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Before you groan and roll your eyes at yet another fad “diet” that will likely be out of trend by 2020, the anti-inflammatory diet does not include a meal plan, counting calories, or measuring your food like it’s a math problem. While “diet” has become a dirty word, associated with limitation or deprivation for the sake of […] More
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Your Kidneys Oh! So, that’s what a kidney is for… The first week of September is Kidney Awareness Week. The week aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys and overall health. How well do you know the functions of your kidneys? Sure, it may be […] More
A couple of years ago, my family watched my grandmother become smaller in stature and we listened to her conversations, that would range from her sounding like a child before sounding like a grown-up in a matter of seconds. We had no idea it was dementia — we assumed it was merely old age. Many families […] More
The alarm would go off at 5am. I’d hit snooze for just five more minutes, which turned into 10, then 20 — then suddenly I’d worked myself out of time to go to the gym rather than actually worked out. A few years ago, this was my daily struggle. I found myself in a slump […] More
There are certain things in life we don’t prepare for, even though we know they’re inevitable. Losing a parent is one of them. Our parents are meant to leave us. They bring us into the world, they love us, they teach us, they deal with our struggles, and they celebrate our successes. And if we’re […] More
If you’ve ever witnessed anyone having an epileptic seizure, then you know that it can be quite a scary sight. But in most cases, a seizure is not an emergency and will usually stop on its own. To you, it might feel like you have to do something drastic or the person will die, but […] More
Having body image issues almost feels like a rite of passage as a teenager. And while it is a good way to realize even the women you look up to the most have their days, it’s also not a necessity. Why do we have to feel like sh*t for a few years before we can […] More
You know you love your significant other, and you know that they love you. You also know the right way to argue (or at least practice the right way!) and how to exactly get the relationship you want. So why is that same argument still rearing its ugly head time and time again? You know the argument […] More
