With the advent of social media and the subsequent surge in its popularity, it is almost impossible to not be inundated with the barrage of posts related to food: from food-bloggers trying every food joint to fitness influencers posting about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ food, to travel-bloggers that passionately share the new cuisines they have encountered […]
Clinical depression sucks and it’s only growing more common. Almost one in two people in the U.S. will suffer from depression or another mental health condition at some point and about one in 17 Americans actually has a serious mental illness right now. Despite its rising rates, depression can be hard to wrap your brain […]
Prince William lost his mother, Princess Diana when he was just a little boy, and not so long ago he worked with the BBC on a new royal documentary named `A Royal Team Talk: Tackling Mental Health`. He has spoken about his pain when his mother tragically died. He shared with the audience all about […]
Everyone is familiar with the need for physical activity to stay fit and mobile as you age. Even older seniors who experience reduced mobility or joint pain and can’t work out like they used to can practice exercises like Tai Chi and Aquafit to improve their muscle strength, balance, and cardiovascular health. But the benefits […]
We need to talk about procrastination. Yes, again. I’ve written about it before, but seeing as it’s basically a silent epidemic, we need to talk about it some more. My past two weeks were packed to the brim with obligations and deadlines, and instead of making me more efficient out of necessity, the stress morphed me […]
We all experience a little bit of anxiety now and then. Anxiety is nothing but a phenomenon wherein our body reacts to stressful situations by causing feelings of apprehension or even fear about what is about to happen. We come various occasions in our daily lives that can cause a bit of anxiety in us, […]
When it started, I thought it was just a stomach thing. I had probably unwittingly eaten some dairy, my usual digestive foe. But the mild nausea showed no signs of letting up. Two weeks, then three. I couldn’t ignore it anymore. It had gone from a minor inconvenience to an omnipresent feeling, lurking deep down in […]
I was on the phone with my mom the other day, pondering aloud whether switching dentists was a regrettable thing to do, when I mentioned that in a way, I’d feel a bit guilty about making the change. After all, when you trust someone enough to get up in your business and clean your teeth […]
A few nights ago, I watched a giant spider slowly creep across my bedroom wall, leering at me with eight beady eyes. I held my breath as its hairy legs traversed framed pictures, approaching me with increasing speed until it finally leapt off the wall and landed in my hair. I screamed and madly raked […]
