Jahangir Alam
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I Have a Vagina. I’m Not a Woman. And I’m Totally Cool with It.
Whenever people find out I’m transgender, there’s almost always an awkward pause. Usually that pause means there’s a question they want to ask, but they’re not sure if they’ll offend me. And it almost always has to do with my body.
By Jahangir Alam20 days ago in Humans
Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
Each year, more than 4.5 million dog bites occur in the United States. Despite what you might assume, most of these incidents don't happen when an unfamiliar dog attacks someone in a park or another outdoor location. Instead, most dog bites are inflicted by a pet dog in a home.
By Jahangir Alam24 days ago in Humans
MEN'S HEALTH What complications can occur after prostate cancer surgery?
Earlier this year, US defense secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for complications resulting from prostate cancer surgery. Details of his procedure, which was performed on December 22, were not fully disclosed. Press statements from the Pentagon indicated that Austin had undergone a minimally invasive prostatectomy, which is an operation to remove the prostate gland. Minimally invasive procedures are performed using robotic instruments passed through small "keyhole" incisions in the patient's abdomen.
By Jahangir Alamabout a month ago in Humans
NUTRITION Why eat lower on the seafood chain?
Many health-conscious consumers have already cut back on hamburgers, steaks, and deli meats, often by swapping in poultry or seafood. Those protein sources are better than beef, and not just because they're linked to a lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Chicken and fish are also better for the environment, as their production uses less land and other resources and generates fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
By Jahangir Alamabout a month ago in Humans
CHILD & TEEN HEALTH Chronic stomach pain in children: What's the most common cause?
The most common cause of chronic stomach pain in children isn't anything you can find on a test or cure with a medicine. And that can make it very challenging to diagnose — and treat.
By Jahangir Alamabout a month ago in Humans
STAYING HEALTHY How well do you worry about your health?
Don't worry. It's good advice if you can take it. Of course that's not always easy, especially for health concerns. The truth is: it's impossible (and ill-advised) to never worry about your health. But are you worrying about the right things? Let's compare a sampling of common worries to the most common conditions that actually shorten lives. Then we can think about preventing the biggest health threats.
By Jahangir Alamabout a month ago in Humans
DISEASES & CONDITIONS The wide-ranging effects of psoriasis
Decades ago, advertisements waxed on about the "heartbreak of psoriasis" — a skin disorder marked by noticeable patches of scaly skin — to the point that even people with garden-variety dry skin or dandruff worried they might also have the condition.
By Jahangir Alamabout a month ago in Humans
3 Empowering Ways to Reframe Anxiety: Work With It, Not Against It
If you are a lifelong anxiety warrior like me, you’ve been on a journey of ups and downs. Anxiety fills our whole bodies. Tension. Heart pounding. Sometimes I feel like my heart must be visibly pulsating so much so that if there are others around, they can see it.
By Jahangir Alamabout a month ago in Journal
How to Move Let Go of the Fear of Judgment and Break the Silence of Shame
Every time I think I’ve unloaded most of the pain from my past, something surfaces that tells me I have more work to do. A couple of weeks ago, my boyfriend and I were cuddling one morning. I’m not sure what the trigger was, but out of nowhere, my thoughts rolled down a hill and into a painful memory that I must have blocked out.
By Jahangir Alamabout a month ago in Journal
How I Found a Beautiful Identity Beyond My Trauma
"Today I want you to think about all that you are instead of all that you are not.” ~Unknown When I was nineteen, something happened to me that felt like a death. I had spent a lot of my teenage years feeling lonely and invisible, desperate for someone to break through to me and convince me of my own value. And then finally, I developed a crush on someone that was reciprocated. He liked me back!
By Jahangir Alamabout a month ago in Journal
Forbidden Emotions: The Feelings We Suppress and Why They’re Not Bad
Emotions are constantly and powerfully guiding our lives, even when we are not aware of them, even when we do not feel them or are convinced that we can exclude them from our experiences.
By Jahangir Alamabout a month ago in Confessions