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Among the several secrets you might have heard about leading a healthy life, maintaining a healthy body weight is definitely among the ones that top the list. Although weighing a certain way is not easy for everyone due to various factors that might influence their lives, never letting your weight
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An artist created iconic symbols that infected the present world with joy through his graffiti and emoticons. Smiley face was the first emoji he put out for the world to see, introducing the smile’s smiley creator- Harvey Ross Ball. This symbol was later the face behind World Smile Day,
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The first Monday of October gets the ball rolling for World Day of Bullying Prevention. The story goes that in 2007, a teenager started his first day of high school wearing a pink shirt for ‘luck.’ But then he ended up in front of a group of bullies who gave
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You have probably heard of it, maybe even dread it, or perhaps you have not given it much thought, but whatever your stance may be, it is time you are aware and vigilant of it. Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer and the commonest among
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International week of happiness at work is kept under lock and key from September 20th to 25th every year. This event is to give the employees a sense of quality happiness at the workplace. Having said that, this event also results in an optimistic effect on one’s mental health,
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Breathe in, breathe out! An essential part of our life, breathing pretty much equates to survival. Have you ever imagined how life would be if we could not breathe as smoothly as we do? Every moment would be stressful if you always needed a moment to catch your breath. Some
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Cancer at any age is deeply saddening. But for children who are yet to partake in the joys of life, to be sucked into the whirlpool of cancer can mean nothing less than heartbreak. Life-threatening disorders like cancer can have a physical, emotional, and financial toll on patients and their
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Pessimism hits all of us hard sometimes. Knowingly or unknowingly, we often let negativity take over our lives. It would be pretty hard to hash out our troubles with others though. A third person may not be able to relate to the thoughts and struggles populating your brain daily. To
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The World Confederation of Physical Therapy (World Physiotherapy, in short) proclaimed the eighth of September as World Physical Therapy Day in 1996, and this has been an annual event since. Harking back to the 1950s, the touch of care through physiotherapy has meant healthy mobile lives everywhere. This is a
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Every year’s September 13th, we celebrate national celiac disease awareness day. If you did not know this already, at least three million people are diagnosed with the condition, and the count keeps rising day after day. Why do we celebrate an illness, you may ask? It is a day
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The second Saturday of September every year is pretty special to the proudly-injured and battle-scarred gang. World First Aid Day has been held on this day every year since its conception in 2000 by The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). If the need for a
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Food allergies – we would not wish them on our worst enemy. If you have struggled with them, you know why. Imagine being unable to gorge on nuts, dairy, shellfish, or just about anything worth hogging. No one wants to spend their day puking their guts out or experiencing a diarrheal
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Wherever you fall on the foodie spectrum, a crash course on the basics of nutrition could never go wrong. Apparently, the American Dietetic Association (ADA) agrees. This stellar association established the National Nutrition Week in March of 1975 – now a yearly event that raises awareness on the importance of a
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If you are or have been sexually active at some point, chances are, you might or might not have had a little run-in with HPV (human papillomavirus). This one is a tough customer that can pop up any time after you do the deed, which means you have to watch
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If you have known what it is to gain an education based on printed words, you can see, watch a sunset, or navigate your way through places without fear; you are probably blessed with the gift of sight. One out of your five essential senses is all present and accounted
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Loneliness can happen to the best of us – and it can last days, months, or years. None of us choose to be lonely. It can be because of shifting to a new place, leaving your comfort zone with close ones, or it could be from letting go of someone who