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healthy aging, HIV, Hivaids, Real women real stories, Sexually transmitted diseases, Sexually transmitted infections, Stds, Sti
I Believe I’m Aging Faster Because I Have HIV
Read More: I Believe I’m Aging Faster Because I Have HIVAs told to Erica Rimlinger In 1985, I read magazine articles about a new, medical mass murderer: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV. It sounded awful but had nothing to do with my life. From everything I’d read and seen on TV, this newly discovered condition afflicted gay men and drug users. That wasn’t me. I…
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The Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid Is The Car Of Our Dreams
Read More: The Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid Is The Car Of Our DreamsSaffers know and love Toyota’s Corolla, there’s not doubt about that. But the all-new Toyota Corolla Cross is on a whole other level and we love love love it! Here’s everything you need to know and love about the Corolla Cross Hybrid. 1/ The Exterior Is Striking The Corolla Cross fuses the striking design of the…
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10 Vaccines Adults Should Get
Read More: 10 Vaccines Adults Should GetDid you know that adults need vaccines, even if they got all their vaccines as a child? Some vaccines you received should last your lifetime, while others need boosters years later. There are also a few vaccines that you might need once you reach a certain age or if you are in a particular situation.…
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What’s the Connection Between Chickenpox and Shingles?
Read More: What’s the Connection Between Chickenpox and Shingles?Edie Norton went through her first bout of shingles when she was just 28. Now 60, the Herndon, Virginia, technical editor recalled having an itchy rash around her waist for several weeks before seeing a dermatologist. “My doctor took a skin sample of the rash to confirm that I had shingles,” Norton said. Fortunately, Norton’s…
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Put Yourself on the A-List This Summer
Read More: Put Yourself on the A-List This SummerMegan Thee Stallion sang about having a “hot girl summer,” but my friends who are mothers are having more of a “hot car summer.” My friend Lara added three extra hours to her daily schlep when her daughter’s sleepaway camp temporarily switched to day-camp hours because of a Covid-19 exposure. Lara’s daughter begged to continue…
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The Old-School Bodybuilding Legs Workout
Read More: The Old-School Bodybuilding Legs WorkoutThe fear is all too common — and all too wrong. We’re talking about the idea that training like a bodybuilder will soon have you looking like one, complete with huge, ripped muscles and cartoonish proportions. The reality is it takes efforts way beyond what most people could even imagine to forge the type of…
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Black Women Often Suffer in Silence During Menopause. I’m Going to Keep Talking.
Read More: Black Women Often Suffer in Silence During Menopause. I’m Going to Keep Talking.As told to Shannon Shelton Miller Before 2020, menopause was one of those lifestages I really knew nothing about. The most I heard my mother say about it was, “I’m having a flash.” I never heard my grandmothers talk about menopause at all. My experience isn’t unique. As a hairstylist, I meet women every day…
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Take Our Quiz: What’s the Difference Between Bladder Cancer and a UTI?
Read More: Take Our Quiz: What’s the Difference Between Bladder Cancer and a UTI?This resource was created with joint support from Astellas and Seagen.
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HealthyWomen: 35 Years of Engaging, Educating and Empowering Women
Read More: HealthyWomen: 35 Years of Engaging, Educating and Empowering WomenAugust 17, 2022, is National Nonprofit Day. HealthyWomen’s original founder, Violet Bowen-Hugh, M.D., was a force of nature. Born and raised in Clendenin, West Virginia, Bowen-Hugh came from an underprivileged background, which inspired her to create a place where women, no matter their socioeconomic status, had access to reliable health information. As an academically gifted…
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The 10 Best Sleep Apps To Help You Fall Asleep Faster And Sleep Through The Night
Read More: The 10 Best Sleep Apps To Help You Fall Asleep Faster And Sleep Through The NightThere’s no better feeling than climbing into bed after a long, exhausting day and drifting off to sleep. But if your version of “drifting off” is more like… staring at the ceiling for 45 minutes and trying to count sheep, you may want to consider turning to your phone for a little help getting some…
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9 Bodyweight Exercises That Will Improve Your Mobility
Read More: 9 Bodyweight Exercises That Will Improve Your MobilityBodyweight training serves as your foundation and is the driver of all of your other strengths and skills. The ability to move and control your bodyweight is very important for daily life. Without realising it you are performing variations of bodyweight exercises every day. The co-owner of Pride Fighting Academy, Jess Mouneimne takes us through nine bodyweight…
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How To Destress And Still Get Stuff Done
Read More: How To Destress And Still Get Stuff DoneAh, hustle. A word so charged, just hearing (or seeing) it probably makes you want to get stuff done. Truth is, while a go-go-go approach may seem like the fast track to checking all your professional boxes, you’re only setting yourself up to lose steam right before the finish line. “Think of your brain as…
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9 Things You Need to Know About Vitamin D
Read More: 9 Things You Need to Know About Vitamin DWe need enough Vitamin D to stay well and have healthy bones. There’s even some evidence that getting enough vitamin D can lower your risk of dying from cancer or getting Type 2 diabetes. But have you ever heard the saying, “too much of a good thing?” When a British man’s overdose on vitamin D…
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Oxygen Challenge 8 Contest Finalists
Read More: Oxygen Challenge 8 Contest FinalistsCongratulations to our finalists for the 8th Oxygen Challenge Contest! We are simply blown away by the dedication and results our Oxygen family have achieved. One of them will become our overall Oxygen Challenge 8 Winner, and we will be recognizing four additional winners: Biggest Transformation Fittest Mom Best Masters Athlete (40+) Biggest Team Player/Motivator…
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Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, HIV, Prevention, Preventive health, Sex, Sexually transmitted infections, Stds, Sti, Trichomoniasis, Vaccines
Why Did Sexually Transmitted Infections Go up During the Pandemic — and What Can We Do About It?
Read More: Why Did Sexually Transmitted Infections Go up During the Pandemic — and What Can We Do About It?No one would blame you for assuming that the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) went down during the pandemic. After all, lockdowns prevented many of us from even talking to people outside our households — much less going out and having sex. In fact, reported cases of STIs did go down during the early…
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Here’s Why You Should Be Driving The Toyota Hybrid Range
Read More: Here’s Why You Should Be Driving The Toyota Hybrid RangeWhen it comes to getting around, the all-new Toyota Hybrid range delivers style, power and that all-important fuel efficiency. From the launch of the iconic Toyota Prius, which awakened the world to the possibilities of combining petrol power with clean electrical energy, came a new future of smart cars. A future where South Africans have…
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Arm Blast to Sculpt Your Biceps
Read More: Arm Blast to Sculpt Your BicepsIf you want to tone, strengthen and firm you upper arm and forearm, you still have some time before summer ends! The alternate dumbbell curl is a premier arm exercise because it activates all of the muscle fibers, including the important supination properties of the arm. The end result is that your upper arm will…
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My journey with fillers began when I was 18. By my 20s, my face was permanently scarred from cosmetic procedures.
Read More: My journey with fillers began when I was 18. By my 20s, my face was permanently scarred from cosmetic procedures.As told to Erica Rimlinger I grew up in the UK, and for most of my teenage years, I couldn’t smile in photos. I was convinced I looked hideous. I covered my mouth when I laughed and turned my face when I felt someone looking too close. When I was 18 years old, I was…
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Omega JYM Fish Oil – The Alpha of OMEGA-3s
Read More: Omega JYM Fish Oil – The Alpha of OMEGA-3sHealthy Heart, Better Body* Omega JYM is the exclusive fish oil supplement specifically formulated by Jim Stoppani, Ph.D., owner and founder of JYM Supplement Science, to deliver the proper amounts of three important omega-3 fatty acids: docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosapentaenoic acid (DPA). Omega-3 fats may help promote cardiovascular health, promote healthy…
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How You Can Join The Nedbank Running Club That’s Improving Mental Health In SA
Read More: How You Can Join The Nedbank Running Club That’s Improving Mental Health In SASo you want to join a running club? Maybe you want to get active? Find your running tribe? Or do something that improves your mental health? We’d like to introduce you to Nedbank Runified. Nedbank and the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) are running for better mental well-being in South Africa. Here’s everything…
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The 7-Minute Fat-Blasting Workout That’ll Tone All Over
Read More: The 7-Minute Fat-Blasting Workout That’ll Tone All OverToning every bit of your body in less than 10 minutes sounds like something you can only achieve with the help of Photoshop, right? Wrong! Turns out you can burn serious kilojoules and work every muscle from head to toe with this fat-blasting 7-minute workout circuit from certified trainer Craig Ballantyne. Use this total-body session…
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Real women real stories, Sex, Sexually transmitted diseases, Sexually transmitted infections, Stds, Sti
I Thought Someone Like Me Could Never Get an STI
Read More: I Thought Someone Like Me Could Never Get an STIAs told to Kimberly Rex I had my first symptoms on a Sunday in July 2011. I was 28. After a weekend away with the guy I was seeing, I knew something wasn’t right. My genitals were painfully inflamed and blisters seemed to be forming. I immediately thought it could be herpes but never believed…
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Developing Successful Children With Training
Read More: Developing Successful Children With TrainingWeight training empowers people. The act of working to improve your health and appearance also has a dramatic effect on your mind. By Marc Lobliner, CMO Tigerfitness.com I received a direct message from a Dad asking how to train his child. My answer is always the same; find a qualified youth trainer, learn the…
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Good Sex With Emily Jamea: Sex After Celibacy
Read More: Good Sex With Emily Jamea: Sex After CelibacyEmily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. Are you considering getting back in the saddle — or the bed, rather — after it’s been while? Like, a long while? Has it been so long in fact, that…
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Remove the Stigma of SUI
Read More: Remove the Stigma of SUIWe are part of a pivotal moment in history. Women everywhere who have lived their entire lives believing in autonomy and control over their healthcare never could have imagined that the clock would be turned back half a century when it comes to women’s health and reproductive rights. While that fiery debate burns hotter than…
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Access, Access to health care, Birth control, Birth control pills, Contraception, Endometriosis, Fibroids, Menopause, Pcos, Uterine cancer
Why Access to Contraception Matters for Women of All Ages
Read More: Why Access to Contraception Matters for Women of All AgesKelsie Williams grew up in rural Kentucky, where accessing contraception was — and still is — a struggle. “The more rural regions are really short-staffed and they’re low on specialists who provide reproductive healthcare,” Williams explained. “I still hear from friends and family who have to take time off for work to drive long distances.…
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Options for Treating Atopic Dermatitis
Read More: Options for Treating Atopic DermatitisMedically reviewed by Elizabeth Liotta, M.D. If you suffer from atopic dermatitis (AD), you’re not alone. It’s the most common form of eczema, affecting nearly 16.5 million Americans. Women experience AD more than men, and women between the ages of 15 and 49 are more likely to experience more severe symptoms. Although eczema has no…
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15 Minutes With: Kizzmekia S Corbett, Ph.D., Talks to HealthyWomen About Omicron
Read More: 15 Minutes With: Kizzmekia S Corbett, Ph.D., Talks to HealthyWomen About OmicronKizzmekia S Corbett, Ph.D, is a viral immunologist whose work focuses on propelling novel vaccine development for pandemic preparedness. She is a research fellow and the scientific lead for the Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and an assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard’s T. H.…
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The Undiagnosed Chronic Gut and Liver Issues with Sinclair Kennally
Read More: The Undiagnosed Chronic Gut and Liver Issues with Sinclair KennallyThe Undiagnosed Chronic Gut and Liver Issues with Sinclair Kennally 1 in 6 Americans have chronic gut issues! Gut health is becoming discussed more and more, but why? Sinclair Kennally shares her incredible story in this episode about how she was able to finally uncover why she was having so many health issues, even…
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Hi-Tech’s Wellness Stack
Read More: Hi-Tech’s Wellness StackHi-Tech’s Wellness Stack is the foundation for your future health. By Bryan Hildebrand As people around the world re-enter society with a new sense of normalcy and head back into work, restaurants and the gym, each one of us is renewed with a changed sense of responsibility. We know now, more than ever, that maintaining…
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Get a Stronger Core: 3-Day Workout Split
Read More: Get a Stronger Core: 3-Day Workout SplitThe dog days of summer are here, and it’s time to sharpen the weapons of your physical arsenal! It’s time to reclaim the ground that you’ve lost in the summer party battlefield! Of course it means getting back on the right path with proper nutrition first, but as you’re strategizing your victory plan, here is…
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An Unconventional Training Idea for Older Women
Read More: An Unconventional Training Idea for Older WomenA new paper in the Journal of Sports Sciences, in setting up what turns out to be a highly unusual and interesting experiment, casually drops this little fact-bomb in its opening sentence: “The cardiac phenotype of a substantial fraction of the population, i.e., mature women, is mainly unresponsive to endurance training.” Wow. The hearts of mature women…
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Expert perspectives, healthy aging, Hormone health, Hormones, Medication safety, Menopause, Menopause and hrt, Perimenopause
JoAnn Pinkerton, M.D., Speaks With HealthyWomen About Hormone Therapy for Menopause
Read More: JoAnn Pinkerton, M.D., Speaks With HealthyWomen About Hormone Therapy for MenopauseJoAnn Pinkerton, M.D. is an OB-GYN who is on the board of trustees for the North American Menopause Society (NAMS). She completed time as president and vice president of NAMS in 2009 and 2010. In 2000, she took on the role of executive director, during which time she chaired the 2017 advisory panels for hormone…
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It Turns Out There Are Actually 9 Different Types Of Depression
Read More: It Turns Out There Are Actually 9 Different Types Of DepressionOne in five South Africans will experience some form of depression in their lifetime – whether it be due to… The post It Turns Out There Are Actually 9 Different Types Of Depression appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Here’s What Your Perfume Should Be, According To The Zodiac
Read More: Here’s What Your Perfume Should Be, According To The ZodiacShould you be choosing your signature perfume based on your zodiac sign? We say why the hell not? If the… The post Here’s What Your Perfume Should Be, According To The Zodiac appeared first on Women’s Health.
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What Lab Testing Should We Do in Midlife
Read More: What Lab Testing Should We Do in MidlifeWhat Lab Testing Should We Do in Midlife Things Recommended to Get Tested For Did you know that up to 30% of the U.S. population has metabolic syndrome? Some markers we can test for metabolic derangement/disorder include increased waist circumference, glucose dysregulation, increased triglycerides, and low HDL – including your ability to manage your sugar…
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Tegan Phillips Is Trying To Break The Guinness World Record For Cycling From Cairo To Cape Town
Read More: Tegan Phillips Is Trying To Break The Guinness World Record For Cycling From Cairo To Cape TownTegan Phillips is aiming to break the Guinness World Record for cycling from Cairo to Cape Town. She might seem… The post Tegan Phillips Is Trying To Break The Guinness World Record For Cycling From Cairo To Cape Town appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Let’s Talk About How To Really Hydrate Your Skin
Read More: Let’s Talk About How To Really Hydrate Your SkinIs your skin not giving glow, plump, hydrated fabulousness? It might be because you’re struggling with a parched complexion. If… The post Let’s Talk About How To Really Hydrate Your Skin appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Here’s What It’s Like To Get A Bikini Wax For The First Time
Read More: Here’s What It’s Like To Get A Bikini Wax For The First TimeThere seem to be two types of women: those who wax and those who don’t. Among those who wax, you… The post Here’s What It’s Like To Get A Bikini Wax For The First Time appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Top Facts You Need to Know About Medical Abortion
Read More: Top Facts You Need to Know About Medical AbortionA medical abortion is one way to end an early pregnancy using prescription medication. Complications are very rare, and this method is considered safe and effective for most people up to 70 days of pregnancy, or about 9 to 10 weeks since their last period. In 2020, more than half of the abortions in the…
