Top 9 Cures We’ve Found For Chronic Yeast Infections Disclaimer: This is definitely not anything remotely resembling actual medical advice. None of us are doctors or other medical professionals, we’re just people with vaginas who want to talk to each other about our health, our bodies, and ourselves. I bet you’re excited for this goop to leak out of you every morning for seven days Living your normal life while battling a raging yeast infection is the actual worst. This is one of those women’s health issues that seems like it would’ve been figured out by now if it was a men’s health issue. Plus, if you live in the U.S. and are on a low-income health plan, you’ll likely have to truck on over to the Planned Parenthood and wait for hours to get evaluated and receive your Diflucan every single time you get a yeast infection. Here are some of the things that worked for us when we struggled with chronic recurring yeast infections. 1. 2. “I cut a couple of slits in it and just shove it up there.” 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. “I tried the candida diet!
Loving Your Body: Tips for the Ongoing Process of Body Positivity - The Pulp Zine My whole life I have been fat. I remember realizing it in 4th grade (or around age 10) when I looked at my best friend at the time and at my fellow classmates. My cheeks were big, I had a little belly and I just felt different. As a teenager, not only did I struggle with mental health issues, but also with self-hatred. I had bad eating habits and was in a bad mental state about my body, doing things like popping diet pills and other forms of self harm. I’m older now and I’d like to think I’m somewhat wiser. On Tumblr, a lot of people come to me to ask about how I learned to love my body and how I seem so confident. For me, reclaiming the word fat has been immensely helpful. Spend time with yourself naked just around the house or in your room. When it all really comes down to it, after years of hating myself, I realized it’s not worth my time to spend it being negative. To end it all, this is a video I found really important and helpful and inspiring:
What does that grocery label mean? WATCH ABOVE: Confused by food labels? We walk you through some of the most common claims made on food packaging. A huge number of labels appear on supermarket foods, but their meaning might be confusing. Here is a look at some of the most common labels. Organic Organic foods are certified by an outside body to contain at least 95 per cent organic ingredients. Organic animals must be raised in conditions that at a minimum allow them enough space to lie down, turn around freely, stretch their limbs and allow access to daylight and fresh air. GMOsAdded hormones and prophylactic antibioticsRadiation or irradiated substancesCloned animals or their descendantsIntentionally-manufactured nano-technology productsSynthetic pesticidesSynthetic processing substances Natural “Natural” food labels shouldn’t convey the impression that the food is nutritionally superior because of nature, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Kosher Halal No added hormones Homemade or artisan “Natural” vs.
36 questions to get to know yourself better - imperfections and all. 36 questions to get to know yourself better Earlier this year The New York Times published a list of 36 questions written by psychologist Arthur Aron that new couples or acquaintances can ask each other if they want to fast-track their relationship (or break up, depending on what’s revealed). We wanted to create a similar questionnaire but have the focus be on self-discovery, so we turned to two psychologists who specialize in studying the self: Gary Lewandowski, Ph.D., a professor at Monmouth University in New Jersey, and Brent Mattingly, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. They created the questions based on psychological theories and research. READ MORE: How to fall in love with anyone (in 36 questions) Part 1: Your essentials Part 1: Your essentials: Who are you today? READ MORE: Why motherhood finally made me embrace the selfie Part 1: Your essentials #1 #1: List five adjectives or traits that describe you. READ MORE: How one woman proposed to herself
You Probably Didn't Know This But Your Poop Can Tell You A Lot About Your Health When it comes to toileting habits, the topic is not exactly a favorite among Americans – at least for those above the age of four. Mention poop and you can easily clear a room – or at the least, generate some unusual facial expressions, nervous laughter, and wisecracks about "too much information." But your bodily emissions are an important health topic that deserves serious attention, regardless of the "ick factor." In fact, if you ignore what you deposit in your toilet, you could be flushing your health down the drain! Did you know the average person generates about five TONS of stool in his or her lifetime? The shape, size, color, and other fecal features can tell you a great deal about your overall health, how your gastrointestinal tract is functioning, and even give you clues about serious disease processes that could be occurring, like infections, digestive problems, and even cancer. What is Normal Stool? Your stool is about 75 percent water. Look, Listen and Smell Before You Flush
realsimple Photo by JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images Massage doesn't just feel ahh-mazing. It boosts circulation, improves immunity, and reduces stress hormones, like cortisol, too. Massage therapy isn't exactly cheap, but fortunately you don't have to see a professional to reap the benefits. Several of the areas that tend to get the sorest also happen to be the easiest to massage on your own. Here, Denise Delise of New York City's Exhale Spa, a licensed massage therapist with about two decades of experience, shares the best ways to show four of your knottiest spots a little TLC. Neck Sit comfortably on a chair. Shoulders Shoulder tension often surfaces in the muscles around the scapulas (the chicken wing–like bones protruding from your back). Feet Sit in a chair or on a bed and put your right foot on top of your left thigh; hold the front of your right ankle with your right hand. Hands Pro Tip Use a little lotion or oil (try coconut or olive) to keep your fingers from tugging at your skin.
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think | Johann Hari It is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned — and all through this long century of waging war on drugs, we have been told a story about addiction by our teachers and by our governments. This story is so deeply ingrained in our minds that we take it for granted. It seems obvious. It seems manifestly true. Until I set off three and a half years ago on a 30,000-mile journey for my new book, Chasing The Scream: The First And Last Days of the War on Drugs, to figure out what is really driving the drug war, I believed it too. If we truly absorb this new story, we will have to change a lot more than the drug war. I learned it from an extraordinary mixture of people I met on my travels. I had a quite personal reason to set out for these answers. If you had asked me what causes drug addiction at the start, I would have looked at you as if you were an idiot, and said: “Drugs. The advert explains: “Only one drug is so addictive, nine out of ten laboratory rats will use it. Brad Pitt
26 Incredibly Specific Workout Playlists For Every Human Ever Cuba Becomes First Ever Country To Eliminate Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV Cuba has once again demonstrated that its outstanding health care system is something to admire and learn from, becoming the first country ever to receive World Health Organization (WHO) validation that it has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. Although the term “elimination” may lead you to believe that this form of transmission has been wiped out, that is not necessary to meet the requirements set out by the WHO for validation. Rather, the country needs to demonstrate that it has seen less than 50 infections from this route of transmission per 100,000 live births for at least one year. “Eliminating transmission of a virus is one of the greatest public health achievements possible,” WHO Director-General Dr. Worldwide, there are 16 million women living with HIV, and each year 1.4 million of them will become pregnant. Read this next: The World's Most Spoken Languages And Where They Are Spoken
23 Ways To Treat Yo' Self Without Buying Or Eating Anything - Yes and Yes Here are some ‘treats’ that I regularly give myself because I ‘deserve’ them: * An entire block of Parmesan. Not on something, mind you. Just the cheese. Just the brick. I just hold it in my hand and take bites of it like an apple. * Piles of $5 lady magazines * Not brushing my teeth before bed (??!!??) In case you’re keeping track, exactly zero of those things are good for me. But here I sit, ‘rewarding’ myself with things that – if I’m not careful – will give me a stomachache, make me feel less-than, and give me cavities. Ridiculous, right? I am literally engaging in ‘reward’ behavior that will make me feel worse in the long run! Stop it, self. I want better for myself. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. A few of my favorite people-watching places: the airport, any public transportation hub, any downtown area during lunch hour or after work, flea markets, farmers’ markets, anywhere near a stadium on a big game day. 20. 21. 22. 23. P.S.
Knowing How Doctors Die Can Change End-Of-Life Discussions : Shots - Health News : NPR Nora Zamichow says if she and her husband, Mark Saylor, had known how doctors die, they might have made different treatment decisions for him toward the end of his life. Maya Sugarman/KPCC hide caption itoggle caption Maya Sugarman/KPCC Nora Zamichow says if she and her husband, Mark Saylor, had known how doctors die, they might have made different treatment decisions for him toward the end of his life. Maya Sugarman/KPCC Dr. It looks nothing like what we see on TV. "I felt like I was beating up people at the end of their life," she says. Gorlitsky now teaches medicine at the University of Southern California and says these early clinical experiences have stayed with her. Gorlitsky wants something different for herself and for her loved ones. It was about 10 years ago, after a colleague had died swiftly and peacefully, that Dr. "He had died at home, and it occurred to me that I couldn't remember any of our colleagues who had actually died in the hospital," Murray says.