Parents, put on your oxygen mask first
“Put on your oxygen mask first” might sound cliché, but it’s the best metaphor for self-care. How many times have you felt burned out…
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What you’re doing wrong with your New Year’s resolutions
By the end of January, 36 percent of New Year’s resolvers will have thrown their hands up in the air and said, “Better luck next year.” It’s normal to want to reboot your life come Jan. 1, but before you go crazy with your New Year’s resolutions list, you want to consider these common mistakes that could set you up for failure, rather than success.
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Depression is not… everything you think it is
Depression is not a disease. It’s not a sign of a weak personality. And it’s not something to be ashamed of. And according to Donna Phillips, clinical director at Anne Arundel Medical Center’s (AAMC) Psychiatric Day Hospital, “You can learn from it.”
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6 ways to give the gift of health this holiday season
Health is described as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” If you could take that sentence, put it in a box and wrap it as a gift to give to someone you love or care about, would you?
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9 lifestyle tips to help control your GERD symptoms
Heartburn is the most common symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. Although there isn’t a specific cure for the disease, you can make some lifestyle and diet changes to help you manage your symptoms.
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How does PCOS affect weight and fertility?
Season three of the popular television drama This is Us recently premiered on NBC. During the first episode, one of the main characters, Kate,…
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3D nipple tattoos: Helping women gain confidence after a mastectomy
AAMG Plastic Surgery is unique in that it offers patients several innovative breast reconstruction options, including tissue expansion with Aeroform AirXpanders, pre pectoral implants, and microvascular deep inferior epigastric perforator flap (DIEP) procedures. 3D nipple tattooing is part of this comprehensive list.
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Pelvic health physical therapy: What is it?
Have you ever experienced leakage after having a baby? Does it happen when you are hiking with family? Or when your cough or sneeze? Many women feel these things are an inevitable part of aging, or something that’s normal after you have a child. But you don’t have to live with this. There is a solution.
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Dietary choices that may lower your risk of breast cancer
If you have or have had breast cancer, you may want to know if there are things you can do that may lower your…
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Laughing with confidence: The importance of good pelvic health
For a while, Brandy Brooks would feel uncomfortable every time she would have to go out in public, fearing that she would have to face an embarrassing moment because of a pelvic floor disorder (PFD). A common problem many women experience, especially after giving birth, PFD affects almost one-quarter of women, according to a study funded the National Institute of Health.
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