Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
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Western beauty standards put pressure on women to be both slim and toned. However, for some, that just simply isn't possible. Life takes over for a lot of women, with mothers and professionals not having enough time to spend hours in the gym refining their abs and researching recipes. However,…
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We have made commendable strides as a society toward a more accepting, warm attitude with regards to different body shapes, ideas and sexual preferences. With that being said, though, we still have some distance left to travel. One need only flick through the comments on an Instagram post of a…
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It takes a lot of guts to stand up for yourself and remain true to who you are - especially if you're constantly being attacked for how you look or what you believe in. Megan Kimberling understands this all too well. The 29-year-old model and product developer, who wears US…
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I thought people that are allergic to peanuts have it rough, but it turns out there's something even worse - being allergic to sex. It sounds like a joke, but according to clinical sexologist Lindsay Doe, it's a thing. In a new episode of her YouTube series, Sexplanations, she 'sexplains'…
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The human body is a weird and wonderful thing. It sweats, sprouts hair, produces gas, converts food into energy, allows us to see and hear and taste and smell, grows, shrinks, ages, improves, declines, and - ultimately - allows us to function as the most advanced species on the planet.…
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We've all struggled with our weight from time to time. While in the majority of the cases, the number is more or less negligible and can be brought down with a combination of diet and exercise - others struggle with their weight in a far more affecting way, and it…
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At some point in life, many of us might start to experience the sorts of problems we simply can't deal with on our own. Whether it be a traumatic event, a problem with a relationship, or perhaps an ongoing mental health issue, there are some things we just need an…
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I'm not going to lie, I am one of those people who obsesses over the number of hours of sleep I get and the number of steps I do in a day. Every day, without fail, I will check how many steps I have done when I get into bed…
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People crack their knuckles to calm anxiety, relieve stiffness, prepare for an epic kung-fu fight, and annoy the hell out of their co-workers. Also, it feels good. At least, that's what I've heard. I've never cracked my knuckles before, and I don't plan to. That POP is pretty unsettling. Whenever…
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While we've all considered ourselves unfortunate souls from time to time - plagued with a coterie of stubbed toes, lost possessions, and far too many drunken nights - there are some people who are so unlucky that we just assume they go around smashing mirrors and walking under ladders. One…
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Nipples. Funny little things aren't they? I mean, for women, the reason for nipples is fairly obvious: they are a gateway into the nutritious milk that turns your screaming bundle of misery into a bumbling, fumbling toddler. However, for men, the reason behind those little slices of sausage meat that…
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I imagine that one of the hardest parts of pregnancy is having to give up the things that you love. Partying and heavy drinking have to be left behind, as you let the little spawn inside of your womb grow into a howling, crying, ugly bundle of joy. However, one…
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When 26-year-old Raymar Acosta first noticed white patches on her skin when she was seven, she assumed that they were something temporary, like acne, and would soon clear up. However, as she went into her teenage years, her vitiligo continued to spread further around her face, legs and hands, leaving her…
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Instagram is a platform that is awash with fitness and body-positivity bloggers. The past year or two has seen the movement explode, with women preferring to adopt the "strong, not skinny" body type and move away from the often-archaic nature of western beauty standards. One woman who is certainly pioneering…
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If you've been skipping out on exercising, and hitting the booze every night, you're probably gotten a a bit of a beer belly. And while that pudgy gut is pretty embarrassing, remember it could always be worse. You could find out that it's not a beer belly - it's a…
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There's nothing more exciting than an upcoming trip. But whether you're jetting away to some exotic locale, or taking a mini-break in a picturesque European city, one thing is for sure: the travelling portion of your holiday is seldom enjoyable. Sure, the top one per cent are able to travel…
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Maureen Drennan is a photographer who for years has been interested in what it means to live a life removed. Her interest in this theme has seen her study the remote pot farmers in areas like Lake County, CA and investigate the ice-fishing communities that exist in the harsh winter…
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Can you imagine having that moment where you think to yourself, "Oh cr*p, maybe I'm pregnant?" It must be stressful enough to have an unconfirmed inkling that you might be growing another human being inside you. But then to go to the store to buy a test – that seems…
