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The autoimmune gap is real and it starts on the X chromosome

Roughly four out of five people with an autoimmune condition are women. What's driving that, and how to get diagnosed without losing four years to it.

GuideOld SchoolDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

The Handshake Was the Contract and It Usually Held

My grandfather closed deals in about nine words and a shake. Most of his method still works, and the part that doesn't is worth knowing too.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

How to hand down tools, land and heirlooms without a fight

The estate fight almost never starts over money. It starts over a hand plane worth sixty dollars and a promise nobody wrote down.

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The six-week check isn't a pelvic floor plan

Leaking, heaviness, a core that won't fire back up. Common after birth, and none of it is something you're supposed to just live with.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Pick the Dog for the Job, Then Teach It to Stop

A pup out of working parents is two years from useful, so choose the right kind of dog, start on broke stock, and put the brakes on before anything else.

GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Long-term care costs real money and Medicare won't pay it

A private room runs six figures a year, Medicare covers almost none of it, and the family that plans early pays far less than the one that improvises.

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20267 min

Get the bone scan, then go lift something heavy

Osteoporosis has no symptoms until something breaks. The scan takes ten minutes, and the fix involves a barbell.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Getting Internet That Works Ten Miles From the Cable Line

Satellite, fixed wireless, cellular, or a phone call to your electric co-op. What holds up on a work call, and what quietly takes your money.

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Take the hard trips first

Book your travel in order of what your body will allow, not what your heart wants most, and you'll get all of it.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Endometriosis is diagnosed in years, not appointments

The pain is real, the standard ultrasound is often clean, and the fastest way through is a record nobody can wave off.

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GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Buy hay by the ton, and open a bale before you pay

How to judge hay in the field, what to pay attention to besides price, and how to stack it so the bottom row isn't compost by February.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The Medicare deadlines that cost real money if you miss them

Miss one window and you pay a penalty every month for the rest of your life. Most of the traps are avoidable if you know the dates.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Your fasting number and a cuff you keep by the door

Two of the most common pregnancy complications get caught by numbers, not by how you feel. Know the thresholds, buy the right cuff, and know what to say when you call.