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What Sydney Sweeney’s Ad Says About Body Inclusivity

What Sydney Sweeney’s Ad Says About Body Inclusivity

American EagleAmerican Eagle If you’ve spent any time on the internet in the past few weeks, you’ve likely seen the American Eagle campaign featuring a slithering Sydney Sweeney explaining how genetics work. “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color,” she whispers in the ad, which debuted July 23. …

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If you’ve ever had ‘protein farts’ after switching to plant-based, you’re not alone—here’s what your body is actually telling you

If you’ve ever had ‘protein farts’ after switching to plant-based, you’re not alone—here’s what your body is actually telling you

I was three weeks into my plant-based journey, feeling virtuous about the mountain of hummus I’d just demolished at a friend’s dinner party, when it happened. The kind of intestinal rebellion that makes you question every life choice that led to this moment. My friend Sarah, a veteran vegan of eight years, caught my panicked expression across the room and …

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Study Identifies Turning Point When Aging Speeds Up in the Body

Study Identifies Turning Point When Aging Speeds Up in the Body

New research has pinpointed the exact age when cell aging accelerates. Many organs start to age faster around the time you’re 50. There are a few things you can do to slow the process, according to doctors. For years, the generally accepted view of aging is that it’s a process that happens gradually over time. But a study published in …

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Use it or lose it—a Pilates teacher says this four-move stretching routine will keep your body feeling young as you age

Use it or lose it—a Pilates teacher says this four-move stretching routine will keep your body feeling young as you age

Strength, mobility and flexibility are three attributes that typically fade as we age. But act now, and you can slow this biological aging process in its tracks. How? According to experienced Pilates teacher Brett Starkowitz it’s by lifting weights to build muscle and regularly mobilizing your body to stay limber. You may like As the head of education and master …

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Rochester police release body camera video of officers fatally shooting man

Rochester police release body camera video of officers fatally shooting man

Rochester, N.Y. — Police have released body camera video of officers fatally shooting a man in the city’s 19th Ward. BACKGROUND: Man shot and killed by Rochester police in 19th Ward The video picks up at 7:36 p.m. Thursday as officers as Akintunde Campbell, 38, is seen walking away from them. No audio can be heard for the first 30 …

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I regret my weight loss surgery: It was a miracle at first – but no one talks about the nightmare that can happen to your body just a few years later

I regret my weight loss surgery: It was a miracle at first – but no one talks about the nightmare that can happen to your body just a few years later

Kylie was excited. Her life was about to change. The primary school principal was three months from undergoing a gastric sleeve, which she hoped would finally solve her decades-long struggle with weight. Then disaster struck: she was involved in a devastating car crash while leaving work one day, after becoming momentarily distracted by a missed turn.  ‘I looked down to check …

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Car finance redress plan ‘impractical’, says trade body

Car finance redress plan ‘impractical’, says trade body

Emer Moreau Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The financial regulator’s proposed compensation scheme for car finance mis-selling is “completely impractical”, the trade body for the industry has said. The boss of the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) told the BBC there was concerns over the redress scheme potentially covering loans from as far back as 2007, as firms and …

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