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Descubrรญ que tenรญa osteoporosis cuando tuve fracturas en mis dos codos por una caรญda
Read More: Descubrรญ que tenรญa osteoporosis cuando tuve fracturas en mis dos codos por una caรญdaEspaรฑol Tal como se relatรณ a Erica Rimlinger No estaba tomando ningรบn riesgo cuando caรญ. Caminaba en un sendero pavimentado en el parque con mis hijos adultos cuando tropecรฉ aparentemente de la nada. Me tambaleรฉ hacia adelante, dejando mis pies atrรกs mientras la parte superior de mi cuerpo caรญa hacia el pavimento a alta velocidad.…
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The 32 Greatest Sleepytime Products Thatโll Take You To La-La Land, STAT
Read More: The 32 Greatest Sleepytime Products Thatโll Take You To La-La Land, STATIf sleep evades you like your office crush (shame), youโre not alone. Around 30 to 40% of people have insomnia, with experts suspecting the rates of sleep apnoea are similarly high. And getting sub-par ZZZs spell more trouble than youโd think. Aside from affecting your day-to-day and making it harder for you to concentrate and…
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12 Hospital Bag Comforts New Moms Will Be So Glad They Packed
Read More: 12 Hospital Bag Comforts New Moms Will Be So Glad They PackedBeing a new mom is filled with all kinds of good stuff: curious stares, endless cuddles and cute giggles. But TBH there are tough times too: not enough hours in the day, sleep deprivation and having to put yourself secondโฆ or third. It can be overwhelming. And thatโs okay. What no one really tells you…
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Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Bone Health
Read More: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Bone HealthYour bones are a big deal. Think of them as the framework for life โ without bones, you canโt do anything, really. But unless youโre in a cast or hobbling around on crutches, youโre probably not thinking about your spectacular skeleton as much as you should. And that can lead to serious consequences. Everyone experiences…
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I Discovered I Had Osteoporosis When I Broke Bones in Both of My Elbows During a Fall
Read More: I Discovered I Had Osteoporosis When I Broke Bones in Both of My Elbows During a FallAs told to Erica Rimlinger I wasnโt taking risks when I fell. I was walking on a paved path in the park with my grown children when I just tripped on seemingly nothing. I lurched forward, leaving my feet behind me and my upper body hurtling toward the pavement. As a professional pianist, I thought…
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Exactly How To Make Non-Soggy Salad In A Jar For Lunch
Read More: Exactly How To Make Non-Soggy Salad In A Jar For LunchWhy bother with a plate when you can make, carry and eat your lunch from a single vessel? The dressing-on-the-bottom approach keeps your veggies crunchy and lettuce crisp until the moment youโre ready to enjoy. Then a few flips of the jar will coat everything nicely โ genius. TIP: Use a jar with an airtight…
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Water Aerobics: Try Swimsuits Instead of Sweatbands
Read More: Water Aerobics: Try Swimsuits Instead of SweatbandsโGet those knees up, mom!โ I yelled. โHigher! High like your neighbors since marijuanaโs legal here!โ If you had told me five years ago that Iโd be rib-deep in my parents’ pool, barking exercise orders at my loved ones during a water aerobics routine I made up, Iโd tell you to go jump in a…
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Symptoms of Lung Cancer
Read More: Symptoms of Lung Cancer+ Infographic text Lung cancer may not cause any symptoms, especially in the early stages of disease. When there are symptoms, early signs may include: A cough that does not go away Coughing up blood or rust-colored spit Frequent lung infections, like bronchitis or pneumonia Chest pain that gets worse with deep breathing, coughing, laughing…
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The Castor Oil Craze: Your Grandmaโs Favorite Elixir is Back
Read More: The Castor Oil Craze: Your Grandmaโs Favorite Elixir is BackCastor oil has been in medicine bags and beauty routines since ancient Egypt wasnโt ancient โ but now, itโs having a big moment on social media. TikTok and Instagram are full of people swearing it can clear up skin to boost hair growth, fix bloating or even remove toxins by pouring it into your belly…
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Whatโs the Connection? Nasal Polyps and Coexisting Conditions
Read More: Whatโs the Connection? Nasal Polyps and Coexisting Conditions+ Flipbook text Slide 2: Nasal polyps are growths inside the nose or sinuses. Theyโre not cancerous, but large polyps can: Make it hard to breathe Harm your quality of sleep Reduce your ability to smell and taste Cause infections Certain allergies and conditions that cause inflammation can increase the risk of getting nasal polyps.…
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Why Your Body Keeps the Score: The Biology Behind Chronic Pain and Autoimmune Issues with Dr. Aimie Apigian
Read More: Why Your Body Keeps the Score: The Biology Behind Chronic Pain and Autoimmune Issues with Dr. Aimie ApigianAre you one of those midlife women who seems to attract every health issue while others around you remain mysteriously unaffected? Have you ever wondered why your husband can eat junk food and maintain perfect health while you struggle with chronic pain, autoimmune issues, or stubborn weight gain despite doing โeverything rightโ? The answer might…
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How To Prepare A Perfect Healthy Packed Lunch
Read More: How To Prepare A Perfect Healthy Packed LunchIf you never know what to pack for lunch, or if you donโt know if your choices are healthy and balanced, or youโre just really bored with having โthe usualโ. Packed lunches no longer only refer to school kids or their parents. Bringing your lunch in at least some of the time has great benefits,…
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This Home Leg Workout Requires Zero Equipment But Itโll Turn Your Lower Body Into Jelly
Read More: This Home Leg Workout Requires Zero Equipment But Itโll Turn Your Lower Body Into JellyIf you think you need weights for a good lower-body burn, let the dumbbells off the hook. This home leg workout will leave you too sore to get up off the couch tomorrow (promise!) โ and it doesnโt require any equipment. By incorporating a variety of bodyweight exercises โ including jumps, isometric holds and single-leg…
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Cow Print Is *The* Fashion Trend Of 2025 โ Hereโs How To Style It
Read More: Cow Print Is *The* Fashion Trend Of 2025 โ Hereโs How To Style ItMoooove over leopard print, thereโs a new pattern in town! Cow print is taking over as fashionโs latest obsession. The wild, wild west has made its way into 2025 in the form of this playful new pattern, and itโs popping up on streets and social feeds everywhere. Now you can get the lowdown on how…
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What Actually Happens After A Breast Cancer Diagnosis?ย
Read More: What Actually Happens After A Breast Cancer Diagnosis?ยBreast cancer accounts for a quarter (24.11%) of all cancers in South African women. In 2022 alone, there were over 11 000 new cases. And, it is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide. Itโs also increasingly detected in women under 40. This trend mirrors global patterns: younger women are being diagnosed with…
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The Biggest Announcements From HUAWEIโs Paris Global Launch
Read More: The Biggest Announcements From HUAWEIโs Paris Global LaunchTeam WH is reporting live from Paris at the HUAWEI Global Launch Event. Today, HUAWEI unveiled a new line-up of products under the theme โRide the Windโ, including the much-awaited HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Series, the HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate 2 and the HUAWEI WATCH D2 โ all combining sleek design with advanced health and fitness…
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Transitional Shoes That Go From Gym To Street Without Missing A Step
Read More: Transitional Shoes That Go From Gym To Street Without Missing A StepLaid-back, cool-girl energy is what we want this summer. But jumping straight from winter layers to breezy summer outfits requires planning โ especially for shoes. You need pairs that work for those crisp, chilly mornings and still feel right when the sun shines. Plus, they should keep up with your busy life. From your fave…
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Understanding Biosimilars: Better Access to Advanced Medicines
Read More: Understanding Biosimilars: Better Access to Advanced MedicinesThe term โbiosimilarsโ sounds like something straight out of a science-fiction novel, but luckily theyโre real advances in medicine. But, to better understand them, we must first understand a type of medicine called biologics. So, letโs back up. Most medicines people take are small molecule drugs, which means they have a simple chemical structure and…
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Did You Know That You CAN Get A Pap Smear Done At A GP?
Read More: Did You Know That You CAN Get A Pap Smear Done At A GP?Okay, so getting a Pap smear is definitely not our definition of fun, but itโs crucial that we get it done. With as many as 10 500-11 000 new cases of cervical cancer recorded annually in South Africa, itโs now the leading cause of female cancer-related deaths in SA (per 2023 data). One of the…
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Did You Know That You CAN Get A Pap Smear Done At A GP?
Read More: Did You Know That You CAN Get A Pap Smear Done At A GP?Okay, so getting a Pap smear is definitely not our definition of fun, but itโs crucial that we get it done. With as many as 10 500-11 000 new cases of cervical cancer recorded annually in South Africa, itโs now the leading cause of female cancer-related deaths in SA (per 2023 data). One of the…
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The Unexpected Benefits Of Running With A Stroller
Read More: The Unexpected Benefits Of Running With A StrollerRunning has a plethora of physical and mental health perks we know and love โ but running with a stroller might come with a few bonus benefits you didnโt see coming. Stepping away from the never-ending juggle of feeds, cooking, cleaning, work and that 10k training plan, it gives you precious time with your bub…
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8 Easy Yoga Moves To Relieve Stress
Read More: 8 Easy Yoga Moves To Relieve StressYou can relieve stress with theseย moves in the comfort of your lounge โ you donโt even have to change out of your PJs. Do the moves as a sequence, flowing from one move to the next without resting, then repeat for a total of two rounds. 1. Downward-Facing Dog Begin on all fours, knees hip-width…
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Is Your Asthma Under Control?
Read More: Is Your Asthma Under Control?If you have asthma, you know how terrifying it is when an asthma attack makes it feel like the air has been sucked out of the room and youโre struggling to breathe. But asthma attacks are not just terrifying, they can also be life-threatening for some people. And theyโre a sign that your asthma is…
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Hot Stats on Warm Bevvies: Can Hot Beverages Help with Healthy Aging
Read More: Hot Stats on Warm Bevvies: Can Hot Beverages Help with Healthy AgingI was on Instagram the other night and passed a reel showing a woman in a crop top. She didnโt speak. Subtitles scrolled over her midriff as she pursed her lips and wagged her finger at the camera. โNobody ever guesses my age right,โ she said. โBecause I know these anti-aging tricks.โ An arrow appeared…
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The Neuroscience of Chronic Pain: Why Your Brain Gets Better at Creating Pain (And How to Teach It to Stop) with Ashleigh Di Lello
Read More: The Neuroscience of Chronic Pain: Why Your Brain Gets Better at Creating Pain (And How to Teach It to Stop) with Ashleigh Di LelloHave you ever felt like your body turned against you overnight? Like one day you were fine, and the next youโre dealing with unexplainable pain that doctors canโt figure out? Or maybe youโve been managing chronic pain for so long that youโve forgotten what it feels like to live without it? Youโre not alone, and…
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This Anti-Ageing Smoothie Bowl Is Bursting With Antioxidant Power
Read More: This Anti-Ageing Smoothie Bowl Is Bursting With Antioxidant PowerWhen summer rolls in, so does the flood of smoothie-bowl inspo on your feed. And while we love them, some of those picture-perfect creations can be seriously time-consuming (and a little pricey) to pull off. This blackberryโmango smoothie bowl is a simpler way to bring variety to your a.m. menu. You can prep, chop and…
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Early-Onset Dementia Among Women Is Growing. Hereโs How To Protect Yourself
Read More: Early-Onset Dementia Among Women Is Growing. Hereโs How To Protect YourselfWeโre willing to bet your idea of a nightmare has changed radically since the days of hiding from the boogey man. Grown-up fears include: not being able to make rent, the petrol price doubling andโฆ being affected by dementia. We have the data to back this last one up: several studies indicate that women express…
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Reclaim Your Glow With Jooce โ Naturally!
Read More: Reclaim Your Glow With Jooce โ Naturally!Whether youโre battling breakouts, hirsutism (those rogue facial hairs), irregular or absent cycles, fatigue, mood swings or the dreaded โjust lose weightโ advice, we see you and weโve got your back! At Jooce, we believe women deserve real solutions, not quick fixes or cookie-cutter advice. Thatโs why we created a no-nonsense supplement line-up designed to…
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Endometrial cancer, Espanol, Gynecologic cancer, Oncologรญa, Real women real stories, Uterine cancer
Me dijeron que era demasiado joven para tener cรกncer endometrial, pero lo tenรญa
Read More: Me dijeron que era demasiado joven para tener cรกncer endometrial, pero lo tenรญaEnglish Tal como se relatรณ a Shannon Shelton Miller Septiembre es el Mes de Concientizaciรณn del Cรกncer Ginecolรณgico Estaba trabajando en febrero de 2019 cuando mi ginecรณloga obstetra me llamรณ y me preguntรณ si podรญa hablar por un momento. “Preferirรญa no hacer esto por telรฉfono, pero es muy grave”, dijo. “Tienes cรกncer endometrial de etapa…
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8 Go-To Exercises That Burn The Most Caloriesย
Read More: 8 Go-To Exercises That Burn The Most Caloriesยย When it comes to exercises that burn the most calories, whether for fat loss or maximum efficiency with the limited time you have, hard work is key. And your typical fat-burning exercises arenโt necessarily running, either. โItโs all about what type of workout will push you to work harder and raise your heart rate higher,โ…
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A Lot Of People Get Self-Care Wrong โ Hereโs How To Build A Routine That Actually Works
Read More: A Lot Of People Get Self-Care Wrong โ Hereโs How To Build A Routine That Actually WorksWhat comes to mind when you think ofย self-care? It might beย getting a pedicureย or taking a long bubble bath. Or maybe itโs splurging on that R2 000 purse youโve been eyeing or spending all Sundayย bed-rottingย in yourย pyjamas. Sure, those thingsย canย count as self-care in moderation โ but thatโs not really the full picture. Despite what social media and…
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The Most Comfortable Sleep Youโve Ever Tracked
Read More: The Most Comfortable Sleep Youโve Ever TrackedHow did you sleep? Garminโs new Indexโข Sleep Monitor has the answer. Designed as a lightweight, upper-arm band for maximum comfort, it delivers in-depth insights into your nightly recovery. More than a device, it represents an extension of the Garmin wellness ecosystem, where movement, rest and resilience are all measured in harmony. More Than Hours…
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9 Signs You Might Have Head and Neck Cancer
Read More: 9 Signs You Might Have Head and Neck CancerWhat do head and neck cancers have in common? Like the name suggests, itโs where they occur that groups them together. And the symptoms vary depending on the location of the cancer. โWhen doctors say โhead and neck cancer,โ theyโre usually talking about cancers that start in the mouth, throat, voice box, sinuses or salivary…
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This Healthy Grain Bowl Is So Good, Youโll Be Packing It On Repeat
Read More: This Healthy Grain Bowl Is So Good, Youโll Be Packing It On RepeatHearty, delicious and surprisingly easy to throw together, this barley salad recipe deserves a spot on your lunch menu this week. Straight from How Not To Age cookbook by Dr Michael Greger, author of the Sunday Times bestsellers How Not To Die and How Not to Diet. Inside, youโll find more than 100 nutritionally balanced…
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I Was Told I Was Too Young to Have Endometrial Cancer โ but I Did
Read More: I Was Told I Was Too Young to Have Endometrial Cancer โ but I DidAs told to Shannon Shelton Miller September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. I was at work in February 2019 when my OB-GYN called me and asked if I could step away for a moment. โIโd rather not do this over the phone, but itโs pretty serious,โ she said. โYou have endometrial cancer, stage 1, and…
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Is There Sex After Cervical Cancer?
Read More: Is There Sex After Cervical Cancer?Joslyn Paguio was diagnosed with HPV, the virus that can cause cervical cancer, in the middle of her freshman year of college. She was given no further information by her school medical clinic, but she did her own research and found an OB-GYN, who discovered that Paguioโs HPV strain was high-risk for becoming cancer and…
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Vaginal Estrogen
Read More: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Vaginal EstrogenAttention everyone with a vagina: If your downstairs is feeling parched and persnickety and definitely not in the mood to party โ youโre not alone. Everyone who has a period goes through menopause, and fluctuating estrogen levels can make you feel like youโre in the classic horror film, Invasion of the Vagina Snatchers. But before…
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Whatโs The Real Age For Perimenopause โ And What Are The Symptoms?ย
Read More: Whatโs The Real Age For Perimenopause โ And What Are The Symptoms?ยPerimenopause is perhaps the most misunderstood part of a womanโs life. We make a big(ish) deal of your first period and especially pregnancy, but when ovaries start winding down, so do helpful discussions about it. โPerimenopause is a tipping point that can shape a womanโs long-term health and quality of life,โ says Dr Juanri Jonck,…
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6 Breakfast Making Tips Thatโll Help You Ace Your Morning
Read More: 6 Breakfast Making Tips Thatโll Help You Ace Your MorningLook, we all know that breakfast is *supposed* to be the most important meal of the day, yet we often end up skipping itโฆ because snoozing seems like a much better option than slaving over your stove first thing in the morning, right? If anything, we grab a takeaway coffee on the way to work…
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A Tropical, Protein-Packed Smoothie That Transports You Straight To The Beach
Read More: A Tropical, Protein-Packed Smoothie That Transports You Straight To The BeachThink beyond your usual fruit blend for your a.m. smoothie with this tropical burst recipe. Just a sprinkle of frozen peas and a pinch of lime zest adds an unexpected, delicious twist to your morning brekkie. For serious power and energy, crank up the horsepower with one of Eigerโs ultimate blenders. READ MORE: 6 Time-Saving…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: When Is Pornography a Problem?
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: When Is Pornography a Problem?Emily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. September is Sexual Health Awareness Month. I sat across from Jeremy and his wife, Sonia, in their first session with me. Sonia was fuming. Jeremy fidgeted, eyes fixed on the…
