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Jen Babakhan

Jen Babakhan is a freelance writer who loves to help others through the written word. She writes about faith and motherhood at her site www.JenBabakhan.com, and loves to inspire others through Instagram, where she can be found @jenbabakhan. You can also find her on Facebook @JenBabakhan, Writer.
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I Battled Depression for 20 Years and This Is the Treatment that Finally Worked

A news segment highlighting a new depression treatment turned her whole life around.

My “Lingering Cough” Turned Out to Be Lung Cancer

Former White Sox pitcher Stephen Huff had never smoked a day in his life when...

This Woman’s Body Was Destroying Itself—and It Took Doctors 5 Years to Figure Out Why

Imagine Florida being too cool: That's the case for this woman with a rare condition...

Meet the 28-Year-Old Who’s Already Beaten Cancer 4 Times

Imagine having four separate battles with cancer by the time you’re 28. Now imagine learning...
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16 Things Sleep Doctors Never Do During Daylight Saving Time

For most Americans—except those in Hawaii and Arizona—daylight saving time has more impact than we...

9 Pregnancy Myths Doctors Want You to Ignore (and 3 That Are Actually True)

Every pregnant woman has endured listening to someone tell her that the shape of her...
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My “Flu” Symptoms Almost Led to Heart Failure

For Jenny DeVoe, the fever, body aches, and nausea were symptoms of a life-threatening condition....

13 People Reveal the One Thing That Finally Made Them Love Exercise

If you aren't passionate about your workouts, you won't last. These people reveal what keeps...

My “Menopause” Symptoms Turned Out to Be Cervical Cancer

Carol Lacey wasn't worried about her symptoms, but she soon realized how serious they were.
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I Diagnosed My Own Ovarian Cancer—And It Saved My Life

Ovarian cancer symptoms are subtle; women—and their doctors—can easily miss them. This woman knew something...
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Narcolepsy: What Doctors Wish You Knew About This Sleep Disorder

We asked sleep specialists about the most common symptoms of the sleep disorder narcolepsy, and...

16 Things Sleep Doctors Wish You Knew About Snoring

While about half of the snoring population is simply making noise, the other half is...

10 Hidden Benefits of Being a Night Owl

Staying up past bedtime might be a lost childhood habit for some, while for others,...

10 Silent Signs You Could Have Postpartum Depression

More than just "baby blues," postpartum depression is a serious condition that affects one in...

7 Signs Your Child Has a Food Sensitivity

Here are some ways your child's body might be trying to communicate a food sensitivity—and...

13 Snoring Remedies You Probably Haven’t Tried Yet

Snoring ruins sleep for almost 90 million Americans, and sleep apnea—a major cause of snoring—is...

I Spotted My Own Cancer in the Mirror—and It Saved My Life

It's not every day that a cancer doctor spots her own cancer in the mirror—but...

I Thought I Just Had an Annoying, Nagging Cough—but It Was Actually a Severe Lung Disease

With only 100,000 people affected in the United States, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, is...

I Quit Dairy for 3 Years Because of My Baby’s Allergies—And It Changed My Health Forever

I love ice cream and cheese probably more than the next person, but when I...
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This Is What It’s Really Like to Have Binge Eating Disorder

For Jennifer, food was more than a way to fuel her body; it was tied...

This Is What It’s Really Like to Have Epilepsy

Epilepsy nearly took Emily Borghard's life before she was diagnosed—she's not only learned to live...

The Treatment That Finally Lifted My Depression After Everything Else Failed

More than 15 million Americans suffer from depression, and more than a third of them...
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This Man Lost 50 Pounds Making One Simple Change

Here's how one man turned a personal tracker into weight loss success, one step at...

This Woman’s Endometriosis Pain Was Pure Agony, But It Took Years to Diagnose

Kristin was in extreme pain for 19 years—eventually seeing 15 doctors—before she was finally diagnosed...

9 Ways to Find a Good Pediatrician You Can Trust

Who can calm a mother's frantic worry over a late-night fever? Or soothe an anxious...

This Pregnant Surgeon Didn’t Know She Had a Life-Threatening Condition Until It Was Almost Too Late

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) affects approximately 900,000 people annually, but the symptoms of these blood...

9 Myths New Moms Should Stop Believing ASAP

On top of the normal physical challenges of having a baby, new moms often believe...