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👀 TITS UP, THIS IS IMPORTANT

🥛 Skim milk could save your migraines 🤯

Cue Ron Burgundy: Milk was a bad choice!…or is it?

If you suffer from migraines, the type of milk you’re drinking could have an impact.

New research reveals that switching from whole to skim milk could help reduce migraines, offering a low-cost dietary tweak for millions affected by this disabling condition.

Read more about this study here.

While we were looking at this, we also got curious about the nutritional info of cow’s milk versus plant based milk, so we’ll include the breakdown here 👇

📰 MORE NEWS ABOUT YOUR BODY

• ADHD could impact your menstrual cycle. Some women say their ADHD seems worse in the later part of their menstrual cycle- symptoms flare and their medications don’t work as well. One study found that when estrogen levels are low, ADHD symptoms increase. Read about it here.

  Stay Abreast take: the more research we know about our menstrual cycle, the more we can understand how it impacts certain conditions and medications.

• Black women’s hair products are being reviewed for safety. There's a thin body of research into the potential issues of using synthetic hair for braids. The latest addition is an independent study from Consumer Reports into chemicals found in braiding products. Read more here.

  Stay Abreast take: black women’s hair has a long history of being misunderstood and judged. It’s about time there’s research going into it to make sure products are safe.

• Health department layoffs means data on drug use and mental health could just sit there for years. Most teenagers don’t use drugs. There’s data to show that because of a 50-year-old government survey that may now be in jeopardy. The entire 17-member U.S. government team responsible for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health received layoff notices, as part of the overhaul of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Read more here.

  Stay Abreast take: this is just one case of government layoffs impacting a particular study. We’re wondering what other studies are being paused or impacted by layoffs?

🤔 MEN WE’RE PROUD OF THIS WEEK

👇 This guy who was the only guy at Tamsen Fadal’s How to Menopause book signing 👇

He said, “there are too many journey’s that women have to go by on themselves, too many fights they have to fight, men need to step up and support women.”

Cheers to this guy and we hope to see more men like this educating themselves on women’s health! Watch the TikTok here.

🏆 John Beckett who when asked what book he recommends, he said Invisible Women, which is about exposing data bias in a world designed for men.

We love it when men take on women’s issues as their own, because a lot of men who make these decisions…only listen to other men. Watch the TikTok here.

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