❤️Lupita’s Fibroid Fight + Three DNA, One Healthy Baby: A New IVF Breakthrough—Catch Up

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📰NEWS ABOUT YOUR BODY

🌿 1. Lupita Nyong’o Fights Fibroid Stigma

Oscar-winning Lupita Nyong’o shared her ten-year battle with uterine fibroids—she’s had 30 removed—and launched a Research Grant pushing for better, less-invasive treatments. She also helped reintroduce the U‑FIGHT Act in Congress, spotlighting how fibroids often get ignored despite affecting 80% of Black women and 70% of white women by age 50 . Read more here.

.🧠 Stay Abreast Take: Hurting in silence is overrated. Lupita’s turning pain into policy—and it’s about damn time.

🌟 2. Women Leading the Longevity Science Revolution

Female researchers like Jennifer Garrison are driving a new wave in longevity science—studying ovarian aging as a predictor for lifespan and overall health span.  Read more here.

.🧠 Stay Abreast Take: Our ovaries are more than baby-makers—they’re biomarkers. Science is finally paying attention—and that’s powerful.

🚨 3. Planned Parenthood Sued Over Medicaid Cuts

In a major showdown, Planned Parenthood, Maine Family Planning, and others sued after the One Big Beautiful Bill defunded them via Medicaid cuts. A federal judge put a hold on enforcement, but clinics are already feeling financial strain. Read more here.

🧠 Stay Abreast Take: This fight isn’t hypothetical—it’s happening now. Join the wave: funding clinics isn’t optional.

😡 4. Women’s Anger Rises in Midlife—But We’re Bottling It Up

A new Menopause study (WaPo) shows women feel angrier as they age into menopause—but express it less. Researchers tracked 271 women over decades, finding “state anger” (that flash of rage) increases in midlife, while outward anger cools down. Suppression? Still high. Why it matters: Bottled-up rage can hurt our health, raising stress and blood pressure. This isn’t just moodiness—it’s biology meeting patriarchy’s “be nice” rules. Read more here.

🧠 Stay Abreast Take: Feel the fire. Speak it. Midlife anger is real—and it’s healthy to let it out.

🧬 5. First Babies Born Using Three-Person IVF to Stop Mitochondrial Disease

Eight healthy babies—four girls, four boys—were born in the UK using a pioneering IVF technique that uses DNA from three people to prevent mitochondrial disease. Doctors at Newcastle University swapped out faulty mitochondria with healthy donor mitochondria, letting parents pass on their DNA without passing on disease. Early checks show the babies are developing normally, marking the first real-world proof this method can stop certain inherited disorders in their tracks. Read more here.

🧠 Stay Abreast Take: Sci-fi? Nah, science. This is genetic heartbreak prevention turned reality—and a major win for reproductive autonomy.

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🎧 What We’re Listening To This Week

💭🥑Healthy Eating & Eating Disorders - Anorexia, Bulimia, Binging
Dive into how our brains and hormones interact to influence how we eat and how we think about eating and from there, dig into disordered eating, health risks and beyond. Listen more here.

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