Immunity Guide: Boosting & Caring For The Immune System

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Ellie Hopkins, 35, had always known she was bendy but never thought much of it. “I just thought it was normal. I assumed everyone could do the splits, or

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A few summers ago, 20-year-old Beth was a student, working part-time at her local garden centre. She had had urinary tract infections (UTIs) on and off sin

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Cancer Is Not A ‘Battle’, So Let’s Stop With All The War Analogies

I had never felt more powerless than when I sat in my surgeon’s office for the first time, waiting for her to review the results of the frenzied testing

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My Rare Chronic Illness Is Now Viral On TikTok

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It’s safe to say we’ve become so much more invested in keeping as healthy as possible this past year, and as a result, the demand for supplemen

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How Cancer Changed My Sex Life

When Rebecca, 31, was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2019, her sex life with her partner was a welcome distraction. “We were like teenagers ag

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Can Masturbating Really Boost Your Immune System?

Tiger King. Banana bread. Zoom calls we actually enjoyed. The early days of the pandemic feel like 100 years ago. Do you remember all the masturbation joke

Let’s Talk About COVID-19 Immunity

Though COVID-19 has been circulating for nearly a full year, there’s still so much we don’t know about the virus. We don’t know why some

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7 Antiviral Foods To Boost Your Immune System

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Does Sex Really Boost Immunity?

If you’re lucky enough to have been locked up inside with a quaran-partner during the last few weeks, you may have been having more sex than usual. A

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How To Prevent A UTI (It’s More Than Just Peeing After Sex)

About 50-60% of cis women will have at least one urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lives, and many of us get way more than just one. A UTI occurs when

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