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What the people who kept the weight off actually did

Losing it's the easy part. The habits that hold the line are smaller, duller and far more repeatable than whatever you tried in January.

GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

What actually happens when you dial 988

The hold music, the questions they ask, the myth about police in your driveway, and why most of the call is just somebody asking how you're doing.

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Say yes to the ride and no to the cash

Loving somebody through addiction means deciding, while you're calm, exactly what you'll give and what you won't. Then saying it the same way every time.

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Training in your fifties without wrecking your week

Strength doesn't fall off a cliff at 50. Recovery does. Change those two things in your program and keep almost everything else.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

When a friend goes quiet, drive over

The check-in text almost everybody sends is the one nobody answers. What to send instead, when to stop texting, and what to do at the door.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Postpartum depression hits fathers too and nobody screens them

What it actually looks like in a new mother, what it looks like in a new father, and the calls worth making before month three.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Tell your pharmacist what's in your gym bag

Fish oil, creatine, ashwagandha and that pre-workout tub all talk to your prescriptions, and the counter is where you find out how.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideYoung MenSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

One minute in the shower, once a month

Testicular cancer mostly hits men between 15 and 45, it's among the most curable cancers there is, and catching it early is a skill you can learn tonight.

GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Don't say "let me know if you need anything"

Your friend has cancer, you're scared of saying the wrong thing, and the fix is smaller and far more boring than you'd guess.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Why the streak broke and what the next morning is for

Nineteen days off isn't a character flaw. It's a scheduling failure, and the repair takes twenty minutes and one honest conversation.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

What the Pap actually tests for, and what it doesn't

Two tests, one brush, two completely different questions. Know which one you're getting and what the letters on the result mean.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideCountry BroCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Pull the tick straight out and watch the spot for a month

Fine-tipped tweezers, steady pressure, no matches and no petroleum jelly. Then know exactly which rash and which symptoms send you to a doctor.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

The heart diets that actually hold up under evidence

Two eating patterns have real trial data behind them, they overlap by about 80 percent, and you can run the overlap on a Tuesday night with kids yelling.