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Miscarriage Statistics: Why No One Ever Talks About It
Family Health, Health, Slider
As The Guardian reports regarding miscarriage statistics, around one in five pregnancies end in miscarriage, but while most of us are comfortable with sharing our joy with others, we struggle to share our sadness. Despite feeling devastated…
10 Reasons why Chronic Inflammation is Your Body’s Archenemy
Family Health, Featured Stories, Health
If you have ever had a migraine, cut yourself or had a sore throat, you have experienced chronic inflammation. Inflammation is the body’s attempt to remove the outside stress and start the healing process. Because inflammation is part…
Indigo Children Characteristics: What the Heck are Indigo Children Anyway?
Featured Stories, Health, Parenting
What are indigo children characteristics? Wait—what the heck are indigo children? If you tend not to shop in New Age bookstores, then you may have missed the emergence of the indigo children phenomenon. Are these kids who are purple, like…
The Pros and Cons of Having Corrective Lasik Eye Surgery
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Longing to toss your glasses or contact lenses for good? Then you may have already considered corrective LASIK eye surgery, but are unsure if it´s safe or right for you. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, LASIK (laser-assisted…
The Truth about Treating Spider Veins & Varicose Veins
Beauty, Featured Stories, Style
We’re all vain about our veins. Most women desire magazine-ad worthy legs for showing off in shorts and skirts. While in our teen years this is possible for some, after a certain age, sporting noticeable veins, aka varicose veins or spider…
Inside the Mind: 8 Mental Disorders We Don't Talk About But Should
Family Health, Health, Slider
As frank and open as we can be as a society, for some reason we shy away from talking about mental disorders. But sadly, someone you probably know, who seems normal, holds a day job, is raising a family and paying their bills on time, is secretly…
Sugar’s Healthy Pal: 9 Surprising Benefits of Cinnamon
Diet & Nutrition, Featured Stories, Health
Did you know about the benefits of cinnamon? Aside from its long history of sweetening up breakfasts, cinnamon, which is derived from tree bark, has been used for medical purpose for thousands of years. Today alternative medicine continues…
What the Pluck: A Hair Removal Products & Treatments Update
Beauty, Featured Stories, Style
While we all love Frida Kahlo’s style, in reality we wouldn’t want her hairy upper lip or unibrow in our actual lives. No matter what stage of life you’re in hormonally, nobody wants unsightly hair to interfere with their appearance.…
Clarifying the Vaccinations Debate: The Hard Facts
Family Health, Featured Stories, Health
In the debate over childhood vaccinations it's easy to forget how recently parents were terrified at the prospect of their kids being exposed to—or worse, contracting—diseases like diphtheria, measles, polio and small pox. Edward Jenner…