Sexual health and mental health are closely intertwined, and for adolescents just beginning to explore their sexuality, this relationship can be particularly challenging. As a parent wanting provide the right amount of parental guidance without being overbearing, sexuality and sexual health can be awkward conversations to have with your child. But if approached with honesty […]
Unless you’ve suffered a fracture or bone bruise, our skeletal system tends to remain ‘out of sight, out of mind.’ Symptoms we can see and feel on a daily basis take priority (for a good reason), yet we need to remember to pay attention to our most supportive structure. A structure that requires sufficient minerals
Gravity isn’t kind to us as we age and the pelvic organs are often the first to succumb. Over the years, pressures from physical activities like running, jumping, and lifting heavy things, and normal life events like pregnancy and the aging process, can make the pelvic organs shift out of place. The result is pelvic
Walking into a women’s wellness aisle at the drugstore or seeing online ads for vaginal health products can raise a few questions. Do I need all of these products for my health? Am I missing out on a wellness trend by not using a vaginal cleanser or spray? Lately, we’ve noticed an uptick in companies
When we’re younger, we typically didn’t think how our diet affects sleep. But as we age, it becomes increasingly more important. This is because the foods we eat have various levels of nutritional content – macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals – that interact with our bodily systems. In addition, eating the right foods influences our hormone
The perimenopausal years can be a chaotic and unpredictable journey. Along with waning estrogen production, egg quality declines, and menstrual cycles become erratic. Though women 40 and over are 50% less fertile, and long periods between periods can make you forget all about the potential for pregnancy, the possibility remains, and when it happens, it
Days and weeks after a breast cancer diagnosis can feel as if the world comes to a halt while everyone else keeps moving. Your mind may feel numb, waiting for the news to absorb or racing with questions about next steps and how a diagnosis may impact your routine. How you live after a breast
A bruised cervix is not common, but they do occur. We are going to break down what cervical bruising is, how it happens, and what you can do about it. What is a bruised cervix? Let’s begin by saying this, no you cannot bruise your cervix. When you get a bruise, blood from damaged capillaries rises to
Among the roller coaster ride of symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause, one of the most unsettling and anxiety-provoking for many women is brain fog. Those frequent episodes of forgetfulness, confusion, difficulty concentrating, and mental fatigue are shared by up to 70% of women and can make you feel as if your brain has turned
Whether they’re being talked down to, assumed to be technologically illiterate, or other demeaning assumptions, older adults in general face more discrimination as they age than their younger counterparts. On top of these ageist burdens, older women experience additional challenges that older men (typically) don’t. In this article, we’ll explore some of these challenges and
If you suffer from chronic pain or know someone who does, you may be familiar with using PEA, or palmitoylethanolamide, to help manage your symptoms. And if you’ve found success using CBD or THC but are looking for a similar but natural, scientifically-backed alternative, PEA may be for you! What is PEA (palmitoylethanolamide)? Palmitoylethanolamideis are
As a society, we’ve come a long way in our stance on tattoos and piercings. 50 years ago, inking your body or having multiple piercings was seen as something done only by criminals or motorcycle gangs. 20 years ago, body art grew in popularity but still wasn’t okay to display in the workplace. Today, it’s