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How Cortisol Dysregulation Quietly Wrecks Hormones and Sleep in Indian Women in Their 40s

The cortisol pattern that gets missed most oftenCortisol follows a curve. It peaks sharply in the first hour after waking, this is the cortisol awakening response, then drops steadily through the day, reaching its lowest point around midnight. In a woman whose stress system is functioning normally, this rhythm holds.…

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6 Ayurvedic Herbs With Real Clinical Evidence: Ashwagandha, Turmeric, and More

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)The most clinically studied adaptogen in the Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia, ashwagandha has accumulated enough trial data to move beyond wellness-counter claims. A 2019 randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in Medicine found that 240 mg of standardised ashwagandha root extract daily reduced serum cortisol by 23% over 60 days. Participants…

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7 Science-Backed Ashwagandha Benefits That Go Well Beyond Stress and Anxiety Relief

It Cuts Cortisol, and the Research Is SpecificA 2012 double-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine gave 300 mg of ashwagandha root extract twice daily to 64 adults with chronic stress. After 60 days, the group taking the extract showed a 27.9% reduction in serum cortisol…

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Prevention is better than cure: How the Oura Ring could transform medicine

Could this health tracker stop you getting ill in the first place? Jessica Salter finds out

Evening Standard

“Music has to be heartfelt. Robert Johnson didn’t go back and redo anything. John Lee Hooker, he walked in there and did it once”: Tab Benoit on returning from the swamp with the blues comeback of the year, and why he’s a one-take wonder

After more than a decade spent clocking up road miles, the Louisiana blues ace is back with a new 10-song collection, I Hear Thunder

Guitar World

“I was watching my best friend get eaten alive by heroin. It was amazing how far gone he was, physically, but he was still able to play the shows”: Failure’s Ken Andrews looks back on the fraught creation of 1996 cosmic epic, Fantastic Planet

Fantastic Planet was recorded at a time when substance abuse was tearing them apart and their record label folded. Now Andrews can look back with a bit of perspective on an artistic triumph that's given them a second life

Guitar World

UK breaks ground on new Health Education Building

It will be a new home for students in the colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Sciences. It’s set to take up more than 500,000 square feet at the intersection of Huguelet and University drives.

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Partying, but not for profit – 8 ethical music festivals in the UK and Europe

Put your music where your values are and check out festivals that support causes from preserving ancient cultures to saving monkeys

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Beyond the Balti Triangle: the best independent eateries in Birmingham

From moreish bao buns to cheese-stuffed hot sandwiches, there’s more than curry to sample if you’re visiting the city for the Commonwealth Games

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Hollyoaks star Dominic Power vows to expose web trolls in new drama Medicine

Dominic Power made the movie drama Medicine after leaving Emmerdale and before landing his role in Hollyoaks. He claims some hopefuls were 'humiliated' on reality TV shows

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