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Christmas Day 2016. I have recovered from the liver transplant in May that I needed to stop my primary sclerosing cholangitis, a degenerative liver disease that, without a transplant, can cause cirrhosis and eventually death. Now I face repeated hospitalizations because of my other health problem, ulcerative colitis, a bowel disease, since September of that […]
Back in March, when COVID-19 hit, closing schools in California, I faced an unexpected challenge. As the internet exploded with memes and posts about distance learning, there were also a lot of co-parents like me panicking as they quickly realized that they no longer had school as a buffer and a degree of separation between […]
Paid sick leave helps stop the spread of COVID-19 by making it easier for workers to stay home if they catch the coronavirus. Yet the United States, unlike most developed countries, doesn’t have federally mandated paid sick leave for all. And the limited policy passed by Congress in March to deal with the pandemic expires […]
The way we manage chronic disease in the United States is fundamentally flawed, and even counterintuitive. There are different paths an individual can take when treating, managing, or preventing chronic illness. The first is one with which we’re most familiar, where health visits end in prescriptions and pamphlets outlining what to do next. It takes […]
Want to look your best without damaging your skin or the environment? Guess what… you can! The limited edition CLEAN ID Range from Catrice Cosmetics is all about beauty without the suffering. Because, who still believes in doing any kind of harm to look good?! Beauty should always be about taking care. And, Catrice’s CLEAN […]
We’re going to start this out with a little story. I have a friend of a friend that would get chronic yeast infections. Let’s call her Polly. Polly would often get them after she had sex. Which was frequent. Her diet of coffee, cheese sticks, and cigarettes definitely didn’t help her system stay balanced either. […]
The go-to guide you need for how to soak and sprout your grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. Soaking and sprouting is a great way to increase nutrient density, nutrient absorption and promote optimal digestion. Whether you struggle with digesting certain beans or legumes, or if you’re simply looking for a fun way to boost the […]
Coronavirus makes life more complicated for people who already facing difficult challenges—and those who take care of them. I am the youngest daughter in my family, but I had the shared responsibility of taking care of my older sibling for nearly my entire life. Simone, who is now 30, was diagnosed as a toddler with […]
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We’ve also been seeing an increase in first-time callers, not because they’re experiencing abuse for the first time, but because Illinois has streamlined some support efforts and has a statewide helpline. So if someone calls the statewide helpline but they live in our area, they can connect them to us. In some ways, the capacity […]
The beauty industry is arguably one of the hardest-hit industries during lockdown, salons and hairdressers have finally been given the go-ahead to reopen. We don’t exactly know what going to the hairdresser or skin therapist will look like right now, it will likely involve a lot of planning and hygiene precautions. While you want for […]
In the post #metoo movement, consent is a hot button when it comes to how we relate to each other intimately. The tricky thing is, consent is loaded with a whole lot of emotion, and not much clarity. For women, almost all of us have stories around a time when consent was questionable, or not […]
My headaches appeared out of nowhere. For several weeks in 2006, I couldn’t do my job as a journalist without feeling a nagging pain directly behind my right eye. My co-worker was worried, but I wasn’t. We were reporters working long hours, and I attributed my ailment to eyestrain from staring at the computer every […]
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A doctor involved in a U.S. coronavirus vaccine study said he is hopeful but not convinced that an injection will be available for circulation this year. Dr. Carlos del Rio, an Emory University professor of medicine, told CNBC on Friday that a Covid-19 vaccine could be ready in some form for distribution by the end […]