Women should do shorter fasts than men to avoid disrupting hormones, a new book claims - but the reality is more complicated
INSIDER 2/1/2021
Advocates of intermittent fasting are claiming that women should do it differently than men.
Bulletproof CEO Dave Asprey says women can be more attuned to the effects, and should do shorter fasts.
Experts say there s isn t enough evidence yet that women are more or less susceptible to side effects.
As intermittent fasting has skyrocketed in popularity, more people are trying to maximize potential benefits like weight loss and energy, while avoiding side effects like hunger and muscle loss.
In an effort to curb the rise in overall carbon vehicle emissions, the state of California recently announced a plan to ban new sales of gasoline-powered
The coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be safe, but some of the temporary side effects can feel pretty rough especially when you get that second dose. Iahn Gonsenhauser, chief patient safety officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, described his own experience with “extreme” fever and chills after his second shot so you know what to expect.
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A study led by a University of Illinois Chicago researcher uses a new approach to measure precarious, or low-quality, employment in the United States. And, according to those findings, precarious employment has increased 9% between 1988 and 2016.
Precarious employment, or P.E., is defined as low-quality employment, which is often characterized by low wages, job insecurity and irregular hours, making employment risky and stressful for the worker.
In her study, Changes in precarious employment in the United States: A longitudinal analysis, Vanessa Oddo, assistant professor in UIC s School of Applied Health Sciences, sought to create a multidimensional and continuous measure of P.E. in the U.S. She also set out to describe changes in precarious employment over time, both overall and within subgroups. The paper is published in the
A Generation of Legislative Leaders Passes from the Scene Michael Madigan and Mike Miller are the most prominent among a host of legislators who held office for decades and have recently been ousted from leadership, retired or passed away. Alan Greenblatt, Senior Staff Writer | January 25, 2021 | Analysis
Michael Madigan was first sworn into the Illinois House 50 years ago this month. He ruled as speaker for 36 of those years, making him the longest-serving state House speaker in American history. His reign finally ended on Jan. 13, when Chris Welch was elected to replace him.
“He has been a dominant force for so long that very few of us can think of Illinois politics without the role of Mike Madigan,” says John Jackson, a political scientist at Southern Illinois University. “He dominated the House and, to a lesser extent, much of Democratic politics.”