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What Is Brain Fog?
Read More: What Is Brain Fog?Sabina Brennan just couldnโt find the words โ literally. She was in the middle of writing a book when she started experiencing brain fog in October 2021. โIt felt like there was just nothing in my brain,โ Brennan said. โI was struggling to read and write. Coherent sentences just seemed out of my grasp. I…
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What You Need to Know About the Mini Pill
Read More: What You Need to Know About the Mini PillMedically reviewed by Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., FACOG, NCMP + Infographic text What is the mini pill? Most birth control pills contain the hormones estrogen and progestin, a human-made form of progesterone. The mini pill contains only progestin. PULLOUT: Progestin-only pills are sometimes called POPs. How does the mini pill work? Mini pills interfere with…
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7 Ways To Meditate For Anxiety Relief That Are *Actually* Easy To Do
Read More: 7 Ways To Meditate For Anxiety Relief That Are *Actually* Easy To DoA way to meditate for anxiety relief thatโs actually easy to do? Please, say some moreโฆ Anxious thoughts are (arguably) the least pleasant kinds of thoughtsโand as soon as they pop up, your main goal is to get them gone (which, honestly, only seems to make them multiply). Real talk: You canโt necessarily stop yourself…
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Boxing Inspired Workout: 8 Moves That Will Help You Get a Knockout Body RN!
Read More: Boxing Inspired Workout: 8 Moves That Will Help You Get a Knockout Body RN!Martial-arts-style manoeuvres and a boxing inspired workout are much more than self-defence โ theyโre proven kilojoule killers that burn an average of 2100 of those buggers an hour. They also target and tone your arms, shoulders, abs, thighs and butt for a workout that boosts your metabolism, improves your balance and chisels a strong, stunning…
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2 Delicious, Nutritious Side Dishes That Work With Almost Any Meal
Read More: 2 Delicious, Nutritious Side Dishes That Work With Almost Any MealWhen serving up food for guests this season, remember that more is more. A variety of dishes that pile up on the plate feels so satisfying and sharing the flavours together creates that summer sharing vibe: fun and easy. These side-dishes add carbohydrates and a portion of vegetables to a meaty main dish, but they…
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Cycle Syncing Sex: 28 Days Of The Best Sex Of Your Life
Read More: Cycle Syncing Sex: 28 Days Of The Best Sex Of Your LifeCycle syncing: here for everything from your workouts to the food you eat. And, as it turns out, cycle syncing sex is a thing, too. Thatโs because why you have sex, how often you orgasm and how wild youโre tempted to get in bed all depend in part on where you are in your menstrual…
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I Didnโt Find Out I Had Epilepsy Until I Was 28, But Iโve Likely Had It My Whole Life
Read More: I Didnโt Find Out I Had Epilepsy Until I Was 28, But Iโve Likely Had It My Whole LifeAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. It happened while I was sleeping. I woke up to my then-husband, Duane, sobbing over me in bed. I snapped back into consciousness. โWhat are you doing, crying?โ I asked. Duane was not one to break down in tears. โYou were having a…
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This 17-Day Slimdown Plan Will Help Get You Back In Shape
Read More: This 17-Day Slimdown Plan Will Help Get You Back In ShapeItโs three weeks to the big day and your weight-loss goal is just a faded note-to-self on last yearโs calendar. Donโt freak out โ this 17-day slimdown plan from WHโs nutrition advisor will have you zipping up your cocktail dress in record time. This eating plan contains mostly whole, minimally processed foods, limiting processed, high-salt…
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Shaping a Better Butt
Read More: Shaping a Better ButtWithout a doubt, the glutes are the most coveted body part for women who are seeking improved shape and aesthetics. It is often said that bikini competitions are won from the rear, but having nice glutes will actually make you look better in jeans, dresses or nothing at all. That said, there is great controversy…
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Kettlebells vs. Free Weights: Which Is Better?
Read More: Kettlebells vs. Free Weights: Which Is Better?Training with a kettlebell, a large iron ball connected to a handle, may seem like a relatively new way to exercise โ but there is nothing new about kettlebells. 19thย century strongmen such as Arthur Saxon, Eugene Sandow and Ivan Poddubny used kettlebell to build lean, powerful, lightning-fast physiques that allowed them to perform incredible feats…
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Everything You Need To Know About Having A Coregasm
Read More: Everything You Need To Know About Having A CoregasmAfter the urban myths recounting women reaching climax in the office gym found their way to the Menโs Health idea dungeon, you could consider the coregasm a closed case. In no time, the MH and WH staff set to work uncovering the mystery of reaching climax during core training โ and just how many women…
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Whatโs the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?
Read More: Whatโs the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?Medically reviewed by Kathryn Kirkland, M.D. + Infographic text Palliative care Is a form of specialized care to help people with serious illnesses and their families live as well as they can Focuses on managing or reducing pain and other symptoms and offers other interventions aimed to improve quality of life Can be used alongside…
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In an Aging America, Osteoporosis Is a Looming Public Health Crisis
Read More: In an Aging America, Osteoporosis Is a Looming Public Health CrisisThis op-ed originally appeared in The Hill on October 20, 2022. To learn more about how you can raise awareness about the importance of DXA scans for all women, visit our YesYouScan page. America has a bone health crisis. More than 50 million Americans are at risk of developing osteoporosis, and 10 million already have…
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Tips to a Thinner Thanksgiving
Read More: Tips to a Thinner ThanksgivingAs we all know, the holidays are approaching. During this time, excuses regarding weight gain arise, and we all have to resist those holiday treats coming into the office daily! Well, this is our chance to say NO, and get ready to keep the weight off this season. Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy yourself…
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13 Best Advent Calendars Of 2022 That Have Nothing To Do With Chocolate
Read More: 13 Best Advent Calendars Of 2022 That Have Nothing To Do With ChocolateMove over chocolate filled advent calendars, weโve got a new way of counting down to the most festive day of the year. Filled with splurge-worthy beauty products or a new gin to add to your tonic, advent calendars have gotten a sweet makeover โ minus the actual sweets. Clarins Not your regular 24-day advent calendar,…
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Exactly How To Turn Yourself On Again When Your Sex Drive Has Dipped
Read More: Exactly How To Turn Yourself On Again When Your Sex Drive Has DippedSex isnโt so straightforward for women. The female libido can be elusive โ here today, gone tomorrow โ and for some, not there at all. Studies show that low libido can be hormonal, and can be made up of various factors. But whatever your underlying cause, there are answers.ย Hereโs how to get your sex drive…
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Did You Get a Polio Vaccine as a Child? Here’s How to Find Out.
Read More: Did You Get a Polio Vaccine as a Child? Here’s How to Find Out.Long before Covid-19 disrupted daily life and put millions of people at risk, polio outbreaks caused thousands of cases of paralysis, disability and death in the 1940s and early 1950s. With the invention of polio vaccines in the 1950s, cases dropped steadily and polio was officially gone from the Americas in the 1990s. Today, polio…
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Breaking Through Beauty Stereotypes for Women in Midlife with Stung by Samantha
Read More: Breaking Through Beauty Stereotypes for Women in Midlife with Stung by SamanthaBreaking Through Beauty Stereotypes for Women in Midlife with Stung by Samantha ๏ปฟ๏ปฟ๏ปฟ One of the things that comes along with being 50+ and menopause is that just donโt care what people think as much any more. But then again, as a woman, people pleasing is in our nature โ and arenโt we all pretty…
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Just These Two Workouts Make A Killer Six-Week Workout Routine
Read More: Just These Two Workouts Make A Killer Six-Week Workout RoutineIf youโre looking to tone up all over, look no further than this six-week workout routine. Our experts have taken seven moves and created two killer fitness workouts, creating a six-week workout routine thatโll sculpt all over. The moves are simple but effective, and stacking them over a few weeks means you can see the…
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โI Travel Solo Even Though I Have Anxiety โ This Is How I Copeโ
Read More: โI Travel Solo Even Though I Have Anxiety โ This Is How I CopeโIf youโre wanting to travel solo but are hampered by anxiety, youโre not alone.ย Studies show that having anxiety means youโre less likely to do something considered โriskyโ, and entering into the unknown, from people, places and food, can be a big contributor to that. The pandemic worsened our travel anxiety, but with borders open…
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Women in the Middle
Read More: Women in the MiddleIf youโre a woman between the ages of 40 and 65, youโve probably experienced any number of stressors, including financial, social, physical, mental health and emotional challenges. Women in midlife carry numerous responsibilities โ for jobs and careers, parents, children, and partners and friends. They may also be experiencing personal health issues while experiencing menopause,…
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Running, Coaching, and Living with an Autoimmune Disease
Read More: Running, Coaching, and Living with an Autoimmune DiseaseOne day while waiting for the bus, Mireille Sinรฉ noticed her hands were freezing. This was strange because she happened to be holding a thermos of hot coffee, and it was a warm summer day in Southern California. Sinรฉ, who at the time was 21, shrugged it offโa weird one-off occurrence. But this incident was…
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New Anti-Obesity Medications Are More Effective With Fewer Side Effects
Read More: New Anti-Obesity Medications Are More Effective With Fewer Side EffectsFor many people living with obesity, managing the disease will include a treatment plan that incorporates different tools at different stages in their weight journey. Take Michele Tedder, for example. Two years after initial success through weight loss surgery, Tedder, senior program manager at Black Womenโs Health Initiative and founder of Bariatrically Blessed, realized that…
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Toxic Weight Loss
Read More: Toxic Weight LossBy Daniel Gwartney, MD Ask any person who has lost significant amounts of weight and he/she will tell you the weight comes off slower after the first 10 pounds or so. The initial weight loss is usually rapid and energy levels remain fairly high, but then it becomes more difficult to lose additional weight. Part…
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The Long-lasting Impacts of Covid-19
Read More: The Long-lasting Impacts of Covid-19The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted and changed the way we do everything โ from how we work to how we socialize, parent, receive care and information, and make decisions for ourselves and those we care for. Two and a half years into the pandemic, women continue to be the most affected by the disruptions in…
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What You Need to Know About Antiviral Treatment for Covid-19 โ A Conversation with Christina Nguyen, PA-C
Read More: What You Need to Know About Antiviral Treatment for Covid-19 โ A Conversation with Christina Nguyen, PA-COral antiviral medications are helping to turn the tide of the Covid-19 pandemic, lowering the risk of serious illness, hospitalization and death from the virus. When taken within five days after symptoms start, these prescription pills can prevent the virus from multiplying, lessen the amount of virus in your body and help your immune system…
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Long Covid Changed Her Life Forever
Read More: Long Covid Changed Her Life ForeverIn December 2019, Marjorie Roberts was ready to take on the world. Sheโd just received her life coaching certification and started what was supposed to be a short-term job managing a gift shop at an Atlanta hospital to earn money to launch her new business. By late February 2020, however, the hospital was warning its…
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Are Deep Squats Safe?
Read More: Are Deep Squats Safe?Q: Is it OK to perform deep squats? Iโve heard that it can be bad for the knees, but Iโve also heard itโs important for developing the quads and glutes. A: If itโs any consolation, youโre not alone in your confusion. Thereโs actually a lot of debate among those in the fitness field over just…
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Thyroid Eye Disease 101
Read More: Thyroid Eye Disease 101Medically reviewed by Raymond Douglas, M.D., Ph.D., Cedars-Sinai November 14-20, 2022 is Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week. What is thyroid eye disease (TED)? Thyroid eye disease, or TED, is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation in the eye muscles, eyelids, tear glands and fatty tissues behind the eye. TED is sometimes called Gravesโ ophthalmopathy or…
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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Celiac Disease
Read More: Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Celiac DiseaseMedically reviewed by Ayanna Lewis, M.D. November is Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month. Celiac disease affects an estimated 3 million people in the U.S. โ and most of them are women. So what do you need to know, and do, if you think you may be one of them? We reached out to gastroenterologist Ayanna Lewis,…
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11 Ways To Beat Year-End Fatigue
Read More: 11 Ways To Beat Year-End FatigueWe can all agree that it has been a loooong year! The best way to get through this time of the year, with decent energy levels, is toย get enough sleepย at night. Honestly: โNothing replaces sleep to give you energy,โ says Dr Alison Kole, director of sleep services at Summit Medical Group. โMost people requireย seven to…
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Butt Workouts, Fitness, Kettlebell Workouts, Leg Workouts, Lower Body Workouts, Strength Training Workouts, Workouts
Try These Exercises To Build A Stronger, Bigger Butt
Read More: Try These Exercises To Build A Stronger, Bigger ButtFrom your Kim Kardashians to your Meg The Stallions, everyone wants a firmer and bigger butt. And while youโll definitely tone up on the trails or hitting the treadmill, youโll need to add some muscle (and weights) to really build a toned toosh. Here, build a strong backside with this bigger butt workout โ youโll…
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Access, Cervical cancer, Gynecological cancer, Hpv, Prevention, Preventive health, Vaccinations, Vaccines
How to Talk to Your Healthcare Provider About Getting the HPV Vaccine as an Adult
Read More: How to Talk to Your Healthcare Provider About Getting the HPV Vaccine as an AdultMedically reviewed by Nancy Berman, MSN, ANP-BC, NCMP, FAANP This resource was created with support from Merck. + Video transcript What you need to know about getting the HPV vaccine as an adult. Narrator: HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection that can cause genital warts and several types ofย cancers, including cervical, anal, vaginal,…
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Why Diversity in Clinical Trials Is Important
Read More: Why Diversity in Clinical Trials Is ImportantBy harming people of color and women more than other groups, the Covid-19 pandemic exposed a cruel reality: Factors such as gender, race and income can greatly affect access to healthcare, rates of disease, overall health and even life expectancy. A key to reducing such health disparities is making sure to include diverse groups of…
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Access, Health care, Health disparities, Labor, Labor & delivery, Newborn, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Pregnancy & parenting
Can Living in the U.S. Increase Your Risk of Preterm Birth?
Read More: Can Living in the U.S. Increase Your Risk of Preterm Birth?If youโre a woman giving birth in the United States, youโre more likely to have a preterm delivery than women in most developed nations. If youโre Black or Native American, the chances of experiencing preterm birth are even higher, along with the risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes. In 2021, a little over one in…
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Koncentrated K
Read More: Koncentrated KSo many pieces complete the picture of optimal health, with diet and nutrition at the forefront. Supplementation is the norm for most of us to fuel our body with adequate nutrients, yet one vitamin with a plethora of health benefits has been overlooked. That vitamin is known collectively as Vitamin K (16 forms). To date,…
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Prevent Fatigue With Lactate Threshold Training
Read More: Prevent Fatigue With Lactate Threshold TrainingBy Rick Morris The best way to improve your running performance and fitness is to raise your lactate threshold. Youโre well into your daily run and your legs are feeling heavy and nonresponsive. Youโve lost most of the โpopโ or power in your stride. Itโs getting difficult to maintain your running rhythm and stride rate.…
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Conversaciรณn sobre la salud: Preguntas que deberรญas hacer a tu HCP [Proveedor de servicios mรฉdicos] sobre el cรกncer endometrial
Read More: Conversaciรณn sobre la salud: Preguntas que deberรญas hacer a tu HCP [Proveedor de servicios mรฉdicos] sobre el cรกncer endometrialEl conocimiento es poder en lo que se refiere al cรกncer endometrial, el cual se da en la mucosa del รบtero. Aprender las seรฑales y sรญntomas puede ser รบtil para que actรบes lo mรกs pronto posible para detectar el cรกncer endometrial en forma temprana, cuando podrรญa ser mรกs tratable. Para eso, nos comunicamos con Shawana…
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Doctors Overlooked My Endometrial Cancer Symptoms for More Than a Year
Read More: Doctors Overlooked My Endometrial Cancer Symptoms for More Than a YearAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector My menstrual cycle was never regular. My periods were always too long, too short, too heavy, too frequent. There were times when it worried me, but after years of normal Pap tests, a healthy pregnancy, and unfazed doctors who said it was all hormonal or linked to my well-managed…
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Access, cancer, Endometrial cancer, Gynecological cancer, Health disparities, Racial disparities, Uterine cancer
Why Are Black Women More Likely to Die From Endometrial Cancer?
Read More: Why Are Black Women More Likely to Die From Endometrial Cancer?In 2012, Adrienne Moore noticed her menstrual cycles were changing. Her periods were becoming irregular, and they came with heavy bleeding and significant cramping when they did arrive. Healthcare providers diagnosed cysts, fibroids and even early menopause, but Moore said no one presented a treatment plan that worked. For the next four years, Moore searched…
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Cheating, Cheesecake, Dating Advice, Emotional Cheating, Physical Cheating, Relationship Tips, Relationships, Sex & Love
Why Emotional Cheating Is Far Worse โ And How To Spot It
Read More: Why Emotional Cheating Is Far Worse โ And How To Spot ItLetโs face it, emotional cheating usually doesnโt get the same airtime as, say, two people getting caught between the sheets. IRL however, emotional cheating is for example (as in the recent local celebrity cheating saga) finding out that your husband of almost two decades baked a cheesecake for his mistress late at night while you…
