42, Nine Months, and the Answer to Everything

Nine months since the first post. One birthday. One new chapter for Swiss Army Mum.

Oct 7 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum

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September 2026

Less Is More: The 20% of Women’s Health Advice That Does 80% of the Work

Curated by women who study it. No overhaul. No hype. Tested against real life.

Sep 30 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum, Anne, RD & Avery, NBC-HWC, Erika Glover, Juliette Ryan, Dr. Lauren, Eat Your Nutrition, Heather Hausenblas, PhD, Perimenopause Practitioner, Beth Bollinger, The Brain Brief by Eleni, YoungerByMonday | SusanPassoni, Becoming Her | The Blueprint, Anna P Shue: Metabolic Rebuild, Emilina Lomas, MSc, R.Nutr., Malka Alweis, Neuroscience & Wellness, The Official MIND Diet, Paige Connell, and Jenny Westlund

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Almost Everyone Steps on the Scale. Almost No One Knows How to Read It

Some mornings the scale changes, some it doesn’t, and almost none of it means what you assume.

Sep 23 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum and Anna P Shue: Metabolic Rebuild

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How to Tell a Good Study From a Bad One

The fascinating world of research, the evidence ladder, and a demo exploring creatine's benefits

Sep 16 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum

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Why Openly Accessible Science Matters Now More Than Ever

Publicly funded, privately locked, and how Open Access is starting to change that

Sep 9 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum

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How to Actually Make and Keep Friends as an Adult

Why the old conditions have gone, and what the research says about building connection when they are not coming back

Sep 2 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum

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August 2026

The Quality of Your Relationships Is a Health Metric

What the research says about connection, midlife, and the relationships that cost you more than you think

Aug 26 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum

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What Resilience Actually Is And How to Build It

What the trajectory research actually shows and the five modifiable capacities that build it before you need it

Aug 19 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum

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Three Books on Stress Reviewed Honestly

Three books on the stress response reviewed honestly — the mechanism, the toolkit, and the accessible gateway

Aug 12 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum

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The Blood Pressure Experiment: Does Breathing Actually Move the Needle?

4 sessions, a home blood pressure monitor, and a finding I did not expect

Aug 5 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum

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July 2026

My Wholesome Activities

The things I reach for when the week has been too much

Jul 29 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum

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The Science of Rest: Why Deliberate Leisure Is Healthcare

Why deliberate leisure is not self-indulgence and the attentional restoration science that explains how it works

Jul 22 • Dr. Mica | Swiss Army Mum

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