Make Happiness a Habit – 5 Ways to help

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Happiness isn’t always easy to catch and hold onto. Yes, some relationships can provide deep joy, and material possessions might offer a short-lived thrill, but these sources of happiness are somewhat out of your control. To nurture and sustain feelings of happiness, develop routines you can rely on no matter what else is going on in…

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Exercising with Sickle Cell

It is quite possible to get the body of your dreams even with sickle cell. Don’t use our condition as an excuse to sit at home and get fat. Here are a few tips to help you get started, and prevent a crisis in the interim…

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Sports Screening for SC Trait

Is sports screening for sickle cell trait a step in the right direction? Check out this video, and let us know your thoughts, either in the comments section or make/tag a video.

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Sickle Cell Test Plan by the NCAA

This article was shared at the NING sickle cell forum. The content itself wasn’t bad, it just stated that the NCAA was considering mandatory screening of all players to prevent those that have sickle cell trait from adverse health outcomes. The premise of it sounds pretty good, screen all players to protect the ones with…

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Seizing the Day…

Hello everyone! How are you enjoying the summer? I’m doing great, having all kinds of fun in beautiful Portland. Summer is the only time that it’s beautiful and not raining in Portland, so I might as well savor it right? I’ve started my exercise regimen again and this time I’m super dedicated. I’m doing a…

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