Pulled Quadricep - People

I lost a kidney and have just recently found a path to take because a Doctor took the time to listen and realized I was not a hypochondriac or a big overly sensitive, stressed, depressed woman. (yes, lots of justified sarcasm). I was athletic, very lean and continued to stay fit by enjoying bike rides and playing recreational co-ed softball. However, when I started a family at 25, I had horrible...

By day, I'm a working stiff like the rest of you. I'm blessed to have a great job in the communications field and go to work wondering if today is the day they'll stop paying me for having so much fun on the job and ask me to pay them. In the early hours of the day and late hours of the evening, I'm a sprint triathlete who dabbles in a bit of trail running, rock climbing, yoga, and other...

I'm in the 5th year of my graduate study at Stanford, working on a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. My research is on electric space propulsion devices. I have a total of roughly 9 years of karate training, but with a large gap in the middle. I started training in Shito Ryu karate in Southern California in 6th grade, and continued through high school. I did not train much at all during...

I am a 41 year-old female who would like to exercise more, but who has a hard time pulling herself away from work to do so.

I have a 5 y/o Autistic boy with Sensory Integration Disorder, Severe Apraxia, Gastrointestinal & Feeding Issues. All I know is when he was born, I was told he was a healthy baby boy, apgars 9/9. 2 years later he was diagnosed. My son is somewhere inside of himself and I want to pull him out. I believe and have hope that Biomedical & HBOT Treatments are the answer. Please visit my site...

I am a freelance writer and poet living in Arizona. I have lived all across the country and am proud to call the desert home. As an advocate of natural/alternative health and healing and as a nutritional researcher, I hope to bring meaningful insight and important health news to the public (in particular of interest to women). I have been studying alternative medicine, nutrition, and wellness...

I was born on August 8th 1991. Two or more weeks premature. I spent the first three and a half years of my life in a Romanian orphanage, on the third year one of the caretakers attempted to kill me by throwing me down the stairs for complaining that she was stealing food. I suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury with skull fracture. I remember waking up in the hospital. Because of the premature birth...

The bipolar disorder diagnosis at the age of 23 was a relief to know I was not simply a bad person and there was a reason for the way I have felt. Yet I have been struggling to cope and understand this disorder... what does it mean? How do the brain imbalances affect my behavior and moods? Why do I rapid cycle? Why do I get obsessive thoughts? Is there a link between mania and memory? Is there...

My name is Diana and a few years ago – actually on September 24, 2006 to be exact, I quit smoking and took my first step towards a healthier life! I’m not even sure why I smoked to begin with. I started in my early twenties and only smoked for a few years. What the heck was I thinking?!? In an effort to quit I replaced my very bad smoking habit with another bad habit – hot...

I'm a single mother of two ages 18 and 15. I was born and raised in Mountain View, Ca. and now reside in Cupertino. I currently work for Stanford Dining and manage Olives Cafe which is in the main quad of campus.