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.
The Cannabis Chronicles and Turning the Tide With Plant-Based Relief for Menopause
A Patient's Journey with Cannabis-Based Medical Products. At EthVida, we value real stories for their ability to change perspectives and remove barriers. Today, we are honoured to interview...
The Forgotten Center and Why Women's Power Lives in the Womb, Not the Mind
This is a call to remember what has long been ignored. Beyond roles, responsibilities, and expectations lies a deeper truth, one that begins in the womb. If you’ve felt the quiet pull...
The Importance of Creatine From Peri Through to Post Menopause
For decades, creatine has been used in supplement form by athletes and bodybuilders to improve performance and increase muscle mass. More recently, it has gained recognition...
What to Say to and What Not to Say to a Person Who Is Going Through IVF
Everyone's IVF journey is so sensitive and different. Choose carefully the words you use to express empathy, understanding, and support. In this article, we explore the power of language and the..
How to Survive, and Actually Enjoy Summer During Perimenopause Without Melting Down
Hot flashes, mood swings, and disrupted sleep can make summer feel like a season of survival during perimenopause. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With a few simple adjustments, you can stay...
The Art of Nesting and How to Best Prepare for Baby
The idea of “nesting” during pregnancy involves preparing the nursery, stocking the shelves with baby clothes and diapers, and cleaning the house. All these things are special and wonderful...
A Love Story Between Women and Alcohol Until It’s Not
The crisp ‘pop’ of a champagne bottle to celebrate a monumental achievement…a cold, perspiring beer can in your hand on a hot, summer beach day swirling the first taste of a Cabernet before ordering...
18 Expert Tips to Support Gut Health During Perimenopause
Navigating perimenopause can feel like a rollercoaster, with fluctuating hormones, changing moods, and unexpected digestive issues. If bloating, constipation, or indigestion have crept in alongside...
Dominance, Submission, and the Power of Saying Yes
Let’s say it plainly: submission isn’t surrendering your worth. It isn’t weakness. And it isn’t anti-feminist. But it gets framed that way a lot, especially when we talk about Dominant/submissive...
Find Your North Star With 10 Steps to Authenticity and Purpose
Do you feel frustrated by where you are and what you’ve achieved so far in your life and your career? When I turned 45, I was overwhelmed with a need to start living life on purpose, to find...
Fear and Now Flips the Script on How We View Birth in America
What if everything we believed about childbirth, mainly that it must be painful, chaotic, and traumatic, wasn’t true? This question pulses at the heart of Fear and Now, the 2025 documentary...
Tried Everything? – What If Your Skin Isn’t the Problem But the Messenger?
What if those relentless skin flare-ups aren’t signs that your body is failing you but messages trying to guide you back to balance? After 35 years of living with eczema, I discovered...
Unveiling the Link Between Childhood Trauma and PCOS
What do Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and childhood experiences have in common? Trauma. As rates of PCOS continue to rise and awareness grows around the profound effects of trauma on the body...
Why Perimenopause Can Raise Your Risk of High Cholesterol and What to Do About It
Are you in your 40s or 50s and noticing shifts in your energy, weight, or heart health? You’re not imagining it, perimenopause brings more than hot flushes and mood swings. One of the lesser-known...
A Nutritionist’s Guide to Eating for Hormone Health for Women in Midlife
Hormones influence nearly everything: your energy, appetite, mood, sleep, and even where your body stores fat. If you’re in your 40s or beyond, you’ve probably noticed that your body doesn’t...
Becoming a Doula Can Be Life-changing and Here’s How to Choose the Right Training
Have you ever felt a strong pull to support others during life’s most vulnerable and powerful moments? Do you feel joy in caring for others, especially during times of emotional and physical transition?
The Mother, The Mover, The Mirror, and Reclaiming Strength Through Fluidity
I became a mother and suddenly my body wasn’t mine. It was a home, a food source, a place of comfort. A landing pad for little bodies and often for big, wild emotions. Somewhere between...
Menopause Journey from Peri to Post as You Harness the Power of Strength Training
Menopause marks a significant chapter in a woman’s life. It’s a time of profound hormonal shifts, particularly the natural decline of oestrogen and progesterone, that affect far more than just...
Struggling with an Autoimmune Diagnosis? – Discover How Diet and Lifestyle Can Turn Things Around
You left your doctor’s office with an autoimmune diagnosis, and you might feel confused, scared, and clueless about what to do next. At the same time, it feels like your body has...