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🙈🙉🙊 Is Big Tech censoring women’s health?

Yes, it is. Content with words like abortion, breast and vagina or that deals with menstrual or sexual health was more likely to be flagged as sexually explicit and removed, according to a recent report by U.S. advocacy group Center for Intimacy Justice.

In a global survey of nearly 160 women's health businesses and charities, more than 60% had posts removed by Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and more than a third had their accounts suspended on Amazon.

More than half of the respondents, which included menopausal health businesses or sexual education groups, had content removed by TikTok, and nearly 70% had advertisements rejected by Google, the February report said. 

In comparison, posts and advertisements using sexual innuendo and explicit images to promote men's sexual health products were allowed across the platforms, the report added. 

Read more here.

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Listen to your body and track your cycle, babe. YOU have to know you best.

Bleed Phase: Day 1-7ish
Aunt-Flo, “THAT Time," Period, Whatever.

🌩️Pain and discomfort, hunger, low energy.
💡Prioritize sleep in whatever way works best, stay moving, add in some true high-intensity exercise like all-out sprints or running up the stairs (helps reduce cramping!).
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Follicular Phase: Day 7-14ish
Building Phase, Business-As-Usual

🌥️Peak energy is building as is overall cognitive function (aka, getting back to feeling like your hot-ass, smart self). 
💡Incorporate more cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts, etc.) to keep hormone levels stable and mitigate symptoms when your period comes back. 

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Ovulatory Phase: Day 12-16ish
Hot Shit Time, Get After IT

☀️You have reached the summit of the energy and hormone mountain! You're feeling like your best, brightest and hottest self again.
💡Have some flexibility around your schedule? Schedule that presentation for this time, maybe run that 5k you’ve been training for or even go on that date. 
Remember, ovulation=fertility so wherever you are in life, plan accordingly! 

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Luteal Phase: Day 15-28ish
Don’t Touch Me Time, Emotional Whiplash, Hanger

🌦️Energy is on a downswing, brain fog may be in the flowcast and libido is likely to dip. 

💡Your body needs an additional 100-300 calories per day during this phase as your body preps to bleed. A simple snack of apple slices with some almond butter and a piece of dark chocolate or half an avocado with some whole grain crackers (add some tajin, salt and pepper or hot sauce if you’re feeling fancy) would do the trick. 

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Sources:
*Rogan MM, Black KE. Dietary energy intake across the menstrual cycle: a narrative review. Nutr Rev. 2023 Jun 9;81(7):869-886. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuac094. PMID: 36367830; PMCID: PMC10251302.

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