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Blog Together is Aware Together’s space for sharing weekly stories, insights, and conversations about topics that often go unnoticed. Each post is written with care by members of the Aware Together team, bringing you information that’s thoughtful, engaging, and meant to spark curiosity!
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Yoga 101: Explaining the Surya Namaskar
The typical morning routine for most people (including me) goes like this: waking up really early in the morning, hitting the snooze button on our alarms at least 100 times, scrolling through Tiktok half-asleep, and then finally getting ready while still being de energized- only to be tired for the rest of the day. If this is you, then I have the perfect solution to your morning exhaustion. Behold: The Surya Namaskar. The Surya Namaskar, otherwise known as the Sun Salutatio
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Oct 292 min read
Why Do We Experience Deja Vu?
Have you ever entered a room for the first time, and got a strange feeling that you had already been there? That unpleasant familiarity...
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Oct 122 min read
The Spread of “Natural” Misinformation on Social Media
Among the health gurus and TikTok wellness advice, few trends have spread so rapidly as essential oils. Marketed as natural remedies for...
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Oct 82 min read
What is Autism Really?
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is not a disease. It is a developmental and neurologic disorder that affects the way people interact with...
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Oct 52 min read
How Your Genes Could Shape Your Treatment
For much of modern history, medicine has been practiced around the idea of the “average patient.” When someone visits a clinic with a...
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Sep 243 min read
The Circadian Rhythm: A Ticking Time Bomb
Everyone has an internal clock that ticks silently in the background. Ignore it long enough, and it could explode—disrupting everything...
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Sep 172 min read
The Truth About Detoxing
There are an abundant amount of ads that provide information about detox teas and juice cleanses which promise to clean or flush out the...
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Sep 142 min read
Meditation and Mental Health
Rooted in ancient spiritual practices, meditation is now widely adopted as a secular method for improving focus, reducing stress, and...
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Apr 32 min read
How to Stay Energized Without Relying on Caffeine
For many people, a life without coffee is not a life at all. They start their mornings with a cup of coffee to wash away any remaining...
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Mar 202 min read
Ebstein’s Anomaly in Pediatric Patients
Originally found in 1866, German physician Wilhelm Ebstein performed an autopsy on a 19-year old man that presented cyanosis,...
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Feb 233 min read
The Science of Sourdough: Is it better for your body?
Scrolling through social media lately, it feels like everyone has embraced home baking—crafting 20-hour goldfish crackers from scratch...
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Feb 132 min read
Understanding Hashimoto’s Disease - Shedding Light on Invisible Struggles
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis - maybe you’ve heard of it, or maybe you haven’t. Either way, it’s one of those conditions that remains to be...
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Feb 12 min read
Vaccine Misinformation: Separating Fact from Fiction
In an age where information spreads rapidly through social media and online platforms, the issue of vaccine misinformation has become...
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Feb 21, 20242 min read
Stress and its Physiological Effects
Stress is known mainly for its mental effects, how draining it can feel and in the long term how it can deplete your overall mental...
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Jan 24, 20243 min read
What's so cool about Cold Plunges?
We’ve all scrolled through our feeds and stumbled upon the recently trending cold plunge phenomenon. Influencers flaunt their specially...
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Jan 10, 20243 min read
Aging: If You Can’t Avoid it, Then Enjoy it.
If there is anything we cannot avoid, it is aging. Regardless, social media, peer pressure, and technological progress have witnessed an...
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Nov 15, 20233 min read
The Impact of Cell Phones on Mental and Physical Health
Introduction The usage of cell phones has been ever growing in today’s generation. With the benefits cell phones offer such as...
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Nov 1, 20233 min read
The Maternal Health Crisis in the United States
Introduction Despite being a highly developed country, the United States is severely lacking when it comes to maternal healthcare,...
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Oct 25, 20233 min read
The Painkiller Disparity: An Inequity in Pain Management
Introduction The painkiller disparity, often referred to as the opioid epidemic, is a complex and troubling issue that has garnered...
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Oct 4, 20233 min read
Carcinogens - An Overview
Carcinogens. We’ve all heard the word being thrown around at practically everything as of recently. While some of these claims at new...
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Sep 17, 20233 min read
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