Author: Ariya Sud
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Sometimes, Ice Cream is Worth the Pain – Lactose Intolerance
Nothing tastes as good as ice cream on a sweltering, hot day–excluding the diarrhea that follows after it, of course. Although a treat worth suffering for, ice cream is one of the many foods that can trigger undesirable gastrointestinal symptoms in individuals who are lactose intolerant (LI). Lactose intolerance is a clinical syndrome that is…
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Seeing Through Your Fingers
Close your eyes and listen. Listen to the noises you hear, the scents that you smell, and the feeling of skin surfacing your body. Why is it that we only notice this once our eyes are closed? This is the concept behind neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is the ability for the brain to reorganize itself by creating…