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40% of IVF Treatments Are Unnecessary

40% of IVF Treatments Are Unnecessary

Your entire body takes direction from your hormones. Hormones are secreted by your endocrine system and are responsible for telling your organs what to do and when to do it.1 They are essentially chemical messengers that travel throughout your bloodstream, working slowly over time to affect processes like growth and development, metabolism and reproduction. Sometimes,…

The Ultimate Guide: 7 Fitness Workout From Home

Normally, people associate workouts with a lot of strenuous cardio or even hours of resistance training or even spending a lot of time in the gym. However, the truth remains that you can successfully carry out your fitness regime even at home. With the advent of ‘New Normal’ or work from the home environment, exercising…

Is There a Dead Wasp in Every Fig?

Is There a Dead Wasp in Every Fig?

If you’re a fig lover, this next sentence may be hard for you to swallow. The figs you’re eating could have a dead wasp stuck in them. I know that probably makes you squirm, but it sounds more dramatic than it is. You may think the idea of wasps inside a fig is gross, but…

I’m Trans and Nonbinary: Here’s What I Want Cis People To Know About Having Sex With Me

I’m Trans and Nonbinary: Here’s What I Want Cis People To Know About Having Sex With Me

As a trans, nonbinary, agender person, navigating sex and pleasure is often challenging. That’s in large part a reflection of the lacking sex education young people get (if they get any at all) and patriarchal perspectives about sex and dating that center the cisgender, heterosexual experience. An effect of this landscape is that many cisgender…

Fitness gadgets to get you moving

Fitness gadgets to get you moving

Many of us struggle to find the time and motivation to exercise, it can be impossible to fit a workout in around work, childcare and other commitments. However, evidence shows that exercising for even 10 minutes a day can make a huge difference to your health and fitness levels.  As another wave of lockdown measures surface…

The Benefits of Microdosing Cannabis

The Benefits of Microdosing Cannabis

In the United States, state law regulating the use of marijuana is beginning to relax in favor of both medical and recreational use. Today there are several different ways of consuming cannabis products. While some prefer more traditional intake methods (i.e., smoking a joint) that deliver a potent amount of THC, microdosing is fast becoming…

5 Toxins That Weaken Your Immune System

5 Toxins That Weaken Your Immune System

An underappreciated aspect of immune health may be exposure to toxins. But the conversation on immunity cannot be limited to the ingestion of vegetables vs. sugar or wearing a mask vs. not wearing a mask. Toxins contribute to a weak immune system in various ways. It’s important to be aware of your toxic load and…

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