Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
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Wouldn't everything be so much simpler if you could simply fake your way through your online life, without actually having to go through the exhausting rigmarole of actually living it? Rather than visiting sun soaked vistas and posing for endless bikini shots, you could buy a package of photos that…
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It's no secret that people are taking more pictures than ever before. The ubiquity of smartphones means that we always have a camera at hand, to pick up and start snapping with at a moment's notice. It used to be that we only took pictures for special occasions; now we…
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When someone says the word "model," you probably picture someone so impossibly skinny that if they turn sideways they can slip through cracks in the floor like Paper Mario. However, many plus-size models have been challenging the norm, proving that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Slowly, clothing companies…
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Celia Martinez, 27, from Guadix, Spain, has had a hard time finding employment. She was diagnosed with psoriasis at the age of 16, when she started to see small red marks appear on her stomach. Since then, the sores have spread to affect up to 90 percent of her body. This…
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In recent years, more and more bloggers promoting body positivity have come to the forefront of the medium. And certainly, it's about time that we see some diversity on our screens - especially on platforms such as Instagram which are dominated by lithe, long-limbed gazelles who are perfectly retouched and filtered.…
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Most of us have felt someone else's pain at one time or another. Whether it be a close friend's emotional trauma or a particularly violent scene in a film, many people have had that moment where they've felt chills go down their back; where they're so overcome with empathy that they almost…
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We all have a sleepless night from time to time. It can literally be a night without sleep, one in which you wake up multiple times, or even a long sleep that doesn't leave you feeling rested. However, some undoubtedly have it worse than others, with a variety of factors…
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There are a lot of at-home remedies people try to shake up their sexual escapades. Whether it's slurping oysters to up your libido, standing on your shoulders after sex when you're trying to conceive, or staying away from pineapple for fear of having your spunk taste funky – humans are weird when…
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While people are becoming increasingly open about their struggles with mental health in recent years, it's evident that conditions such as anxiety and depression still attract considerable stigma. This is particularly alienating when it comes to something like social anxiety. If left unchecked, this form of anxiety can drive sufferers…
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There are always going to be people out there that will troll others online, criticize people for how they look, or even mock them to their face. We'd like to think most of this gets left in the playground, but adults are pretty bad for it too. It makes it…
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When Jonathan Pitre was born, he was soon transferred to a children's hospital after he developed blisters on his fingers. On the way there, he stopped breathing as his throat had swelled, and was only saved by an emergency intubation. He made it out alive, but with a diagnosis: recessive…
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Life isn't easy for anyone, but when you're born with a disability, it can be particularly tough. Little everyday things that people take for granted turn into arduous struggles. Also, you immediately stand out from 'the norm,' in a society where people often mock those who are 'different.' Julienne is…
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In a world where women's bodies are seen as commodities, it's hard not to feel the pressure to conform to society's near-impossible beauty standards. Popular culture, whether it be in the form of television, films or magazines, continually bombard us with perfectly retouched images of women who not only fall…
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While we are constantly bombarded with stories of dramatic weight loss journeys and incredible body transformations, what we are not told about, is what the aftermath of this can be. Yes, losing weight, in general, is a good thing. But, for people who were obese before they shed the pounds,…
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In 2015, Jeffrey Kendall's mom suffered a traumatic brain injury. The hospital released her, but it wasn't because she got better. It was because her condition had plateaued and insurance would no longer cover her treatment. Jeffrey moved in to his mother's Connecticut home to help care of her, and…
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In the past, it was common for families to have a lot of children - and there are a number of reasons for this. One of them is that, without the fancy gadgets and technology we have today, there wasn't really that much for people to do with their time…
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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…
