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juin 22, 2023Like
Crecí pensando que era inmune al cáncer de piel por mi etnia. Estaba equivocada.
Tal como lo relataron a Nicole Audrey Spector Crecí en una familia en la cual no se hablaba acerca del uso de protectores solares los cuales se utilizaban muy infrecuentemente. De hecho, sucedía lo opuesto: Nos bañábamos en aceite bronceador y dejábamos que el sol nos tueste. ¡Entre más sol, mejor! Puesto que soy una mujer hispana con piel de color café, disfrutaba ver cómo el tono de mi piel se volvía más oscuro durante los meses de verano. Nadie Healthy
juin 22, 2023Like
Bella Hadid & 7 Other Celebrities Who Have Opened Up About Their Battles With Lyme Disease
Celebrities like Yolanda Hadid and Alec Baldwin have opened up about their struggles with Lyme disease, but what exactly is this health condition? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans through bites from infected ticks. It is the most common vector-borne illness in the U.S., affecting about 30,000 Americans each year. Some people with Lyme develop a bullseye-shaped rash at the site of the tick bite. Others may shek
juin 22, 2023Like
The Powerful Embrace of Nostalgia And Its Effects on Our Mental Well-Being
“It only takes a moment to get lost in the past.” How true is this, right? The moment you open Pandora’s box of memories, you’re transported to a time when everything was easy and when you were your happiest. The longing and wistfulness you feel are what we call nostalgia. Nostalgia is a powerful emotion that can take us on a journey to the past. Some call it a sentiment that evokes a mix of happiness, longing, and melancholy. To calmsage
juin 22, 2023Like
The Hunger Games: Why Hunger Makes You Angry & How to Tame It
“Oh, you’re hangry!” “Eat something, you’re getting hangry” When I first heard about the term, “Hangry”, I was confused. I thought, maybe the other person said it wrong. But, no! The more I heard people use this term, the more it became clear. It’s a relatively new word to describe the feelings of hunger and anger at the same time. Now, when I understood this term and its usage, it became easier to identify the feeling I couldn’t name but calmsage
juin 21, 2023Like
5 Mistakes You’re Making with Apple Cider Vinegar
We all have that relative who tends to oversell the benefits of apple cider vinegar. Yes, it has some health perks, including stabilizing blood sugar, probiotics for a healthy gut, increasing the good kind of cholesterol for a healthier heart, and giving your immune system a little boost. “Most of the research for apple cider vinegar revolves around its ability to normalize blood sugar levels, even after a high-carb meal,” says Maria Zamarripa, MS, RD. “Maintaining healthy blood sugar levels shek
juin 21, 2023Like
What It’s Like Be Nonbinary and Practice Body Neutrality, According to ‘Body Neutral’ Author Jessi Kneeland
You’ve probably seen at least one “flaunt your curves” or “Winnie the Pooh wore a crop top and loved himself and so should you” meme on Instagram just during your morning scroll today. However, what our culture associates with “body positivity” isn’t necessarily how the framework of thought originated. Body positivity began as a political movement that had good intentions of countering oppression against marginalized bodies, but the “love every inch of your body” school of thought that it’s colloquially shek
juin 21, 2023Like
Gender-Affirming Care Is Important
June is Pride Month. By the time she was 12 years old, Erin Reed knew she was transgender. But the Louisiana native didn’t have access to the medical care she needed to transition, so it would be another 17 years before medical intervention would allow her to feel at home in her body. “I went through a long period of trauma associated with hiding who I am,” said Reed, a transgender activist who is now 34. That trauma led to Healthy
juin 21, 2023Like
Tus palabras pueden marcar la diferencia en la lucha contra el estigma del VIH
+ Booklet text Slide 1: Lucha en contra del estigma: Cómo hablar sobre el VIH El estigma duele, pero tus palabras pueden sanar. Esta guía corta te enseñará lo que debes decir para ayudar a romper el estigma. Slide 2: ¿Qué es el estigma del VIH? ¿Qué es el estigma del VIH? Comportamientos y creencias negativas acerca de personas con VIH. ¿Cómo duele el estigma? El estigma frecuentemente causa discriminación. El estigma hace que las personas se sientan Healthy
juin 21, 2023Like
Life with Urothelial Bladder Cancer
Karen Roy had already survived an armed robbery that left her paralyzed at age 19 as well as the death of her husband, which left her a single mom to three teenagers at 47. Then, at age 53, she was diagnosed with urothelial bladder cancer (UBC). “When you’ve gone through as much as I have — and I think I handled it all pretty well — I thought I was due for a break,” Roy said. “I had to rally Healthy
juin 21, 2023Like
Brownstone Youth Services Poised To Open In Iowa
Brownstone Youth Services, a new mental health crisis center, is expected to open at the end of June in Waterloo, Iowa, according to the website wcfcourier.com. The center will include therapy offices, a library, recreation room, and patient bedrooms, including a bedroom for LGBTQ+ patients. The center will open with a capacity for eight children, aged 8-17 years, with room to treat up to 16 patients. The post Brownstone Youth Services Poised To Open In Iowa first appeared on HCD healthcare
juin 21, 2023Like
AdventHealth Names Victoria Navarro To Vice President Of Design And Construction
AdventHealth (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) has named Victoria Navarro as vice president of design and construction. Navarro will be responsible for the planning, aligning, and monitoring of design and construction activities and establishing a Center of Excellence. She will report to Marisa Farabaugh, senior vice president and chief supply chain officer for the system. Navarro has spent most of her professional career in healthcare design, including at Advocate Aurora Health (Downers Grove, Ill.), where she spent more than 10 years providing healthcare
juin 21, 2023Like
Deception: Major Reason Behind An Unhealthy or Unsuccessful Relationship
It’s quite clear that deception in a relationship is destroying! Deception in a relationship is such an unhealthy thing that makes the relationship unstable. When a partner lies destructively or excessively in a relationship, it cannot be easy to detect sometimes because lying or dishonesty can come in the form of body language, behaviors, and other cues. A little bit of lying or lying out of some consideration may help in protecting the relationship but the relationship may become toxic, calmsage