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novembre 7, 2024Like
Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Metastatic Cancer
Hearing the words, “You have cancer,” has become an unfortunate reality for many women in the U.S. Research shows 4 out of 10 women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime — and an estimated 972,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year. Everything about cancer is scary — especially the fact that almost all cancers have the potential to spread throughout the body. When this happens, it’s called metastatic cancer, also known as stage 4, Healthy
novembre 7, 2024Like
It’s Not Just a Hot Flash. It’s VMS.
+ Infographic text What is VMS? Vasomotor symptoms (VMS) — hot flashes and night sweats — are common during perimenopause and menopause. For many women, hot flashes and night sweats aren’t just annoying — they’re a serious health problem. VMS can go on for years Some women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB) experience VMS for more than a decade. 7 = Average number of years 4.75 = Average number of hot flashes a day 3 = Average number Healthy
novembre 7, 2024Like
Teens Get Seasonal Depression Too. Here’s How To Help Them Cope
Ah, seasonal depression — or as some of us know it, the winter blues. It’s that unwelcome guest who crashes in right around the time we’re getting cozy with our scarves and pumpkin spice lattes. But here’s something we don’t talk about enough: teens feel it too. That’s right: your moody, eye-rolling, hoodie-wearing adolescent may actually be dealing with more than just the usual teen angst. While typical teen behavior can sometimes feel like the ups and downs of the shek
novembre 7, 2024Like
B12 Basics
If you’re familiar with all the cool stuff vitamin B12 does for the body, you know it gets an A for effort. The nutrient helps with important things like nerve function and the production of DNA and it also plays a part in brain health. “If a person has a lack of B12, they may have trouble concentrating, retaining information and engaging in conversation,” said nutrition therapist Robyn L. Goldberg, RDN, CEDS-C. “It parallels malnutrition. If you’re not taking in Healthy
novembre 7, 2024Like
Deipnophobia: Is Fear Of Eating In Front Of Others Real?
Deep connections are made over food and drinks. Be it dating, casual meetings, friends meet, or any socializing, every meet typically revolves around food. But what happens when someone fears eating food in front of others? Yes, this is for real, the fear of eating in front of others is called Deipnophobia. The phobia of eating in front of others can be emotionally exhausting and can damage your personal and professional life. List of Contents What is Deipnophobia?What are the calmsage
novembre 6, 2024Like
Your Guide To Coping With the Crushing Election Grief You Feel Right Now
Well, here we are again. Anyone who lived through the 2016 election knows this feeling. It’s alllll too familiar. If you’re like me, you hoped (and on your most optimistic days, maybe dared to believe) you wouldn’t feel it again. Instead, like a recurring nightmare, it’s back and worse than you remember. All of it: Trump; the terror of what the next four years might bring; the crushing grief as we mourn a future and a president we’ll never know. shek
novembre 6, 2024Like
Abortion Is Officially Protected in 7 More States Thanks to These Key Ballot Measures
The 2024 election gave voters in 10 states the opportunity to vote directly on abortion, and with the results now in, we can confirm that the majority of pro-abortion measures have passed. It’s a glimmer of good news in an election cycle that many saw as a referendum on reproductive rights — among many other issues — and that went decisively the way of Donald Trump, the former president who made possible the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade. Trump’s shek
novembre 6, 2024Like
5 Ways to Make Your Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dishes Healthier
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and you know what that means. It’s sides time! Everyone knows side dishes are the real star of Thanksgiving. Who doesn’t love a glorious gathering of creamy potatoes, stuffing and green bean casserole (not touching on the plate of course — we’re not animals). These classics tend to hold nostalgia — and a lot of butter — considering the average person eats more than 3,000 calories and 159 grams of fat during the typical Healthy
novembre 6, 2024Like
Nervousness – Is it Different from Anxiety or the Same
Everyone gets nervous and feels anxious at some point in their life. This is why people often confuse the two terms and use them interchangeably. If you, too, have been using them without knowing what they are and how they differ, this post is for you. Here, we talk about nervousness, its signs, treatment, and how it differs from anxiety. Nervousness is a mix of anxiety, dread, and excitement. It makes your palms sweaty, increases your heart rate, and causes calmsage
novembre 5, 2024Like
A Quick Anxiety-Calming Guide for Election Day, Because We All Need It
“Hey, you hanging in there okay?” “How are you holding up?” “Take care of yourself!” If your texts look anything like mine, the pre-election stress levels you and your friends and loved ones have been navigating have shifted into some full-blown election day anxiety. It makes sense. After a deeply tumultuous past several years, the 2024 election signals a pivotal moment for what we can imagine the next four years to look like — and that’s bound to get your shek
novembre 5, 2024Like
Marathon Champ Shalane Flanagan Still Feels Like Her ‘Best Self’ When She’s Running
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Shalane Flanagan can still fly. If there was any doubt about that, the Olympic silver medalist and TCS New York City Marathon champion dispelled it on Sunday, returning to the NYC course where she won in 2017 and blazing through the five boroughs to cross the finish line with her close friend and assistant coach at Oregon, Makenna Schumacher. shek
novembre 5, 2024Like
Can Medications Like Ozempic Help People With Substance Use Disorders?
A new study published in Journal of Addiction looked at whether certain medications can help with substance-related outcomes in patients with opioid and alcohol use disorders. “Our study examines the potential of GLP-1 receptor agonists (RAs), like Ozempic, to reduce severe outcomes, specifically overdose and intoxication, in individuals with opioid and alcohol use disorders,” study author Fares Qeadan told us. “We aimed to see if these medications could provide an adjunctive therapy to help reduce the significant health risks associated theravive