Health + Wellness
Women are busy! Maybe exercise hasn’t been a priority of yours, but eventually, a lack of it will catch up with you. This is ancient news. The first physician to prescribe moderate daily exercise to his patients was Susruta of India, in 600 BC! And Hippocrates (460–370 BC), the father of scientific medicine, wrote that…
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Let’s face it, we love health tech apps and gadgets. Step-counters, smart watches, weight and fitness trackers…the data is fun and motivational..but is it true? Everyone seems to have heard of the 10,000 steps per day target. But not everyone knows that there’s no magic or science behind that number. The number “10,000” caught on…
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When will you start experiencing “the change”? It’s something many of us wonder about, especially if you’re well into your 30’s or early 40’s. You may be thinking of having a child, expanding your family, or becoming pregnant unexpectedly. You’d love to know where you are in the fertility timeline. Is there a way to…
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Weight creep, where the numbers on the scale gradually increase, tends to happen with age. Each new decade brings body changes, most notably, a decrease in calorie-burning muscle mass and an increase in body fat. A study out of the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital followed male and female subjects…
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