{"id":10045,"date":"2024-02-04T20:09:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T13:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10045"},"modified":"2024-02-04T20:09:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T13:09:35","slug":"my-health-journey-with-homozygous-factor-v-leiden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10045","title":{"rendered":"My Health Journey With Homozygous Factor V Leiden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"drop-cap text-big text-gray\"> <span class=\"drop-cap__first text-dropcap \">A<\/span> week before the world shut down due to COVID-19 in 2020, I went to urgent care for a strained muscle. As a yoga teacher and health coach, I felt confident I knew what was causing the nagging pain in my right calf. So I spent the week prior using every tool and resource I had to relieve the ache: rest, compression, Tiger Balm, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/benefits-regular-massage\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/benefits-regular-massage\/\">massage<\/a>, stretching from every angle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/myofascial-release\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/myofascial-release\/\">myofascial release<\/a>, a TENS machine\u2014you name it.<\/div>\n<p>But my discomfort was only worsening, and it was especially bad in the mornings.<\/p>\n<p>When even driving became uncomfortable, I knew it was time to go to the orthopedic urgent care clinic for a same-day appointment.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHow\u2019s your insurance?\u201d<\/em> the physician\u2019s assistant asked me after a brief exam. <em>\u201cGood\u2026 Why?\u201d<\/em> I countered. Because my injury was lingering and I couldn\u2019t pinpoint a cause, he suspected a blood clot and ordered an ultrasound.<\/p>\n<p>I bristled at the idea. I didn\u2019t have any of the common <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/learn_more\/signs-and-symptoms-of-blood-clots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/learn_more\/signs-and-symptoms-of-blood-clots\/\">symptoms of a blood clot<\/a>, like redness, swelling, heaviness, or heat. Plus, in my mind, blood clots happened to people who were older (I was only 38 at the time), less active, and living in bigger bodies than mine. I couldn\u2019t possibly have a blood clot.<\/p>\n<p>Three hours later, after a thorough ultrasound all the way up to my bikini line, I was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis, or DVT\u2014a blood clot that develops in one of the body\u2019s deeper, larger veins, most commonly in the legs, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/deep-vein-thrombosis\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20352557\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/deep-vein-thrombosis\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20352557\">Mayo Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content \" style=\"\" data-module-init=\"related-content\" data-module-immediate=\"\" v-cloak=\"\">\n<div class=\"related-content__wrapper \" v-cloak=\"\" :class=\"{'is-loaded':isLoaded}\">\n<p> <span class=\"inline text-h5 text-seafoam-dark\">Related Stories<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <related-content class=\"related-content__links\" parent-article-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/factor-v-leiden-homozygous-essay\/\" current-title=\"A Mysterious Blood Clot Revealed My Genetic Blood Condition at Age 38\" current-image=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WG_HeartChapter_Diagnosed-with-Factor-V-Leiden-425x285_418x278_true_70.webp\" v-on:parsely-posts-loaded=\"onPostsLoaded\" start-date=\"2023-08-04\" tag=\"div\" inline-template=\"\" url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/factor-v-leiden-homozygous-essay\/\" secret=\"w5ztterVB03LGZJLfXS0hf3EvQBuFFIWew9hmVQxthU\" apikey=\"wellandgood.com\" limit=\"3\"> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"related-content__card mb-[10px] sm:mb-[20px]\" :class=\"{'related-content__card--full':posts.length === 1}\" v-for=\"(post, key) in posts\"> <a v-on:click.prevent=\"trackLinkGA($event, key)\" :href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/factor-v-leiden-homozygous-essay\/post.url\" data-url-source=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content__link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content__card--image bg-tan\" :style=\"{ backgroundImage: 'url(' + post.image_url + ')' }\"> <img :src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/factor-v-leiden-homozygous-essay\/post.image_url\" :alt=\"post.title\"\/> <\/div>\n<p> <\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/related-content> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By that evening, I had a prescription for blood thinners\u2014the same ones my 80-something-year-old grandmother takes\u2014and a follow-up appointment scheduled with a hematologist (aka, a doctor who specializes in blood disorders). But mostly, I had lots of questions and very few answers.<\/p>\n<h2>Playing &#8220;medical whack-a-mole&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Then the pandemic hit, and I went into \u201cstay home, stay safe\u201d mode with the rest of the world. All my non-urgent medical appointments were put on hold, so when worries about my condition kept me awake at night, I&#8217;d badger a doctor friend over on the West Coast. I even turned to \u201cDr. Google\u201d instead of my trusted primary-care doctor when I had burning questions.<\/p>\n<p><em>Could this DVT travel to my lungs, like I\u2019d seen on an episode of Grey\u2019s Anatomy? What\u2019s the difference between a vascular specialist and a hematologist? Was it safe to run and do yoga while taking anticoagulants?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My questions felt like medical whack-a-mole. As soon as one was answered, more appeared. My blood clot finally dissolved over the next three months, which relieved my physical discomfort, but my fear surrounding my health only grew. In the fall of 2020, I <em>finally<\/em> got in to see a hematologist, who dismissed most of my questions as needless anxiety (which is an all-too-common experience BTW, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/medical-gaslighting\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/medical-gaslighting\/\">medical gaslighting<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Through all this uncertainty, I learned one reassuring fact: A clot like mine that forms below the knee is not likely to break off and travel to my lungs, where it can cause a serious and potentially fatal block called pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a December 2017 review in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5778527\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5778527\/\"><em>Cardiovascular Diagnosis &amp; Therapy<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But I also learned that DVT and PE are not uncommon, and can reoccur. Further research led me to statistics from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/dvt\/data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/dvt\/data.html\">CDC <\/a>that, even as a health writer, I had only peripheral awareness of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An estimated 900,000 Americans have a DVT or PE every year<\/li>\n<li>Between 60,000 and 100,000 Americans die each year of DVT or PE<\/li>\n<li>1 in 3 people with a DVT or PE will have another within a decade<\/li>\n<li>The first sign of a PE in 25 percent of people is sudden death<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I was shocked. Why was no one talking about these numbers, let alone vascular health in general?! Why don\u2019t we have a clever acronym for blood clot warning signs\u2014like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stroke.org\/en\/about-stroke\/stroke-symptoms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.stroke.org\/en\/about-stroke\/stroke-symptoms\">FAST to spot a stroke<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>This societal lack of awareness was reflected in my personal circles. My mom and grandmother had gotten clots after surgery, but I didn&#8217;t know anyone my age aware of their risk, or who shared a similar experience. I felt alone, and the isolation of the pandemic didn&#8217;t make finding support any easier.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s an awareness needed. We need to know about DVT and PE just like we know about heart attacks.&#8221;\u2014Michael Streiff, MD, hematologist<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Finding community<\/h2>\n<p>Like many people, I went online. I joined a Facebook group that\u2019s part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/\">National Blood Clot Alliance<\/a>\u2014a nonprofit focused on awareness and community for those affected by or at risk for blood clots. Reading about other people\u2019s experiences, and perusing the group\u2019s free resources and curated scientific literature, helped me feel less alone and better informed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople know about stroke, heart attacks, and cancer, but they don&#8217;t know anything about blood clots,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/profiles\/details\/michael-streiff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/profiles\/details\/michael-streiff\">Michael Streiff, MD<\/a>, a board-certified hematologist, professor of medicine and pathology, and medical director at The Johns Hopkins Hospital Special Coagulation Laboratory. But DVT and PE are really common\u2014the third most common thrombotic disease, he adds. The first two are heart attack and stroke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an awareness needed,\u201d says Dr. Streiff. \u201cWe need to know about DVT and PE just like we know about heart attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Streiff agreed with my previous self-assessment: I didn\u2019t fit the profile of most blood clot patients. \u201cIf you look at epidemiological studies across all age groups, the risk of blood clots is very low when we\u2019re young,\u201d he says. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7873530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7873530\">As we age, our risk goes up<\/a>.\u201d Other factors that increase your risk include the following, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/dvt\/features\/blood-clot-risk.html\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/dvt\/features\/blood-clot-risk.html\">CDC<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Surgery<\/li>\n<li>Hospitalization<\/li>\n<li>Hormonal birth control<\/li>\n<li>Cancer<\/li>\n<li>Family history (aka, genetic thrombophilia)<\/li>\n<li>Infections (including COVID-19)<\/li>\n<li>Pregnancy<\/li>\n<li>Obesity<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/dvt\/travel.html\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/dvt\/travel.html\">Long-distance travel<\/a> (by car or plane)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When I was diagnosed, I was an active 38-year-old woman in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/straight-curve-documentary-jenny-mcquiale\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/straight-curve-documentary-jenny-mcquiale\/\">straight-size body<\/a> who had no prior surgeries or hospitalizations. And I hadn\u2019t used hormonal birth control in over a decade.<\/p>\n<p><em>But<\/em> I had recently endured a hellacious travel day in Mexico, starting with a three-hour taxi ride from Tulum to Cancun (with no stops and no water), lengthy weather-related flight delays, two bumpy flights where the \u201cfasten seatbelt\u201d sign never turned off, and, after the flight crew timed out, a night spent sleeping curled up in a chair at the Atlanta airport.<\/p>\n<p>Not coincidentally, my calf pain started a few days later.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, the average person\u2019s vascular system can handle all that travel (and sitting still for hours) without issue, maintaining \u201ca steady state of normal bleeding and clotting, a teeter-totter that\u2019s balanced,\u201d explains Dr. Streiff. Not mine, it turns out. <em>But why?<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m doing all I can to build a strong body today, to help offset the potential future effects of a genetic issue I can\u2019t control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>A &#8220;unicorn&#8221; diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>Months later, my primary-care doctor decided to order genetic blood testing, seeing that my DVT was a mystery given my health and age. I learned I have Factor V Leiden (FVL)\u2014a genetic mutation that predisposes me to blood clots.<\/p>\n<p>FVL is the most common inherited form of blood clotting mutation. About 3 to 8 percent of people with European ancestry carry at least one copy of this gene mutation\u2014called <em>heterozygous<\/em> FVL, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/genetics\/condition\/factor-v-leiden-thrombophilia\/#frequency\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/genetics\/condition\/factor-v-leiden-thrombophilia\/#frequency\">National Library of Medicine<\/a> (NLM). But the risk for clots with this type isn\u2019t much more than the general population: \u201cabout a four- to five-fold increase,\u201d says Dr. Streiff.<\/p>\n<p><em>Homozygous<\/em> FVL &#8220;unicorns&#8221; like myself carry<em> two<\/em> copies of the mutation, which is rare: only about 1 in 5,000 people have this type, per the NLM. And it makes the risk of clots significantly higher\u2014anywhere between a nine-fold to 80-fold increase\u2014 estimates that are \u201cmuch less precise,\u201d adds Dr. Streiff. (We\u2019re so rare even an expert in venous thromboembolisms can\u2019t give an exact figure!)<\/p>\n<p>Under healthy conditions, our bodies form blood clots as a means of protection, Dr. Streiff says. For example, if you get a cut, a series of blood proteins and platelets work to &#8220;glue&#8221; it back together. One of those proteins is called Factor V. When you have a FVL gene mutation, your body&#8217;s anti-clotting proteins are disrupted, making you more susceptible to clots.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Streiff says the FVL mutation likely formed over 25,000 years ago as a survival mechanism before modern medicine. One example? Back then, \u201cpregnancy and delivery were times of great risk to women,\u201d he adds. \u201cSome women would bleed to death, but others with FVL were less likely to have that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before my genetic testing, I had no idea my likelihood for potentially fatal blood clots was much higher than the average person\u2014and that it\u2019ll only go up with age. Today and for the rest of my life, I have to be mindful of my vascular health, a part of the cardiovascular system many people overlook.<\/p>\n<p>This means every strained muscle requires a new level of scrutiny and care, and any future injury that prevents me from walking will likely require blood thinners. I still see a hematologist who specializes in genetic thrombophilia as needed, and I take injectable blood thinners before any long flights.<\/p>\n<h2>How I&#8217;m managing my FVL<\/h2>\n<p>Nearly four years later, I have no lingering physical issues, but that blood clot changed the way I approach my fitness and wellness. I\u2019m doing all I can to build a strong body today, to help offset the potential future effects of a genetic issue I can\u2019t control.<\/p>\n<p>Some lifestyle habits I\u2019ve implemented to prevent blood clots include the following (which are backed up by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/about-clots\/prevention-3\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/about-clots\/prevention-3\/\">The National Blood Clot Alliance)<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I wear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/what-do-compression-socks-do\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/what-do-compression-socks-do\/\">compression socks<\/a> anytime I travel.<\/strong> On flights and trains, I also get up every hour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/how-to-drink-more-water\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/how-to-drink-more-water\/\">drink plenty of water<\/a>, and choose an aisle seat to move more freely. I alert flight attendants to my condition so they know I\u2019m not trying to be annoying by standing so often. On road trips, I stop to walk around and stretch every 90 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>When I can\u2019t get up, <strong>I move my feet and ankles often<\/strong>, to prevent blood from pooling in my lower legs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>I view my daily workouts as an investment in my future<\/strong>, as well as a boost for my mental and cardiovascular health.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ve prioritized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/how-to-start-strength-training\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/how-to-start-strength-training\/\">strength training<\/a> in my fitness routine, to help keep my cardiovascular system healthy, prevent falls, and protect me from injuries that may require surgery as I age.<\/li>\n<li>I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-sit-all-day\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-sit-all-day\/\">get up every hour when I work<\/a>, and I never sit with my legs crossed for lengths of time (to avoid restricting blood flow).<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m diligent about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/exercises-for-warming-up\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/exercises-for-warming-up\/\">warming up<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/why-do-we-need-cool-down-after-exercise\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/why-do-we-need-cool-down-after-exercise\/\">cooling down<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/workout-recovery-plan\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/workout-recovery-plan\/\">recovery after working out<\/a>, and I immediately deal with any pain or discomfort in my joints and muscles. I focus more on stabilizing my muscles and incorporate extra unilateral and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/improving-balance\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/improving-balance\/\">balance training<\/a>. Given my risk factors, I need to do everything in my power to avoid being immobilized or having surgery. (I\u2019m also clumsy and hypermobile, so this one is a big job!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What I want everyone to know about blood health<\/h2>\n<p>Many people don\u2019t know they\u2019re FVL carriers until after they\u2019ve had a painful (and in the U.S., potentially expensive) clot. Despite this risk, Dr. Streiff does not recommend that everyone get tested for genetic thrombophilia, or worry about whether they\u2019re a carrier. Instead, it\u2019s more important to know the signs, symptoms, and risk factors for DVT and PE, and to treat them accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>A pulled muscle will usually heal in a couple of days, but pain from DVT only gets worse, so try not to write off lingering pain (or other DVT symptoms) as a part of aging, says Dr. Streiff. This is especially true if you feel DVT symptoms along with shortness of breath, chest pain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/stretches-for-tight-chest-muscles\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/stretches-for-tight-chest-muscles\/\">tightness or pain in the chest<\/a> or back when taking a deep breath, coughing blood, an unexplained cough, or feeling faint\u2014which could mean PE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have those symptoms, it\u2019s a medical emergency,\u201d says Dr. Streiff. \u201cCall your doctor, and go to the ER or urgent care immediately.\u201d Thankfully when you catch a clot early, there are plenty of effective treatments available like oral, injected, and intravenous blood thinners, surgery, and stents to help keep veins open.<\/p>\n<p>Blood clots (and vascular issues in general) are often seen as problems only older adults face. But they don\u2019t discriminate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Blood clots] can happen to healthy people, including athletes,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/advisory_board\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.stoptheclot.org\/advisory_board\/\">Alok A. Khorana, MD, FACP, FASCO<\/a>, medical and scientific advisory board chair of the National Blood Clot Alliance. \u201cPlease be aware of signs and symptoms and seek medical attention, particularly in high-risk settings like after a knee, hip, or ankle injury or operation, in the hospital, or if you have cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vascular health is important for everyone, no matter your blood clot risk. If you&#8217;ve had a clot before without other risk factors, ask your doctor if it&#8217;s worth getting tested for genetic mutations like FVL.<\/p>\n<div class=\"block-thin post-citations mt-[40px] mb-[30px]\" data-module-init=\"main-2020\/post-citations\" data-module-immediate=\"true\">\n<hr class=\"!border-seafoam-dark mb-[24px]\"\/>\n<div class=\"post-citations-content flex flex-col gap-[24px]\">\n<p>Well+Good articles reference scientific, reliable, recent, robust studies to back up the information we share. 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