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Articles: Health
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There’s a word for obsessive longing and rumination — ‘limerence’ — and it can ruin your productivity and relationships, CNBC, March 2024 |
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Should You Alter Your Period to Perform Better? Women's Running, Septemeber 2022 |
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Massage: The Best 50 Minutes You’ll Ever Spend As A Runner, Women's Running, September 2022 |
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I had my first baby at age 42. Yes, I'm an 'old mom,' but I'm a better parent because of it. Insider, May 2022 |
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Is the Next Phase of Sex Positivity Choosing Not to Have Sex? Vogue, April 2022 |
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How to Love Yourself For Real, According to Therapists, Self, March 2022 |
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I had a Valentine's date with my now-husband at a cadaver lab. It was more romantic than I expected and connected us on a deeper level. Insider, February 2022 |
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Full Knead Ahead: Why a Massage Should Be a Runner’s Recovery Method of Choice, Greatist |
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It's safe for some people to stop their periods completely, and it may even be beneficial, some doctors say, Insider, November 2021 |
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For Breastfeeding Moms Choosing a Covid Vaccine, The J&J Shot Offers the Lowest Chance of Passing on Antibodies, Romper, August 2021 |
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Why You Might Want To Breastfeed Longer If You Get Covid, Or The Vaccine, Romper, April 2021 |
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‘Healing’ crystals are having a pandemic moment. But science says they’re just pretty stones. The Washington Post, March 2021 |
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10 Things to Help You Get Through the Pandemic Into the Fall, The Washington Post Magazine, August 2020 |
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A Young Athlete's Breathing Problems Weren't Asthma. What Were They? NPR, August 2020 |
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Dancing Is Good for Your Brain, AARP, June 2020 |
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Why You Should Be Writing, Aging At Altitude, Daily Camera, June 2020 |
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Knead those knots away, The Washington Post, June 2020 |
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Corona-Canceled Weddings Are Changing Women’s Pregnancy Plans, Glamour, May 2020 |
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How Diet Impacts Climate Change, Boulder County Home and Garden, Spring 2020 |
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Trees are Talking...And We Should Listen, Boulder County Home and Garden, Spring 2020 |
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Healthy Strokes, Costco Connection, January 2020 |
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Can You Freeze Your Lungs, Zappos, February 2019 |
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New Year's Best advice for runners?, Zappos, January 2019 |
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The Caregiver’s Grief Process — Before and After a Loved One Dies, Great Western, December 2018 |
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Complicated Grief: How to Cope with Death, Great Western, December 2018 |
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A Healing Journey, Heal, Fall 2018 |
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Hip Pain Is Becoming An Epidemic Among Young, Fit Women, Women's Health, September 2018 |
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Recommended Shoes and Exercises for Those Suffering from Knee Pain, Zappos, 2018 |
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Been sitting cross-legged all day? Do these three exercises before you run, Zappos, June 2018 |
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Chris Evert Today: The Tennis Icon Dishes Out Advice On Hope, Respect—and Menopause, NextTribe, June 2018 |
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Seeing-Eye Runner, Folks, May 2018 |
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Numerology: Inhale...Exhale, Elevation Outdoors, April 2018 |
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Becky Haddad’s 30-Year Fight with Breast Cancer, 5280, October 2017 |
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8 Ways to Take Better Care of Your Body, Motiv Running, October 2017 |
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Self-Massage Tips for Runners, Motiv Running, August 2017 |
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The Do's and Don't's of Receiving a Massage, Motiv Running, July 2017 |
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How can mindfulness help my triathlon performance?, 220 Triathlon, June 2017 |
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Friendly competition: It's not a contradiction, ESPN, July 2016 |
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2016 Running Gear Guide: Recovery, Competitor Magazine, February 2016 |
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Self Massage Tips for Runners, Competitor Magazine, September 2014 |
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Exercises for Those Suffering Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Running Times, November 2013 |
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Vocally Distressed, Runner's World, December 2013 |
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Race for Your Libido, Competitor Magazine, May 2013 |
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Second Skin, Women's Running, July/August 2012 |
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How Menstruation Affects Your Running, Running Times, April 2011 |
![Cold Bad for Your Lungs, Amanda Mccracken](images/lungs.jpg)
Is Running in the Cold Bad for Your Lungs?, Active.com |
![Stay on Top of Anemia, Amanda Mccracken](images/anemia.jpg)
How to Stay on Top of Anemia, Active.com |
![3 exercises to train your mind, Amanda Mccracken](images/mind.jpg)
3 Exercises to Train Your Mind, Active.com |
![How to control your breathing, Amanda Mccracken](images/breathing.jpg)
How to Control Your Breathing in Training and Competition, Active.com |
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