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The Link Between Your Gut and Heart Health

The Link Between Your Gut and Heart Health

Cardiovascular disease — affecting the heart and blood vessels — is the leading cause of mortality worldwide and in the United States, where it accounts for about 1 in 4…

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Interview with Her Heart Ambassador Kate McCarthy

Interview with Her Heart Ambassador Kate McCarthy

Our Founder Dr Linda Worrall-Carter had the pleasure of talking to Kate McCarthy, women’s AFLW player for St Kilda. As a high performing athlete, Kate is living proof that living…

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BFFs for the brain: Older women who have best friends are less likely to be stressed out

BFFs for the brain: Older women who have best friends are less likely to be stressed out

Friendship is an important aspect of life, regardless of race, gender, or even age. When it comes to gender however, a new study finds a woman’s friends play a major…

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3 Major Ways Fighting Climate Change Will Transform Our Health

3 Major Ways Fighting Climate Change Will Transform Our Health

There’s a lot of buzz about urgent steps environmental experts are advocating to rescue the planet for future generations. Perhaps less talked about is how these initiatives will affect human…

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There’s a massive inventor gender gap and women’s health is suffering as a result

There’s a massive inventor gender gap and women’s health is suffering as a result

There’s long been a stubborn inventor gender gap at play and that gap has and is continuing to significantly hamper women’s health.

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8 Diabetes Symptoms Women Need To Watch Out For

8 Diabetes Symptoms Women Need To Watch Out For

  Foggy thinking, fatigue, and excessive hunger are all red flags. “There are millions of people with type-2 diabetes who are undiagnosed,” says Dr Kristi Silver. How could this be?…

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My journey to becoming alcohol-free and how you can do the same in 2021
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My journey to becoming alcohol-free and how you can do the same in 2021

    It’s been over a year now since I stopped drinking alcohol and I have honestly never felt better in my life. The habit just sort of creeps up…

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Adopting a broader approach to women’s health

Adopting a broader approach to women’s health

  Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for women being responsible for 35% of total deaths in women in 2019 (1). Heart disease includes heart rhythm problems, heart…

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Blood pressure and sex differences

Blood pressure and sex differences

The leading cause of death globally is heart disease and hypertension is a risk factor for heart disease. Hypertension involves many organs in the body and is considered a modifiable…

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