Tag: health
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Photographer And His Wife Plant 2 Million Trees In 20 Years To Restore A Destroyed Forest And Even The Animals Have Returned
According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, 129 million hectares of forest, an area almost equivalent in size to South Africa, have been lost from the Earth forever since 1990. An area roughly the size of the country of Panama is being lost each and every year. With some 15 percent of all…
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Surprising Food Comparisons From A Nutrition Coach That Destroy Dieting Myths – Do You Agree With Him?
According to personal trainer & nutrition coach Graeme Tomlinson, people can lose fat or build muscle by eating foods they enjoy, as opposed to following a restrictive diet. Nutrition, however, is a complicated and tricky topic, and anyone can get confused in the abundance of the information surrounding it. To clear things up, Tomlinson is…
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Teacher’s Check-In Chart For Students To Share Their Feelings Goes Viral
More and more people are using whatever platform they have to speak out about mental health awareness, whether they are celebrities or people with a large social media following – this kind of visibility is important to people who have felt alone. English special education teacher Erin Castillo decided to use her classroom as her…
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Photo Series Show What 200 Calories Looks Like in Different Foods… And the Results Will Surprise You
WiseGEEK recently conducted a very visual and informative study and presented a photo series, which compares what 200 calories actually look like in different foods. You’d think that with Summer coming up, a handful of gummy bears couldn’t hurt much, right..? Well, turns out, just 51 gram of those gives you the same amount of…
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Artist With Depression Illustrates What She’s Learned To Help People Deal With Their Mental Health Problems
Dealing with mental health problems is something people work on all of their lives. And author and illustrator Kate Alan has a wonderful collection of works to help others in this difficult quest. This time, we’re focusing on one particular comic she uploaded to the internet a couple of days ago. [zombify_post]
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Study Reveals Alarming Before-And-After Pics Showing Happens When You Stop Drinking
With alcoholism on the rise, the expression “only drink in moderation” couldn’t be more true. Obvious effects of alcohol on the body are high blood pressure (hypertension), which increases the risk of a heart attack or stroke, liver damage and increased risk of cancers. Although those results are from repeated alcohol abuse, there are smaller…
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Fitness Blogger Shows How She Would Look Like If She Had A ‘Perfect’ Body Throughout History
Ever wondered what the ‘ideal’ body shape is over the centuries? Fitness blogger Cassey Ho has noticed that the ‘ideal’ body shape that society bestows on women seems to be changing ever more quickly. Like the insidious nature of fast fashion, where trends come and go in the blink of an eye to keep you…
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Artist Reimagines Disney Princesses As Breast Cancer Survivors To Raise Awareness For Breast Cancer Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women in most developed countries (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). Survival rates continue to improve with 89 out of every 100 women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer now surviving five or more years beyond diagnosis. To bring attention to this important cause,…
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Revealing Photo Series Documents School Lunches From Around the World (And The Embarrassing U.S. Equivalent)
These images are all from a recent photo series, created by the salad chain Sweetgreen, showing what school lunches look like around the world. Each plate is meant to be representative of a typical lunch and was put together by intepreting local government standards and studying Tumblr photos taken by elementary students. “We wanted to…
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Artist Creates An Infographic Which Shows ‘Your Chances Of Dying’ Doing Different Activities, And You May Want To Reconsider Your Life Choices
Ever wanted to know what your chances of being eaten by a shark while swimming at the beach? Or going skydiving? Well, some smart cookie has developed an infographic showing just these things. Scroll down and see what your chances of surviving are! [zombify_post]