So I had to laugh yesterday when two sites I like — Elastic Waist and Mark’s Daily Apple — had two totally opposite posts on soy!!
Elastic Waist: “It’s no doubt that soy is super tasty and uber good for you…”
Mark’s: “So we find soy in its current circumstances, dissected by the health media, floundering, searching […]

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Today the two Melissas birth control pieces are linked on one of my favorite sites, Back in Skinny Jeans. There, Steph mentions that she actually lost weight on the Pill — another reminder that everybody and every body is different. As well, the Pill is just one of many factors that influence your weight, so […]

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By Melissa G.
My subconscious and I have always been of one mind when it comes to my Birth Control Pills. I take one, every day, every weather, every time. Drunk? I take it. Exhausted or traveling in a different time zone? I take it. Ever since my B.C. pill habit was formed during those first […]

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By Guest Writer Melissa H.
I didn’t intend to go off the Pill in September. It just sort of happened that way. My Pill prescription ran out, and by the time I got it refilled, it was too late. So began my first month of chemical-free womanhood in a long time—unplanned, unwelcomed, and unpleasant. But along […]

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A decade ago, all my friends were going on the Pill. We lined up outside the student health center, chatting about how exciting it all was – and about whether we’d gain the dreaded 10 pounds associated with oral contraceptives.
Now, a decade later, I know more than a few women who are going off the […]

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