Health & Wellness

We’re all familiar with the effects of self-esteem. With a healthy dose, you feel more confident in anything you do. People perceive you as being more likable. Lower that, and you’re prone to feeling lonely, anxious, and vulnerable. It can cause you to withdraw from relationships and suffer poor performance at work or other tasks. […]

Even before the pandemic, young people already reported being stressed out most of the time. For millennials, their long-term financial future is what contributes the most to their stress. As for Gen Zs, it is their career or job prospects. Add the fact that the pandemic has affected young people’s jobs and finances only added

Alcohol addiction or alcoholism is a disease that can affect people from all walks of life. It does not discriminate—you can be a woman, a man, young, old, rich, poor, or sick. Unfortunately, with how prevalent the disease is, science is yet to find a root cause for it. Experts did not miss studying the cause

The numbers on this surgical procedure make it one of the most common types of eye procedures along with laser-assisted in situ keratomileuses, or LASIK. According to the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, three million Americans get the eye cataract surgery procedure done every year. Globally, Eyewire News estimates that there were approximately

Back in 1995, the Japanese coming-of-age anime movie Whisper of the Heart was released by Studio Ghibli. The story revolved around two young students who were struggling with their feelings for each other and their artistic callings. A few years ago, an unidentified person summarized the significant life lessons from the movie and posted them

During adulthood, people have the energy and time to do everything they want. They can indulge in a lot of things without a care in the world because they can. It might be forgivable for you to not think about your future in hopes of enjoying the present, but you have to know that your

You must be comfortable in the skin you live in. It’s not just a figurative statement. Materially speaking, your skin is the base of your appearance. It would be there whatever you’re wearing, whatever makeup you apply. Unfortunately, not all of us had been born with naturally amazing skin. Many of us are suffering from

It’s not easy being labeled as high-maintenance. Your colleagues don’t look forward to working with you, and your family and friends are never short of complaints about your behavior. You’ve committed yourself to continual introspection and other efforts to change, but there’s just no getting over certain ticks. Have you ever considered that maybe the

Menstrual cramps are as real as any debilitating illness. It’s not something you imagine. If you feel like your periods are worsening, it’s because they probably are. No, you’re not paranoid. And you’re not overly dramatic. You are suffering, and you need help. The medical term for what you are going through is dysmenorrhea. It has

Being sick or injured can be one of the loneliest, most stressful things a person can go through. There’s a reason they say no man is an island; we all need help, and we can see this most clearly when we have to recover from an illness or injury. Unfortunately, no matter how many healthy