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People can get hyper-focused on forming good habits to live with. They try to exercise regularly, eat healthy, and maintain their overall well-being. While it’s great to form these good habits, your toxic habits could be keeping you from success. Toxic habits don’t always look like you think they will. They don’t always present as […] More
Remember that lunch box in first or second grade that you just died for? Maybe it was Scooby-Doo themed, Disney Princess themed, or you were like me and designed your own with stickers from PETA (yeah, the other kids were pretty disturbed…). But why are lunch boxes a thing of the past!? Kids shouldn’t be having all the fun. […] More
You’ve probably heard from a wise grandma or two that gargling with saltwater can help cure a sore throat. But before you stand over the sink and put yourself through what feels like an open-mouthed dunk in the ocean, is the old saltwater gargle remedy even legit? The good news: Saltwater actually does help alleviate the […] More
Statistics from the Organ Donor Foundation of South Africa state there are 4 300 South African adults and children who are waiting for an organ. Being an organ donor is a selfless act and there is an urgent need for more organ donors in the country. In order to be an organ donor, you need […] More
Everyone knows getting a little activity in your day to day is important for your health. So, for the first 18 years of my life, I stuck to activity that didn’t require being around other humans. See, I was bullied constantly as a kid for my weight. I had a significantly different body type than […] More
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
