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Is the Expression "No Pain, No Gain" True?

adifans (Flickr)

We've all heard the saying: No pain, no gain. Many of us even judge our workouts by how delightfully sore we feel afterwards. But is this right? Does no pain really mean nothing has been accomplished?  Read more

The Cry For Help the Web Didn't Answer

Liv Penpraze

Last month, Warren and Kellie Penpraze made the heart-breaking decision to take their 19-year-old daughter Olivia off life support. Olivia had been admitted to the hospital after a suicide attempt resulted in irreversible absence of brain function. When the grieving father went to notify his daughter's friends using her laptop, Warren stumbled on Olivia's Tumblr, a blog with more than 900 pages of posts chronicling the last two years of the teen's struggle with suicidal feelings.  Read more >

Treating Endometriosis Without Hurting Your Fertility

Sarah C (Flickr)

I do wonder what would have happened if we had looked at more natural options for stage IV endometriosis from the start. Obviously, you can't look back like that. The world is full of what-ifs. But now that I'm treating it naturally, it's kind of nice to know that my body is capable of doing what it's supposed to do all on its own.  Read more

The Sad Ballad of the FarmVille Thief

Helga Weber (Flickr)

I know what it's like to feel stagnant. I don't know how it happens. It feels like we're moving up, like we're achieving something, but the grind is a high price to pay. Work, commitments, obligations and errands pile up and next thing you know, you're dying to get home so you can just throw on sweatpants, pop a Hot Pocket in the microwave and watch another season of something you've already seen a thousand times. It's easy. It's better than work and stress and the fact you're behind on your taxes or upside down on your mortgage.  Read more >