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Vol. 021 | Does Health Improve After You Leave? The Recovery Research Nobody Quotes

Jul 27, 2026

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Vol. 021 | Does Health Improve After You Leave? The Recovery Research Nobody Quotes

Chronic stress shortens the clock on your cells — but the clock can turn back. In one study, telomere length grew five years after a lifestyle change while the control group's kept shortening (Ornish et al., 2013). What the body recovers after you leave, and the timeline it sets.

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Vol. 019 | Does Chronic Stress Actually Age You? What Telomere Research Found in Women

Jul 13, 2026

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Vol. 019 | Does Chronic Stress Actually Age You? What Telomere Research Found in Women

In women under the highest stress, telomeres were shorter by the equivalent of at least a decade of additional ageing (Epel et al., 2004). Not a turn of phrase — a measurement.

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Vol. 018 | Is Your Relationship Making You Sick? What the Wound-Healing Research Actually Shows

Jul 6, 2026

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Vol. 018 | Is Your Relationship Making You Sick? What the Wound-Healing Research Actually Shows

The question most women are handed too late — and the laboratory evidence that a difficult relationship is not only felt, but measured.

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Cellular Aging

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Vol. 005 | The Vascular Clock That Starts in Perimenopause

Apr 6, 2026

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Vol. 005 | The Vascular Clock That Starts in Perimenopause

The most overlooked predictor of women's cardiovascular risk begins declining before the last period. By the time most women are told to pay attention, the window for easiest intervention has already narrowed.

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Cellular Aging

Vol. 004 | What Estrogen Was Doing Besides What You Thought

Apr 2, 2026

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Vol. 004 | What Estrogen Was Doing Besides What You Thought

Before menopause, women's bodies activate a specific antioxidant pathway for free. After it, the same protection has to be earned — and the work moves from the ovaries to the kitchen.

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Healthspan

Vol. 021 | Does Health Improve After You Leave? The Recovery Research Nobody Quotes

Vol. 019 | Does Chronic Stress Actually Age You? What Telomere Research Found in Women

Vol. 018 | Is Your Relationship Making You Sick? What the Wound-Healing Research Actually Shows

Vol. 005 | The Vascular Clock That Starts in Perimenopause

Vol. 004 | What Estrogen Was Doing Besides What You Thought

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