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We actually see, in the breakdown of social development, that adolescence and old age look strikingly alike, because both are periods of identity confusion.
Not necessarily the very light trend you see here, but trending in periods.
But, in recent years, at the time of this conversation, they had nothing but long periods of drought, and then flash flooding, and then more drought.
And so in the first instance they have a little bit more water than us, about 95 percent water, and they can lose a little bit more than us, like 10 to about 70 percent, depending on the species, but for short periods only.
In the desiccated state, what seeds can do is lie in extremes of environment for prolonged periods of time.
Sure, sitting for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise.
Sitting for long periods also temporarily deactivates lipoprotein lipase, a special enzyme in the walls of blood capillaries that breaks down fats in the blood, so when you sit, you're not burning fat nearly as well as when you move around.
Most of the time, you probably sit down to use your brain, but ironically, lengthy periods of sitting actually run counter to this goal.
Recent studies have found that sitting for long periods is linked with some types of cancers and heart disease and can contribute to diabetes, kidney and liver problems.
But imagine they appeared in a long list of other sentences, all of the same length, each separated by periods.
Periods work best here because these are two totally different ideas.
In fact, being stationary for long periods with good posture can be worse than regular movement with bad posture.
Long periods of stress can release signals that shock follicles and force them into the resting phase prematurely.
But high levels of cortisol over long periods of time wreak havoc on your brain.
I learned to stay unaware of periods in order to stay decent.
Research in various parts of India shows that three out of every 10 girls are not aware of menstruation at the time of their first periods.
You'd be surprised to know that most of the girls that I have spoken to, who did not know about periods at the time of their first menstruation thought that they have got blood cancer and they're going to die soon.
But in India, only 12 percent of girls and women have access to hygienic ways of managing their periods.
If you do the math, 88 percent of girls and women use unhygienic ways to manage their periods.
So when I started getting my periods, I began with using rags.
Another issue that periods brought in my life those of the social restrictions that are imposed upon our girls and women when they're on their periods.
They're not allowed to take baths during periods, and in some households they are even secluded from other family members.
About 85 percent of girls and women in India would follow one or more restrictive customs on their periods every month.
We fell in love with each other and I was at ease discussing periods with him.
Tuhin knew little about periods.
While talking to many parents and teachers, I found that many of them actually wanted to educate girls about periods before they have started getting their menstrual cycle.
Girls nowadays get their periods in classes six and seven, but our educational curriculum teaches girls about periods only in standard eight and nine.
So school does not teach girls about periods, parents don't talk about it.
These were stories of experiences of girls during their periods.
We wanted to use these stories to teach girls about periods.
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