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  Summary: Self-reported data from 2000-2014 from the National Health Interview Survey showed that African American women are some of the least physically active demographic groups in the United States.  According to the published survey, only 36% of African American women achieve the national guidelines for aerobic physical activity (150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity, 75 minutes of vigorous, or a combination equivalent of the two intensities).  The low physical activity within AA women are concerning because this group also has high reporting of cardiovascular disease and obesity.  This study took twenty-five sedentary and obese AA women who enrolled in a series of three focus groups conducted over a six week period to see if Social Cognitive Theory can be culturally tailored to design a physical activity program specifically for these women.  Each focus group was designed to target specific Social Cognitive Theory constructs, and each woman attended a...
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The End of Seven Years

I knew it wasn’t right the moment he asked.  We were on the London Eye in England and had spent the entire trip arguing.  It was my first time in Europe and I had idealized this holiday my entire life.  Traveling overseas for the first time, but I was caught off guard, and my initial reaction was actually no.  However, we went to a cafe afterwards and discussed what we both wanted and I changed my “no” to a “yes, if”.  If you let me finish school first.  If you didn’t expect to have kids anytime soon.  If we don’t get married in a church.  The list went on.  I knew it wasn’t like the movies, but I thought maybe this is it.  We’ve been together for six years.  He has a good job.  We drive luxury cars.  We own a house together.  We were in Europe together on vacation when he asked, a destination proposal.  Maybe you weren’t supposed to have these big feelings one sees in pop culture, you were just supposed to be co...
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Menopause Risk Assessment, Saving Ovaries Can Better Women’s Health

  Menopause Risk Assessment, Saving Ovaries Can Better Women’s Health As organs start to fail, other health complexities come with it.   The female reproductive system is no stranger to this phenomenon.   “The primary problem of the gaining population is the serious detriments caused by the aging of various organs and the decline of their functions” (Zhang et al., 2019).   Ovaries are one of these organs that women, and the public, accept will fail on them one day, most likely when they still have decades of life ahead of them.   Organ aging is highly associated with a variety of diseases, and menopause is a cause of this.   “The decline of ovarian function and the arrival of menopause, which then lead to multiple organ dysfunction, such as heart disease, osteoporosis, cancer, obesity, senile dementia, and so on…the risk index is much higher than that of men of the same age” (Zhang et al., 2019).   Once one organ starts to go (the ovaries) other orga...
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My Family Does Not Want Me to Donate My Eggs. I Did It Anyway.

  My Family Does Not Want Me to Donate My Eggs.  I Did It Anyway. By Victoria Vinci There’s an episode of “Sex and the City” where Miranda, a corporate lawyer, is on a date with a man who has hair plugs.  They’re openly talking about how he’s much happier to no longer be bald, even if that means having artificial curls growing out of his forehead.  And over a lamb dinner, Miranda mentions that she’s been considering freezing her eggs, it takes the pressure off the biological clock issue, and she refers to this decision as a “ fertility savings account ”.  Her date tells her this is something she should not do, for as a society we “don’t want desperate women having babies at fifty”.  He goes on to say, “maybe some people aren’t meant to procreate.  Maybe this is the world’s way of weeding out the weak”.  I watched a rerun of this episode at fifteen years old, never imagining I’d be in Miranda’s position, and my family would be playing the role of h...
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Why I Quit My Second Job, and It Started Saving Me Money

Ever since I can remember I've worked multiple jobs.  It's how I saved to buy my own house, and it's how I've learned to live.  But this year, 2019, I decided to quit my second job and commit to only one.  This is the first time I've only had one job since I was a teenager.  My main job is at a small bank as a universal banker.  It's not what I want to do forever, but with still taking classes towards finishing my bachelor's degree it's worked into my schedule pretty nicely.  I make a decent hourly wage, about eighteen dollars an hour, and I only work about thirty-eight to forty hours a week.  I have every Wednesday and Sunday off, and I work a half-day on Saturdays.  Overall, it's manageable.  I get great paid time off options and benefits, such as a 401K, tuition reimbursement, a pension, and commission based incentives.  My second job, the one I recently left, was at Sunglass Hut .  I worked at Sunglass Hut for three years and ...
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Groupon Finds: "Gilmore Girls" Edition

If you're like me, a huge Gilmore Girls  fan, than this weekend was your weekend, Gilmore Girls weekend!  With the premiere of the new Netflix revival, all I've seen on the internet is Rory and Lorelai themed items plastered everywhere, as it should be.  And with that said, I did come across something Gilmore in an unusual place, Groupon.com .  So if anyone is interested I'm sharing my small but incredible find.   Gilmore Girls Oversized Lounge Shirts Starting at $18.99 Gilmore Girls Sweaters Starting at $21.99 I think I'm going to spring for one of the lounge shirts.  If I do I'll definitely post about it later on.  I'm hoping they go down in price tomorrow, Cyber Monday, that'll be the real indicator if I plan on getting one or not.
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"Gilmore Girls" Themed Pins

Glow-in-the-dark "Gilmore Girls" themed magnet pins , so you don't have to worry about ruining your clothes, hats, or bags with small holes everywhere. With the "Gilmore Girls" revival, order your 'Team Jess' pin, because just like me you're hoping he's who Rory ends up with. Pins are white with antique gold plating and black lettering. The background is what glows in the dark. Magnet is very strong, so there's no worrying about losing both pieces. FREE SHIPPING on orders in the United States
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