When night sweats, hot flashes and other signs of menopause come to call, many women find themselves desperate to soothe their symptoms. For some, the search for relief will lead them to consider bioidentical hormone therapy, a treatment that has been popularized by such celebrities as Suzanne Somers and Oprah Winfrey. Proponents say bioidentical hormones are natural, effective and safe, but is that true?
To answer that question, you have to start with some definitions, says JoAnn Manson, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of preventive medicine for Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Read More...
By Ishaan Tharoor Ishaan Tharoor Foreign affairs columnist and anchor of Today's WorldView, the Post's daily column and newsletter on global politics Email Bio Follow November 22, 2023 You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. Read More...
David RobsonBBC WorkLife28 agosto 2020
¿Con qué frecuencia te encuentras inmerso en una fantasía, imaginando lo grandiosa que hubiese sido tu vida de haber entrenado para una maratón, aprendido un nuevo idioma, fundado una startup o escrito una novela?
Es natural soñar sobre lo que ansiamos. Pero contrario a lo que indican las corrientes del pensamiento positivista, visualizar un futuro brillante no lo hace más probable.
En su lugar, la investigación psicológica muestra que debemos emprender planes pragmáticos para cumplir objetivos en lugar de andar soñando despiertos. Read More...
