Hey ladies, it’s Brittany! March is here and that means it’s time to break out your yellow for Endometriosis Awareness Month! I’d like to tell you a little bit about what I’ve been doing to celebrate. At the beginning of the month, I made a…
You may know that gonorrhea is a prevalent STI (sexually transmitted infection), and that it’s routinely tested for. Nobody wants to get an STI, but it can happen if you have unprotected sex. The only thing that you can hope for is that treatment is…
I don’t know about you, but sometimes during these cold dark days in New England I find myself feeling more sluggish, not as interested as I usually am in activities I love, and even a little bit sad for what seems like no reason. All…
Happy Eating Disorders Awareness Week! You may be wondering why I’m writing about eating disorders in a PCOS blog entry. Well, it’s because the two conditions actually have a lot of similarities. Although eating disorders are psychological disorders and PCOS is an endocrine disorder, the…
As we continue celebrating Eating Disorders Awareness Week, I’d like to share another really neat thing about the website Operation Beautiful. As I mentioned in my last blog entry, their goal is to end “fat talk”. How can one organization tackle such a difficult task?…
Have you ever heard a friend say to you, “I need to go on a diet” or ask “Do these jeans make my butt look big”? Maybe you’ve even said (or thought) things like this about yourself. If so, you’ve experienced “fat talk”. “Fat talk”…
Have you ever felt like everyone around you is sick? While riding the bus to work today, I noticed the people standing in front of me were coughing and sneezing all over the place. I kept my head down trying to avoid their germs, but…
It was March 13th 2012, two weeks before my surgery date. I was riding home from school on the bus, sitting next to my best friend and talking to her about the school day. We were discussing band class when I got a phone call…
Black History Month was first officially recognized by the US government in 1976. People often use this time to reflect on historical events, from slavery to the civil rights movement, and also to celebrate the racial unity we have today. So, how did Black History Month get started?
Valentine’s was last week, and this year (unlike last year) I spent it alone… well not alone, but I didn’t have a “valentine”. When I arrived at school on the morning of February 14th, I felt as if I wasn’t really in the loop. People…