My husband has been my “person” for more than half my life. We met when I was fresh out of school, a 23-year-old nurse taking care of one of his patients. He was a first-year surgical resident. He asked my coworker for permission to look up my phone number on the Rolodex at the nurses’ station.
“A what?” my kids would ask whenever we recounted this story. Those were the early days before…
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“I know now there is often advice to not marry young or to wait until you have a career or plan. And while I do agree in some situations, this is my biggest regret. I met my now husband in middle school. I loved him instantly, and we began a relationship a…
I Agreed To An Arranged Marriage With A Stranger. It Turned My Life Upside Down.
June 15, 2025
Those of us born into the church were “Blessed Children.” Our parents believed we were the first people since Adam and Eve without original sin. I was taught that my purpose was to grow to perfection, take part in a Matching and Blessing ceremony, and ultimately have…
This Cancer Screening For People In Their 30s Can Dramatically Lower Your Risk Of Dying Young
June 14, 2025
Unlike colonoscopies (which visually look for irregular growths with a camera), the FIT examines stool samples for human hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells. If human hemoglobin is present, blood has likely leaked into the digestive system, according to Dr. Theodore R.
Most Women Ignore This Symptom As A Subtle Sign Of A Heart Attack, But It Could Be A Matter Of Life And Death
June 14, 2025
In a recent segment on the “Today” show, Chantrise Holliman, a mother, wife and heart health educator based in Georgia, shared the story of her heart attack and what seemed like the fairly benign symptoms that accompanied it.
Holliman experienced nausea, vomiting and…
Not only does menopause bring hot flashes, mood changes and bone density loss, it also brings negative changes to heart health.
“There’s a big shift that happens there. We lose our natural estrogen levels, and with the loss of natural estrogen, our whole cardiometabolic…
I Became Obsessed With This Seemingly Innocent Trend On Social Media. But There Was A Dark Side.
June 13, 2025
I maintained the same drug-store version of that Clinique routine for years. I wore it religiously, not because I had any real passion for it, but because I thought it was a thing girls were supposed to do. An expert had even shown me. Who was I to stray?
Then in college…
In 2021, I moved into my first ever “grown-up” apartment in New York City. Over the course of my move-in day, I had finished a small pint of Absolut vodka — a couple of swigs in the morning before the movers came (because obvi, celebration!), a few during, and the rest…
We grow up hearing constant information about health and wellness — what our diets should consist of, how we should exercise, and how we should best take care of our bodies. But, of course, not everything we hear is true. Redditor urasianbella asked, “What’s a…
