Lay your head down. Close your eyes. Leave your worries and pain for tomorrow. Take a deep breath. In and out. Listen to only the sound of the air filling your lungs. Then fall asleep. Dreaming, I’m h...

People have been smoking for almost as long as there have been people. Tobacco and marijuana have long been among the most popular (though by no means the only) smokable substances. Smoking has had it...

For many years, it was believed that a loss of brain function was inevitable as we grew older. It was thought that neurons stopped forming new pathways and brain cells began dying off even in early ad...

How to be big in a world that isn’t? It’s a question I’m still struggling to answer. Every day I’m trying to convince myself that I belong here with the other half, the thin one. Don’t get me wrong, I...

Swimming is beneficial to your body in a few different ways. While your body loves swimming for physical reasons, it also loves swimming for emotional and mental reasons.

Predominantly, the amount of work you do during the day tends to make you too tired to exercise after your office hours are done. Furthermore, instead of cooking your own meal, you rely on takeout foo...

“At least it’s not cancer,” they say, as if that’s meant to make me feel better. As if cancer is the worst thing that could happen to you, as if there are no other conditions as bad as cancer. From my...

I wanted to share a journey with all of you, a journey that began sixteen years ago and still continues. I want to share the journey of living with the idea that you are going to die because the mind ...

Electronic cigarettes now became the buzzword among smokers who are in the quest to get rid of their traditional nicotine addiction. Basically, electronic cigarettes are innovative products that are b...

One of the most important things you can do to help your anxiety and/or depression symptoms is to EXERCISE. I know It sounds cliche, "healthy body, healthy mind!"—but it is TRUE! When you are anxious ...

Have you noticed how you get to a completely different place with the beginning of January? You might be one of those people who feel quite down after the holidays. It will inevitably last until the e...

Have you ever met someone you were fairly certain was going to die young because of the stress they face? I'm pretty sure that I fit that bill pretty well, and it's not with a happy heart that I say t...

My name is Bryan Caruso and I have a disease called Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). When I was 3-years-old, my mom noticed a tumor on my back and took me to a neurosurgeon to get it checked. That was ...

A doctor, by definition, according to Merriam Webster Dictionary is “a person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (such as a PhD) conferred by a university: to give medical treatment to...

More and more of late I have seen post upon post and complaint upon complaint about disabled people being ridiculed, shouted at, and abused in some way or another for utilising disabled facilities and...

When’s the last time you went for a walk? For the record, walking to your car or to the fridge doesn’t count. What we mean is, when’s the last time you walked as a form of real exercise? If you can’t ...

Migraines don’t always affect everyone in the same way, some people get warning signs and some don’t, they can come with a wide variety of symptoms that not everyone gets but there are some ways of tr...

Christmas is approaching and if you don't know what to get a T1D in your life, here's a list of my top ten picks! Want to treat yo' self? Go ahead! (Feel free to drop this list to a spouse or loved on...

If you are an empath, you are special. The universe has blessed you with an incredible, and sometimes overwhelming, gift. It took me a long time to identify my abilities and recognise them for what th...

It's not too often that you will find something that you stick with for a very long time. You have to like what you're doing to stick with anything and really love something if it's for years. I've he...

Staying fit is difficult, especially at university where you have the freedom to eat and do whatever you want. I myself have really struggled with my weight, jumping from 95 kg to 120 kg in the first ...

If you have a kid at home, you will certainly wish that your kid grows up to be healthy and tall. In such cases, the food you feed your kid and the type of nourishment your kid gets plays a vital role...

Disclaimer: Before starting any type of fast, please consult with your doctor or dietitian. Please understand what works for one person, very well may not work for another given that we all have diffe...

Weight loss begins and ends with burning more calories than you take in. This is the exact reason why your diet and your workout routine can work with or against one another. Eat too much or make poor...

I am a recent recipient of a brand new eye. Actually, I just had cataract surgery on October 22, 2018. As of that day, I have been able to see the world much better since I discovered that I had this ...

A New Zealand-based startup is pioneering foods to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for those with swallowing difficulties. We explore why this nutritional advance is such an important ...

A New Zealand-based startup is pioneering foods to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for those with swallowing difficulties. We explore why this nutritional advance is such an important development for those dealing with Alzheimer's and Dementia.

Finding a workout plan that suits you can be a tricky but for a good reason, the process takes time and effort since picking the wrong program can hinder your progress towards your fitness goal. Rando...

I found I'm incapable of getting out of bed before 10 AM half of the week. Last night, for example, I was up with my son until 2 AM. I had my alarm set to go off with the intentions of getting up at 7...

My friend recommended me to a gym and I was given the opportunity to try the gym for free, for seven days, no strings attached. At first, we laughed it off. She just needed names to sign people up, an...

Traditional Chinese Medicine is an Eastern discipline. As an Eastern discipline, it means that it doesn’t follow Western medical practices, which is why some people see this as fraudulent or incongrue...

Have you ever considered what your pillowcase is made of? Sure, many of us probably just buy them, most often looking at the price tag before anything else. However, it really does matter what your pi...

In my life, so many times when I have told people I have Tourette Syndrome, they either don't know what it is exactly or only know one version of it... (the swearing kind.) I have lived with this cond...

As you can probably imagine, training athletes is serious business, and you don't have to be a sports enthusiast to realize that. The sports greats of yesteryear would be totally unremarkable today, a...

Running is a great form of cardio and can be an awesome way to improve your mental, physical, and social health. It shouldn't be your sole type of exercise, but it’s up there for overall benefits for ...

No introductions necessary, we know what this blog is for! Below I will explain which supplements are my must-haves, what results I see from them, what I use them for, and which brands are my favorite...

It used to be called attention. Today it's called mindfulness. The principle is similar: Turn off the autopilot which usually leads our lives. It is good for your personal development, your relationsh...

These days stress affects more than 70 percent of the entire population. It's an unhealthy and energy draining aspect of adulthood. Imagine all that tension and stress building up and held up inside a...

Meditation is the pathway by which we bring unity between the conscious and subconscious parts of the mind. This practice can be done several ways, but I have found one way to be the most beneficial t...

It’s the middle of January, and the winter blues are in full effect. Frigid temperatures are causing active people to hibernate, and shoveling snow seems like the only way to break a sweat. This is a ...

Let me just say I've started off my 2019 off right in a lot of ways. One of them is starting off on my eating healthy habits on the right foot, and also starting my fitness training. Unfortunately, I ...

Yoga fans are a very unusual crowd, to say the least. They are usually bendy, sometimes spacey, and just a little bit more health conscious than your average person. Quirky as they are, most people ha...