Erica Martin Richards, M.D., Ph.D. It’s true that everyone experiences temporary periods of sadness, and times of worry and nervousness. But what about when those feelings won’t go away? Too often, women of color try to muscle their way through depression and anxiety on their own says Erica Richards, chair and medical director of the Department…
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Read More Serena Williams: What my life-threatening experience taught me about giving birthBrierley Horton, M.S., RD and Lauren Wicks Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD 5 of the Healthiest Fish to Eat Atlantic Mackerel Salmon, Wild-Caught (including canned) Sardines, Wild-Caught (including canned) Rainbow Trout (and some types of Lake) Herring Read HERE for the rest of the list. Go HERE or HERE for additional information. [Question: Where’s the seafood I like to eat? Tuna, Catfish, Cod,…
Read More 5 of the Healthiest Fish to Eat—and 5 to AvoidBrittany Gibson According to Eat By Date, once opened, all milk lasts four to seven days past its printed date, if refrigerated. If unopened, whole milk lasts five to seven days, reduced-fat and skim milk last seven days, and non-fat and lactose-free milk last seven to ten days past its printed date, if refrigerated. There’s…
Read More Here’s How Long Milk Really Lasts—And How to Make It Last LongerLeah Goggins Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD A new article in PLOS Medicine found that people who make sustained changes to their diet can add up to 13 years to their life, depending on when they make those changes. The findings are based on data from the 2019 Global Burden of Diseases study, which researchers used to build an…
Read More These 4 Tweaks to Your Diet Could Add 10 Years to Your Life, According to New ResearchMarch 3, 2022 By David Leonhardt The original American advocate for inoculation against severe disease was arguably an enslaved man named Onesimus. Before being forcibly brought to Boston, Onesimus seems to have lived in West Africa, where inoculation was a common practice. There, he had been deliberately infected with a small amount of smallpox to…
Read More Inoculations in American HistoryEndometriosis Awareness takes place across the globe during the month of March with a mission to raise awareness of a disease which affects an estimated 200 million worldwide. The pain of endometriosis can be devastating; it is the biggest cause of infertility in women, and carries a huge personal and societal burden! Together we are poised to take action…
Read More Endometriosis awareness and action 2022Written by Katharine Lang on February 25, 2022 — Fact checked by Anna Guildford, Ph.D. Obesity and overweight are widespread globally and increase the risk of many health conditions. A new injectable treatment, semaglutide, has just been recommended for use in the United Kingdom. In a study, those on the treatment lost, on average, almost…
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