Feeling depressed or unhappy can be a result of a low self-esteem. Self-esteem is a measure of how people feel about themselves, and if people do not feel good about themselves, they are said to have a low self-esteem. This can lead to negative health consequences because people are more likely to make bad health decisions, are less likely to follow through with their...
What is ALS?
ALS is short for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease because the world-famous baseball player Lou Gehrig famously suffered from it. The disease also got a lot of attention a short time ago because of the “Ice-bucket challenge” that was set up with the intention of raising awareness and donations for research into ALS. ALS is a...
Reasons to Get a Breast Augmentation
There is a lot of negative stereotyping of women who get breast enhancement surgery, with the impression that these women are superficial, or desperate for male attention. However, most women who get breast augmentation do it for personal reasons that help them in their lives. Women may do it to feel more confident in general, or because of body proportions and the fit of...
Reasons Swimming is Great Exercise
In Southwest Florida, we have a lot of access to water and water-based activities, and people who are looking for ways to start exercising and be more active can find quite a bit of opportunity in the water. Swimming is an easy way to enjoy the water and also great exercise that doesn’t require a lot of equipment. One of the best features of swimming as exercise is its...
Types of Diagnostic Imaging
Sometimes in order to determine or rule out the potential cause of a medical condition, doctors need to peek inside the patient’s body. Over the past few decades, technological advances have given doctors unprecedented access to seeing what’s happening inside the body without cutting it open and potentially causing more damage. Although surgery is sometimes the...
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