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PCOS, the two-out-of-three rule, and the tests to ask for

Cysts on an ultrasound don't give you the diagnosis, and the treatment you need depends entirely on which symptoms you actually have.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

How much caffeine is too much for your heart and your sleep

Four hundred milligrams is the usual ceiling, but the number that's wrecking your sleep is the clock, not the dose.

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GuideCity BroMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Your library card is the best deal in an expensive city

Free museum passes, a desk that costs nothing, databases firms pay thousands for, and the trick to seeing a big museum in an hour.

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Track three cycles, then make the appointment

The twelve-month rule, the six-month rule, and the symptoms that mean you skip both and call this week.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Heart rate zones without a coach, a lab or a guess

Your watch invented your max heart rate. Here's how to build zones you can actually trust with four hours a week and two kids at home.

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Change a tire in the dark and the rain without getting hit

The order matters more than the muscle. Loosen before you lift, and never put a body part under a car held up by a scissor jack.

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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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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

The added sugar hiding in your lunch and how much is too much

Two numbers on the label, one of them matters, and most of your day's sugar is probably in three things you'd never suspect.

StoryOld SchoolCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

They Helped Each Other Without Ever Calling It Help

The neighbors who got my grandparents through the lean years had rules about it, and every one of them still works when somebody you know is sinking.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The mammogram recall isn't the diagnosis

When to start, what a density category of C or D actually changes, and why the call-back letter frightens far more women than it should.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

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.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Pick the day you don't answer the phone

You'll lose a few jobs closing one day a week. You'll keep your head, your marriage and a business you can still stand in five years.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Bloating that has a start date is worth an appointment

Ovarian cancer's early symptoms are boring, common, and easy to explain away. What separates the ones worth a doctor's time is the calendar.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

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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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Marriage6 min

Set the Lines With Coworkers, Exes and Screens Now

BRO for Her6 min

Thinning hair in women and the tests that actually explain it

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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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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Your Marriage Needs a New Project Now That the Kids Are Gone

The quiet isn't the problem. The missing joint venture is. What to build together in the long stretch after the last kid moves out.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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