Female health
Female health encompasses a wide range of topics unique to women. Our expert contributors provide information and advice on issues such as reproductive health, hormonal balance, menopause, and overall wellness. Learn about preventative care, healthy lifestyle choices, and medical advancements that can improve your quality of life. Our articles aim to empower women with knowledge and support for every stage of life.
Why Self-Care Isn't Selfish, It's Maintenance
If you've ever felt guilty for taking twenty minutes to yourself, you've probably also heard the word that makes it worse–selfish. It's one of the most damaging words in modern motherhood, because it...
What Eastern Medicine Knows About Your Menstrual Cycle That Western Medicine Often Misses
If your monthly cycle feels less like a quiet rhythm and more like a rollercoaster you didn't ask to ride, you're not alone. For many women, and for the next generation watching their mothers, sisters, and coaches...
The September Reset and How Women Over 40 Can Get Back Into Routine Without Burning Out by Mid-September
The children are going back to school. The holidays are over. The diary is filling up again. Suddenly, September feels like the perfect time for a fresh start. New routines. Healthy eating. More...
The Part of Breast Cancer Recovery Nobody Prepares You For
There is a strange contradiction at the heart of breast cancer survivorship. You have fought incredibly hard for your life, yet once treatment ends, fear can make it surprisingly difficult to fully live...
How Menopause Is Revealing Who You’re Becoming in Midlife
There was a moment during a presentation I will never forget. I stood in front of the room, speaking with confidence, when my mind suddenly went completely blank. Not "I lost my train of thought"...
Wearing a Weighted Vest for Women in Mid-Life
As women move through their 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond, maintaining muscle strength, bone health, balance, and mobility becomes increasingly important. One fitness tool receiving more attention...
Why Menopause? What All Women in Midlife Need to Know
Menopause has a meaningful purpose. It’s not just nature playing a tough trick on women. In fact, it’s an amazing evolutionary advantage given only to women. It represents our brain evolving us for the...
10 Evidence-Based Nutritional Supports for Women
Women's nutritional needs evolve throughout life, from supporting healthy cycles at the onset of our flow to supporting fertility and hormonal balance during reproductive years and managing the physical changes...
Why Deep Science Tech Could Define the Next Era of Women’s Health
Women’s health is entering an era of extraordinary technological possibility. Artificial intelligence, wearable technologies, digital biomarkers and real-world data can reveal aspects of health that...
The Missing Link Between Weight, Thyroid, and Digestive Health
After more than 40 years as a nurse, nutritionist, and holistic practitioner, I have noticed a pattern that traditional health conversations often overlook. Many people work incredibly hard to improve their...
Nobody Warns You That Perimenopause Comes With Opinions
Inside twenty-four hours, I managed to annoy no fewer than five people, one of whom was a good friend and another a recruitment agent. It was not a coordinated campaign. It simply happened, the way...
The Rising Tide of Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia remains one of the most serious complications of pregnancy and one of the leading contributors to maternal and infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Along with obstetric hemorrhage, infection...
How to Set Boundaries as a Mom Without the Guilt
Have you ever asked any mother whether she struggles to say no? You probably didn't get a simple answer. You'll get a story instead, about the playdate she agreed to when she was already running on empty...
When All That Matters Is a Healthy Baby Isn’t Enough
“My only goal is to survive.” I see this sentence far too often. Pregnant people share it in online birth communities. They say it jokingly. They say it as a coping mechanism. They say it because they have...
7 Lifestyle Changes That Helped Me Support My Body During Breast Cancer
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 39, I quickly discovered that my life had become filled with appointments. My calendar revolved around consultations, scans, chemotherapy...
