How I Learned to Live With Epilepsy

Alma L. Figueroa

When I was 17 years old, I was diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME). It was challenging to feel abnormal after being “healthy as a horse” for my entire life. When doctors explained that something was wrong with me, it was more upsetting than the actual diagnosis. When I found […]

Healthy lifestyle may help stave off dementia

Alma L. Figueroa

Women and men who follow a healthy lifestyle live longer — and longer without Alzheimer’s or other dementias, researchers say. Photo by qimono/Pixabay Staving off Alzheimer’s disease might just take a healthy diet, exercise and an active mind, a new study suggests. Women and men who follow a healthy lifestyle […]