Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
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Some people just cannot picture stepping outside without applying their makeup. They feel like they literally cannot be seen without it. For psychology graduate Amy Robb, this wasn't an exaggeration: it was her reality. She was actually addicted to wearing makeup. She was so unhealthily obsessed that she even wore…
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Sofia Sanchez, a fifth grader from Downers Grove, Illinois, was recently diagnosed with cardiomyopathy: an incurable disease that makes it hard for the heart to pump blood to the body. As the condition gets worse, the heart becomes weaker and it can lead to heart failure. Sofia underwent open heart…
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Especially as you get older, getting regular exercise becomes increasingly important. Of course, it's nice to stay in shape, but going for a run, hitting the gym or practising yoga a few times a week will help reduce the risk of developing certain diseases and other ailments as you age.…
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Back in February, fans were upset to hear that Kevin Smith had suffered a heart attack. Writing on Instagram from his hospital bed in Los Angeles, the actor wrote that he had faced his "greatest fear" when he was rushed to a medical facility where doctors found one of his arteries…
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Anyone with a brother or sister knows that growing up, you spend about 90 per cent of your time fighting with your sibling. Yeah, I'll admit that me and my sister spent most of our formative years bickering and plotting and trying to ruin each other's lives. Sometimes those arguments…
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We all know someone with unusual eating habits, or somebody who buys into unconventional diets. Maybe they like to nibble on the end of a pencil when they're scribbling something down, or chew their hair when they're deep in thought. Perhaps they're buying into some internet trend where you only…
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For most people, having a limb amputated would feel like something from a nightmare. But for cricketer Rob Franks, it was "the best decision of his life." In fact, he even paid £15,000 ($19K) to have the leg removed. Now, despite this setback, he's back on sports pitch again and has boasted…
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Everybody has a bad habit that they just can't resist. Some people bite their nails, some people chew their hair, and some people crack their knuckles. Service technician Antoine Boylston was one of those people: a habitual knuckle-cracker, who through a quirk of fate and bad luck, narrowly avoided dying…
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We've all had the sorry experience of urgently needing to empty our bladders at an awkward moment, and having no way of relieving ourselves. It absolutely sucks when you're in agony holding it in, wondering if you're going to wet yourself before you reach a toilet stall. At times like…
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Even if you weren't into the documentary scene a little more than a decade ago, then there's still a very good chance you're familiar with Super Size Me, which came out in May of 2004. You got to see Morgan Spurlock eat a ton of McDonald's, but you also got…
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Glorious glutes and bulging biceps are both great, but one thing that most people struggle with when trying to lose weight is the white whale that is belly fat. There's a reason all those random adverts you get all over your favourite sites advertise about how to get rid of…
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People often say that size isn't everything, and that, regardless of your height, you're capable of achieving greatness. Think of some famous high-profile dwarf actors for example, like Warwick Davis or Peter Dinklage, who have successfully raised the profiles of short people with their incredible acting skills. But one area…
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While we're all hopelessly glued to our Instagram accounts, the time we spend scrolling - something that will inevitably lead to a nasty case of RSI somewhere down the line - can be made more enjoyable by ensuring you follow the right kind of people. Namely, ones who push the…
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82-year-old Mona Randolph, of Kansas City, Missouri, is one of the few people left in the United States who has to use the iron lung machine. Randolph was just 20 years old when she contracted polio, a disease that attacks the spinal chord, causing paralysis and, sometimes, death. While the…
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On the Internet, people get body-shamed all the time. They're either too fat, or too skinny, or too old, or too hairy, or too pregnant. Trolls love picking out perceived flaws and cracking malicious jokes - probably because they feel miserable about their own life, and think tearing down a…
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There are some people out there who won't let anything stand in the way of their dreams. No matter how challenging the obstacles facing them are, these folks will find a way to rise above them and do what they love. Like Ludwig Van Beethoven: even going deaf didn't stop…
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The world of Instagram can be a daunting and deflating place. While the past few years have seen body positivity boom on the photo-sharing app, it's also inundated with people living lives that are simply unattainable to the average person; whether it be being ripped, jet-setting on holidays or driving…
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When it comes to bodybuilders, archaic values tend to dictate that their bulging muscles and rippling physiques belong to strapping men. But the fact of the matter is that the bodybuilding community is for women too, and what's more is that it comprises people of all ages. For instance; meet 68-year-old…
