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Q of the Day: Is Buying Bottled Water Worth the Extra Cost?

DB @dgobucks226 (36356) 14 Mar

We all need water to survive, so drinking enough daily is imperative to good health. What do you consider your favorite method to consume it, and does it matter whether you drink from the tap, use a filter, or buy bottled...

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Interesting Facts About Cleopatra

celticeagle @celticeagle (172445) • Boise, Idaho 11 Mar

I enjoy reading and watching documentaries about strong and intelligent women. Especially those who live in the past. Cleopatra is quite a mystery because her body has never been found and so there is no way of knowing what she...

cleopatra

alchemy

health

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It's Friday, Ya Beatniks! (Mylot Exclusive #1862)

Greg @xander6464 (44928) • Wapello, Iowa 7 Mar

I spent much of last night at Death's Door. I kept knocking, but Death refused to answer. The strange part is that I don't know how or why I was there. What started as a typical night devolved into intense stomach pain...

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Half day Friday

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (162849) • United States 7 Mar

Teachers have a work day today, so paraprofessionals have the day off, except we have an inservice from 1-4 pm. I went back to work yesterday after being out sick for two days. After work we went to shop and pick up prescriptions...

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Where I've Been

patgalca @patgalca (18424) • Orangeville, Ontario 28 Feb

Besides reading a ton of books, we have had to deal with leaks in our house that have created considerable damage. Our house is going to be torn up to get all the moisture out of the walls and floor of the basement, kitchen and...

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If Worse Comes the Rental Adventure

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (93151) • United States 25 Feb

I am looking further afield for cheaper rent more suitable to our budget. That makes sense of course, but can my son make the required journey is the key. Health wise I think not. But there are so much cheaper places, it is...

health

journey

searching

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Doctors Are Human too.

Kandase @Kandae11 (56010) 24 Feb

Have you ever been treated by a doctor who appears ill or has a physical impediment ? And did it make you feel less confident about his or her ability to help you get better? A lady l know who visited a Govt operated clinic told...

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Plastics In Our Brain?

Kandase @Kandae11 (56010) 5 Feb

Recent studies have revealed that tiny shards of manoplastics are not only embedded in the kidneys and liver but also in the brain. The amount -- about l standard plastic spoon full. According to the report: "tiny shards smaller...

brain

plastics

health

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Some Days I Can Hardly Breath

OceanTiara @RebeccasFarm (93151) • United States 31 Jan

Or think of the future for us here. Life, I must say, is not and has not been easy at all. The thought of what is facing us now once again with the moving, is seriously overwhelming. Explaining this circumstance is so tiresome. I...

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Just recovered

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (7500) • Calcutta, India 22 Jan

I had a terrible cough and cold and viral fever which lasted for 5 days right after my mom started recovering. I still have the cough and cold though. But definitely I am doing better. I almost thought that I have either Covid or...

health

doing better

mylotters

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I Guess I Am in Trouble Again

luisadannointed @luisadannointed (7292) • Philippines 17 Jan

I need to drink my medicine at 4 Am, and I should drink it 4hours without eating anything and coffee is not exempted. But I am drinking until 3 AM without me noticing it. I have to move my usual drinking again from 4 AM to 7 AM...

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Severe Headache

luisadannointed @luisadannointed (7292) • Philippines 14 Jan

I force myself to sleep by doing a lot of house chores, last Monday in the middle of the night i just di the laundry until 3 am, and when i woke up i do the ironing of clothes. I think too much work without proper sleep will give...

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Are Self diagnosing online searches fuelling unnecessary health-related stress?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3733) • India 13 Jan

The discussion topic got inspired from a discussion from Marie Coyle. We are also paranoid of critical illness and death. Many of us turn to internet for quick answers and advices when it comes to health issue, and sometimes...

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Ooopss! The Thing Is I Forgot To Drink My Medicine

luisadannointed @luisadannointed (7292) • Philippines 7 Jan

I should be drinking my medicine at 5 am, but its 6 am already. After drinking that i should wait an hour before eating breakfast, so i think i need to spend another hour awake, and another hour after i ate breakfast, because it's...

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Good morning, myLot!

Stacey @xstitcher (33630) • Petaluma, California 23 Dec

Hello, all! It's December 23, '24, and my computer clock says 8:03 a.m. After breakfast today, as it turns out, I need to go to the Health Center. After I leave there, I'll stay on the same bus and go to the Grocery Outlet...

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Home again...

Stacey @xstitcher (33630) • Petaluma, California 20 Dec

Hello, all! My appointment went well, then when I was at the bus stop I remembered the last doctor I saw said something about a prescription. I went back into the Health Center and to the pharmacy to ask about it. I was told...

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Two down, one more to go

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (43133) • United States 19 Dec

Today I had the second temporary nerve pain block in my neck. Thankfully, it worked for about seven hours which was really a good result. But when it wore off, it REALLY wore off. It's eased off some after Gabapentin and an ice...

blessings

health

birthday jesus

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There and back again...

Stacey @xstitcher (33630) • Petaluma, California 19 Dec

LOL--no, not in the J.R.R. Tolkien sense. I had to go to the Health Center and drop something off, then I came home. Waiting for the bus, I saw that there was a reminder about an appointment (also at the Health...

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I Like a Happy Doctor

Four Walls @FourWalls (72885) • United States 18 Dec

Yes, I’m the same person who was whining about getting a Medicare card as a Christmas present yesterday. I had my six-month check-up with my “civilian” doctor today, and she was HAPPY. I like a happy...

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just done about my check up ^.^

Lee anne @prexie (374) • South Korea 3 Dec

Today i went outside to do check up about my full body, they get my blood , do x-ray, checking my pee also and checking lower part too , i felt i have a bad eyesight also which is true! my eye sight is getting worst say , so i...

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