Category: Female Health

May 16, 2016

Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome: A Reason to Hate Sex

If you thought that peanut allergy was giving you trouble, you’ve certainly never heard of poor Mr. A and his Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome. POIS, as first identified by a group of Dutch doctors in 2002, is exactly what it sounds like . . . a sickness you get from your own ejaculation. For 50-year-old […]

May 15, 2016

Low Libido Affecting Your Lovemaking, Ideas to Boost Your Sexual Desire

Are you struggling to get in the mood for a little bedroom rendezvous with your mate? Is your sexual enthusiasm lacking? Are you ready to enjoy that physical intimacy again? We all have peaks and valleys in our lives where sexuality is concerned.  If you’re having difficult time getting out of the sexual rut, sometimes […]

May 10, 2016

5 Myths about Pregnancy Cravings and Weight Gain

Everyone knows a few old wives’ tales about pregnancy. Having a pet cat could kill you; indulging in certain cravings will create a happier baby; a full moon may induce labor, etc.  Many of these myths have something to do with the almost-certain crazy food cravings you’ll have, which in turn will make you force […]

April 13, 2016

What Exactly Is This “Gestational Diabetes”?

Gestational diabetes is a temporary condition that occurs during pregnancy. It is one of the top health complications that a woman has to face during pregnancy. Indeed a double curse! If the woman had gestational diabetes during pregnancy then she is most likely to pass it on to the child. So, if a woman has […]

April 4, 2016

7 Steps on How to Prevent Diabetes

Diabetes is more prevalent than ever and 95% of cases diagnosed are type 2 diabetes. Although for some the development of diabetes is inevitable, perhaps due to hereditary and other factors, for the vast majority it can be prevented by taking these 7 simple steps… Before diabetes type 2 becomes fully developed you go through a stage known […]

January 12, 2016

Relief for Uncomfortable Periods

How many times throughout your life have you heard “It must be your time of the month” – maybe from your boyfriend, husband, or even your best friend (yes, girls, we can even recognize this attitude in our fellow females)? Menstrual periods are never fun – it’s as simple as that. Cramps, bloating, pain and crankiness are just a few of the many symptoms you must deal with every month. But since you live with them for at least half of your life, you need to learn how to suffer through.

The Debate Over Extended Breastfeeding
January 1, 2016

Milking It for All It’s Worth? The Debate Over Extended Breastfeeding

With the release of TIME Magazine’s new provocative cover– depicting a 3-year-old standing on a stool, suckling casually from his mother’s breast— the public debate over breastfeeding has been reignited. The argument over this particular editorial seems to have many facets, the most obvious of which being that the cover’s shock-and-awe approach puts the relatively […]

10 Facts You Didn't Know About Sexual Health
January 1, 2016

10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Sexual Health, Contraception and the Dreaded Vasectomy

Not having the right information before “getting intimate” can lead to a heck of a surprise.  Below we take a look at 10 facts about contraception and sexual health that you may not have known.  We’ll start with a few for the guys, as information about male contraception is not as widely spread. A Vasectomy […]

December 9, 2015

Does Vitamin D Aid in Digestive Disorders?

Vitamin D. Or, the “sunshine” vitamin as it’s sometimes called. If you don’t know just how important it is for your health, well, you really should. Vitamin D is essential for nearly every single working part of your body – from your heart, to your other organs (including your skin). And now it looks like […]

December 7, 2015

This Powerful Alliance of 63 Elemental Nutrients Offers You Nearly Limitless Energy!

An astonishing, tested combination of superfoods can turn back the hands of time for your body. Maybe you know what it’s like, that no matter how much sleep you get, it never seems to be deep enough or refreshing enough. And every day you look in the mirror, you seem to find another grey hair […]

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