for years, the benefits of running are not restricted to being physically healthy and mentally sharp. It's the stories that you can recount about your experiences running that serve as conversation ice breakers or just entertain the hell out of family and friends.
By Frank Racioppi5 years ago in Longevity
Second Chances
It’s a strange feeling to have had someone touch your heart – physically touch it, I mean. It leaves you feeling vulnerable, violated and the imprint of fingerprints never fade away from memory. Yes, I’m talking from personal experience, although I wish I weren’t. Heart surgery is no walk in the park. I’d been under the Cardiology knife before, but this time was different; at the grandiose age of 38, I was given a new heart and a new start in life. Here I was, Robert Sanders, of Windsor, Berkshire - the luckiest man on earth – but Jesus! To look at me, you wouldn’t know it!
By Dorothy Owens5 years ago in Longevity
Breaking Ground
"There is is!" Is a phrase that I and many chiropractic followers have grown accustomed to. It is the famous phrase of "The Haitian Doctor" Dr. Nesly Clerge. The veteran chiropractor has over 15 years plus years treating patients from different walks of life. "Our goal is to help our patients increase their range of motion and joint mobility. So here at the Pain and Rehab Center we have structured our chiropractic style to accomplish that objective." Dr. Clerge once said to a patient. His unique approach to chiropractic care has garnered him over 30,000 followers on Youtube, and has regarded him as one of the top chiropractors in his field.
By Sakoli Norman 5 years ago in Longevity
Surviving a pandemic with a rare chronic illness.. Top Story - February 2021.
COVID-19 shaped the whole world in the past year. Disregarding social class, age, gender, and ethnicity, it affected everyone. However, the pandemic life has been even more challenging for those of us who have severe health conditions. I have never been more grateful for my family and friends who have supported me through these challenging times.
By Daniel Toth5 years ago in Longevity
The Year I Gained 60 Pounds
And, not in a “She’s got nice curves now” way. It’s so hard to talk about weight, especially when it comes to this day and age because of the fear of offending, triggering or going against the #bodypositivitymovement that I personally believe has been so helpful for the mental sanity of so many people out there.
By Natasha Garrido Rains5 years ago in Longevity
Exile in Atlanta
A year ago, had I wondered what the end of 2020 would be like, I certainly wouldn’t have imagined living in the heart of Atlanta. I’ve called this city home for as long as I can remember, but it’s always been a relationship of mutual passivity. The summer before college was the most time I’d spent in Downtown Atlanta, a commute made easier by my sister’s apartment being a stone’s throw from the Belt Line. Still, it wasn’t city-living so much as finding a space for myself halfway between work and home. In fact, that brief transitory lifestyle between high school student and college student was almost enough to discourage me from wanting to ever live downtown.
By Adam Hayes5 years ago in Longevity
Health & Wellness
The most disrespected thing in life is a black woman. Malcolm X said that back in 1962. A quote that shouldn’t be but is still relevant today. Behind every good man is a woman but behind every great man is a black woman. Black women have been the crazy glue that has held this country together and it is time that they are recognized for their accomplishments.
By Mario Dantae5 years ago in Longevity
Breathing Into a New Light
Heartbreak is excruciating. It’s like one of those things where you feel like you feel pain and yet you can’t see scabs to know that you’re healing. That’s what sucks about it, it’s all an internal turmoil. It was my first encounter at heartbreak, three - years later at twenty-five with this vision that he’d be my forever became a fantasy.
By Girlieh Mae Barit5 years ago in Longevity
A First Timer's Experience Giving Blood
I feel like personally, organ donation is talked about a lot more than blood donation. For me, I heard about organ donation as a child and signed up for it as soon as I was able to, but I don’t think I’d heard of anyone giving blood until my housemate did at university.
By Jade Anderson 5 years ago in Longevity
Breaking the chains of paralysis
On the evening of October 29th 2019 I was hit with an Ischemic Stroke. That evening itself was scary as hell. I had to fight like hell to make it outside my apartment complex to catch a ride to the emergency room and then stay awake, thinking this was it because I had no idea at the time what was going on.Only to finally awaken in a hospital bed not able to move then left side of my body at all. The damage the stroke did was to my right frontal lobe in my brain which destroyed my brain’s ability to operate my left arm and left leg. It has been that way ever since.
By Randall Wright5 years ago in Longevity
