Our
Bodies
They are vivacious. They are sexy. They are unique.
They are graceful. They are Our Bodies. An entity
so dynamic and complex the only way to admire
them, is to embrace them. Being able to embrace
our bodies, however, involves many different approaches.
But the most crucial of all is first learning
how to take care of them; a constant process we
sort through every day...Read
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True to My Body
When my mother called me fat at age 5, I began panicking.
When my dad tells me that I should lose weight at
age 23, I feel betrayed. Yet somehow I expected
it. I never thought that I would hear the words
out loud; but silently, they were always there.
In every look, gesture and thought, I knew that
I was not good enough, even for my own family...Read
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Ovarian Cancer
The chances of surviving ovarian cancer are better
if the cancer is found early. But because the disease
is difficult to detect in its early stages, only
25% of ovarian cancers are found before the tumor
growth has spread into the tissues and organs located
beyond the ovaries. Most of the time, the disease
has already advanced before it is diagnosed...Read
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"The Problem That Has
No Name"
I
remember before one hospitalization, she took an
apartment up the street and put a card up as an
interior decorator, even though she had no training.
I didn’t understand until my thirties, that
she was crying out to be something more than a caretaker
and housekeeper. We saw it as a sign of her “illness”
taking over again. It was too late for me to tell
my mother I understood...Read
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Fruit-ilicious
With the option of choosing
from an abundant array of luscious summer fruits,
from succulent white peaches and juicy cherries,
to heavenly mangoes and super sweet berries, you’re
sure to find a fruit to satisfy even the most critical
of taste buds! Not only will you be doing a noble
thing by totally satisfying your buds, you’ll
be pleasing you’re entire body too. Did you
know that there is actually more truth behind the
famous saying – ‘a fruit a day will
keep the doctor away’, than most may originally
think. Several profound studies have concluded that
fruit is one of the ultimate weapons needed in order
to maintain tip-top health and vitality...Read
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