Oct 05, 2009 -
Considering this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I though this would be a good post.
There's no part of our bodies that we obsess about more than our breasts. Even those of us not prone to health anxiety wonder which, if any, of our everyday habits are upping our odds of getting breast cancer.
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Oct 03, 2009 -
*This interview is from vanityfair.com; I do realize this is an interiview of the past. However, I really liked this interview because I found out things about him I never knew. Check it out!
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Sep 28, 2009 -
How to Be Happy With Your Body
Body image is usually a topic dedicated to women, but I hope that both men & women will read this article and will be inspired to appreciate & love their bodies (and themselves) for who they are. Because we are all uniquely created to be different from everyone else!
Difficulty: Moderate
Things You'll Need:
- patience
- motivation
- change of mind-set
- creativity
Step 1
Remember and believe that you are made to be as unique as you are.
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Jul 13, 2009 -
I loved this article! So funny because her talking about the worrying is so true! But her whole point of the article is really good.
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Jul 10, 2009 -
1. Surgery: Crude, blunt and horribly painful
Surgery in the Middle Ages was crude and blunt and … PAINFUL! Surgeons had a very poor understanding of human anatomy, anesthetics and antiseptic techniques to keep wounds and incisions from infection.
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Jun 26, 2009 -
Most of us take prescription drugs -- drugs that, by law, must be prescribed by a doctor -- at some point in our lives. If all goes well, the drug works for you as it's supposed to. But there's no "magic bullet," or drug that works the same for everyone without any risks or side effects.
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Jun 06, 2009 -
Virgo is the only zodiacal sign represented by a female. It is sometimes thought of as a potentially creative girl, delicately lovely; sometimes as a somewhat older woman, intelligent but rather pedantic and spinsterish. The latter impression is sometimes confirmed by the Virgoan preciseness, refinement, fastidious love of cleanliness, hygiene and good order, conventionality and aristocratic attitude of reserve.
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Jun 15, 2009 -
ICU (Invisible Chronic Illness)
1. Arthritis
What is it? Arthritis refers to more than 100 different conditions that cause fatigue, inflammation, swelling, stiffness, and pain particularly in the joints.
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May 27, 2009 -
A migraine is a severe, debilitating form of headache that typically appears as a throbbing ache near the side of the forehead. Over time, the ache often intensifies to a disabling pain. Migraines are usually a chronic condition, occurring repeatedly throughout a person’s life.
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May 05, 2009 -
Eating Disorders
In a society that continues to prize thinness even as Americans become heavier than ever before, almost everyone worries about their weight at least occasionally. People with eating disorders take such concerns to extremes, developing abnormal eating habits that threaten their well-being and even their lives. This question-and-answer fact sheet explains how psychotherapy can help people recover from these increasingly common disorders.
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