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If Aperol Spritz is your warm-weather happy hour drink, good news: the NA versions have gotten pretty good. Here are three of the best non-alcoholic Aperol Spritz soft drinks I tried, what makes each different and my favorite choice! I love an Aperol Spritz. It’s funny that a few years ago I didn’t even know about this drink and now you see them everywhere! (Even art prints, t-shirts, men’s shirts, totesand slippers!!) If Aperol Spritz is your hot weather drink, you’re not alone. You can thank The White Lotus Season 2 for this (which is obviously the best season so…

Amazon Prime Days is one of those events where I honestly get a little giddy. As someone who spends a lot of time trying out fitness gear, testing supplements, and hunting down products and fashions that make middle age easier, having so many of my favorites on sale at once feels like a vacation. But here’s the thing: Prime Day can also be overwhelming. Thousands of offers are competing for your attention and not every “deal” is worth buying. That’s why I did the digging for you. After 35+ years of helping women create healthy habits that fit into real…

A large California study suggests that characteristics present at birth and parental factors may help shape the risk of developing colon cancer before age 40, offering new clues as to why rates rise in younger adults. Study: Demographic Characteristics, Nativity, Parental Characteristics, and Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: A Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study in California. Image credit: Tama2u/Shutterstock.com A new study published in the journal Cancer reveals that male sex, Hispanic ethnicity, higher birth weight among women, and older paternal age are potential risk factors for early-onset colorectal cancer. The increasing incidence of colon cancer prompts the search for early…

Have you ever tried anti-acne products that worked wonders for someone else, only to find that your skin becomes more irritated, clogged, or even more broken out? One of the biggest reasons acne routines fail is because not all acne is the same. At Grounded Sage, we often see clients dealing with congested acne like inflammatory acne or inflammatory acne like congestion. While these two conditions may seem similar from a distance, they have very different causes and often require different approaches. That’s exactly why Floral Aura Skin Typing System separates acne-prone skin into two distinct categories: 🌼 Daylily –…

Fildena 120 is a popular drug used to effectively treat erectile dysfunction (ED). The correct timing when taking Fildena 120 can greatly affect its effectiveness and your overall experience. This comprehensive guide will help you understand best time to take Fildena 120how it works, dosage recommendations, precautions and frequently asked questions. What is Fildena 120? Fildena 120 contains sildenafil citrate as an active ingredient, a PDE5 inhibitor that helps increase blood flow to the penis, allowing men with ED to achieve and maintain an erection. How does Fildena 120 work? Fildena 120 works by inhibiting an enzyme called phosphodiesterase type…

If you’ve spent time trying to navigate skin care during pregnancy or postpartum, you know the feeling. You take a product you’ve been using for years, turn it around, and suddenly you’re in a spiral. Is this safe? Should I change? What does “clean” even mean and why does everything I own obviously not qualify? Dr. Aegean Chanboard-certified dermatologist and mother of three, has a lot to say about this coil. Most of it is reassuring and frankly, super refreshing. She’s spent years watching the fear-inducing machine at work on her own patients, her friends on the playground, and herself,…

This Week in Health & Performance: What the latest research says 💪🍗 Protein overload can help you build muscle while losing fat: The idea that you have to choose between gaining muscle and losing fat continues to be challenged by research. A growing body of evidence suggests that, when combined with resistance training, very high protein intake can support body repair. In one study, participants consumed approx 3.4 g of protein per kg of body weight per day gained lean mass while simultaneously reducing fat mass. Translation: with the right strategy, it is possible to improve both sides of the…

A new collaborative study reports the discovery and implementation of a novel therapeutic strategy to selectively target EGFR and other kinases by controlled release in tumor microenvironments to improve therapeutic efficacy, with promising results. The results were published in Bioorganic Chemistry. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, as well as North Carolina State University, USA, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA and the University of Oslo, Norway. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are clinically limited by unwanted inhibition of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and other kinases in healthy tissues, causing…

With a glance Negative words in titles increase engagement, with each additional negative word increasing click-through rates by 2.3% Our attention is they are naturally attracted to potential threatsthat shape what we read and share online Awareness of this pattern can help us manage the way Consuming news affects our mental health Want to fund research like this? More like this If you feel like bad news is dominating your feed, you’re not imagining it. New research shows there’s a measurable reason why negative headlines are more likely to grab our attention. In a large study analyzing online news consumption,…

You have increased your fiber. Have you tried laxatives? You changed your diet.But you still struggle with constipation, bloating, or the feeling that you can never fully empty your bowels.If this sounds familiar, the problem may not be your digestive system at all. It could be yours pelvic floor.Pelvic floor dysfunction and anatomical abnormalities are often overlooked causes of chronic bowel symptoms. In many cases, patients spend years searching for answers before discovering that the issue is not what they eat, but how the muscles and structures involved in bowel movements work.What is the pelvic floor?The pelvic floor is a…