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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
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
