Past studies have shown that breastfeeding is essential for the health of a baby and can reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. According to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, women who breastfeed not only have reduced cancer risk, but also have reduced risk for type 2 diabetes, high […]
Some people are always chilly. Women, more often than men, have a tendency to feel cold. Is that just a fact of life, or could there be something more going on? If you feel cold all the time, it could be from a specific cause. Being female Women really are colder than men in general. […]
Preliminary findings have uncovered that diabetic women are at significantly higher risk of serious heart problems than men. The first study by Dr. Dr. Xue Dong and colleagues involved 19 previous studies conducted between 1966 and 2014 from a sample size of 11 million people across the globe. They found that approximately 38 percent of […]
For people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), life is already full of challenges. Now research shows that women with PTSD have an additional reason to worry — heart attack or stroke. And as it turns out, women are twice as likely to develop PTSD as men. The data used for the study was gathered during […]
Intermittent fasting has been increasingly discussed by ancestral health experts as a biologically-supported method for weight loss and metabolic healing. But is it healthy for everyone? Concerns have been raised over potential health effects for women, and especially during pregnancy. Let’s take a closer look. What is intermittent fasting? Intermittent fasting is a way of […]
There is a new drug going up for FDA approval called Flibanserin. This medicine is being called “Viagra for women.” The FDA has already denied approval of this medication twice because they felt there was no evidence of effectiveness. It also has side effects such as nausea and sleepiness. Maybe women’s sexual desire can’t be […]
Everyone has their own opinion of what the female body should look like. Society and the media often exhibit women that are thin as the ideal womanly figure. This causes many women to try and conform to what society sees as the perfect woman. Over time, society has shifted time and again on what the […]
