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I’m willing to guess that, at some point in your life, you’ve felt a sense of shame or guilt in saying no to family or friends. I went to Instagram and polled the ladies, and everyone who answered yes to feeling guilty for saying no shared that they were afraid that they would let people […] More
As soon as you start to pee, you know it. *Expletive* *Expletive* Expletive* I have a UTI. I’m all too familiar with UTI — she and I got quite close in college, but we’ve had some time apart, and I think we’ve both moved on. However, my extensive history with her has given me lots of […] More
A lot of us think that water is the one thing the body can never have enough of, but this isn’t true. Over-hydration, also referred to as water intoxication or water poisoning, can have devastating consequences on one’s health. What exactly is water intoxication? Water intoxication happens when your water intake is too much for […] More
Do you ever feel like you’re looking for all the right things in all the wrong places? That’s how I feel about love. I’m 32, and I’m single. Maybe you saw my article here about what that feels like for me — one part amazing, one part (maybe more) really f*&*ing hard. On the amazing […] More
Just 10 days ago, our country experienced yet another tragedy. On Aug. 3, 2019, the El Paso, Texas shooting marked the sixteenth deadly mass shooting in the United States. Twenty-two innocent lives were taken that day, and at least 24 individuals were left injured. This incident was followed the next day by the seventeenth deadly mass […] More
Keto. Vegan. South Beach. Paleo. Just when you think you’ve encountered (or attempted) every fad diet in the book, you open Pinterest and fall upon a pretty graphic of an unfamiliar diet that claims to hold “the secret” to beating belly bloat, gas, and indigestion. Your list of “must-try” nutritional hacks is likely as long […] More
By 2026 all South Africans and permanent residents will be able to access core health services through the National Health Insurance (NHI). If you haven’t heard about the NHI, it’s a financing system that will make sure that all citizens of South Africa (and legal long-term residents) are provided with essential healthcare, regardless of their […] More
Finding a partner to spend your life with is wonderful and romantic, but it also comes with some decidedly unromantic decisions — like combining finances. We want to think about decorating our first apartment together, choosing the perfect ring, or planning our honeymoon in South America — not how we’re going to pay the joint […] More
