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How To Feed Your Microbiome (And Why You Should)
Trillions of microorganisms, thousands of species — bacteria, fungi, parasites — all coexisting peacefully within us: This is your microbiome, which plays a critical role in your health.
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Focus on Quality of Life for Adult with Incontinence -- and Their Caregiver
Caring for an adult with incontinence is a challenge. For them, incontinence comes with feelings of embarrassment, sadness, loss of control and frustration. For you, whether a relative or informal caregiver, incontinence management can affect your quality of life, causing you social isolation, financial strain, and psychological and physical exhaustion.
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Don’t Panic — You Can Still Use Artificial Sweeteners
Recent headlines about the artificial sweetener erythritol – warning it can cause a stroke or heart attack – may have you ready to give it up and go back to eating sugar.
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Do Women 65 and Older Need Pap Smears?
Pap smears are a normal, if a bit uncomfortable, part of annual well-women visits. But can you stop getting them once you hit 65?
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When It’s More than PMS: Here’s What You Can Do
Few women escape PMS symptoms at some point in their life: irritability, mood swings and negativity, for starters. For some, though, the unpleasant symptoms tied to menstrual cycles are so intense, and last for so long, that the issue isn’t premenstrual syndrome after all. It’s premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), and its symptoms can be crippling.
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Should You Ditch the Bath Bombs?
The dinner table is cleared. A candle flickers. You instruct your Bluetooth device to play relaxing music. Then you step into a tub filled with lusciously warm water, ready to soak away your stress.
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Don’t Let Your Weight Stop You from Exercising -- Safely
If you’re obese, you might feel like there’s a catch-22 when it comes to exercise. You want to be more physically active to lose weight. But the extra pounds can make it feel impossible to work out.
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9 Less-Common Signs That Could Mean Cancer
There are many different types of cancer, making it virtually impossible to build a one-size-fits-all checklist of symptoms. It’s not unusual for some cancer symptoms to fly under the radar – or be confused with an unrelated condition.
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Don’t Wait: Talk to Your Tween About Her Changing Body
“Mom, Caitlin got a training bra. What is that?” You’ll hear that question at some point, or another about budding breasts, underarm hair … periods. Pre-teen girls need to learn about how their bodies will change. Be the one to steer that conversation.
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Why You Need To Start Getting Mammograms at Age 40
Women are now being told they should get mammograms every other year starting at age 40 – 10 years earlier than previous recommendations.
