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Health Tips for Women at Every Life Stage: What to Know

Priorities shift with age, but the evidence points to a few steady habits — plus screenings matched to each stage of life.

Sarah Collins

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What to Know About 'Dark Nutrition' and the Raw Milk Claim

The trend promises that unprocessed food is healthier food. The agencies that track foodborne illness see a trade-off, not an upgrade.

Nikki Roberts

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Holiday Eating Without the Guilt Spiral: What Research Suggests

Holiday eating measured, not mythologized: a 0.37-kilogram average, two trials that stopped the gain, and a calmer way through the season.

Renata Silva

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What to Know About Dry January and Taking a Break From Alcohol

A 2018 BMJ Open study measured lower insulin resistance, blood pressure, and weight after one month off alcohol. What a dry month shows, what it cannot prove, and when stopping needs medical planning.

Renata Silva

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Ashwagandha Benefits — What to Know About Ashwagandha: What Studies Support

Randomized trials report lower stress and cortisol, plus faster sleep onset, with ashwagandha root extract. What the evidence supports, where it stops, and the safety cautions NCCIH lists.

Grace Mensah

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What to Know About Checking Moles: The ABCDE Rule

The ABCDE rule is dermatology's first filter for reading moles: asymmetry, border, color, diameter, and evolving change. Here is what each letter means and when a dermatologist should look.

Grace Mensah

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What to Know About Sauna Use and Heart Health

Finnish cohort research links frequent sauna bathing with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, but the evidence is observational. What the studies found, what stays unproven, and when a clinician should weigh in first.

Sarah Collins