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Health Ideas Lifestyle

What happens to your body when you shower cold?

The first splash feels brutal.

Cold water slams against your skin, your breath shortens, your chest tightens.

For a split second, you wonder if you’ve made a mistake and your instinct screams to jump out.

For most, that’s enough to turn the dial back to warm.

But if you push through, something else kicks in.

Your body wakes up.

Your mind sharpens.

And the discomfort begins to carry a strange sort of power, the shock transforms into energy.

That uncomfortable moment isn’t just in your head, it’s your body running a powerful survival program.

And understanding what happens inside you …

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Health Tips & Tricks

Why hiring the wrong healthcare attorney can cost you everything

Her claim was denied.
Her insurer went silent.
And her attorney? He shrugged.

By the time she realized he had no business handling healthcare law, her appeal window had closed, the bills were piling up, and the specialist she needed had dropped her as a patient. One wrong hire – not in the operating room, but in a law office – set off a chain reaction that wrecked her care and her finances.

This isn’t rare. It’s just rarely talked about.

What’s at stake: More than you think

Most people assume healthcare attorneys are something hospitals use. Not true. These …

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Health

6 reasons why diabetic moms need to monitor their health

Diabetes is affecting more moms every year.

The CDC’s National Diabetes Statistics Report revealed that 10.2% of women in the 18-44 age group had been diagnosed with diabetes, with a further 3.9% of the demographic thought to have it. Those numbers don’t include pre-diabetes or gestational diabetes, either.

Monitoring health is important for everyone, but particularly for moms. You have the most important job in the world! So, let’s take a look at why it’s vital to focus on your health when diabetes becomes part of the picture.

Start early

If you’re diabetic and intend to start trying for …

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