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Breast Implant Illness

Jun 24, 2019 | Breast Implant Illness, Medically Challenged, Scilicone

Many women suffering from breast implant illness are misdiagnosed with other diseases that have similar symptoms and have been repeatedly told their breast implants are not causing their symptoms. Some women will go on to develop serious diseases and even die because...

Look Good Feel Better Cancer Support

Jun 24, 2019 | Cancer, Healthy, Support

As a 3 year RCC survivor, I realize how much hair impacts our daily life to look good on the outside while going through the most devastating disease know to mankind and feeling like "why me" on the inside. I ironically have been a facilitator and hair health advocate...

Cancer Fighting Foods

Jun 24, 2019 | Cancer, Food, Medically Challenged, Nutrition

Turmeric is a root that is great for reducing inflation and it holds powerful antioxidants. Seaweed is another way to get your vitamins and minerals like iodine calcium and iron. Seaweed can also act as an anti-inflammatory. Green tea also has TNF (tumor necrosis...

What Is Cancer?

Jun 24, 2019 | Cancer, Medically Challenged

A Collection of Related Diseases Cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body’s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues. Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body,...

Top 15 Anti-Inflammatory Foods That Fight Pain Naturally

Jun 24, 2019 | Drugs, Food, Medically Challenged, Nutrition

Inflammation is generally the body’s attempt at protecting itself with the aim of removing any harmful; stimuli from the body such as pathogens, irritants and any damaged cells in order for the body to undergo the healing process. It is our body’s way of saying that...

Alopecia Areata

Jun 24, 2019 | Thinning Hair, Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania Forum

Alopecia Areata is a type of hair loss caused by the immune system reacting to the hair follicles as if they were antibodies and shutting them down. The hair loss is usually limited to a coin sized area and all the hair in the region is lost leaving a totally smooth...