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How Diana Mirgon Overcame a Toxic Relationship with Fitness and Food
Read More: How Diana Mirgon Overcame a Toxic Relationship with Fitness and FoodDiana Mirgon is honest, real and raw. An avid proponent for body positivity, eating for better health and sharing unfiltered social media photos, she knows what it feels like to battle a toxic relationship with food.ย Sheโd always been thin growing up, but after Mirgon had kids, she gained weight and couldnโt seem to lose…
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What Dr. Virginia Lindahl Wants You to Know About Suicide
Read More: What Dr. Virginia Lindahl Wants You to Know About SuicideSeptember is National Suicide Prevention Month. Almost 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2019 โ and more than 1 million people made suicide attempts. Yet people still don’t know a lot about this public health crisis. As part of National Suicide Prevention Month, we spoke with Virginia Lindahl, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and the president…
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5 Ways to Ease Gym Anxiety
Read More: 5 Ways to Ease Gym AnxietyA crowded gym environment can be overwhelming, especially for those returning after extended time off. And if youโre one of the many whose gym closed during the pandemic, getting back into the groove of working out in a gym setting can be intimidating. On the other hand, you may have experienced gym anxiety for years…
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What in the World is Topical Magnesium?
Read More: What in the World is Topical Magnesium?Did you know that magnesium is involved in more than 300 reactions in your body? The most effective manner to draw the magnesium is through a topical magnesium product. In fact, every cell in your body contains it and needs it to function. Here are just a few examples of how magnesium works in your…
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Pandemic Unveils Growing Suicide Crisis for Communities of Color
Read More: Pandemic Unveils Growing Suicide Crisis for Communities of ColorBy Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News This story is a collaboration between KHN and โScience Friday.” Listen to the conversation between KHN national correspondent Aneri Pattani and John Dankosky, Science Friday’s director of news and radio projects. Rafiah Maxie has been a licensed clinical social worker in the Chicago area for a decade. Throughout that…
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Anxiety, Breast cancer, Breast cancer survivor, Breast health, Depression, mental health, Self-Care, Stress
After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Strap In for a Roller-Coaster Ride of Emotions
Read More: After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Strap In for a Roller-Coaster Ride of EmotionsWhen I learned my triple-negative breast cancer had spread into my chest wall, a tidal wave of shock and disbelief crashed over me. As the wave receded, anxiety rolled in. I focused on my survival odds, which I recited to my oncologist: “Fifteen percent without treatment, 50% with treatment.” My doctor encouraged me to use…
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Ways Women Over 50 Can Turn Back Time and Improve Their Health
Read More: Ways Women Over 50 Can Turn Back Time and Improve Their HealthTime certainly takes its toll. It has an undeniable impact on how we look, and on how our bodies function and feel. From the development of fine lines and other facial creases to stiff, aching joints and muscles, the passage of time definitely makes its mark. The good news is that there are many ways…
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Depression, healthy aging, Heart disease, Menopause, mental health, Osteoporosis, Perimenopause, Relationships, Sex, Sex & relationships
10 Things the Men in Your Life Need to Know About Menopause
Read More: 10 Things the Men in Your Life Need to Know About MenopauseThere’s a reason they call it “the big change.” Menopause is a big deal in a woman’s life, and it comes with physical and emotional changes that can affect not just her, but those who love her. But it’s something people don’t talk about much โ so not only do women often not understand what…
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Adolescent, Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Depression, mental health, Parenting, Parenting teens, School, Stress, Teen
Students Are Returning to School With Anxiety, Grief and Gaps in Social Skills โ Will There Be Enough School Mental Health Resources?
Read More: Students Are Returning to School With Anxiety, Grief and Gaps in Social Skills โ Will There Be Enough School Mental Health Resources?By Sandra M. Chafouleas, University of Connecticut and Amy Briesch, Northeastern University Even before COVID-19, as many as 1 in 6 young children had a diagnosed mental, behavioral or developmental disorder. New findings suggest a doubling of rates of disorders such as anxiety and depression among children and adolescents during the pandemic. One reason is…
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Preventing Non-Accident Related Back Pain that Comes with Age
Read More: Preventing Non-Accident Related Back Pain that Comes with AgeIf youโve been in a car accident or a work-related accident thatโs affected your back, youโre not alone. Every year, thousands of people experience back-related pain due to an accident that wasnโt their fault. If that happens to you, you need to contact a personal injury attorney right away. Itโs important you receive the financial…
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Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Healthy home, Medical tests, mental health, Parenting, Parenting teens, Prevention, Preventive health, Vaccinations, Vaccines
Tips for a Safe and Healthy Return to School
Read More: Tips for a Safe and Healthy Return to SchoolKate Schultz, a high school teacher from Madison, WI, has made back-to-school preparations many times since she started teaching 20 years ago, but never quite like this. Going back to the classroom looks very different in the age of Covid-19, and Schultz is planning accordingly. She knows her students may be stressed about the virus,…
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Why We Missed Hugs
Read More: Why We Missed HugsBy Kory Floyd, University of Arizona Rose Gagnon could not hug her grandchildren for several months. Not being able to see and touch her loved ones every day because of COVID-19’s social distancing protocols was taking a toll on the mental health of the 85-year-old. Like many, she was feeling lonely and yearning for an…
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3 Things Women Can Use To Monitor Their Health
Read More: 3 Things Women Can Use To Monitor Their HealthDue to advancements in technology, it is much easier for women to monitor their health these days than it was in the past. Smartphones, computers, and tablets all offer health monitoring applications women can take advantage of. Check out this list of three things women can use to monitor their health. 1. Calorie Counter Calorie…
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Anxiety, Depression, mental health, Orgasms, Pelvic health, Pelvic pain, Relationships, Sex, Sex & relationships, Sexual health
What Actually Happens in Sex Therapy?
Read More: What Actually Happens in Sex Therapy?What comes to mind when you hear the term “sex therapy”? For me, I picture a therapist sitting before a heterosexual couple in a darkened office. The people are visibly anxious, and the therapist is holding a dildo and a map of the female reproductive organs. “You put the penis here,” she says (in my…
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Read More: 5 Ways to Beat Fatigue During MenopauseA few small tweaks to your routine can work wonders on your energy levels. Hereโs how to beat fatigue as a woman over 50 with menopause. Fatigue may not be menopauseโs best-known indicator, but it can certainly be one of the most frustrating. Many women find themselves dealing with tiredness, lower attention span, brain fog,…
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Adolescent, Anxiety, caregiving, Childcare, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Healthy home, mental health, Midlife parenting, Parenting, Parenting teens, Stress
5 Tips From a Play Therapist to Help Kids Express Themselves and Unwind
Read More: 5 Tips From a Play Therapist to Help Kids Express Themselves and UnwindBy Jessie D. Guest, University of South Carolina As many children go back to school after 18 months of global pandemic, social isolation and on-and-off remote learning, they too are feeling the additional stress and uncertainty of these times. Children need play to decompress and communicate in ways that are meaningful to them. Play is…
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Like Human Friends, Dogs Benefit our Physical and Mental Health
Read More: Like Human Friends, Dogs Benefit our Physical and Mental HealthI’m the type of person that will see you walking your pup and yell out, “I love your dog!” I don’t know you. I don’t know your dog. But the sheer joy of seeing a four-legged friend in the world makes me feel like I won best in show. My two pugs โ Steve and…
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4 Benefits of Seeing a Doctor Online
Read More: 4 Benefits of Seeing a Doctor OnlineGoing to the doctor, even for a routine checkup, can be stressful. For those who donโt want the added stress of making an appointment, going out, driving to the office, and then spending an interminable amount of time waiting in the doctorโs office, the convenience of seeing a doctor online cannot be overstated. From helping…
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What Exactly Is Schizophrenia?
Read More: What Exactly Is Schizophrenia?Medically reviewed by Dr. Rena Ferguson There used to be a greeting card in the mid-1990s that said, “Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m schizophrenic, and so am I.” This unfortunate sentiment reflected society’s insensitivity toward the condition and commonly held belief that schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder (technically called dissociative identity disorder) are…
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Anxiety, Breastfeeding, Depression, Medication safety, mental health, Newborn, Parenting, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Prescription drugs, Real women real stories, Self-Care, sleep, Stress
When Postpartum Depression Hit, I Heard Only the Lies My Depression Told Me
Read More: When Postpartum Depression Hit, I Heard Only the Lies My Depression Told MeAs told to Erica Rimlinger After trying to conceive for over a year, my husband and I were thrilled when we learned I was pregnant with my daughter. I was so excited I read about natural ways to support my changing body, hired a doula and prepared for the birth. My pregnancy was a smooth…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Depression, Health care, Health insurance, Keep the care, mental health, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, Women’s rights
Women Say California Insurer Makes It Too Hard to Get Drug for Postpartum Depression
Read More: Women Say California Insurer Makes It Too Hard to Get Drug for Postpartum DepressionBy April Dembosky, KQED, Kaiser Health News When Miriam McDonald decided she wanted to have another baby at age 44, her doctor told her she had a better chance of winning the lottery. So when she got pregnant right away, she and her husband were thrilled. But within three days of giving birth to their…
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Anxiety, Breast cancer, Breastfeeding, Coronavirus, COVID-19, mental health, Parenting, Self-Care, Stress
With a Little Help from Our Friends
Read More: With a Little Help from Our FriendsIn 2013, Melissa Berry was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. “It’s a very aggressive form, and there were some pretty bad white-knuckle moments where I didn’t know what my prognosis was going to be,” Berry, now 50, recalled. She credits her friends as helping get her through her treatments. Berry has a group of…
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Being Pregnant Was Wonderful. And Overwhelming.
Read More: Being Pregnant Was Wonderful. And Overwhelming.As told to Shannon Shelton Miller Every time I visited the doctor during my pregnancy, I’d take a test or undergo a screening to make sure my baby was all right. My healthcare providers (HCPs) checked my vitals too, giving me a clean bill of physical health each time. But no one asked how I…
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Before Shark Week and โJaws,โ World War II Spawned Americaโs Shark Obsession
Read More: Before Shark Week and โJaws,โ World War II Spawned Americaโs Shark ObsessionBy ‘Shark Sense’ sought to prepare troops for encounters with the marine predators. Navy Archives Similarly, the Navy’s 1944 pamphlet titled โShark Sense” advised wounded servicemen stranded at sea to โstaunch the flow of blood as soon as you disengage the parachute” to thwart hungry sharks. The pamphlet helpfully noted that hitting an aggressive shark…
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Brain Benefits for Women Over 50 this Summer
Read More: Brain Benefits for Women Over 50 this SummerSummer brings longer days, which means more time to spend outdoorsโฆ soaking up that precious sunshine. While we may all know that feel-good feeling from spending time outdoors brings, there is actually more to it than you think!ย There are very real mental and brain benefits of getting adequate sunshine exposure. Spending time in the…
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4 Things Women Can Do To Improve Their Health
Read More: 4 Things Women Can Do To Improve Their HealthAre you a woman looking for ways to live a healthier lifestyle? Many women arenโt happy with the way their bodies look and how they make lifestyle choices. If youโre wanting to be a little healthier, there are some simple changes you can make to see a big difference in your overall health and well-being.…
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As a Political Commentator and Consultant, I Was Used to Pivoting. But Brain Surgery Spun My Life in a Whole New Direction.
Read More: As a Political Commentator and Consultant, I Was Used to Pivoting. But Brain Surgery Spun My Life in a Whole New Direction.As told to Jaimie Seaton In early 2020, I started getting increasingly painful and exhausting headaches. But Covid-19 was just starting to ramp up, the country was on lockdown and I was busy working remotely as a political consultant โ so I dismissed them as added stress from Covid and focused on work. “Everyone is…
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How to Cope With the World Opening Up When You’re Still Mourning Covid Losses
Read More: How to Cope With the World Opening Up When You’re Still Mourning Covid LossesWith nearly 50% of its adult population fully vaccinated, the United States has generously eased its Covid-19 restrictions, with most states no longer even requiring masks indoors. The light at the end of the pandemic tunnel is finally in view, and it seems we can at last begin to enjoy some semblance of normalcy. This…
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No Vacancy: How a Shortage of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERs
Read More: No Vacancy: How a Shortage of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERsMartha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News One evening in late March, a mom called 911. Her daughter, she said, was threatening to kill herself. EMTs arrived at the home north of Boston, helped calm the 13-year-old, and took her to an emergency room. Melinda, like a growing number of children during the covid-19 pandemic, had…
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Transgender Medicine โ What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and Whatโs Still Unknown: 3 Essential Reads
Read More: Transgender Medicine โ What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and Whatโs Still Unknown: 3 Essential ReadsBy Daniel Merino, The Conversation Transgender people continue to be the focus of political culture wars in the U.S. In the spring of 2021, lawmakers in many states sought to limit or ban transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care. The laws proposed โ and in some cases passed โ were written to have a direct…
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Atopic Dermatitis Shows Up on Your Skin, but Its Effects Go Much Deeper
Read More: Atopic Dermatitis Shows Up on Your Skin, but Its Effects Go Much DeeperMedically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta When Elizabeth Falkner was in her early 30s, her career as a chef began to take off. Unfortunately, so did her atopic dermatitis (AD). Red, itchy lesions started forming on her legs and eventually spread to her hands. The stress and heat of the busy restaurant kitchen worsened her…
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The Neuroscience Behind Why Your Brain May Need Time to Adjust to โUn-Social Distancingโ
Read More: The Neuroscience Behind Why Your Brain May Need Time to Adjust to โUn-Social DistancingโBy Kareem Clark, Virginia Tech With COVID-19 vaccines working and restrictions lifting across the country, it’s finally time for those now vaccinated who’ve been hunkered down at home to ditch the sweatpants and reemerge from their Netflix caves. But your brain may not be so eager to dive back into your former social life. Social…
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Outdoor Therapy? Yup, Itโs a Thing.
Read More: Outdoor Therapy? Yup, Itโs a Thing.My therapist kept telling me to get outdoors more. But I always had an excuse for not doing so. “It’s too cold.” “I went to the gym instead.” “I meant to but got slammed with work.” One day ahead of our session, she texted asking if I’d be up for having our session in a…
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Adolescent, Anxiety, Depression, Lgbtq, mental health, Parenting, Parenting teens, Policy, Research, Stress, Transgender
Conversion Therapy Is Discredited and Increases Risk of Suicide โ yet Fewer Than Half of US States Have Bans in Place
Read More: Conversion Therapy Is Discredited and Increases Risk of Suicide โ yet Fewer Than Half of US States Have Bans in PlaceJune is Pride Month. By Donna Sheperis, Palo Alto University and Carl Sheperis, Texas A&M-San Antonio Pride Month is being marked by some lawmakers in Kentucky with a renewed push to ban โconversion therapy โ the discredited practice of trying to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. If successful, the bill, which aims to…
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Flawed Data Led to Findings of a Connection Between Time Spent on Devices and Mental Health Problems โ New Research
Read More: Flawed Data Led to Findings of a Connection Between Time Spent on Devices and Mental Health Problems โ New ResearchBy Social media has a lot to answer for, but in terms of time spent on them, the mental health of young people might not belong on the list. David Stewart/Flickr, CC BY In my own research as a doctoral student in social work, I found that the link between digital technology use and mental…
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Bringing Joy Back to the Classroom and Supporting Stressed Kids โ What Summer School Looks Like in 2021
Read More: Bringing Joy Back to the Classroom and Supporting Stressed Kids โ What Summer School Looks Like in 2021By Raphael Travis Jr., Texas State University; Kathleen Lynch, University of Connecticut; Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Temple University; Naomi Polinsky, Northwestern University, and Roberta Golinkoff, University of Delaware Already 62% of parents believe their children are behind in learning, according to a survey conducted by the National PTA and Learning Heroes. The transition from in-person to remote…
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I Thought Weight-Loss Surgery Would End My Struggle With Obesity. Then I Found Out Maintaining a Healthy Body and Mind Is a Lifelong Commitment.
Read More: I Thought Weight-Loss Surgery Would End My Struggle With Obesity. Then I Found Out Maintaining a Healthy Body and Mind Is a Lifelong Commitment.As told to Jackie Froeber In 2001, I was in the checkout aisle at the grocery store when I saw a magazine cover touting Carnie Wilson’s gastric bypass surgery. By the time I was through with the article, I felt something I hadn’t felt in a long time: hope that I could lose weight. I’ve…
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Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Energy, healthy aging, mental health, Parenting, Self-Care, sleep, Stress
Middle-Aged Americans in US Are Stressed and Struggle With Physical and Mental Health โ Other Nations Do Better
Read More: Middle-Aged Americans in US Are Stressed and Struggle With Physical and Mental Health โ Other Nations Do BetterBy Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University Midlife was once considered a time to enjoy the fruits of one’s years of work and parenting. That is no longer true in the U.S. Deaths of despair and chronic pain among middle-aged adults have been increasing for the past decade. Today’s middle-aged adults โ ages 40 to…
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Study Reveals Diet Habits That Might Hurt Mental Well-Being
Read More: Study Reveals Diet Habits That Might Hurt Mental Well-BeingIt goes without saying that the foods you fuel your body with affect the way you look and feel. In fact, any trainer will tell you that staying consistent with good nutrition is even more important than exercise when it comes to your physique goals. Whatโs more, recent research from Binghamton University in New York…
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Alcoholism, Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Depression, mental health, Research, Self-Care, Sexual assault, Stress, Substance abuse
Women Now Drink as Much as Men โ and Are Prone to Sickness Sooner
Read More: Women Now Drink as Much as Men โ and Are Prone to Sickness SoonerBy Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News Victoria Cooper thought her drinking habits in college were just like everyone else’s. Shots at parties. Beers while bowling. Sure, she got more refills than some and missed classes while nursing hangovers, but she couldn’t have a problem, she thought. โBecause of what my picture of alcoholism was โ…
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Tourette Syndrome Is My Superpower
Read More: Tourette Syndrome Is My SuperpowerAs told to Liz Sauchelli Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month is May 15 to June 15 The night before taking a test in sixth grade, I wouldn’t worry about the questions, I’d worry about the silence. I’d go in the next day prepared with a small pile of cough drops on my desk, an easy explanation…
