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What You Need to Know About Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer used to be the #1 cancer-related death for women in the 1950s. While the survival rate has increased dramatically since then, it’s still a serious disease. Over 300,000 women worldwide die from cervical cancer every year, according...
4 Treatments That Changed Women’s Health in 2018
A lot happened in 2018. New studies, treatments, laws, discoveries and breakthroughs. Women’s health is constantly changing and evolving. Every day scientists move closer to discovering new treatments to benefit and improve women’s lives. “The...
Stars Are Just Like Us—They Get Stressed
The holidays are magical, but they can also be manic. Parties, plays, gifts, traveling and lots of extra family time can leave us feeling drained. (It’s okay, we can say that.) We look forward to this season all year long, but if we’re...
5 Things You Didn’t Expect After You Were Expecting
Cravings, backaches, a big belly and sore breasts—you expect most of these things when you’re pregnant. Vaginal bleeding, little sleep, and mesh underwear—you expect most of these things after giving birth. But what were you not expecting?When you’re...
Do You Believe These 5 Bladder Myths?
We all eat, sleep and go to the bathroom. And, many of us (women especially), leak urine. There, we said it. But before you navigate away from this blog, let us explain: You are not alone. One in three women suffer from unwanted, unplanned and...
How to Support Someone Experiencing a Miscarriage
An estimated 15-20% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, which means 19 million women around the world have experienced a miscarriage. How you feel about your miscarriage matters. Whether you were devastated or relieved, heartbroken or happy—it is your...
The Key to Finding Your Fitness Flow
Ladies, fitness is more than running a marathon, going to cross-fit or doing the splits. Fitness is part of our overall health and wellness. It’s a combination of balance, variety, kindness and being consistent. Sometimes we take fitness too...
5 Things to Know About Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Cramps. Headaches. Bloating. Acne. Nausea. All signs point to a menstrual cycle. Sounds super fun, right? Take these symptoms, multiply them by 20, and add in a heap of other side effects. What do you get? Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Ten...
Why Breastfeeding and Bottle-Feeding Are Best
We have instant access to an endless amount of information and constant connection to other people. With that, comes access to support, love, friendship and positivity. But, sometimes, this instant access brings unwanted and unfounded opinions, comments and advice....
Why You Shouldn’t Fear Getting Older
During the 1500-1800s, the average person lived to be 30-40. Today, the average person lives to be 78-80. But even though our life expectancy has doubled, we are still fearful of aging and “getting old.” We fear that aging will only...
The Buzz on Jada Pinkett Smith’s V Treatment
In case you haven’t heard, actress and businesswoman, Jada Pinkett Smith recently made headlines by opening up about her vaginal rejuvenation treatment. In an episode of her Facebook Watch series, Red Table Talk, Jada Pinkett Smith spoke...
4 Tips for Finding the Right Gynecologist
Sometimes, the only thing more difficult than finding a pair of pants that fit right (thank you, yoga pants) is finding the right gynecologist. I mean, this doctor usually asks more personal questions than just “when was your last...
1 in 3 Women Live With Little Leaks
Until recently, the options for treating urinary incontinence have been invasive or ineffective. All we could do was cover up the problem with pads, be opened up on an operating table, or suffer side effects from pills. So, what was the...
Taking PRIDE In Women
This month we celebrate every human, especially those who are LGBTQ, and every person who has pushed for equality. “I stand for honestly, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in...
The Top 7 Wellness Trends of 2018
1. Gut Health Gut health is one of the largest trends in women’s health for 2018 according to Women’s Health Magazine. They report a 251% rise in people saving pins on recommendations and recipes associated with gut health. Foods like...
Why Every Body Matters
A couple years ago the media spread [fake] news that Jennifer Garner, mom of three, must be pregnant because she had a “baby bump.” Countless tabloids started reporting this as “fact,” so Jennifer addressed the rumors on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “I...
7 Myths About Postpartum Mental Health
Having a baby is one of the top life-altering experiences. All of sudden a tiny human is in your life, completely and utterly dependent on you. So many changes happen all at once—and not just physically. Bringing a baby home changes us mentally. We...
What Is The Craze Around Collagen?
Collagen has quickly become a buzzword and a trendy super-food in the health & wellness world. You’ve probably heard of people eating collagen supplements or putting it in their coffees, shakes or smoothies. You might have also heard...
How to Support Someone Struggling With Infertility
It's more common than you might think. One in eight couples have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining pregnancy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The International Committee for Monitoring Assisted...
Boost Your Confidence With Three Mantras
Summer is right around the corner. This is usually the time most of us start to panic, because it’s almost bathing-suit season. Be-outside-in-shorts-season. Wear-a-dress-without-tights-season. Instant access to endless information online...
The Benefits of Focusing on Holistic Health
We often think of “being healthy” as a series of check marks: annual well-visit? Check. Six-month dental cleaning? Check. Eye test? Check. Or, we think of “being healthy” as just not being sick. But health is SO much more than checking a...