Women Health

We’re all told we should get more sleep. If you live with insomnia, however, the idea of sleeping soundly through the night may seem like a dream. You’ve probably already tried counting sheep backward and forward, so your next step may be to add a gentle yoga practice to your nightly routine. A Harvard Medical SchoolTrusted …

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I had a lot to be grateful for. So why did I feel so isolated? “Someone else has it worse. At least that’s not you.” We’ve all heard variations of that refrain. It’s a common saying that’s meant to inspire gratitude for what we have. So I listened. Whenever things got tough, I made it …

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Diets fail for many reasons — one being that people often focus on shedding pounds rather than doing the hard work of healing their relationship with food and their body. This can create a cycle of fast weight loss followed by weight gain, sometimes referred to as yo-yo dieting. It’s counterproductive and can lead to …

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Most of us have heard of the circadian rhythm, the natural 24-hour biological cycle that regulates sleep patterns. Infradian rhythms are less well-known. In basic terms, infradian rhythms are naturally occurring cycles in the human body that last longer than 24 hours. Most of us don’t spend much time thinking about our biological patterns, but …

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