Tag: health
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Hospital of Emotions
The Hospital of Emotions is a series of site-specific art installations inside a decommissioned hospital in LA’s Westlake neighborhood. Each section focuses on an emotion you might feel in a hospital environment like sadness, hope, or fear, with a team of artists turning those feelings into their own unique installations. Their website sums it all…
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I tried float therapy so you don’t have to
(But you might want to try this one!) My therapist is always telling me I need to take time to relax. No, that’s not the setup for one of those quirky The New Yorker cartoöns, it’s the reality for those of us seeking treatment for insomnia. So far I’ve found that a quick meditation exercise…
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I tried an IV therapy spa so you don’t have to
As someone who gets easily dehydrated during the hot summer months in a good year, I found myself struggling to get enough fluids after a recent illness. No amount of water, herbal tea, Gatorade, etc. seemed to be cutting it. I needed something stronger — and I needed it fast. So I went to an…
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I tried the weirdest 20+ year old health fad so you don’t have to
Remember oxygen bars? No? Well prepare to let me save you money on your, uh… time machine bills, because I’m about to explain this health fad that had run its course by the early 2000’s. Somehow there’s still an oxygen bar in San Francisco at — where else? — Pier 39. So of course I…
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A robot barista charged me for health care
Robots are handling food everywhere these days. Whether delivering falafel or attempting to scoop ice cream, there’s no escape from food robots in the Bay Area. All of which is fine with me: I, for one, welcome our new robot food service overlords. What I’m not fine with, however, are spurious surcharges. So imagine my…
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How I lost 65 pounds
This graph would have been far more dramatic if I hadn’t been too embarrassed to weight myself at my heaviest. It’s almost New Year’s and that means it’s time to make a New Year’s resolution. For many people, “lose weight” is their resolution this year, and probably was last year as well, and the year…
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Do you get canker sores? Read this.
Time for another gross health-related post! It used to be I’d get canker sores once a month, often more. They come with a subtle pain that never quite goes away in your mouth. Nobody should have to endure this, and if you get canker sores I might have the solution for you. The problem started…
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