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Well Prevention
5 Ways Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk Can Save Your Life

Learning you’ve inherited cancer risk can be scary, but you can use the knowledge to take control of your health.  

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Life Leisure
8 Ways to Get Outside in and Around Seattle This Summer
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Life Relationships
Speech or Hearing Challenges? 4 Tips for Doctor Visits
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Well Health
What Hemorrhoids Actually Are — And 4 Ways to Find Relief

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Mind Mental Health
The Pride in Friendship: How to Build Queer Community

Everyone needs strong, supportive friendships, but it can be challenging to find community.

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Body Food
Are Ultra-Processed Foods Really That Bad for You?
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Body Exercise
8 Seattle-Area Trails to Reap the Health Benefits of Hiking
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Body Exercise
4 Tips to Get You Motivated to Exercise Again
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Body Exercise
Why Exercise Is Good for Your Brain and Mental Health
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Mind Well-being
7 Small Ways to Find More Joy, Even in Stressful Times
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Mind Mental Health
5 Ways to Make Life With Depression a Little Less Hard
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Mind Mental Health
6 Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health As You Age
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Mind Well-being
4 Ways to Ground Yourself by Literally Feeling the Earth

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Well Research
Why Do Black Women Have a Higher Uterine Fibroid Risk?

Reproductive justice is needed to end disparities in fibroid treatment.  

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Life Relationships
From Crush to Cringe: How to Overcome 'the Ick'
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Life Parenthood
Thinking About Freezing Your Fertility? 5 Things to Consider
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Life Leisure
6 Tips to Declutter Your Home and Help Your Mental Health
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Life Sex
7 Ways to Keep Your Sex Life Alive After Menopause

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Well Health
Is Testosterone Really That Important? Yes, and Here’s Why

Everything you’ve wanted to know about this sex hormone: from testing to treatments to modern-day myths.

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Well Health
5 Harmful Concussion Myths to Get Out of Your Head
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Well Prevention
Do You Have Dense Breasts? Here’s What to Know
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Well Prevention
Why This Skin Cancer Hits Men Harder than Women
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Well Health
5 Common Headaches and What to Do About Them

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Well Health
Is High Cholesterol Really as Bad as You've Been Told?

Plus, is abstaining from fatty foods the only way to lower cholesterol?

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Body Healthy Weight
Why Your Mental Health Matters More Than the Scale
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Mind Mental Health
What Is Somatic Therapy Exactly — and Should You Try It?
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Body Food
25 Seasonal PNW Fruits and Veggies You Should Try This Spring
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Body Food
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What It Means to Be Asexual (And How to Talk About It)
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Mind Well-being
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Mind Well-being
How Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Makes You Vomit — a Lot
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Body Rest
4 Things That Might Suprise You About Narcolepsy
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Body Food
How Much Protein You Really Need — and 3 Ways to Get Enough
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Well Prevention
Why Stress Is Bad for Your Heart and How to Manage It
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Body Exercise
Should You Be Strengthening Your Deep Core?
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Body Food
Is Prebiotic Soda a Good Source of Fiber?