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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.

10 Reasons Why Kombucha Is Good for You
Kombucha is a low cal, fermented tea alternative to sugary drinks. What separates this fizzy concoction from diet soda and seltzer is thousands of years of purported health benefits. Folk tales aren’t the only thing maintaining that kombucha is good for you—organizations like the National Institute for Health have been studying its macronutrient and probiotic content for years. Here are just ten ways that black or green teas plus probiotics may improve your constitution.
By Ben Kharakh8 years ago in Longevity
My I Don't Want to Be 600-lb Life
I am 49 years old and I am morbidly obese. Which, to put aside all of the political correctness, simply means I am old and fat. I have been this way for as long as I can remember. I am not ashamed of how I look, but I am scared about how I have been feeling. I now have three beautiful reasons to make a change, but they did not prompt my change of heart. I got my wakeup call as I sat on a gurney in the emergency room, scared because I couldn't breath and quickly realized that my size had predetermined the care I was going to get.
By Christina Gonzalez8 years ago in Longevity
Fact Versus Fiction: Tourette Syndrome
Most people have seen the gag of a person spewing profanities, unable to control themselves. They let loose a myriad of F-bombs, and ridiculous curse mash-ups for comedic relief. We laugh. It’s funny. It’s harmless.
By Hunter Delles8 years ago in Longevity
Why You Need to Add Turmeric to Your Diet
I had first heard about turmeric a few years ago while scrolling through my Pinterest feed. It was a post about turmeric tea, but I quickly scrolled past it being that I didn't know what turmeric even was. Turmeric is a spice traditionally used in the Middle East and South Asia, but has worked its way into western culture. It is most popularly sold as a seasoning or in capsules and does wonders for the body.
By Paranneting/Anne Reboa8 years ago in Longevity
A Story of Chronic Pain
For the past three years since 2015, I had spent hours and hours and hours talking to my mom and working through my feelings about having a late autism diagnosis at 22. It was a long process of recognizing behaviors and scenarios that seemed unrelated throughout my childhood and adolescence, but gradually all the pieces started popping up and coming together and with it, a profound sense of relief. Years of feeling like a fish out of water finally had an explanation and I couldn't have been happier. I had had other issues with my body for some time at that point, but for one reason or another never got around to pursuing it and just lived with the pain that eventually would cause me so much hassle that I was going to make an incredibly difficult decision. At that time, one diagnosis had distracted me from the urgency of the situation that was to come.
By Emilia F8 years ago in Longevity
Living With a Cholesteatoma, the Tumor That Destroys Your Hearing
In honor of today being "Rare Disease Day" and March being Cholesteatoma Awareness Month, I’ve decided to share my experience, as well as what I have been going through with this disease over the past year. While it is a rare (1 in 10,000) condition, more awareness is needed and support for those in the community suffering.
By Samantha Turchan8 years ago in Longevity
Things You Didn't Know Were Affecting Your Daily Health
Can you really put a price on being healthy? When you're sick, it's often the case that all you can think about is how great it was to be healthy and active. That's one of the two main reasons why people are willing to pay such exorbitant prices for healthcare. The other main reason, of course, is that the alternative means death.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Longevity
I'm 36, Fit, and Don't Smoke. Of Course I Had a Stroke
Mickey Mantle once famously quipped "If I had known I was gonna live this long, I would've taken better care of myself." I don't know how old ole' Mick was when he said that, but I bet dollars to doughnuts that he was on the far side of forty. He sure as shit wasn't too young to be president of the United States like I was when I found out I had a goddamn heart condition. And I wasn't even a Triple Crown winner, a member of the Yankees, or had ever received a blow job from a fan before a game (Google it).
By Robert Eleazer8 years ago in Longevity
Age Discrimination in Health Care
Age Discrimination in the English NHS: The government claims to be against all forms of discrimination; even relatively tiny groupings have power, yet the government itself, in the form of the NHS, is discriminating against men over 70 and is killing them by doing so.
By Peter Rose8 years ago in Longevity
Life With an Invisible Illness
Let me tell you about a 12-year-old girl just starting secondary school in the UK. She was happy, healthy, making friends, and doing well in her first few weeks of early mornings and homework.
By Beth Kay8 years ago in Longevity
Sleep Deprivation
Sleep deprivation causes many health problems. Your cognition is impaired along with your ability to make money. Mental illness symptoms include not getting enough sleep. Depression, in contrast, can make you sleep too much. Not getting enough sleep leaves a person groggy and messed up. Not getting enough sleep can cause weight gain or weight loss. Consequently, getting less sleep can mean you gain weight as well. Gaining weight happens from lacking sufficient rest since your ability to make good decisions is affected by not getting enough sleep. Concentration is impaired when you do not sleep as much as you need to sleep.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Longevity
Have You Eaten Your Dirt Today?
That's right, have you eaten your yummy dirt today? Dirt is essential to your body. Well, let me be a little more clear. Dirt is a mixture of all sorts of microorganisms and minerals. But don't start picking it up and eating it just yet. Not just any dirt will do and you don't need to eat all of it. There is one important component of dirt I'm talking about. It's vitamin B12.
By Antoinette Jones8 years ago in Longevity