Stephen Adams, KCEN 6:27 PM. CDT May 23, 2017

TEMPLE - The Hindu Temple of Central Texas will host the grand opening of its meditation hall (Dhyana Mandapam) Saturday afternoon and evening in Temple.

The event -- which is open to the public -- begins with a cultural program of music and dance from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, followed by the official opening of the Dhyana Mandapamfrom 5-6 p.m. The latter portion will also include the unveiling of 'OM' -- the sacred icon of Hinduism. The unveiling will be done by Temple Mayor Danny Dunn.

After the unveiling, Swami Shivatmanandaof Chinmaya Mission Austin will lead a discourse on 'OM.' The conversation will be followed by a Garba (dance) and then dinner from 6-7 p.m.

The Hindu Temple of Central Texas is located at 4309 Midway Dr. in Temple.

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MEERUT: The Allahabad high court on Tuesday sought the responses of UP government and Meerut Nagar Nigam on a writ petition seeking removal of several garbage mounds from near an ashram housing over 100 leprosy patients. The court asked the civic body and the petitioner to file counter affidavits by July 25.

Shri Vivekanand Kusth Ashram, located on Delhi Road outside the city limits, was built in 1947. In all, 105 leprosy patients live in the ashram.

Over the years, Nagar Nigam used the vicinity of the ashram as dumping ground for city waste. Now, the ashram is surrounded by multiple mounds of garbage that pose health hazard to the patients in the ashram.

Besides, the link road leading to the ashram is also full of potholes.

According to Bairagi, secretary of the ashram, multiple applications and petitions were sent to Nagar Nigam in the past six years, but no action was taken by the civic authority.

They have been asked to file a short counter affidavit by July 25. The judges said there can be no compromise on the health of the leper home patients."

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Overwatchs Anniversary Event might be a little underwhelming, but it still has a ton of cool emotes, sprays, icons and Legendary skins. The concept artists and developers worked to release 11 new Legendary skins, each one more exciting than the last. Zarya and Hanzo mains, who have been neglected in previous events, got the skins of their dreams. Bastion players who like NASCAR now have a cosmetic that shows off their interests. Thats just on the surface, when you dig deeper you find even cooler secrets and Easter eggs hidden in these skins.

Here are just a few of the Easter eggs Ive found while checking out the skins and emotes released in the Overwatch Anniversary Event.

Jazzy Lucio

Drop the beat and play some epic sax! Photo: Blizzard

In the developer Update for this event, Game Director Jeff Kaplan said he wanted to give Lucio mains new songs to play around with. If you pick Jazzy Lucio in a game, both of his EDM bopping beats have been replaced by jazz covers. The songs are pretty enjoyable to listen to on their own, and if youre an old geezer like me who just didnt vibe with his DJ persona, this is a must-buy skin.

Whoever worked on this skin went the extra mile, theres even a musical scale replacing the meter on the back of Lucios gun.

Beekeeper Mei

I pulled Beekeeper Mei in my first Loot Box, then proceeded to get nothing for the rest of the batch Photo: Blizzard

Meis suit looks bulky like a beekeepers, so maybe it just made sense to make a skin with her in the actual suit. Im not sure its that simple, though; Im convinced that this Legendary cosmetic is actually a reference to a very old Overwatch design. In one of the original concept arts released for Overwatch, theres a tiny guy in a yellow hazmat suit. The coloring and style is reminiscent of Beekeeper Mei, though it could just be a coincidence. Still, Im going to keep my tinfoil hat on and believe that this isnt just an accident -- even if shes wearing all white.

Sentai Genji

Sentai Genji, the Green Ranger Photo: Blizzard

Did you know that the Power Rangers show you loved as a kid was actually just recut footage of a Japanese television show called Super Sentai? Heres a virtual homage to the show filled with spandex, rubber monsters and has been running on television longer than Ive been alive.

Dances Galore

To celebrate the birthday of Overwatch, concept artists went into the minds of the games heroes and asked what would they dance like if you saw them at a party? Turns out, its a lot of memes and references to really old videos.

Zarya is flexing her muscles to the 1988 National Aerobic Championship number. Theres a lot of spandex in that gif, so be warned.

Meis Anniversary Event dance is a reference to the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya that my girlfriend couldnt wait to tell me about.

Everyone else just seems to be busting a move, or whatever youd call Reapers foot tap. Junkrats rocking the MC Hammer Hammertime dance, Roadhog is dancing the cabbage patch, Mercy is reminding me of all the Bar Mitzvahs I went to with that hustle and so many more.

What have you uncovered in the Overwatch Anniversary Event that I might have missed? Tell us in the comments.

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Happy Persian New Year!

Each year I host a big gathering of friends and family for NoRooz. I love all the days of anticipation - scheming my menu and hunting down all the ingredients that I'll need. This year I made a special trip over to San Jose to go to a Persian Market -- oh my gosh, it felt so festive and merry to be in a shop full of people preparing for NoRooz! Everyone was shopping with baskets full of goodies and sprouts, and herbs and millions of other good things. I must remember to do this every year, just to build up the merry spirit of the holiday in my heart!

This year's celebration was even bigger than usual because it was also my dad's 80th birthday the following day, and we combined the two celebrations into one -- and for such a special day a few extra people came. It was pretty great. Two of my besties came over and spent the whole afternoon helping me in the kitchen which was both super fun and also a total life-saver for helping me meet my ambitious culinary agenda!

cheese and herb platter

The platters had fresh dill, chives, cilantro, mint, and parsley... along with walnuts, dates, and dolmas. The dates are my most favorite Black Gold Dates from Sam Cobb Farm down in Palm Springs, and they are so fantastic. Since we didn't go down to the desert this year, I ordered my dates online. They have a rich, deep flavor and aren't super mooshy or super dry. Just perfect! The dolmas were straight outta cans from Trader Joes! ha ha. Sorry to disappoint!

Nan-e Barbari

We cut the breads up into little strips and put them out with the cheese platters. In this picture, you can a little bit see that they got a very nice crumb and texture: a good balance of density and airy-ness.

happy nibbling and chatting and festivizing!

huge platter of Kuku Sabzi

Kuku Sabzi is a traditional NoRooz food - an omelette packed full with minced fresh herbs, walnuts and barberries. Over the years I've tried many attempts at veganizing this recipe, and this is really my favorite -- it's based on the mini muffin-tin omelettes from Isa Does It, and then mixed up with lots of fresh herbs. I finally took the time to type up my recipe:

Kuku Sabzi Minis

(based on Muffin Pan Mini Omelets from Isa Does It, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz)

*you can easily double this recipe

ingredients:

2 1/2 Tbsp dried barberries

1/2 cup packed fresh parsley

1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro

1/2 cup packed fresh dill

1/2 cup packed scallions (green parts only)

1 cup packed spinach

1/4 cup fresh fenugreek, or 2 Tbsp dried fenugreek (optional)

generous 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, plus extras for decorating

2 cloves garlic, peeled

14 ounces silken tofu

1/2 cup water

2 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1 Tbsp olive oil

1/2 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 cup chickpea flour

1 Tbsp arrowroot flour

instructions

Cover the barberries with warm water and let them soak for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile combine the parsley, cilantro, dill, scallions, spinach, and optional fenugreek in a food processor and pulse until finely minced. You don't want it to turn into a paste, but you really, really want to chop those guys into oblivion. If you don't have a food processor, get a good knife and start chopping chopping chopping. Once the herbs are chopped, set them aside in a large bowl, and next use the food processor or knife to chop your walnuts. Add the walnuts to the herbs. Don't worry about cleaning out the food processor between steps.

Preheat your oven to 350F. Next, chop up the garlic in the food processor (or a blender). Add the silken tofu, water, nutritional yeast, olive oil, turmeric, salt, and black pepper. Process until the mixture is smooth. Add in the chickpea flour and arrowroot and process more, until fully integrated. Pour the mixture into the bowl with the minced herbs and walnuts. Drain the barberries, discard the soaking water, and add the barberries to the batter. Stir well until fully incorporated. (note: at this point, you can refrigerate the batter to use it later or the next day)

Lightly oil a muffin tin and fill the muffin cups about halfway full with the batter. If you'd like, you can put a few chopped walnuts (or a whole walnut half) on each mini kuku sabzi. Bake the mini kuku sabzis for about 20-25 minutes, until they are lightly golden. Allow them to cool in the muffin pan for at least five minutes before you try to get them out.

Shirazi Salad

Shirazi Salad is a simple and delicious salad - and such a nice balance to the other flavors of the NoRooz feast. Light, fresh, crunchy, and simple -- it's a refreshing component with so many more robust dishes on the table. This year's salad was Persian cucumbers (the organic ones from Trader Joes are great!), cherry tomatoes, chopped red onion, and olives... along with several small handfuls of fresh herbs: a combo of cilantro, parsley, dill, and mint. For a dressing, I ad-libbed a quick dressing with pomegranate paste, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Easy and delicious!

i love this picture!

The main 7 items:

Sabzi - sprouts symbolizing growth and rebirth

Samanu - a sprouted wheat pudding, symbolizing wealth

Senjed - oleander seeds, symbolizing love

Seer - garlic, symbolizing medicine

Seeb - apple, symbolizing health

Sumac - ground sumac, symbolizing the color of the sunrise

Serkeh - vinegar, symbolizing "old age and patience."

some of the other things include:

Sonbol - a hyacinth, symbolizing spring time

Sekkeh - coins, symbolizing weather and prosperity

Shirini- sweeties, for sweetness in the new year

A mirror - symbolizing reflection

A copies of poetry books Hafiz & Rumi, two great Persian poets

Candles

Eggs, symbolizing new birth (I use glass eggs)

A goldfish, symbolizing life (I use a cute plastic goldfish!)

Sabzi Polow

Sabzi Polow is another traditional NoRooz dish - parboiled basmati rice is mixed with yogurt, a mountain of fresh herbs, and then cooked/steamed in a pot. The Persian preparation of rice is so special and fantastic - the individual grains of rice are never clumpy or sticky, and there is a beautiful, crunchy golden crust on the exterior. This crunchy part is so good that it has it's own word "tahdig" -and it is definitely the best part. Every year I suffer some anxiety about how well my tahdig will turn out and this year I got a beautiful golden crust -- perfect, beautiful and delicious! I was so happy!

Sabzi Polow

based on the Persian Rice recipe from Vegan Eats World, by Terry Hope Romero

*you can easily double this recipe, which is what I usually do

ingredients

3/4 cup minced fresh dill

3/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

3/4 cup minced fresh scallions or leeks (green parts only)

3/4 cup minced fresh parsley

1 2/3 cups white basmati rice

8 cups water

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/3 cup unsweetened vegan yogurt

1/4 tsp salt

4 Tbsp olive oil or melted vegan butter

instructions:

Wash and mince your fresh herbs thoroughly - either by hand or with a food processor. Remember, you really really want to mince those herbies finely.

Put the rice into a mesh strainer and rinse it well under cold water, to wash off excess starches. In a large pot, bring the 8 cups of water to a rolling boil. Add in the salt, then add the rice. Boil for 3-5 minutes. Take out a grain or two of rice and bite into it -- you want the outside to be soft and lightly cooked and the inside to still be hard. Drain the rice and rinse it again with cold water, and then put it in a large bowl.

To the rice, add the 1/4 tsp salt, vegan yogurt, and 2 Tbsp of the oil/butter, and mix well. Take out 1/2 cup of this mixture and set it aside. Now add the minced herbs to the big bowl and mix them to fully incorporate.

Preheat a heavy, 2-quart pot no larger than 10 inches wide, with a tight-fitting lid, over medium-high heat. Add the remaining oil/butter and swirl it all around to coat the bottom and the first couple inches of the sides of your pot. Use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to spread the 1/2 cup of reserved rice across the bottom of the pan evenly. Now add in the remaining rice (with the herbs mixed in). Use the back of a measuring cup to gently but firmly press down the rice.

Use a chopstick to poke several holes into the rice - an inch or two apart and a couple pokes in the center too. This helps the steam escape so the bottom can get good and crunchy!

Next, take a clean, smooth-textured kitchen towel and put it over the top of the pan - then put the tight-fitting lid firmly onto the pot (so the dishtowel is between the rice and the bottom side of the lid.) Carefully fold the corners of your towel up on top of the lid, so that they don't hang down and catch fire on your burner - use a rubber band or a chip clip to secure them on top of the lid! The towel is important because it catches the steam and helps you get perfect Persian rice!

Turn the heat down to medium-low and cook for 35-45 minutes. It's a good idea to rotate your pot a few times, for a more evenly golden crust. Check the rice by lifting the lid -- the rice should smell toasty (not burnt). Sometimes you can get a butter knife and carefully peek down the edges of the rice to see if you see a golden color developing. Cook another 10-15 minutes if needed (and you can also turn up the heat a little if it's not getting golden), to get a good golden crust. Keep an eye on the rice, and also don't forget about it -- you don't want it to burn!

Remove from the heat, and take off the lid and towel. Take your serving platter, and invert it over the pot. Carefully hold the edges of the serving platter and the handles of your pot, and flip it over! It takes courage! A perfect tahdig will make a little "floop" sound and land perfectly on your serving platter. Dig in!

Amoli Rice Salad with Barberries & Orange Peel

from Silk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian Journey, by Najmieh Batmanglij

By the way, Silk Road Cooking is such a beautiful and evocative book, I highly recommend it. Especially if you enjoy reading about food and cooking foods from around the world!

Ash-e Reshteh

with onion-turmeric-mint garnish

And I especially love the contribution of the garnish: onions cooked until golden, then with added ground turmeric and dried mint. It is amazing! I made a big batch of the garnish this year too because I like to have lots of it!!

Ghormeh Sabzi

Maybe you have noticed that several of these dishes have the word "sabzi" in their name -- "sabzi" means "vegetables," or in this case "herbs." The traditional dishes of NoRooz are filled with fresh, tender herbs to symbolize the growth and new life of spring time. It's usually a combo of parsley, cilantro, dill, scallions/chives, leeks, and baby spinach. If you can track down fresh fenugreek (or even dried fenugreek), it's also great to include some of that! Fenugreek is a strong flavor, so I usually use a little less of it compared to the other herbs.

Adasi Persian Lentils

Nonetheless, I thought it would be nice to make something that I knew he'd love and, lo and behold, he loved these lentils again this year! I know they're not much to look at, but they are perfectly seasoned with cinnamon and angelica (a ground spice that I found on my trip to the Persian market, called "golpar" in Farsi.) They are deceptively delicious for such plain looking lentils!

My dinner plate of glory

Such beautiful abundance! I just love the flavors and aromas of Persian food - they are complex, strong, and still often unexpected to my American palette. As you can see, I enjoyed a mountain of delicious food... and we haven't even talked about dessert yet! Mwahahaha! After two long days in the kitchen, it felt great to sit down and dig in. Of course it tasted great too!

Special Drinks:Dried Lime Tea, Mint Limeade, & Pomegranate Mint Spritzer

I also made Mint Limeade -- we cooked up a special lime syrup by making a simple syrup, adding fresh lime juice, and simmering it for a bit longer. We added that with some fresh lime juice, springs of fresh mint and sparkly water. I think next time, I will also boil some fresh mint with the syrup - so that flavor can come through a little more. Pretty much everyone loves limeade, so it's not surprising that this one was a hit!

We also made a simple Pomegranate Spritzer -- fresh pomegranate juice from the farmer's market, a touch of simple syrup, sprigs of fresh mint, and sparkly water. After the even was over, there was a little limeade and a little pomegranate spritzer left over, and I just combined them into one pitcher. Note to self - it was good!

NoRooz Sweets!

Saffron Almond Diamonds

Nan-e Nokhodchi (chickpea flour cookies)

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Vegans get ready as this summer there will be a festival held in Devon just for you (yes you heard that right a vegan festival).

A vegan festival is heading to Plymouth in July where will be over 60 stalls, eight food caterers and FREE vegan samples for all to enjoy.

The event will be held at the Plymouth Guildhall on July 8, between 11am and 5pm.

There will also be a number of cookery demonstrations, talks and fun workshops throughout the day.

The event is being run by VegfestUK, who organise of some of Europe's biggest vegan festivals.

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Established in 2003 by Yaoh manager Tim Barford, the company aim to 'combine the seriousness of veganism with a rock-'n-roll festival atmosphere, allowing people to do the following all in one place: eating, socialising, learning about healthy ethical eating, dancing and partying.'

Their website reads: "VegfestUK events are all about GOING VEGAN.

"It's not about eating less meat, or choosing eggs over fish, or anything like that.

"It's about going vegan, pure and simple.

"For the animals, for the planet, for your health, and for sustainable global food production. And it's so easy.

"Vegfest will demonstrate just how easy it is to go vegan and stay vegan."

3 entry on the door (under 16's free) or 13 for advance VIP tickets from veganeventsuk@gmail.com to include fast track entry and a goody bag full of products, samples, discounts and offers.

This story was first published on The Plymouth Herald.

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Beverly Hills is ready to show off its sunny side, with todays reveal of the all new Gratitude on Canon Drive. The offshoot vegan eatery from the Cafe Gratitude folks opens on Wednesday for lunch and dinner.

Much like the Newport Beach original iteration of Gratitude, this location sports wood floors, light tile touches, plenty of pillows, and touches of greenery. The primary focus is on the long marble bar, where beverage director Jason Eisner turns out drinks with a health-conscious bent like a turmeric mule, or the eye-rollingly-named cleansetini with alkaline vodka, ginger, and cayenne pepper.

The food follows a familiar meat-free pattern, and comes from chef Dreux Ellis. Theres the usual slew of redone dishes with I Am names, catering to the growing hoards of vegans and vegetarians spread out across Los Angeles.

The 3,600 square foot space is spread across a wide front patio and an interior dining area, and is perhaps the most charming new angle, and should make for a fun night out in Beverly Hills. Hours will run daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., starting on May 24.

Gratitude Beverly Hills 419 N. Canon Drive Beverly Hills, CA

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You could call the Holistic Holiday at Sea a voyage to well-being. The 10-night vegan cruise will set sail from Miami, and include keynote speakers, panel discussions, and feature fitness, yoga, and cooking classes (in addition to exploring the Caribbean!). You can also sign up to receive individual consultations from some of the speakers.

Were happy to announce that PETA President Ingrid Newkirk is one of these esteemed keynote speakers. Her lecture will address animals in the circus, fur, and meat industries and how society is coming to grips with the animal rights movement. The lecture is summarized here.

If you mention PETA or Ingrid Newkirk when booking your cruise, youll receive a $50 onboard credit. PETA will earn a $100 donation, to boot.

Holistic Holiday at Sea

Would you like to discover your kindness potential and see how easy it is to make a difference in the animals world through simple choices that we make every single day? Come, learn something new, laugh a little, take a peek behind the scenes in the animal industry, and look back in history to see how the changes of the past can help us understand and win todays challenges in the animal-protection movement.

Aboard the MSC Divina, the worlds premier Italian luxury liner, this special 15th-anniversary cruise will sail to ports including Martinique; St. Kitts and Nevis; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; and Freeport, Bahamas.

Holistic Holiday at Sea

Even if your next cruise isnt 100 percent vegan, most cruise-line chefs are happy to offer animal-friendly fare if you request it in advance. Be sure to take your favorite cruelty-free toiletries, as well, and youll be cruising in style.

Did you recently travel to the Caribbean and are now looking for a different destination? (Good problem to have!) Check out these other vegan-friendly travel destinations.

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How This Burger-Loving Nurse Lost 141 Lbs. with a Vegan Diet and Started Her Own Wellness Business PEOPLE.com Watch the full episodes of We Lost 100 Pounds! now on the new People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN). Go to PEOPLE.com/PEN or download the PEN app on your favorite device. Sarah Goodenough used to love cheeseburgers, often chowing down ...

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This just in: Getting your period once a month means you have a toxic body and a toxic diet. That's what a couple popular vegan bloggers think, at least.

In a controversial YouTube video called "How I lost my period on a RAW VEGAN Diet ," vlogger Freelee the Banana Girl explains she thinks "menstruation is toxicity leaving the body" and "people are having these heavy, heavy periods and painful periods because they have a toxic body or have a toxic, [high-fat] diet." Freelee says switching to a high-carbohydrate raw vegan diet got rid of her regular period . Now, the vlogger goes without a period for nine months at a timeand when she does menstruate, she experiences "mega-light" bleeding. "If it's so unhealthy for me to go through a period of not having my period, then why did I feel so amazing?" she asks in her video, which has been viewed nearly 400,000 times.

And Miliany Bonet, the 19-year-old behind the blog RawVeganLiving , echoed these claims. "A non-menstruating body indicates the body is clean," Bonet told Broadly . "The industry has done a great job of brainwashing too many women into thinking that if they do not get their periods on a monthly basis, that something is wrong with their body and hormones."

I'm sorry, what?

Did you get your period this month? Me too. That doesn't make us "toxic"that makes us normal human women. And it's not "toxicity" leaving your bodyit's blood, thickened endometrial cells, and sometimes clots. "Aiming for no periods makes no sense," Jacques Moritz, M.D., ob/gyn at Weill Cornell Medicine, tells SELF. For many women, having no period is an actual medical problemMoritz says many of his patients come to him because they're not getting their periods on a regular basis and they're worried that's a sign of dysfunction.

Remember, there are plenty of reasons you can miss your period like stress, an extreme shift in your fitness routine, menopause, or pregnancy. You might also be using a form of birth control that alters your menstrual cycle. Some of these reasons (like stress) might concern you, while others (like birth control), shouldn't. But you can always talk to your gynecologist if you're worried about something.

Though Moritz hasn't personally treated these bloggers, he suspects their plant-based diet has severely decreased their level of body fatwhich, in turn, lowered the amount of estrogen in their bodies. When your estrogen level gets low enough, your body stops ovulatingand you stop experiencing menstruation, as a result. "Basically, your body is protecting itself from getting pregnant when you're in this kind of 'starvation' state," Moritz explains.

Eating in a way that makes your period stopor grow excessively lighterlikely means you're not getting enough nutrients or overexerting yourself without fueling properly. Not only is this unhealthy when it's happening, but it can also have longterm consequenceslike thyroid dysfunction, infertility, and osteoporosis. A "non-menstruating body" isn't a "clean body"many times, it's a body in severe stress. "If that's what we're aiming for, our world has become a sad place," Moritz says.

There's not a lot of research looking into high-fat diets, veganism, and menstruation, Christine Greves , M.D., an ob/gyn at Comprehensive Women's Healthcare, tells SELF. So not only is it incorrect to say that a high-fat diet will cause heavy periods and cramping , it's controversial to make any definitive statement about changing your diet to improve your period in the first place. (Not to mention, the data that does exist suggest that menstrual irregularity is more common among vegetarians than it is among non-vegetarians.)

A menstrual pattern typically consists of about 3-7 days of light to heavy bleeding once a month, according to Greves. But of course, that varies from person to person. You're the expert on your own periodso if longer, heavier periods (or shorter, lighter ones) are your norm, that's probably OK. Go to your gynecologist with any questions you haveinstead of, you know, trying to train your body to stop having a period by severely altering your diet.

If your period is heinous enough that you're tempted to overhaul your diet to get rid of it, you should consider talking to a gynecologist. Look, some people do have extremely heavy periods with severe cramping . That can interrupt their quality of life and be a sign of a very real problem, like polycystic ovary syndrome or endometriosis. No one should have to suffer in silence or think that kind of pain is normal or acceptableand they certainly shouldn't be encouraged to eat so little they "lose" their period entirely. If this is something you're experiencing, a doctor can help you identify and address the source of your discomfortand to do so safely and effectively. Please talk to your doctor, and don't try this "losing your period" thing at home.

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