Everyone gets stressed out now and then, but chronic stress causes much more wear and tear on the body than most people realize. Chronic stress is a hard thing to describe to family, friends, and sometimes even doctors. They can’t see it like they would a broken arm or a flesh wound, which may cause […]
http://twitter.com/#!/MikeBeas/status/411196443915870209 Maroon 5’s Adam Levine was recently named People’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” but clearly it wasn’t for his brain. Levine is among the latest celebs giving himself over to the Obama administration: http://twitter.com/#!/exjon/status/411193775583551489 Oy: “We don’t think that, by seeing a tweet, suddenly millions of people will go get coverage,” said [Enroll America president Anne] […]
As a child, I dreamed of becoming an astronaut. I envisioned the life of a modern day explorer, setting sail through the cosmos. But as I grew older, the dream faded to a more conventional path. You know, the safe one that every parent wants their kid to follow. Many girls growing up, dreaming that […]
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The last topics of conversation expectant mother Alex Sims expected to hear in the delivery room were about happy hour and what drinks the doctor delivering her newborn baby had that day. But unfortunately, that’s exactly what she and her family caught on tape during the birth of her son. Her normal doctor was on […]
Flibanserin, a drug that revs up women’s sex drives, has been battling for five years to get the FDA’s stamp of approval. Some feminists say flibanserin is a victory for women’s rights, but scientists question whether the drug really works. View this image › Alice Mongkongllite / BuzzFeed News At 45, Amanda Parrish had been […]
Urgh. Stop reading this and take a damn siesta. Sleeping is really, really important. View this image › Disney / Via giphy.com It’s so important that the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) released this 2015 poll and this study by Dr. Charles A. Czeisler about America’s sleeping habits. 1. Sleeping is a HUGE problem in the […]
The old adage about not judging a book by its cover may be a cliche, but it’s also very true. Many of us make quick assumptions about other people based on their appearances, and some are even cruel enough to insult them about their looks. It’s hard to ignore the hurtful things that others say […]
Approximately two percent of people over the age of 18 in the United States suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). And we all have that one picky friend who constantly says they have OCD because they can’t mix green M&Ms with red ones or handle the thought of peas touching mashed potatoes on their plate. […]
Before you slip into a pair of high heels for a holiday party, you should read this woman’s story. After a night of dancing in December 2008, Lorraine Burnett, now 37, got a blister that wouldn’t heal. Eventually, her lower leg had to be amputated. Burnett suffers from Type 2 diabetes, which often causes poor […]
