A Step-by-Step Guide to Meditating with Affirmations
Meditation is a practice that helps a person to find peace and calm in hectic everyday life. Affirmations are positive statements used to help combat negative feelings and thoughts. In…
What to Do if You Can’t Stop Thinking During Meditation
A problem that many people run into when they first begin a meditation practice is the issue of being unable to control the wild run of their thoughts. While in…
Are You Addicted to Being Sad? 10 Questions to Find Out
Feeling sad lately, and more often than you’d like to admit? Depending on the circumstances from which your sadness stem, you could be suffering from depression, a similar mental health…
Neither Sad nor Happy: What am I Feeling?
In our society, we are taught to believe that emotion is more or less a binary choice. There are positive feelings like happiness and joy, and negative feelings like sadness…
How to Find Out if You’re Trying to Accomplish Too Much
There’s nothing wrong with pushing yourself to achieve more than you initially thought you could. Pushing ourselves helps us grow and learn as people. But there comes a point where…
Can You Be Addicted to Meditation? Is It Unhealthy?
Meditation is the healthy practice of recentering your mind and body by paying attention. As you probably know, meditation is one of my favorite things in the world! There are…
Where Do Happy Tears Come From?
Recently, I had tears of joy for the first time in my life. My team won a championship. I was so happy for them that out of nowhere I started to…
Therapy: Should You Get Help?
Each and every one of us is blessed with a precious gift of life. We try our hardest to make the best of it and appreciate everything it has to…
Blood Donations Have Led to Iron Deficiency Anemia
The first time I noticed that something was off I was at the gym when I was doing squats. All of a sudden, I felt extremely dizzy, light-headed and nearly…
Do I Need to Carry an EpiPen Every Day and Why?
Every case is different. But in short, if your doctor prescribes you an EpiPen, it's a great idea to have it on you. EpiPen is an auto-injector, that is used…
Allergies: 8 In-Depth Tips and Tricks That Work
Disclaimer: I am an allergy patient, not a doctor. You should always consult a specialist about your specific case, especially before doing any kind of treatment. This article is for…
How to Treat Seasonal Allergies: From a Patient
Disclaimer: I'm a Patient, not a doctor. This article is for information purpose only. I just share what has worked very well for me. Always consult your doctor before doing…
A Near Death Experience: One of Allergy Stories
It was a hot summer day of 2016, here in Brooklyn. I finished my leg workout at the gym and rode my bike home. My cats were happy to see…
One of Konstantin’s Allergy Stories: How It All Started
In 1994, my family lived in one of those post-Soviet Union little villages with a population of just about a thousand people. Everybody knew everybody. Very poor families that lead an…