Women's Longevity

Autoimmune

Vol. 023 | Why You Get Sick More Often When You're Stressed — and What Changes When You're Not

Aug 10, 2026

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5 min read

Vol. 023 | Why You Get Sick More Often When You're Stressed — and What Changes When You're Not

Chronic stress doesn't only lower your defences — it can make the immune system deaf to its own off-switch, leaving you more open to infection and more prone to inflammation at once (Cohen et al., 2012). Why you get sick when you're run down, and what changes when you're not.

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Women's Longevity

Vol. 022 | Can a Relationship Break Your Heart, Literally? The Cardiovascular Evidence

Aug 3, 2026

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5 min read

Vol. 022 | Can a Relationship Break Your Heart, Literally? The Cardiovascular Evidence

"Broken heart syndrome" is not a metaphor — it is a diagnosis, and roughly 90 per cent of cases are women (Templin et al., 2015). The heart answers to relational safety and strain in measurable ways. What the cardiovascular evidence shows — and what a safe relationship builds.

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Healthspan

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

Jul 27, 2026

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5 min read

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.

The Archive Editors

Healthspan

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.

The Archive Editors

Women's Longevity

Vol. 023 | Why You Get Sick More Often When You're Stressed — and What Changes When You're Not

Vol. 022 | Can a Relationship Break Your Heart, Literally? The Cardiovascular Evidence

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

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