My Body
KNOW IT, NOURISH IT, EMPOWER IT
Science-backed insights and practical wisdom to help you understand your body better. This section is dedicated to helping you build a deeper connection with your body—how it functions, what it needs, and how to support it for lifelong wellness. From hormone balance and digestion to energy, immunity, and beyond, explore articles that simplify complex health topics and empower you to take informed, proactive steps toward your vitality.
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Every April we tell children the rules: say no, tell a trusted adult, don't keep secrets. The rules are necessary. They are also incomplete. Here's what's missing.
Pancreatic cancer has resisted treatment for decades — not because doctors weren't trying, but because the tumor's biology is uniquely hostile. Here's what makes it so deadly, why that's finally starting to change in 2026, and what the evidence says you can actually do.
For decades we've given children rules: don't talk to strangers, say no, never keep secrets. These rules are useful — and insufficient.
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You can have normal cholesterol numbers and still carry an inherited heart risk most standard panels never measure. Here’s why Lp(a) matters, who should get tested, and what to do if your number is high.
Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in U.S. hospitals, yet most people can't say what it is. Here's how an ordinary infection can turn deadly, the warning signs to know by heart, and the one sentence that could save a life.
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PMDD causes severe mood and physical symptoms in the days before your period. Learn why it happens and the evidence-based treatments that actually help.
“The default cultural message to older women is to become more cautious. The evidence-informed message is to become more skillfully challenged.”
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Most men ask how to prevent prostate cancer. That is the wrong question. By age 79, close to six in ten men are carrying one they will never know about. What matters is not avoiding the disease. It is avoiding the version that kills.
The fear is human, but it shouldn't be the thing deciding your health. A plain-language guide to prostate cancer screening: what PSA, MRI, and biopsy really tell you, and the questions to ask before you see the doctor.
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Waking up at 3 AM? A normal cortisol test may not show your full cortisol rhythm. Learn what single blood draws can miss and what else may disrupt sleep.
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Nobody asks me what calcium does. They already know. What they want to know is why it came back normal on their bloodwork and they still feel terrible. That question is why this book exists, and why two-thirds of the book I originally planned never got written.
Your CBC came back normal but you're still exhausted? A normal hemoglobin doesn't mean your iron stores are full. Why ferritin catches what standard blood work misses.
You can have normal cholesterol numbers and still carry an inherited heart risk most standard panels never measure. Here’s why Lp(a) matters, who should get tested, and what to do if your number is high.
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Nobody asks me what calcium does. They already know. What they want to know is why it came back normal on their bloodwork and they still feel terrible. That question is why this book exists, and why two-thirds of the book I originally planned never got written.