Your twenties are filled with important milestones: For many, it’s the first time you’re living out of the house, or independently from parents. Your twenties are also the time when you begin (if you haven’t before) to financially support yourself. This can seem daunting, especially after two-plus decades of, well,…
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Our hormones play a major role in the upkeep of our body. They act as chemical messengers that travel around our bloodstream, telling our tissues and organs what to do to ensure that our bodies function properly. Hormones can influence the function of our immune system, guide development of the…
I hate to break the news, but you may be harming your immune system without even knowing it. Fortunately, some lifestyle changes and new habits can help you rebuild your body’s defenses against illness, infections and disease. Read through the most common ways that people make their immune systems weaker—and…
Brain cancer sounds like one of the scariest diagnoses out there. Movies and TV have taught us that when someone gets brain cancer, there is little hope—and that’s not totally wrong. With a survival rate of just a little over a third (35 percent) of those diagnosed, it’s a very…
