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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
The Truth About Being on Sick Leave
Every once in a while, you might find yourself having to time off sick for illness. Sometimes it might be for a day, other times it could be for a couple of weeks or more. If like me, you don't often get ill, this can be a pretty strange and sometimes soul-crushing experience. Maybe not so much as being at work during a particularly bad time, but soul crushing nonetheless.
By Lynsey Spence8 years ago in Longevity
Living With Hearing Aids
I'm 37 and I’ve had hearing aids full time for around 17 years, but have been deaf for much longer. We first noticed I was deaf when I was 8 years of age. There was a theory that the chicken pox I had at the time killed the nerve in the right ear, though this idea was confusing when my earing became better in the right and less in the left.
By John A. Cole8 years ago in Longevity
Doctors Are Human Beings Not Gods on a Pedestal
It is for the reasons above that it is your right to question your doctor. It is your right to have undivided time with your doctor and ask questions. It is your right to receive the right answers to your nagging health questions and concerns.
By Carolann Sherwood8 years ago in Longevity
The Possible Causes of Obesity
A Personal Perspective: Before I start I need to make it clear to my readers that I do not have a degree or certification in nutrition. I gained an abundance of knowledge throughout the last 40 plus years as a nurse. I worked closely, for many years with dietary consultants, nutritional professionals, other nurses, doctors, laboratory consultants, and many patients. I continue to do a lot of research on weight loss, lifestyle changes, diets, disease, illnesses, and medications.
By Carolann Sherwood8 years ago in Longevity
Sleep Apnea: Symptoms, Causes, and Remedies
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that could be even dangerous in some cases, where breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep, which can happen up to even hundreds of times. It also means that the brain, as well as the body, doesn’t get enough oxygen. The problem with this disorder is that some people may not even be aware of the fact they suffer from it, allowing it to cause serious health problems other than disrupting your sleep, which studies have shown how important it really is.
By Nina Simons8 years ago in Longevity
Psoriasis: The Silent Skin Disease
I have always been a scary child, afraid of my own shadow type of kid. One day, I was looking at my hands and noticed a dry skin patch in between my thumb and my fore finger. I picked at the skin and made it peel back. Eewwww!! There was skin underneath my dead skin?! It was disgusting and frightening at the same time. I ran to tell my mother and she took me to the hospital. The doctor explained that I had a skin disease called psoriasis. I immediately freaked out. A skin DISEASE! “Am I going to die?” I asked, the doctor responded with a light-hearted laugh and told me that psoriasis wasn’t a serious disease and that, when the rashes flared, all I needed to do was put hydrocortisone cream on them to stop itching and reduce the dryness of my skin. I knew nothing about this skin disease or why I had it. But I did some research and thought I’d share it with others like me who have never heard of psoriasis or have it and don’t understand it.
By Tamirah McGill8 years ago in Longevity
The Glamorisation of Dementia in the Media
In the UK over 850,000 people are living with dementia and it's estimated at this point that one in three people will develop it over the years. In the U.S it's estimated that around 5.3 million people are living with this disease. With the recent interest in bringing attention to this disease, many media portrayals of dementia have caught people's attention.
By Grace Lynch8 years ago in Longevity
Prostate Prehab
How can a pelvic health and wellness physical therapist help me before a prostate procedure or surgery? Did you know that one out of seven men in the Unites States are diagnosed with prostate cancer over their lifetime? There are many treatment options for prostate cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Many of these treatments can leave men with bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction that greatly affect their quality of life. Research has shown that one percent to ninety percent of men will struggle with urinary urgency, frequency, and/or post void dribbling. Basic functional activities such as moving from sit to stand, coughing, sneezing, or jumping may result in leaking urine.
By susan winograd8 years ago in Longevity
Opting out of Metformin
When I was in a small medical college, we were practicing finger pricking to test for diabetes. I remember mine being higher than the rest of the group. The following week, I was sitting in the doctor’s office. They diagnosed me with Type 2 Diabetes. I was given a prescription for Metformin. I just trusted the doctors, hoping everything would be alright, as long as I stayed on the pills.
By Jennifer Cypert8 years ago in Longevity
Things Your Friend Won't Tell You About the Big C. Top Story - April 2018.
I always hate introducing myself to people. Mostly because I do not have a filter. I share way too much way too soon. My story starts like every other story—with an accident. At 16 years old, I was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma in the soft tissue of my right shoulder. The only reason my doctors discovered it in time was that I hurt myself at work the week before. High school is difficult enough, but to have cancer your junior year? Unbelievable.
By Abigail Gray-Army8 years ago in Longevity
