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Presidential Cookie Poll
Posted on: 21 Aug 2016
In attempts to try to lighten this mess of an election, Family Circle is bringing back the Presidential Cookie Poll. The concept is a simple one. Go onto the Family Circle website, make a batch of Melania Trump’s Star Cookies and a batch of the Clinton Family Chocolate Chip Cookies. Taste and then cast your vote on the ones you like the best. With each election, each candidate’s spouse enters a recipe and Family Circle claims to be able to accurately call the winner of the election each time. The…
Why We Shouldn’t Opt-Out of the HPV Vaccine
Posted on: 20 Aug 2016
HPV, Human Papilloma Virus, infects approximately 14 million per year in the U.S. according to the CDC. The virus can affect both men and women, causing genital warts and even worse, vaginal, vulvar, penile and, anal cancers. The HPV vaccine was approved back in 2006 and is available to those from the ages of 9 to 26. But why do people avoid this shot and disbelieve its effectiveness? The HPV vaccine is the only vaccine out there with the intention of preventing cancer but why do people avoid it so?…
#22PushUpChallenge
Posted on: 19 Aug 2016
Move aside the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, there is a new challenge sweeping social media. The #22PushUpChallenge is being done by celebrities and Olympian athletes. The challenge is filming yourself completing 22 push ups and nominating someone else for the challenge. The main difference between this challenge and the ALS challenge is that you don’t need to donate, the purpose is to just bring awareness. Some of the celebrities who have completed the challenge are Kevin Hart, Chris Pratt, Ana Faris, John Krasinski, Chris Evans, Kevin Bacon, Ludacris and Dwayne “The…
Princess Kate is Talking About Mental Health
Posted on: 16 Aug 2016
Princess Kate said she “wouldn’t hesitate” to get extra support from mental health experts if her children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, ever need it. The Duchess is launching a series of podcasts with the Anna Feud National Centre for Children and Families. The topic of the series is to help parents understand and manage mental health. Each episode of the series will be 20 minutes and called “Child in Mind.” It will cover a topic, have an expert and a parent or young person. “One in three adults still say they…
3 Taboo Topics that Need to be Normalized
Posted on: 14 Aug 2016
There are many topics that are considered taboo and not appropriate to talk about in a public setting. But who decides what those topics are? The deciding factor is that it makes someone feel uncomfortable. Some things that make people feel uncomfortable are sexuality, femininity and things that are not “natural.” Here are 3 topics that are considered taboo or inappropriate but really shouldn’t be: 1- Periods 50% of the population of the world are females. Females menstruate. It is a natural bodily function. Why are women ashamed of it? Growing…
