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Aging With Positivity
5 tips for feeling your best as you get older Back in college, my anatomy teacher once told my class, “Growing old ain’t for sissies.” At the time it seemed like a joke, but now, as I enter my 40’s, I’m starting
Healthy Aging
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How Age Impacts the Immune System
While it is true that age is nothing but a number and brings gifts like wisdom, there are certain changes to the immune system that still occur. To better understand these changes, it helps to first understand the basics of how
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Aging Like Fine Wine
A compliment I never thought I would appreciate is “You are aging like fine wine”. When we are young, the last thing we think about is how we will live our years in the decades to come! Thanks to advancements in science and
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A Personal Journey With Autoimmune Disease
The human immune system is a myriad of organs (and organisms) that protect us from harmful bacteria, fungi, toxins, and viruses found in the environment. Some of the organs that comprise it include the lymph nodes, bone marrow,
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Preparing the Family’s Immunity for a New School Year
The back to school season has started and before we sharpen pencils or sit in front of our virtual class, families everywhere are paying extra attention to their household’s health. Like any year, the first few weeks of school
Food and Nutrition Health and Diet
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Healthy Ways to Press Pause on the Aging Process
We all know one thing about aging: it’s inevitable. However, some seem to be doing it much better than others; what are their secrets? Today, the population of older adults in the United States is growing rapidly. According to
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Top Three Misconceptions About Weight Loss
The rise of diet culture and social media has created the perfect storm of confusing and often misinformed nutrition advice. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and stuck in your own health journey. I’m here to help you sort through
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Is there a Best Diet for Weight Loss?
Low-fat? Sugar-free? Gluten-free? Paleo? These are just a few of the many diets abundant in the world today. These diets may claim rapid weight loss and amazing health benefits when you restrict certain food groups, but this restriction
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The Mighty Mitochondria
A cellular biology breakdown Mammalian cells are called eukaryote cells. This means each cell contains a central nucleus surrounded by its own membrane, the nuclear membrane — which is where the genetic material is housed.