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‘I’m learning to use food as medicine’ (Picture: SWNS)A long-time vegetarian and sometime vegan who switched to eating fresh meat and organs has made some big claims, saying it’s helped her anxiety, depression and acne.Liz Seibert, a model and influencer from New York, first gave up meat when she was nine years old.Since she was in her early teens, Liz had suffered from acne, depression and anxiety. She also suffered from insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome and headaches.Liz felt like she’d tried…
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‘Although I do really enjoy it when he wears a chastity cage…’ (Picture: Myles Goode/Getty)Welcome to How I Do It, the series in which we give you a seven-day sneak peek into the sex life of a stranger.This week, we hear from a dominatrix, who goes by the name Countess Diamond, a 35-year-old married mum from Bristol.The Countess, who is heterosexual, says: ’My husband and I are playful when it comes to sex. He’s always horny, and I love to let him know I’m teasing him. ’We’re open with each othe…
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There are four key culprits (Picture: Getty Images)Nobody’s breath smells perfectly minty fresh when they wake up, but some morning breath is better than others.The good news is that a dentist says there are things you can do to make bad morning breath better. Dr Richard Marques tells Metro.co.uk that there are four common causes of bad breath when you wake up.These four key culprits are poor oral hygiene routines, dehydration, eating or drinking strong-selling foods or liquids, and a dry mouth.…
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Here’s what the data says (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)It might be unseasonably warm outside, but winter is, in fact, coming.With it comes those dreaded heating bills, but no matter how much you may want to resist the cold as long as possible, it’s healthier to give in and switch that heating on when the temperatures get too low. The NHS says we should put our heating on when outside temperatures sink below 15°C, and recommends that it’s at least 18°C in the rooms you use on a regular basi…
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‘It’s so important knowing your body’ (Picture: Lou Featherstone) ‘Somebody asked me actually recently if I wasn’t a divorce influencer,’ says Lou Featherstone, ‘and I’m so not that. I am about encouraging people to find their voice for themselves.’The 52-year-old describes herself as a ‘menopausal midlife mindset shifter and a positivity rebel’ on social media, but she wasn’t always as she is now.In debt from the time she was 17, Lou says she was ‘a terrible shopaholic’ for her entire life and…
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3:29am is the most common time that menopausal women wake up in the night (Picture: Getty Images)Struggling to sleep right now? You’re not alone.New research has found that 3:29am is the most common time that menopausal women wake up at night.Three-quarters of menopausal and perimenopausal women report suffering from menopausal insomnia, according to a new study.The research, released to mark World Menopause Day on 18 October, found that more than two-thirds (69%) of women said menopausal insomn…
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‘My baby shot out completely voluntarily’ (Picture: Cianna Gonzalez / SWNS)A medical rarity helped a woman give birth unmedicated in just 40 seconds without a single push.What Cianna Gonzalez, 24, experienced is called the Ferguson reflex, which is when the body ‘expels’ a baby.Also known as the fetal ejection reflex, it resulted in stay-at-home mum Cianna, from Philadelphia, feeling like her son was ‘descending’ without control.After a three-hour labour, the baby was caught by a midwife after…
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She lost the ability to speak and knew something terrifying was happening (Picture: themishamontana/ CATERS NEWSA young woman has shared how she suffered a devastating stroke while getting intimate with a date.Misha Montana, was having sex with a date when she realised she wasn’t able to speak.Soon, she experienced numbness and tingly in her face, and lost the ability to use her right hand side. The 33-year-old was eventually told by doctors that she’d had a stroke – and still suffers with debil…
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Lily and her husband had a baby six months ago (Picture: Getty Images/fStop)Welcome to How I Do It, the series in which we give you a seven-day sneak peek into the sex life of a stranger.This week, we hear from Lily*, who uses she/they pronouns and is 38. She identifies as bisexual and is married to a man. They recently had a child, and she also has an older son from a previous relationship.Lily describes their relationship with sex as ‘good, now’ but says it’s taken them a long time and lots of…
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Isn’t that nice (Picture: Givenchy)Fancy some hoodies full of holes that cost more than the average price of a rental property outside of London?Then you’re in luck, because Givenchy has it covered.The brand, popular with footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Jack Grealish, is selling dark red ripped-up hoodies for £1,250, and khaki and faded black ones for £1,090.To put that in perspective, the average price of a rental property for regions outside of London hit record highs of £1,231 per month in…
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‘If you look at the high street … they all sell identical clothing’ (Picture: House of CB/Amazon)Imagine eyeing up a dress for £150 that’ll really stretch your budget, then also imagine your delight when you find an item that looks exactly the same on Amazon for £22.High street copies of high-end designs are nothing new, but savvy shoppers are discovering that replicas indistinguishable to the naked eye are becoming easier to find.On social media, influencers and fashion-lovers have been sharing…
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