Hailed the new ‘rockstar’ pregnancy nutrient in the US and recently labeled the ‘superstar’ pregnancy nutrient by Cosmopolitan Pregnancy magazine, choline (a lessen known member of the B vitamin family) is receiving significant and much warranted, media attention in...
If you follow health news in the media it is almost a surprise that anyone is left alive. The dangers of smoking, drinking and overeating are somehow getting worse. The obesity crisis is overwhelming us and cancer is running rampant. This bad news is generally...
Are you struggling with overweight or obesity? Infertility? Skin issues like acne and excessive hair growth? These are common problems associated with a condition called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, also known as PCOS. PCOS is a common health condition, effecting more...
In this New York Times article, A-list actress Angelina Jolie bravely announced that she made the tough decision to undergo elective bilateral mastectomy after her doctors warned her that she has an 87% risk of developing breast cancer and a 50% risk of getting...
A couple of weeks ago it was reported that a study had found that pregnant women often feel stressed and judged. There was pressure to conform to some “ideal” behaviour in pregnancy and that any deviation from this made you a “bad mother (to be)”. In the 1950’s a...
Media images are both a reflection of and a frame of reference for our views of ourselves. For women especially, images of “perfect” bodies are impossible to attain and hence create stress and anxiety about body image. Young girls are also impressionable....
