Female health

Have you ever walked into a meeting, opened your laptop, and suddenly struggled to remember what you were about to say? Perhaps you have read the same email three times without taking in a word. You...

Many women know the saying, “We only feel our best two weeks out of every month.” Often said in jest, it highlights the menstrual cycle's significant impact on nutritional needs, eating behaviors...

You've read the books. You follow several nutrition accounts, keep saving "what I eat in a day" reels, and you may have even walked out of a dietitian's office with a meal plan in your hand. And still...

At 48, I am noticing changes I once associated with other women: gray hair, shifting energy, and a body that no longer responds to every demand in quite the same way. I am also noticing something...

This guide was prepared for clinic patients by Dr. Zuobiao Yuan. He completed a bachelor’s degree in traditional Chinese medicine in Jiangxi in 1993 and a PhD at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese...

Nearly one in three babies in the United States is now born by cesarean. Provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data show that the U.S. cesarean rate reached 32.5% in...

What if the standards used to define health were never designed to recognize the way your body responds to stress, environment, or lived experience? For Black women especially, emerging research reveals...

Bloating, fatigue, weight changes, and brain fog are often treated as separate concerns. Andra Annette explores how recognizing connections between body systems can offer a broader perspective on...

When we talk about longevity, the conversation usually centers around blood sugar, cardiovascular health, muscle mass, sleep, hormones, mitochondrial function, and inflammation. We talk about what...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and much of the conversation quite rightly centres on screening, diagnosis, treatment and survival. I want to take the conversation somewhere less commonly...

Have you ever reached a point where the very qualities that made you successful start working against you? You know how to work hard. You know how to push through. You know how to be disciplined, responsible...

Finishing breast cancer treatment is supposed to be one of the happiest moments of the journey. For months, sometimes years, so much of life has revolved around cancer, hospital appointments...

Progress is one of those words we rarely challenge. New is better. Modern is safer. More accurate is more reassuring. In medicine, in particular, progress carries its own authority. New tests replace...

You wake up feeling fine. You have your usual breakfast, get the children organised, answer a few emails and head into work. Then, somewhere between your morning meeting and lunchtime, something...

For many years, we have learned to think about health primarily through the lens of disease. A symptom appears. We run a test. We receive a result. We look for a diagnosis, and then for a solution. Of...

Perimenopause can begin before women realize, sometimes first appearing as exhaustion that rest no longer seems to resolve. Or increased anxiety, poor sleep, brain fog, irritability, or a growing...