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5 Reasons To Pony Up the Cash for Good Cycling Shorts
As I wrote in my giant Get On your Bikes & Ride post about how to get started cycling after you haven’t for a while, I thought I’d go into some good reasons to save your pennies for good cycling shorts.
A good pair of cycling shorts is absolutely non-negotiable in my book. It takes [...]
Pregnancy and AntiDepressants
My doctor, who I absolutely love, told me she was expecting her first child. Of course, she was very excited about this. I told her I was absolutely terrified to have children for fear of falling back into depression. I assumed, of course, that one cannot take antidepressants when one is pregnant [...]
Amenorrhea & Osteoporosis
Amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual bleeding. Amenorrhea is a normal feature in prepubertal, pregnant, and postmenopausal females, however, if it is prolonged, it indicates low estrogen levels.
Estrogen helps women absorb the calcium they take into their bodies. While estrogen doesn’t seem to be more than a sex hormone, most tissues in the body [...]
How to Meditate
Many people think you have to bend yourself into a pretzel in order to meditate. A lot of times, beginners find themselves wondering if they are ‘doing it right’ and become concerned, when, after a few sessions, they haven’t had a brilliant insight. The fact is, it is difficult *not* to do meditation [...]