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If you’re sick of meeting creeps and really can’t stomach one more minute of the gym-rat lothario’s suggestive banter, there is a practical solution, say scientists.

It takes nine months to carry a baby, but how long does it take new mothers to recover fully from the emotional and physical trial of childbirth? Contrary to the six weeks that celebrity magazines and even some GPs and nurses seem keen on endorsing, a new UK study (via The Daily Mail) suggests it takes far longer for women to back to where they were.

It seems I’m not the only woman taking a healthy diet a little too far. A UK study (via Marie Claire) found that one in four women may be following a too-healthy meal plan that robs their bodies of essential iron.

We're all familiar with the disproportionately demanding lot of the single mother: in addition to the pressure of making all of the decisions (and accepting all of the blame when things go awry), she also shoulders the burden of being the sole financial support for a household, of driving back and forth between ballet classes and soccer practices, of making lunches and monitoring Internet access, and every other activity and form of support that parents are responsible for. It makes sense that being a single mother is more challenging and exhausting; but did you know that it can also affect a woman's long-term health?

I envy those women who wear high heels regularly. Not only do their legs look great, they clearly have a higher threshold for pain (not to mention greater coordination) than I do. Far too used to clipping along in flats or (more often) runners, I’d have a better chance of learning how to walk on stilts than navigate a city street in heels.