What you should eat, how you should exercise—the list goes on. This brings about many myths around women’s bodies, from periods syncing to bras causing breast cancer. Not sure which myths hold a grain of truth and which ones don’t hold up at all?

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Debunking Common Women’s Wellness Myths

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