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Food Expiration Dates Donโt Have Much Science Behind Them โ a Food Safety Researcher Explains Another Way to Know Whatโs Too Old to Eat
Read More: Food Expiration Dates Donโt Have Much Science Behind Them โ a Food Safety Researcher Explains Another Way to Know Whatโs Too Old to EatBy Jill Roberts, University of South Florida Floridaโs outbreak of listeria has so far led to at least one death, 22 hospitalizations and an ice cream recall since January. Humans get sick with listeria infections, or listeriosis, from eating soil-contaminated food, undercooked meat or dairy products that are raw, or unpasteurized. Listeria can cause convulsions,…
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A Motherโs Journey to Getting Her Children Vaccinated
Read More: A Motherโs Journey to Getting Her Children VaccinatedEleven years ago, Kristen OโMeara was hesitant to vaccinate her newborn daughter. โI was suspicious,โ OโMeara recalled. โI did a lot of anxious hand-wringing.โ OโMeara, a special education director at a charter school in Chicago, said she began her online research with questions primed to turn up answers that reflected her bias. โI went in…
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Money Matter โ Fixing & Growing Midlife Nest Eggs with Bret Johnson
Read More: Money Matter โ Fixing & Growing Midlife Nest Eggs with Bret JohnsonMoney Matter โ Fixing & Growing Midlife Nest Eggs with Bret Johnson ๏ปฟ Is it too late to begin to build/multiply your nest egg when youโre already at mid-life age? The answer is no, but then the next question isโฆHOW?! This week, Natalie Jill sits down with Bret Johnson who shares many tips and tactics…
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Meet The Nutritionist & Personal Trainer Helping Women Crush Their Goals
Read More: Meet The Nutritionist & Personal Trainer Helping Women Crush Their GoalsWith fourteen yearsโ experience as a sports nutritionist and personal trainer, Candice De Mendonca thrives on helping others achieve their… The post Meet The Nutritionist & Personal Trainer Helping Women Crush Their Goals appeared first on Women’s Health.
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OMG! Goodleafโs Sustainable CBD Drinks Will Be Your New Fave Refreshment
Read More: OMG! Goodleafโs Sustainable CBD Drinks Will Be Your New Fave RefreshmentAhhhh CBD! The compound that has taken the health and wellness world by storm over the last few years. Weโve… The post OMG! Goodleafโs Sustainable CBD Drinks Will Be Your New Fave Refreshment appeared first on Women’s Health.
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PRIMAL Preworkout
Read More: PRIMAL PreworkoutTraining hard and intensely is the only way to train โ you canโt step into the gym in low gear or asleep at the switch and expect results. To get the most out of every training session with no compromises, you need a pre-workout that will power your performance and enable you to crush it…
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Yes, You can Still Have an Ogasm After Menopause, Hereโs How!
Read More: Yes, You can Still Have an Ogasm After Menopause, Hereโs How!True Intimacy with a partner involves feelings of emotional closeness and connectedness. An essential component of this is physical intimacy. However, for many postmenopausal women, physical intimacy comes with the symptoms of genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM). Close to 50% of women suffer from vaginal dryness, decreased vaginal lubrication, pain during intercourse, and trouble, or…
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Itโs a Myth That Sunscreen Prevents Melanoma in People of Color โ a Dermatologist Explains
Read More: Itโs a Myth That Sunscreen Prevents Melanoma in People of Color โ a Dermatologist ExplainsBy Adewole S. Adamson, University of Texas at Austin Melanoma is a potentially deadly form of skin cancer that effects people of every racial and ethnic group. The risk factor most closely linked to developing melanoma is exposure to ultraviolet, or UV, rays from the sun. In fact, sunburns have been associated with doubling oneโs…
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As an Adult, Iโve Finally Made Peace With My ADHD
Read More: As an Adult, Iโve Finally Made Peace With My ADHDMy fifth-grade teacher was fed up. Every time it was my turn to read, I was, she announced to the class, โoff in Ericaville.โ She took a roll of string from her desk, tied one end to my wrist and handed the other end to the boy sitting next to me. โWhen itโs her turn,…
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Ultimate Outdoor Workout: Walking and Hiking
Read More: Ultimate Outdoor Workout: Walking and HikingThereโs something about exercising outdoors that just makes you feel good. And itโs even better when the weather is nice and youโre surrounded by natureโs beauty, rather than being confined by the walls and noises of the gym. But exercising outdoors doesnโt mean you have to be a long-distance runner. There are many benefits to…
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Donโt Tell Jocelyn Rivas What She Canโt Do
Read More: Donโt Tell Jocelyn Rivas What She Canโt DoPresented in partnership with Under Armour as part of the Limitless series When Jocelyn Rivas set a goal to be the youngest Latina to run 100 marathonsโa record she established at age 24โshe had no idea her dream would take on a life of its own. Once she crossed the finish line for her 100th…
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Conservative Blocs Unleash Litigation to Curb Public Health Powers
Read More: Conservative Blocs Unleash Litigation to Curb Public Health PowersBy Lauren Weber and Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state, and federal levels, recasting Americaโs future battles against infectious diseases. Galvanized by what theyโve characterized as an overreach of covid-related…
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What Is Body Dysmorphia (BDD)?
Read More: What Is Body Dysmorphia (BDD)?Itโs a sad fact of modern life that few women look in the mirror and like what they see. But itโs not surprising, given that we are constantly bombarded with images of idealized beauty. Those images are airbrushed and manipulated and donโt begin to represent what real women look like, but many of us still…
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12 Must-Have Trending Winter Jackets Weโre Obsessed With
Read More: 12 Must-Have Trending Winter Jackets Weโre Obsessed WithAre you wondering what are the must-have trending winter jackets this season? When it comes to winter dressing, โbundling upโ… The post 12 Must-Have Trending Winter Jackets Weโre Obsessed With appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Breast cancer, Breast cancer survivor, Breast health, cancer, Cancer survivor, COVID-19, Medical tests, Prevention, Real women real stories
I Thought My Swollen Lymph Nodes Were Side Effects From the Covid-19 Vaccine
Read More: I Thought My Swollen Lymph Nodes Were Side Effects From the Covid-19 VaccineAs told to Erica Rimlinger When I got my Covid-19 vaccine, I was told I might have side effects after the shot. Everyoneโs immune system is different, so the list of side effects was long. Iโd heard people say they were tired afterward or their arm hurt, but I guessed which side effects Iโd get:…
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This At-Home Workout Targets Every Area For A Total-Body Transformation
Read More: This At-Home Workout Targets Every Area For A Total-Body TransformationGet off the couch, or stay where you are. You can still sculpt a tighter booty without lifting a dumbell. All you need: this at-home workout. The post This At-Home Workout Targets Every Area For A Total-Body Transformation appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Survey Says: Insurance Providers May Put Up Barriers to Care
Read More: Survey Says: Insurance Providers May Put Up Barriers to CareLike most parents, Jenna Gay would pretty much do anything to protect her kids. She just never expected โanythingโ would include battling a health insurance company. Gay has two boys, both of whom have Noonan Syndrome, which is a genetic disorder that can affect the way kidsโ bodies use growth hormone (GH). This means they…
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Arthritis, Atopic dermatitis, Autoimmune disease, Chronic conditions, Crohn’s, Crohn’s disease, Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin, Skin health
Autoimmune Diseases 101
Read More: Autoimmune Diseases 101Itโs probably not surprising that heart disease and cancer are the two most common categories of disease in the United States, but would you believe autoimmune disease comes in at number three? About 8% of Americans have an autoimmune disease, and nearly 80% of them are women. With autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakes part…
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Living With Lupus
Read More: Living With LupusMarisa Maese, 40, has been dealing with health problems since her mid-20s. They started with her first pregnancy, when she experienced complications from fibroids, was placed on bed rest and gave birth prematurely. โSince then, my life has never really been the same,โ she said. Maese experienced a series of reproductive health issues, along with…
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Maximized Fat Loss As We Age with Clark Bartram
Read More: Maximized Fat Loss As We Age with Clark BartramMaximized Fat Loss As We Age with Clark Bartram ๏ปฟ What is the secret to losing fast while we age? Is it the workouts? Is it the nutrition? How much or well we sleep? This week on Listen Up, Natalie Jill & Clark Bartram dive into this exact topic, and share the secrets โ and…
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Pilates Newbie? Learn This Pilates Lingo To Help You Keep Up In Your First Class
Read More: Pilates Newbie? Learn This Pilates Lingo To Help You Keep Up In Your First ClassPilates is a low-impact exercise that builds strength, flexibility a toned body. But it has its own language. Consider this your phrasebook. The post Pilates Newbie? Learn This Pilates Lingo To Help You Keep Up In Your First Class appeared first on Women’s Health.
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WTF Is Impact Play, And Should You Try It?
Read More: WTF Is Impact Play, And Should You Try It?The llights are off, candles are lit,ย sex playlistย is set to the perfect songโit’s all going according to plan… and that’s the problem. The post WTF Is Impact Play, And Should You Try It? appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Why Isnโt HIV Care Reaching Those Who Need It Most?
Read More: Why Isnโt HIV Care Reaching Those Who Need It Most?Hydeia Broadbent has never known life without HIV. Born HIV positive in 1984, Broadbentโs virus progressed to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which meant her T-cell (white blood cells that help protect your body) count became dangerously low. At the time, an HIV/AIDS diagnosis was often a death sentence, but Broadbent was determined to live her…
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Breast cancer, Breast cancer policy, Breast health, Medical tests, Preventive care, Racial disparities, Racism
Biopsies Confirm a Breast Cancer Diagnosis After an Abnormal Mammogram โ but Structural Racism May Lead to Lengthy Delays
Read More: Biopsies Confirm a Breast Cancer Diagnosis After an Abnormal Mammogram โ but Structural Racism May Lead to Lengthy DelaysBy Marissa Lawson, University of Washington and Christoph Lee, University of Washington While mammograms are often the first step to detecting breast cancer, patients need additional tests after an abnormal screening result. Further imaging can determine if a finding is truly suspicious for cancer, and sometimes a biopsy is required to confirm a diagnosis. But…
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Want Better Posture and a Shapely Back?
Read More: Want Better Posture and a Shapely Back?Taking ownership of good posture is not something that just happens. Whether you sit at a computer, stand at a cash register, or youโre picking up toys, the chores of daily life will tend to pull your shoulders forward and round your upper back. Of course, you could settle for a weak and drooping upper…
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6 Sustainable K-Way Products Weโre Loving This Winter
Read More: 6 Sustainable K-Way Products Weโre Loving This WinterAre you even South African if you donโt whip out the K-Way as soon as the temperature starts to dip?ย Cape… The post 6 Sustainable K-Way Products Weโre Loving This Winter appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Top 10 Tips for Summer Eye Health
Read More: Top 10 Tips for Summer Eye HealthMedically reviewed by Brittani Carver-Schemper Itโs summer, and hopefully youโre enjoying a little sunshine. But do trips to the pool leave you with red, irritated eyes? Or have you noticed blurred vision or redness after simply being in the sun too long? Summertime poses a host of threats to our eye health โ from dangerous…
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5 Protein-Packed Grilled Salad Recipes
Read More: 5 Protein-Packed Grilled Salad RecipesFew kitchen creations provide more health-boosting benefits than a salad. Butย usually, salads are about as exciting as folding laundry, and a mound of spinachย bathed in gloppy bottled dressing is hardly an #epicmeal. These salad recipes are a far cry from rabbit food, using fresh market produce,ย clean, healthy protein and the flame-licked goodness of your backyard…
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4 Natural Sweeteners That Are Better Than Sugar, According To A Dietician
Read More: 4 Natural Sweeteners That Are Better Than Sugar, According To A DieticianHere’s why we’re looking hard at natural sweeteners. White sugar isnโt doing you any favours (it can raise your risk for heart disease and cause your blood sugar to spike, then crash). But the idea of a life without the sweet stuff? Thank u, next. The post 4 Natural Sweeteners That Are Better Than Sugar,…
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Getting Help for Your Mental Health Is Not a Weakness, but Try Telling My Asian Parents That
Read More: Getting Help for Your Mental Health Is Not a Weakness, but Try Telling My Asian Parents ThatJuly is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. As told to Erica Rimlinger I was a preteen the first time I visited the doctor by myself. It was in Chinatown, so the doctor I saw spoke my native language, Cantonese. He handed me some paperwork to fill out, and on the back page there was…
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Why Everyone Should Be Sipping on Tea Every Day, According to a Dietitian
Read More: Why Everyone Should Be Sipping on Tea Every Day, According to a DietitianFunctional drinks are very much on trend these days. From drinks infused with vitamins for an energy boost to beverages made with added adaptogens for natural stress relief, it isnโt hard to find a chic thirst quencher that comes with some seriously lofty claims. But before you grab that fancy can or bottle, donโt forget…
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Trust Us, These Are 5 Solo Sex Toys You Need In Your Nightstand
Read More: Trust Us, These Are 5 Solo Sex Toys You Need In Your NightstandIf you donโt understand what your body wants, you canโt expect someone else to. Weโve got five solo sex toys for you to practice self-loveโฆ The post Trust Us, These Are 5 Solo Sex Toys You Need In Your Nightstand appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Apparently 35 Percent Of People Think Itโs Totally Fine To Drink During Pregnancy
Read More: Apparently 35 Percent Of People Think Itโs Totally Fine To Drink During PregnancyListen: It’s totally normal to want a glass of wine or a drink after a long day at workโyes, even (or, honestly, especially) when you’re pregnant. The post Apparently 35 Percent Of People Think Itโs Totally Fine To Drink During Pregnancy appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Training for Sultry Shoulders
Read More: Training for Sultry ShouldersWith summer already upon us, youโre invariably finding yourself in situations that lend themselves to wearing a variety of shoulder-bearing clothes. Whether itโs a spaghetti-strap dress at a dinner party, a sleeveless outfit at a picnic, or a swimsuit at the beach, your shoulders will be displayed prominently for all to see. Are your shoulders…
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BIG NOISEยฎ
Read More: BIG NOISEยฎChoosing the right pre-workout can be a crucial factor that influences the results you see in the gym, as your body has to be properly fueled and energized to meet the demands of training so you can push yourself harder and further in each workout. Without the proper fuel in your tank, you might just…
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Should You Get a COVID-19 Booster Shot Now or Wait Until Fall? Two Immunologists Help Weigh the Options
Read More: Should You Get a COVID-19 Booster Shot Now or Wait Until Fall? Two Immunologists Help Weigh the OptionsBy Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina While COVID-19 vaccines continue to be highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death, it has become clear that the protection offered by the current vaccines wanes over time. This necessitates the use of booster shots that are safe and effective in…
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How Hot Is Too Hot for the Human Body? Our Lab Found Heat + Humidity Gets Dangerous Faster Than Many People Realize
Read More: How Hot Is Too Hot for the Human Body? Our Lab Found Heat + Humidity Gets Dangerous Faster Than Many People RealizeBy W. Larry Kenney, Penn State; Daniel Vecellio, Penn State; Rachel Cottle, Penn State, and S. Tony Wolf, Penn State Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes โ lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. One question a lot of people are asking is: โWhen will it get too hot…
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When Stigma Kills
Read More: When Stigma KillsJuly is National Minority Mental Health Awareness month. On Feb. 14, 1995, Fonda Bryant was prepared to die. She planned to take her life that day, and made one final call to her Aunt Spanky, a relative three years older who felt more like a sister than an aunt. Bryant told her she could have…
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How the Tampon Shortage Is Exacerbating Period Poverty in the US
Read More: How the Tampon Shortage Is Exacerbating Period Poverty in the USBy Marni Sommer, Columbia University Tampons have become the latest household product to fall foul of supply chain issues. Reports of a scarcity of the menstrual product, used by millions of women in the U.S., have combined with general inflationary pressure on the price of goods to create cost and access barriers. The Conversation asked…
