Carenity

Exploring Disabilities: What are the different types?

Oct 9, 2023 • 6 Likes

What is a disability?A disability is a broad term that refers to a physical, sensory, cognitive, intellectual, or developmental condition that can significantly impact a person's ability to perform...

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Kasi: “After the fat-shaming and gaslighting, my Lipedema diagnosis came as a huge blessing."

Oct 4, 2023

Hello, Kasi! Thank you so much for agreeing to share your story with the Carenity audience.First of all, could you tell us more about yourself?My name is Kasi, and I live near Richmond, Virginia. I...

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

PCOS, weight gain and eating disorders (ED): everything there is to know!

Oct 2, 2023

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was first described in 1935. It is due to a hormonal imbalance of ovarian and pituitary origin (related to the pituitary gland in the brain). This endocrine disease...

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Tips on how to relieve pain without drugs

Oct 1, 2023 • 9 Likes

What is pain? According to the official definition of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), "pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with or described...

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How to get a better sleep: tips from a sophrologist

Sep 30, 2023 • 1 Like

How does sleep work? Having a better understanding of the internal mechanisms of sleep and how it is organized can help you adopt a more appropriate attitude to your troubles with sleep. When we...

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Keratoconus

Shakeila: “Embracing my life and the beauty of the world despite my eyesight" (Keratoconus)

Sep 27, 2023

Hello, Shakeila! Thank you so much for agreeing to share your story with the Carenity audience.First of all, could you tell us more about yourself?It’s a pleasure to be sharing my story with...

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Emotional Trauma: How to recover and become resilient?

Sep 25, 2023 • 6 Likes

What is emotional trauma?Emotional trauma can arise from any life event that endangers one's safety or the safety of those around them, leaving the individual feeling overwhelmed, helpless and...

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Positive solitude: what are the benefits of having some alone time?

Sep 23, 2023 • 2 Likes

What is solitude and why do we tend to be afraid of it? According to Cambridge Dictionary, solitude means: “The situation of being alone without other people”. We need to distinguish between solitude...

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Cancer

The benefits of fasting during cancer treatment

Sep 22, 2023 • 1 Like

According to estimations, in 2023, there will be more than 1.9 million new cancer cases diagnosed in the United States. Medical research has made it possible to develop increasingly effective...

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis: How to break the news to your children?

Sep 21, 2023

Why disclose your diagnosis to your children?Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable disease, making it difficult to grasp and understand. It's also a "family" disease because as the disability...

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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease
Kidney transplant

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): Getting a Transplant and Best Practices after Surgery

Sep 18, 2023 • 1 Like

The kidneys are our body’s very own filtration system, cleaning all the blood coursing through it in just about half an hour. Not only do they work continuously to get rid of waste, toxins, and...

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Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis: Which parts of the body can be affected?

Sep 17, 2023 • 7 Likes

What is Osteoarthritis?Affecting over 32.5 million adults in the US, osteoarthritis is a joint disease characterized by the destruction of cartilage, inflammation of the membrane lining the inside of...

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