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Español If you’re one of the nearly 10 million people in the United States who is immunocompromised, it means your immune system isn’t working at full strength. You can’t fight off diseases or infections such as Covid-19 as well as people with healthy immune systems. Conditions such as lupus, diabetes and asthma can weaken your immune system, as can getting treatment for cancer or having an organ transplant. And vaccines, including the Covid-19 vaccines, don’t always work as well as they do in healthy people. Any chance of infection can be scary, serious or even deadly. In theory, new medicines…
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can make its way into every aspect of your life, including your sex life.Mariah Leach, who was diagnosed with RA in 2008 when she was 25 years old, knows the feeling all too well.“Joint pain and fatigue can make physical intimacy extremely challenging, and even unpleasant at times,” she says. “When I was first diagnosed and we were still searching for a working treatment, there were days when I struggled to get out of bed and lift a mug of coffee to my mouth — so physical intimacy wasn’t remotely appealing to me.”You can still have a…
Download you 7 Day Sugar Detox Guide and finally get free from those sugar cravings! You’re sweet enough already. Enter: the all new 7-Day Sugar Detox Guide ! These three things can all mean you are MAJORLY addicted to sugar. And as long as you’re addicted to sugar, you’re going to have a tough time hitting your personal health goals. Hate to say it, but it’s really true. For a long time, you guys have asked for a week-long meal plan. And now! We have one for you! We worked long and hard to put together a sugar detox program…
Do you feel like you’re sleeping enough but are somehow always drained during the day? If you are getting around 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye nightly without tossing and turning or getting up regularly, your daytime tiredness may be due to something else. And it’s possibly a result of a sluggish methylation cycle and a lack of B vitamins.
***The nighttime walking tour had promised death and depravity in the Holy City, and, in its own way, it delivered. As we walked through the downtown, the tour guide told us stories of the Barbadian pirate Stede Bonnet, who supposedly haunts the Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon; of Harriet Mackie, the tragic 17-year-old who, perhaps poisoned by her sewing woman, died shortly before her marriage; and of Sue Howard, the mother in eternal mourning whose ghost haunts the cemetery of St. Philip’s Church. (The church discourages these stories; a plaque on the grounds reads: “The only ghost at St.…
BEAT THE HEAT | PART 4 Flexibility + Relaxation for Hot Days [Summer Stretching Routine] Maria Sollon MS, CSCS, PES Let’s keep you lookin as hot as a spicy pepper while feeling cool like a chilled cucumber throughout the summer season! As the temperatures rise, it’s the perfect time to incorporate some calming stretches and relaxing movements into your routine. Were talking about the feel good moves you can do on your Total Gym, or anywhere mimicking the same movements! The Summer Stretching Routine is designed to improve your flexibility, ease tension, and help your mind and body unwind after…
Miki LowePublished in The Atlantic in 2007October 29, 2023, 8 AM ETThe poet Wisława Szymborska was a 16-year-old in Krakow, Poland, when Germany invaded her country in 1939. Everything changed after that: The Nazis banned secondary schools and universities, so she had to finish high school illegally in secret classes. Eventually, after the war, she went to university—and ultimately won the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. She kept writing about the long trail of violence through the centuries, and the stories we tell about that violence in hindsight. “History counts its skeletons in round numbers,” she wrote in the poem…
Ballet fitness is a unique form of exercise that has gained popularity in recent years. It combines the grace and elegance of ballet with the strength and conditioning of fitness training. Although it may seem like a workout reserved for young dancers, ballet fitness can benefit seniors. This blog post will explore the benefits of ballet fitness for seniors and why it might be worth considering it as a form of exercise. Stress Relief Ballet exercises are like meditation in motion; they provide seniors with a great way to take their minds off daily life stressors. If you are feeling…
As a parent with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you have to balance your children’s needs with your own health. You help them with schoolwork. Play with them. Comfort and discipline them when needed. And handle the zillion day-in, day-out tasks that come with parenting. All the while, you also manage fatigue, joint pain, and other RA symptoms.Parenting is tough — but rewarding — to start with. Throw in a chronic condition like RA, and that delicate balance between your self-care and your role as a parent can easily get thrown off.These tips and strategies can help you handle difficult days, manage…
I get this question alllll the time, so I decided it might be helpful to know what I eat in a day. I’ll give you a rundown of what I’m eating on an average day but, obviously, it varies. I don’t want to be eating the same thing over and over again! And neither do you, I’d imagine! I follow the LSF nutrition plans. That’s why I’m so into our nutrition plans . Seriously, these are a slam dunk way to get started with the LSF lifestyle or to take your LSF fitness journey to the next level. Basically, they’ll…