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The Power of the Kidneys
Read More: The Power of the Kidneys+ Infographic text Kidneys are bean-shaped organs that sit behind your belly. There is one kidney on either side of your spine, just below your rib cage. Did you know? Many people can live healthy lives with only one kidney. Kidneys are an important part of the urinary tract. Their job is to: Filter your…
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The Buzz About Black Cohosh
Read More: The Buzz About Black CohoshThe black cohosh plant is full of surprises. For one, the name doesnโt match the drapes โ black cohosh produces white flowers from its green stem. Other names for black cohosh include snakeroot and bugwort โ so letโs just say we appreciate the non-literal approach. Black cohosh is a bit of a celebrity supplement. As…
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From R250 Curlers To High-Tech Splurges: The 13 Hair Tools The WH Team Swears By
Read More: From R250 Curlers To High-Tech Splurges: The 13 Hair Tools The WH Team Swears ByBetween the WH team, weโve tried just about every โviralโ hair gadget on the market โ from the high-tech, air-powered splurges to the budget-friendly classics that have lived in our bathroom cabinets since university. But if youโve ever stood in a beauty aisle โ or scrolled through an endless online sale โ pondering which of…
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Prime Day Is The Busy-Woman Supplement Weโve Been Waiting Forย
Read More: Prime Day Is The Busy-Woman Supplement Weโve Been Waiting ForยLetโs get real for a second. Yes, in an ideal world, you would be getting all your vitamins and minerals from wholesome, balanced meals, your energy from long, deep sleeps and optimal hydration from a disciplined water habit. But this is 2026 and the hustle has no chill. Thatโs why supps are your friend. The…
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80% Stress Reduction in Seconds โ What EMF Is Doing to Your Brain and How Quantum Upgrade Is Fixing It with Philipp von Holtzendorff-Fehling
Read More: 80% Stress Reduction in Seconds โ What EMF Is Doing to Your Brain and How Quantum Upgrade Is Fixing It with Philipp von Holtzendorff-FehlingHave you ever felt something shift in your body that you simply cannot explain with logic? You made no changes to your diet or exercise routine, yet something felt different. Better. Lighter. What if that unexplained shift had everything to do with energy fields you have never even considered? I know how that sounds. Trust…
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3 Homemade Gourmet Burger Recipes Thatโll Change Your Life
Read More: 3 Homemade Gourmet Burger Recipes Thatโll Change Your LifeItโs not hard to see how the humble hamburger became everybodyโs ultimate comfort food. With minimal effort (and ingredients), you can cook a patty thatโs immeasurably better than drive-through fare. Try one of these homemade gourmet burgers this weekend. Print Salmon Burger With Grilled Romaine Heart And Lemon Yoghurt Sauce A high-protein salmon burger with…
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This 13-Move Resistance Band Arm Workout Is The Ultimate Upper-Body Sculptor
Read More: This 13-Move Resistance Band Arm Workout Is The Ultimate Upper-Body SculptorAre yourย dumbbell exercisesย getting stale? Good news: you can totally strengthen and sculpt your arms without them. All you really need is aย resistance bandย or two. Oh and the top exercises to create an effective resistance band arm workout, of course! Gains For Every Level Itโs true.ย Resistance bands can get your muscles firingย just about as well as…
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The High-Protein Shake That Helps Keep You Fuller For Longer
Read More: The High-Protein Shake That Helps Keep You Fuller For LongerThis is the shake our team couldnโt stop making this summer. Simple, refreshing and, honestly, a little addictive. It quickly became our go-to when we wanted something easy that still felt like a treat. The best part? Itโs made with just three ingredients. No complicated prep, no long list of extras. And thanks to Replaceยฎ…
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10 Intermittent Fasting Side Effects That Might Mean Itโs Not A Great Fit For You
Read More: 10 Intermittent Fasting Side Effects That Might Mean Itโs Not A Great Fit For YouMany diet trends have come and go, but intermittent fasting (IF) seems to be here to stay. Thatโs not only because many people have found success with weight loss through IF but also due to the many health benefits itโs been linked to, fromย less inflammationย to better concentration. Before you jump in, though, there are intermittent…
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The Holiday That Lets You Move, Reset And Recharge
Read More: The Holiday That Lets You Move, Reset And RechargeFor many of us, the perfect holiday is about more than just switching off. Itโs about movement, fresh air, time with the people we love and the chance to reset body and mind. Imagine waking up to the sound of the ocean, starting your morning with yoga overlooking the Indian Ocean, trying surfing for the…
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Doctors Told Me There Was Nothing They Could Do for My Chronic Pain. They Were Wrong.
Read More: Doctors Told Me There Was Nothing They Could Do for My Chronic Pain. They Were Wrong.As told to Nicole Audrey Spector It was a chaotic time. I was 45-years-old and working full-time with two kids โ one in high school and the other in elementary school. And being the pastor’s wife also had its demands. Both of my sons have hemophilia, a rare bleeding disorder. My youngest was in and…
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The Silent Thief: Why Your Bones Are Collapsing Without You Knowing It with Dr. Doug Lucas
Read More: The Silent Thief: Why Your Bones Are Collapsing Without You Knowing It with Dr. Doug LucasWe talk a lot about hormones. We talk about metabolism, weight, sleep, energy, and mood. But there is a silent process happening inside the body of almost every midlife woman that rarely gets the attention it deserves until something shatters. One in two women over the age of 50 will break a bone due to…
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Biosimilars and Osteoporosis
Read More: Biosimilars and OsteoporosisAbout 10 million people in the United States have osteoporosis, a disease that causes weak and brittle bones โ and more than 4 out of 5 of them are women. Roughly half of all women with osteoporosis over the age of 50 will break a bone because of the disease. A type of medicine called…
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Making Sense of Your Thyroid Lab Results
Read More: Making Sense of Your Thyroid Lab Results+ Infographic text Your thyroid is a gland in your neck that is controlled by the pituitary gland. It makes hormones that play a role in regulating important functions like: Body temperature Digestion Heart rate Mood To check how your thyroid is working, your healthcare provider (HCP) can order the following blood tests: TSH T4…
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Caregiving For My Son With Schizophrenia Has Shown Me That Love โ And Perseverance โ Always Win
Read More: Caregiving For My Son With Schizophrenia Has Shown Me That Love โ And Perseverance โ Always WinAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector Grant is my eldest child, and he never gave us any reason to worry about him when he was a kid. He was so smart, so generous and so comfortable in his own skin. When he left home at 18 to study graphic design at Northeastern, my husband, John,…
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Busted: 6 Common Myths About Estrogen
Read More: Busted: 6 Common Myths About EstrogenMenopause, and its little sister, perimenopause, are having a moment. It may be a moment thatโs dripping with sweat and confused about its own name, but itโs still a moment. And it means that more and more women are talking about and destigmatizing the big change โ and we think thatโs great. But sometimes, more…
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Pads, Tampons, Cups & Discs: Which Menstrual Products Are Safe In South Africa?ย
Read More: Pads, Tampons, Cups & Discs: Which Menstrual Products Are Safe In South Africa?ยSince the dawn of time, women have endured the woes of menstruation: isolated for being โuncleanโ, prohibited from entering certain buildings, and most recently, stigmatised for having โthe curseโ. Although society has mostly shed (ha!) those beliefs, weโre now dealing with harmful chemicals in our menstrual products. As women continue the epic quest for safe…
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Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca
Read More: Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca+ Infographic text Las enfermedades cardiacas son la causa principal de muertes de mujeres en EE.UU. Aquรญ encontrarรกs 6 cifras que proporcionan un buen resumen general de tu salud cardiovascular. 1. Presiรณn arterial: La fuerza que debe aplicar tu sangre para pasar por tus arterias Cifra superior (sistรณlica): la presiรณn que tu corazรณn ejerce contra…
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Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca
Read More: Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca+ Infographic text Las enfermedades cardiacas son la causa principal de muertes de mujeres en EE.UU. Aquรญ encontrarรกs 6 cifras que proporcionan un buen resumen general de tu salud cardiovascular. 1. Presiรณn arterial: La fuerza que debe aplicar tu sangre para pasar por tus arterias Cifra superior (sistรณlica): la presiรณn que tu corazรณn ejerce contra…
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Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca
Read More: Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca+ Infographic text Las enfermedades cardiacas son la causa principal de muertes de mujeres en EE.UU. Aquรญ encontrarรกs 6 cifras que proporcionan un buen resumen general de tu salud cardiovascular. 1. Presiรณn arterial: La fuerza que debe aplicar tu sangre para pasar por tus arterias Cifra superior (sistรณlica): la presiรณn que tu corazรณn ejerce contra…
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More And More Women Say Theyโve Got Hair Loss From Using GLP-1s โ Experts Explain Why
Read More: More And More Women Say Theyโve Got Hair Loss From Using GLP-1s โ Experts Explain WhyThe last few years have created havoc for everyoneโs bingo cards, with unprecedented events popping up everywhere like a demented game of Spider Stomp. Even with a cost-of-living crisis, South Africans have flocked to weight-loss medications, GLP-1s, in droves, making it the most popular pharmaceutical product in the country. But with rapid uptake, physicians and…
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More And More Women Say Theyโve Got Hair Loss From Using GLP-1s โ Experts Explain Why
Read More: More And More Women Say Theyโve Got Hair Loss From Using GLP-1s โ Experts Explain WhyThe last few years have created havoc for everyoneโs bingo cards, with unprecedented events popping up everywhere like a demented game of Spider Stomp. Even with a cost-of-living crisis, South Africans have flocked to weight-loss medications, GLP-1s, in droves, making it the most popular pharmaceutical product in the country. But with rapid uptake, physicians and…
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More And More Women Say Theyโve Got Hair Loss From Using GLP-1s โ Experts Explain Why
Read More: More And More Women Say Theyโve Got Hair Loss From Using GLP-1s โ Experts Explain WhyThe last few years have created havoc for everyoneโs bingo cards, with unprecedented events popping up everywhere like a demented game of Spider Stomp. Even with a cost-of-living crisis, South Africans have flocked to weight-loss medications, GLP-1s, in droves, making it the most popular pharmaceutical product in the country. But with rapid uptake, physicians and…
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Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?
Read More: Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?South Africa has some of the most liberal sexual and reproductive health laws in the world. This means that, as women, we are in control of our own bodies. Women are legally entitled to a safe abortion in South Africa up to the 20th week of pregnancy. Itโs been this way since November 1996, under…
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Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?
Read More: Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?South Africa has some of the most liberal sexual and reproductive health laws in the world. This means that, as women, we are in control of our own bodies. Women are legally entitled to a safe abortion in South Africa up to the 20th week of pregnancy. Itโs been this way since November 1996, under…
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Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?
Read More: Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?South Africa has some of the most liberal sexual and reproductive health laws in the world. This means that, as women, we are in control of our own bodies. Women are legally entitled to a safe abortion in South Africa up to the 20th week of pregnancy. Itโs been this way since November 1996, under…
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6 Numbers Every Woman Needs to Know to Understand Their Heart Health
Read More: 6 Numbers Every Woman Needs to Know to Understand Their Heart Health+ Infographic text Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the U.S. Here are 6 numbers that offer a good snapshot of your cardiovascular health. 1. Blood Pressure โ How much force your blood must use to get through your arteries. Top number (Systolic) โ the pressure that your heart pumps against when…
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Mi muรฑeca rota fue una seรฑal de alerta de que estaba perdiendo masa รณsea.
Read More: Mi muรฑeca rota fue una seรฑal de alerta de que estaba perdiendo masa รณsea.English Tal como se relatรณ a Erica Rimlinger Mi hijo, quien vino de su universidad por las vacaciones, cargรณ el carro y se dirigiรณ de regreso a clases con su papรก. Me quedรฉ en casa limpiรกndola despuรฉs de su visita relรกmpago. El baรฑo estaba tan desordenado que parecรญa que en realidad le habรญa caรญdo un…
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Aerial Arts Taught Me to Fly. Even With Multiple Sclerosis, Iโm Still Hanging On.
Read More: Aerial Arts Taught Me to Fly. Even With Multiple Sclerosis, Iโm Still Hanging On.March is MS Awareness Month. As told to Shannon Shelton Miller In 2016, I discovered the world of aerial arts. A friend posted on social media about the class, and when I arrived, I found myself in the corner of a typical gym. But there were beautiful silks in that corner, and I was obsessed…
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The Circadian Rhythm and Hormone Connection with Sarah Kleiner
Read More: The Circadian Rhythm and Hormone Connection with Sarah KleinerHave you ever done everything right, tried the diets, considered the hormones, tracked your sleep, and still felt like something was fundamentally off? You are not imagining it, and you are definitely not alone. There is a piece of the midlife health puzzle that most doctors are not talking about, and it might be the…
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The Fitness App Privacy Check Every Woman Should Do Today
Read More: The Fitness App Privacy Check Every Woman Should Do TodayMany people assume that the apps they use automatically prioritise privacy. โDefault settings are designed for maximum engagement, not maximum safety,โ says Rianette Leibowitz, cyber wellness and safety expert. Apps encourage users to share achievements, routes and photos because it helps build community and attract new users. โIt is similar to joining a sports club…
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Mini Facelift: Major Upgrade or Minor Makeover?
Read More: Mini Facelift: Major Upgrade or Minor Makeover?I spend a regrettably large amount of time on social media โ Instagram, particularly โ which means that, whether I like it or not, images of celebrities are flooding my eyeballs throughout the day and night. Most of these celebrities are women under 45 and most seem to be aging backward. The comment section is…
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What You Need To Know About Multiple Myeloma
Read More: What You Need To Know About Multiple MyelomaMarch is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. Multiple myeloma, also sometimes just called myeloma, is a blood cancer that affects thousands of people each year. Hereโs what you need to know about multiple myeloma โ what it is, how itโs managed and steps you can take to get an early diagnosis, so treatment can begin as…
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I Choose Hope โ Not Fear โ in Facing My Multiple Myeloma
Read More: I Choose Hope โ Not Fear โ in Facing My Multiple MyelomaMarch is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. As told to Erica Rimlinger Iโm not in denial โ I know having multiple myeloma is serious and I know what I have to do โ but choosing a hopeful mindset helps guide me forward. My cancer journey began when I visited my general practitioner thinking I might have…
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โIโm A Running Coach And Marathoner โ So Why Do I Still Feel โNot Good Enoughโ?โ
Read More: โIโm A Running Coach And Marathoner โ So Why Do I Still Feel โNot Good Enoughโ?โAs a runner, I have high expectations of myself. Yet, even now, Iโll stand on a starting line and find myself looking left and right. Iโll see runners who look leaner, more muscular or better prepared, and that familiar shadow of doubt creeps in. I start to question if Iโve done enough before the race…
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Your Fitness Tracking App Is Sharing More Than Your Step Count โ Hereโs How To Fix It
Read More: Your Fitness Tracking App Is Sharing More Than Your Step Count โ Hereโs How To Fix ItCasually strolling through your neighbourhood. Logging the same 5k route you run every morning. Checking in at your favourite gym or Pilates class. For many of us, fitness tracking apps like Strava, Garmin, Apple Health and Fitbit have become part of the routine. They track progress, celebrate milestones and connect us with a community that…
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My Broken Wrist Was a Red Flag that I Was Losing Bone Mass
Read More: My Broken Wrist Was a Red Flag that I Was Losing Bone MassAs told to Erica Rimlinger My son, who had come home from college for the holidays, loaded up the car and headed back to school with his dad. I stayed at home to clean up after the whirlwind visit. โWhirlwindโ could easily describe the mess in the bathroom. As I cleaned, I thought about how…
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Warning: These Shoes Could Make You Run Furtherย
Read More: Warning: These Shoes Could Make You Run FurtherยReady to take your running to the next kilometre โ or twenty? Then itโs time to take a long, hard look at your fitness wardrobe. Yes, really. When youโre running long distance, your choice of gear makes a difference. Suddenly the cotton t-shirt that got you through many a fun-run starts to feel like a…
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8 Crazy-Hot Positions That Will Spice Up Oral Sex
Read More: 8 Crazy-Hot Positions That Will Spice Up Oral SexYou probably have a ton of favourite positions when it comes to sex, but what about foreplay? If your pre-sex routine is feeling, well, routine, itโs time to get creative with your mouth moves. Here are eight moves to spice it upโฆ One Up This little tweak to traditional on-your-back oral gives you even more…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About HIV and Bone Health
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About HIV and Bone HealthOsteoporosis is known as the silent disease for good reason. People rarely show symptoms of the bone condition before a break or fracture happens. The word โosteoporosisโ literally means porous bone because it causes the natural holes in your bones to get bigger, which makes your bones thinner and weaker and more likely to break.…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Early-Onset Colorectal CancerMarch is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer was once considered rare in young people, but 1 out of 5 diagnoses are now given to people under the age of 55. Known as โearly-onset colorectal cancerโ or โyoung-onset colorectal cancer,โ these diagnoses refer to colorectal cancer found in people under the age of 50.…
