Caffeine and Fertility: The Coffee Study Everyone Quotes, and What Came After
The advice on caffeine and fertility usually arrives in one line, and the line is usually "cut it out." A nurse says…
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Grounding Meditation: What the Earth Does After the Heat, and What It Doesn’t
Temazcal, or Swear Lodge dates back to early civilizations. Sweat Lodge is used in the Native American tribes as well as in…
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Fertility After 35: Where the Cliff Number Came From
Somebody says it at every thirty-fifth birthday dinner. Usually between the main course and the cake, usually as a joke that isn't…
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Exercise and Fertility: Why the Hardest Workouts Got the Worst Numbers
It's Saturday, ten past seven, and she's already done eleven kilometres. The plan taped to the fridge says intervals on Tuesday, long…
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Meditation for Anxiety: Why the First Week Can Feel Worse
You sit down, set a timer for ten minutes and close your eyes, and the first thing you notice is your heart.…
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Sleep and Fertility: The Half of the Bed Nobody Asks About
It's twenty to midnight. She's been in bed since half past ten, because somebody on a forum said the body does its…
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The Body Scan Feels Like Nothing Is Happening. That’s Not Evidence
Around minute nine, the verdict arrives. You’re on the floor with your attention somewhere near your left knee, a recorded voice is…
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The Two Week Wait Isn’t a Test of Your Composure
Day six. You’ve been awake since five, lying very still, running an inventory of your own body. A twinge low on the…
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Retreat Integration: The Part Nobody Sells You
You come out of a temazcal low to the ground, and the first thing your body lies to you about is the…
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Egg Quality and the 90-Day Window: What’s Really Happening Before You Ovulate
There is a story most women are told about their eggs, and it goes like this: you were born with all of…
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