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It’s #EqualResearchDay! 💥 Evvy created #EqualResearchDay on June 10 because women weren’t required in U.S. clinical research until June 10th, 1993 (Think Equal Pay Day but for the gender health gap!) To this day, there are countless holes ⚫ in our scientific and medical understanding of the female body — and that directly impacts us as patients. If you’ve ever experienced delays in diagnoses, failed treatments, mystery symptoms with no answers, or medical gaslighting — #EqualResearchDay is for you. This year, we brought together 46 innovative companies and compiled 100 Effed Facts about the Gender Health Gap across 12 health areas: ⚫ Autoimmune Disease ⚫ Brain + Mental Health ⚫ Cancer ⚫ Endometriosis ⚫ Fertility ⚫ Heart Health ⚫ Hormonal Health ⚫ Maternal Health ⚫ Medical Gaslighting ⚫ Menopause ⚫ Menstrual & Sexual Health ⚫ Vaginal & Urinary Health Earlier this week, we launched a limited-edition coffee table book featuring all 100 Effed Facts to benefit Women's Health Access Matters (you can order a copy at EqualResearchDay.com before they sell out... !) But we decided these facts are too important not to share widely — so we are posting a public version here on LinkedIn. 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣:  💥 Share this post (and add your story about why equal research matters to you)!  💥 Learn more and shop the limited edition coffee table book to benefit WHAM at EqualResearchDay.com The female body shouldn’t be a medical mystery — together, let’s close the gender health gap for good. #equalresearchday2024 #evvy #genderhealthgap #closethegenderhealthgap ——— 2024 Equal Research Day Collaborative: Evvy Aavia adyn Allara AOA Dx Bloomer Tech Caraway Clue Cofertility Conceive Diem DotLab Doveras Elektra Health Elix Frame Gabbi Gaia Gameto Health In Her HUE HerMD Hey Jane The Honey Pot Company Iron Health Julie Products Inc. Live UTI Free Looni Love Wellness Midi Health Millie Neura Health Origin Oova Poppy Seed Health Paloma Health Rescripted Rosy Wellness Ruth Health (YC S21) Seven Starling Stripes Sunfish Teal Health Thirty Madison TMRW Vella Bioscience Veracity WellTheory

EXCITING NEWS! Over a year in the making, this month Elix officially launches our new Health Coaching program to continue supporting healing at the root cause of chronic conditions with an evidence-based East meets West approach. Research indicates that over 80% of chronic conditions could be prevented through lifestyle modifications. That’s why we spent the past year diving deep into the current clinical research to develop Elix’s 6 Pillars of Holistic Wellness—the foundation of our Coaching Program—and piloted with over 5,000 community members to support: * PCOS
 * Endometriosis
 * Fibroids
 * Perimenopause
 * Irregular cycles  * Transitioning off hormonal contraceptives
 * Fertility Health * And more! This program also helps with general wellness goals, such as learning basic Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) techniques for improved energy, sleep and digestive health. With over 70% of Elix’s community members trying TCM for the first time through our platform, I’m extremely proud of our team for continuing to make Eastern Medicine more accessible. Shout out to our incredible team of licensed Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Dr. Megan MacLaggan, Dr. Pia Franco, Sarah Viducic L.Ac and Julie Preki-Weber, mentored by our passionate medical advisors Dr. Liem Quang Le, DAOM, MS, Diplo. OM, Dr. Elizabeth Fine, DAOM, LAc and Dr. Jessica Ritch. Huge thank you to the Elix team, collaborators and advisors for this exciting milestone Katie Kilnes Melinda Hu Meryl Montgomery Betty Zhou Madeline Lutkewitte Diane Gumiran Faith Hill Yeana Ahn (Doh) Jessica Kim Eric Carlson Annie Sullivan Maya Peraza-Baker Helen Steed Zoey Gong Dara Denney Thank you Emily Burns and WWD for announcing the big news of how we are cultivating life-long relationships with our community members: https://lnkd.in/g33sAKkF #traditionalchinesemedicine #holistichealth #womenshealth #hormonehealth #telemedicine #aapi #startup #healthcare #femtech #wellness #menstrualwellness #perimenopause #fertility #endometriosis #pcos #fibroids #femalefounder

Incredibly touched and honored to make the list as #2 on Bustle’s AAPI founder list of 2024 alongside so many founders and creators I deeply admire. My journey back to my roots in rediscovering Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and launching Elix has been deeply healing - not just for my hormone health but also in cultivating a deeper sense of identity and appreciation for the beauty and wisdom of Eastern heritage. In a Western society that places enormous pressure on all of us to conform and ‘fit in’, I’m so grateful for all the support and belief in a more holistic, East meets West approach to our health + wellbeing. ❤️ 🌿 Big thank you to Sarah Y. Wu for this beautiful piece and congrats to Shaz Rajashekar Kiku Chaudhuri Taran Ghatrora Bunny Ghatrora Blume Yanghee Paik Rael Útiles Beauty Amy Roe David Yi Kirin Bhatty Squigs Beauty byAVA and all the other incredible AAPI founders, creators and brands on this list and beyond who are passionately helping the world experience the beauty of our collective heritage! https://lnkd.in/dR5PXVey

We enjoyed the opportunity to speak at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Conference on Friday to discuss complementary and alternative medicine. Amanda Eilian had a rich conversation with Lulu Ge and Carol Huffman about the future of this space. The basic philosophy of complementary and alternative medicine is holistic care—a focus on treating whole person health—which is at the center of our work at Able Partners. As patient engagement with the traditional healthcare system declines, the broader healthcare ecosystem—payers and providers—will be looking for compelling ways to improve engagement. ⅓ of Americans do not currently have a primary care provider. Complementary and alternative medicine could become a compelling "front door" to the healthcare sector if payers and providers can find ways to partner.

Let's talk about our complicated relationship with #birthcontrol. I believe there is a major difference between birth control for contraceptive use vs. birth control for menstrual / hormonal health and "cycle regulation". Given that birth control as a fundamental right is under attack in so many areas of the country, it's important for us to defend its usage as a human right for what it was created to do as a contraceptive while we continue to advocate for expansion of access to proven holistic treatments made specifically created for women's health and chronic care rather than continuing to use birth control as a bandied solution here. I went off birth control before I got married and experienced debilitating menstrual volatility – weight gain, acne, hair loss, mood swings you name it. Going back on birth control was not an acceptable option for me, so after a roller coaster experience with healthcare, I found my way back to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which finally addressed healing my hormonal imbalances at the root cause. I found a natural option for menstrual symptoms and founded Elix to create a convenient way for anyone experiencing chronic conditions to access this time-tested, ancient wisdom. For me, birth control masked my symptoms like a bandaid and did not deliver long term hormone healing. My story echoes the hundreds and thousands of similar stories I’ve heard from Elix community members in all 50 states, across the political spectrum in both red and blue states, from ages 12-51. Elix has seen triple-digit year over year growth because women are looking for more holistic approaches to their health and are interested in greater access to natural yet efficacious solutions. Thank you Beauty Independent and Suzannah Weiss, MPS, CSE for exploring this important conversation! #womenshealth #femtech #hormonehealth #femalefounded #startup #womenswellness #chinesemedicine #traditionalchinesemedicine