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Steph

@steph_checks

Wife, mom, chronic label reader. I look into the health stuff everyone repeats and tell you what I actually find.

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Good bacteria in = fewer UTIs. Good bacteria out = UTIs every few months. Good bacteria in = no smell. Good bacteria out = that fishy smell after sex. What knocks them out, and how to bring them back:
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For everyday support, there's wforher's probiotic. It includes the same two good-bacteria strains used in a small study of 48 women who kept getting BV. They had fewer repeat infections (they also took antibiotics and a milk protein). amazon.com/dp/B0DMFVZHMJ?ref…
WforHer Vaginal Probiotics for Women - 12 Billion CFU - 30 Daily Capsules | Clinically Studied...

WforHer Vaginal Probiotics for Women - 12 Billion CFU - 30 Daily Capsules | Clinically Studied...

Your vaginal health is connected to everything: your comfort, your confidence, your daily life. When pH balance shifts, you feel it. WforHer Vaginal Support Probiotics deliver targeted support with...

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Honest part: That trial was small and company-funded, and some guidance doesn't recommend probiotics for BV. They support prevention, not an active infection. I'm not a doctor. 3+ infections a year, or new pain or bleeding? get a workup. What do you wish you'd known sooner?
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The most socially acceptable way to wreck your sleep: Scroll in bed and call it winding down. A Harvard doctor explains what it does to your brain, and the 5 changes she'd make first:
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If you test low, I use Inerth liposomal B12. Liposomal means the B12 is wrapped in fat, which may help absorption. amazon.com/dp/B0D687X9SP?ref…
Inerth Naturals Liposomal B12 Spray 1000 mcg, 60 Day Supply, Red Berry | Sublingual Methylcobalam...

Inerth Naturals Liposomal B12 Spray 1000 mcg, 60 Day Supply, Red Berry | Sublingual Methylcobalam...

Inerth Naturals Liposomal Vitamin B12 Oral Spray delivers methylcobalamin, the active methylated form of vitamin B12, in a fine liposomal mist. No pills to swallow and no water needed. Vitamin B12...

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The catch: B12 helps if you're low. There's no good evidence it adds energy if you're not. This is general information, not medical advice. If stress or low mood is getting in the way of daily life, see a doctor. Which of the five is hardest for you?
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