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****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 5 Apr 24

Hello. *gives the biggest hugs ever* Not only have I been missing from MyLot but I have been missing MyLot. A lot. Things have not being easy for me in so long. And I know how far behind I am on here but as usual, if you know...

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breathing isn't as easy as I'd like

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 6 Apr 20

For about a week now I've been feeling short of breath. It's not severe enough to warrant seeking medical attention yet (as the doctors are VERY busy), but it's not fun. It feels like I just ran down the block, but without the...

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Corona Virus

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3452) • United States 20 Jan 20

According to what I heard earlier, there is an illness called the Corona virus that mimics pneumonia and like pneumonia, can be deadly. It originated in China, though it is no longer confined there. Have you all heard of this?...

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Would You Go?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 1 Oct 19

I watched an interesting doc about Mars and the possible colonization as early as 2023 today. It would take about 240 days to reach Mars. They say that it would be a one way trip because a return trip would be very expensive and...

mars

colonization

health concerns

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Vermont May Become the Next State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45941) • United States 18 Jan 16

Many states have already legalized medicinal marijuana use. In Vermont you need to get a physician's written prescription for it and then apply for a license. I have seen how this is a useful tool in the well being of many...

legalization of marijuana

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Ever been Glad You Don't Have Anymore Private Parts?

NailTech @NailTech (6874) • United States 3 Jun 12

Ha. Seriously. I have had more problems with all my private parts than anything else in my life as far as health concerns. Right now it's my ovaries and such to the point where I'm supposed to have an operation in July. Before I...

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Why is it so hard?

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 11 May 11

I know I need to quit smoking. The reasons are numerous: my teeth are stained, my lungs don't work right, it costs a ton of money and it's bad for those around me. So why is it that I have such a hard time quiting? I think the...

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GMO's Genetically eng. organism (bio engineered foods) & Food Labeling

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 3 Dec 10

Manipulating and selectively breeding plants for specific desirable charachteristics is nothing new, for well over 150 years this has been the way that people have genetically modified fruits and vegetables. Since the early 1990's...

bioengeneered food products

food labeling

food safety

genetically modified foods

gmo

health concerns

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Your take on the flu shots and other immunizations please...

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 16 Oct 09

In the US, we are encouraged to get our infants their first immunizations when they are a few months old, and these continue until all the available ones have been received. They protect against polio, diptheria,...

shots against diseases

staying health

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What is PCOS Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

deltagirl @deltagirl (6) • United States 25 Sep 09

PCOS is a hormone disorder where the follicles in the ovaries are not completely developed. The follicles fail to ovulate and remain as multiple cysts. This hormone imbalance happens as a result of a lack of ovulation. This may...

general health

health concerns

pcos

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On maintaining good health...

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 8 Aug 09

Hello all. We all cherish or wish for good health, and most of know that exercise and eating nutritious foods are a big part of that. What are some of the other things you do that you feel are important to...

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Are you still watching for the flu

savypat @savypat (20216) • United States 16 May 09

Now that the swine flu is no longer front page news are you feeling less stressed by this or are you being very careful to wash your hands and those of your children? I think now it may be even more dangerous, we are so tuned into...

health concerns

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Obesity and Global Warming, What's Next

Anora_Eldorath @Anora_Eldorath (6028) • United States 26 Apr 09

http://www.comcast.net/video/fat-people-destroying-the-planet/1101601365 (This is not a referral link, but a video that played on Comcast News via Fox News Station. Please watch the entire video before commenting, it's...

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Kudos to those who live with this disease...

taface412 @taface412 (3175) • United States 30 Mar 09

Do you know someone who has this disease (or you may be the person) and no matter how closely you follow your regimen of meds and dietary guidelines they (or you) wind up getting sick? And then there are people who have a more...

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Do you think it is healthy to drink unpastuerized milk?

taface412 @taface412 (3175) • United States 2 Mar 09

I know someone who has been doing this and they say they lost weight. Apparently they spoke with some doctors about this and found it also helpful for people who have cancer... So you bovine educated people is this safe to...

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Antioxidants

rachelzwo @rachelzwo (310) • United States 15 Oct 08

What are Antioxidants? Why should I take them? What do they do? I was told I should drink Pomegranate juice, because it's a good antioxidant, but I was never told why....

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Depressed...

xXHarleyxQuinnXx @xXHarleyxQuinnXx (19) • United States 19 Aug 08

I suffer from depression and I can usually keep it under control. Lately, though my depression has gotten worse due to the end of a recent relationship. My depression has gotten so bad that it's actually affecting my health. I...

health concerns

stress

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Do you think caffeinated beverages can cause a high pulse?

Marcola @Marcola (2774) • United States 26 May 08

I kind of wonder if it does. I like to drink a can of pop a day, but I also like to donate plasma...for the money. I get asked if I drink anything with caffeine when I go in there and I've had a consistent high pulse since last...

Shoveling poop before cooking.... what do you think of this?

vivasuzi @vivasuzi (4127) • United States 27 Apr 08

For those wondering, I watch the shows on Sunday as a repeat instead of catching the original on Monday. Ok so they had Ben (I think) shoveling the poop from the horses... in the same chef jacket he wears later that day to...

health concerns

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is our water safe!!!!!!!!!

bluebutterfly1234 @bluebutterfly1234 (92) • United States 10 Mar 08

Ok so I watched this story on the news this morning. Ok so they are saying that after we take medicine that what our body does not absorb goes down to toilet. So here is my question? People that have cancer and my boss had cancer...

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