Some people seem to hold onto their hair color forever. For them, silver or gray hairs don’t start peaking through until their late forties or fifties. Others, however, start getting gray hair at a young age. But what causes this difference? What make…
These 11 Photos Of Women With Double Mastectomies Show What Life After Surgery Is Like
October may be known as the spooky season but it’s also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You may have already seen the pink ribbons and ads for research walks. However, sometimes the true reality of such a life-changing diagnosis can be forgotten between these campaigns. The women featured in these photos not only battled breast cancer,…
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Your Vagina Is More Beautiful Than You Think
Everyone experiences a lack of confidence in parts of their bodies, even supermodels. One area we don’t tend to talk about much, however, is our private parts. While it may seem odd, many women are highly self-conscious about the look of their parts “down there”. This filmmaker realized this and set out to prove that…
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7 Things Your Tongue Is Trying to Tell You About Your Health
Your body often sends you subtle signals when something isn’t quite right. The trouble is, if you don’t know what to watch out for, these signs can go unnoticed until the problem becomes more severe. One area where signs of an underlying health condition might show up is your tongue. You may not realize it,…
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More Women Embrace Facial Hair To Show Beards Aren’t Just Men’s Affairs
Throughout history, body and facial hair has been largely regarded as a male trait. Female beauty standards, however, have been decidedly different. Society instead has dictated that the ideal female body be smooth and hairless, but there are some that want this changed, some of whom are women with beards. Women with visible facial hair…
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Honeybee venom rapidly kills aggressive breast cancer cells, Australian research finds
A team of researchers in Australia, have potentially found an effective way to treat certain types of breast cancer: honeybee venom. While most of us associate a bee sting with pain and discomfort, it seems as though the chemicals in the insect’s venom may actually be the solution doctors have been searching for. Breast Cancer…
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Topless and proud of it: Woman embraces life after double mastectomy
About one in eight US women will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. It is estimated that in 2020, 276 480 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and another 48 530 will be diagnosed with non-invasive breast cancer [1]. Breast cancer can be treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, biological…
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If Your Husband Can’t Accept Your Body, Throw The Whole Husband Out
Lindsay Wolf wants you to know that your body is magnificent – no matter what it’s size or shape. The body-positivity activist from Concord, New Hampshire, is not afraid to bare it all – and is gaining a lot of attention because of it. Her main message?“A fabulous body…is a body that’s attached to a…
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Graphic Pictures Show The Reality Of Endometriosis
When thirty-four-year-old Andrea Baines was asked to design a special effects shoot as a part of her course at a makeup academy, she decided to use it as an opportunity to explain to others the pain that she and millions of other women go through on a monthly basis. Baines, who suffers from endometriosis, used…
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Diabetes drug metformin is being investigated over contamination fears
When you receive a prescription for a medication from your doctor, you generally trust that it is safe – that it will improve your health, not harm it. Especially when it is a drug that is used by millions of people every day. The FDA has recently begun testing samples of a commonly-used type 2…
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Some women are using marijuana to cope with pregnancy symptoms like nausea even though the FDA warns against it
Marijuana, also known as pot or weed, is derived from the dried portion of the Cannabis sativa plant. Many studies have been discovering its medical uses, but the drug is still illegal for recreational use in many states. Recently, it was found that pregnant women use weed to alleviate nausea and other pregnancy symptoms, which…
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Pregnant Woman Who Endured Chemo for Breast Cancer Gives Birth to Healthy Baby
For 36-year-old Jade Devis of Rancho Cucamonga, California, her story of becoming a mother and her story of battling breast cancer are inextricable. Devis found out she was expecting in December of 2018, but shortly afterward, she began to experience intense breast pain. By February, she noticed a hard, painful lump above her breast. She…
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My Doctor Gave Me a Husband Stitch and I’ll Never Forgive Him
It would be absurd if your optometrist decided to give you botox during an eye exam without asking your permission. It would be preposterous if your dermatologist pierced your ears during a routine checkup without asking you. Heck, it’s upsetting enough when your hairdresser trims more than the two and a half inches you’ve asked…
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“Am I Invisible?” A Mom Shares a Powerful Story That Portrays the Importance of Human Acceptance
“The deepest desire of the human heart is to belong … to be welcomed … to know that you are seen and worthy of kindness,” Rachel Macy Stafford. Isolation and marginalization are some of the worst social situations a person could go through. The feeling that you are alone and rejected, coupled with outright avoidance…
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Mommy Burnout Is Real, Psychologists Suggest a ‘Momcation’
“A mother is she who can take the place of all others, but whose place no one else can take,” – Cardinal Mermillod. Moms are arguably the most overworked people on earth, especially working moms. With having to shuttle between keeping her home in one piece, staying ahead of her children’s career, being a partner…
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Playgrounds For Seniors Improve Fitness, Reduces Loneliness
Parents are advised to take their children to the playground regularly to improve the kids’ motor skills and coordination. They also need fresh air, sunshine, and interaction with their peers, necessary for building socialization and communication skills. However, the idea of playgrounds shouldn’t be limited to kids only. Tender children and elderly adults have more…
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