Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
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Breastfeeding is an essential part of motherhood. The milk contains valuable proteins and nutrients that help a baby grow, and are necessary during the first six months. It's also packed with powerful antibodies that fight diseases and prevent infections. (I heard breast milk may even be healthier than Coca-Cola, but…
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The veritable trauma of hosting a human invader inside your body hasn't gone undocumented. While some women wax lyrical about the joys of pregnancy and childbirth, for the vast majority, morning sickness, stretch-marks and being unable to consume booze and brie for nine months is nothing short of torture. Sure…
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As if dealing with periods and everyday sexism wasn't enough, women also have to contend with being shamed for the decisions they make - especially in regards to pregnancy. Now, while there is a select group of women who wax lyrical about the joys of gestation, for the majority there is…
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Hang in there guys, because spring is just around the corner. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, we've been suffering through the winter for what feels like an eternity, but slowly, we're starting to see signs of warmth and hope and happiness again. The days are getting longer,…
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Job interviews suck. Everyone knows it, and everyone dreads them. It's something that we'd never admit to the folks facing us in that office, who cooly stare at our resume and ask us probing questions about our last job, but it's true. The ]problem is that the long and drawn-out…
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Trying to fit in as a woman in society can be a little difficult sometimes. If you want to follow the standards of "conventional" beauty, you have to dress a certain way, do your makeup to a particular standard, and - most painstakingly - make sure that practically every inch…
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In recent years, many fashion and cosmetics labels have been making a conscious effort to be more inclusive in their branding and advertising. River Island hired its first Downs Syndrome model to show that their clothing was for all children, several fitness outlets have been using plus sized promoters in order to…
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Eating Disorder Awareness week has been running this week, with people going public with their eating disorders and the problems that they have faced in order to raise awareness for the problem and instigate constructive conversations regarding the issues. One of the most interesting aspects of the campaign has been…
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Most people have that one bit of their body that they're not completely comfortable with. That one - or two, or three - parts that they believe could do with a revamp. But the reality of the situation is that most of us eventually have to come to terms with…
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We often criticize celebrities for setting impossible beauty standards. They have personal trainers to sculpt their bodies into perfect shape - and if that doesn't work, there's always plastic surgery! Plus all of their photos are carefully Photoshopped to ensure they look flawless. But there is a way for everyday…
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From the age of five until she was 16, Emmy Combs from Huntingtown, Maryland, USA, used to wear bandanas on her head in order to conceal the fact that she had the autoimmune disorder Alopecia. The trainee cosmetologist made the decision to stop wearing the scarves, and is now on a…
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The body positivity movement has really taken off in the past few years. Society's conception of what is considered "attractive" is oft unachievable, and certain individuals have made it their life's mission to showcase alternative ideals of beauty. But while many of the plus-sized models we see are female, Arcadio…
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When Reena Daba, 25, lost her father to a sudden death at the age of 56, she could've easily fallen into a cycle of mourning and self-deprecation. However, the beauty clinic owner did something different; she used her father's sudden and unexpected death to inspire her into losing weight and…
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Getting into, and maintaining, peak physical condition is basically a full time job in and of itself. One must spend many hours working extraordinarily hard in the gym, concentrate on eating perfectly and at regularly timed intervals and basically manage every aspect of their lives with rigid, militaristic precision. The…
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When it comes to judging appearances, a lot of us have this misguided idea that being skinny is the same as being healthy. We glorify celebrities with tiny waists and pencil-thin legs, and judge ourselves in comparison to people who are slimmer than us. But having a petite body doesn't…
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In a world that is full of plastic surgery and people trying to emulate their idols/children's toys, there are some people who naturally have an extreme body image. Yes, there is the Human Ken Doll, Polish Barbie and real-life Jessica Rabbit, but there is also the woman with the biggest…
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Snapchat and Instagram filters help us present our best face to the world. But can we really call it ours? They smooth our skin, ridding us of any imperfections and redness, while giving us fuller lips and bigger eyes; all of which fall in line with western beauty standards. And…
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Let's be honest: Everyone looks at online porn. (Just hopefully not at work or on your phone while you're driving.) We all have needs, and sometimes your imagination just won't cut it. In the past, people had to buy dirty magazines, but now, thanks to the Internet, there's an infinite…
