By Joseph P. Williams — 2020
A battle over the perils of obesity is playing out in pop culture and the medical community.
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For the first time in forever, Nathan Adrian truly has no idea if he’ll have a strong swim Friday. And at this point, it doesn’t really matter to the five-time Olympic gold medalist. He’s simply elated to be back.
‘Skin cancer worked its way into my lymph nodes. I was devastated.’
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I had spent years disliking my body and now I would give anything to have it back!
The scar represented the loss of my younger self’s sense of invulnerability, and — no surprise — triggered a fear of death.
A cancer diagnosis brings a wealth of psychological challenges. In fact, adults living with cancer have a six-time higher risk for psychological disability than those not living with cancer.
Getting enough sleep is important for overall health and may be related to cancer risk.
Meditation is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation, improving psychological balance, coping with illness, and enhancing overall health and well-being.