Why women’s risk for heart disease and stroke is still higher than men’s in Canada
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(Jacqui Gahagan/ The Conversation) — Heart disease affects 2.6 million Canadians, and is the second-leading cause of death in Canada. Women continue to be at higher risk than men.

Heart and Stroke Canada has released a new report for Heart Health Month in February. It highlights several disparities  …

Why women are more likely to suffer from chronic pain
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(Ginny Graves/ Oprah Magazine) — Chronic, debilitating pain—the kind that lasts longer than three months—is the most widespread affliction of our time. It besets approximately 100 million adults in the U.S.—more than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined—and can upend sufferers’ sleep, mood,

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What is postpartum psychosis, a serious mental illness impacting new mothers
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(Nathalie Slivinski/ Web MD) — It’s not uncommon for women to get the “baby blues” after giving birth. You might feel down, sad, anxious, overwhelmed, or depressed. Half or more of new mothers might go through it.

But in very rare cases, changes surrounding giving birth can bring on a very serious mental disorder called postpartum  …

As menopause nears, be aware it can trigger depression and anxiety, too
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(Ritu Chaterjee/ NPR) — Teri Hines was in her mid-40s when she started to notice that her body was changing.

Her period became irregular and more intense. “It increased in frequency, it increased in intensity and it increased in duration,” she says.

She began to have hot flashes, gained weight and her energy  …

8 period myths we need to set straight for our health
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(Christal Yuen/ Healthline) — We get it. Details of blood can make anyone shy.

Remember when we got the infamous talk about sex, hair, odor, and other bodily changes that signaled puberty is coming?

I was in middle school when the conversation turned to ladies and their menstrual cycles. Somehow, one of the boys in our group  …

Lisa Marie Presley suffered a cardiac arrest: The signs of heart disease in women
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(Maura Hohman/ Today) — Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of rocker Elvis Presley and wife Priscilla, died on Jan. 12 after experiencing a cardiac arrest, authorities confirmed to NBC News.

Lisa Marie Presley was rushed to the hospital Thursday morning after the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call in Calabasas,  …

10 ways to move more in everyday life
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(Marcy Crouch/ Healthline) — It can feel overwhelming when you’re trying to make time for exercise. Here are some tips I give my physical therapy patients… and how I manage to keep myself moving.

I get it. We’ve all said, “Who has time to exercise when you’re a…”

Just fill in the blank: working parent, working night shifts,   …

Menopause is coming out of the shadows. Many women say it’s about time
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(Ioanna Roumeliotis/ CBC News) — Menopause. It’s hot, it’s flashy and it’s having a moment. Just ask Erin Keaney — or better yet, catch one of her shows.

“O-M-G, I started sweating at four this morning,” Keaney tells the audience after bounding on stage sporting a cape and feather boa while  …

What ‘fatphobia’ really means, and why it’s so harmful
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 (Hallie Levine/ Livestrong)– Fatphobia. Anti-fat bias. Anti-fatness. Sizeism. Weight bias. These are different terms, but they have one thing in common: They all focus on weight stigma, the discriminatory acts and beliefs targeted at people who have overweight or obesity.

You may hear fatphobia most often, but terms

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What to say when someone has a miscarriage
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(Alex Hazlett/ Parents) — Nearly one in five women will experience a miscarriage in their lifetimes, making the issue relatively widespread. It’s “one of the most common forms of trauma that many women go through, but it’s often unrecognized and unreported,” says Cecille Maria Ahrens, a therapist  …

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