Metformin Could Benefit Your Health, Even If You Don’t Have Diabetes
The drug may help with weight loss, inflammation, heart disease, and more.
Cassie Shortsleeve
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Education: College of the Holy Cross
Expertise: Health, Parenting
Cassie Shortsleeve is a journalist and a regular contributor to Parents, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, and other national publications. Her work has been published in major newspapers, including The Washington Post and The LA Times. She is also an integrative health coach, the founder of Dear Sunday, a digital platform for new motherhood, and a co-founder of the newsletter Two Truths and the non-profit Chamber of Mothers. She is a mom of three.
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