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Getting back in shape after a life-changing event, like pregnancy, is tough. Just the thought of doing a few sets of crunches and squats can sound so tiring even if you haven’t even started a single step of the exercise. In unusual cases, if you’re part of the lucky ones, pouch bag bellies doesn’t develop […]
“It is hard to be a woman: you must think like a man, act like a lady, look like a young girl, and work like a horse” — so goes an anonymous quote. Despite this truth, women have a higher life expectancy rate at birth, which is 73.8 years compared to only 69.1 for males, […]
If I told you that pregnancy hormones tend to make pregnant women a bit touchy, your reaction would go in one of two ways. The first reaction would be a rolling of the eyes with a “well, duh!’ type of expression. The second reaction would be a very huffy and emphatic ‘no they don’t, you’re […]
8 Best Tips for Moms to Keep Their New Born Healthy For 9 months, you have been very careful to make sure that he is healthy in your tummy. You have said goodbye to coffee, beer, junk foods, partying, fast food and all other things that could possibly hamper his development. You have fully embraced […]
Breastfeeding plays a very important role in a child’s growth. A baby depends only on her mother’s breast milk during his initial days. It develops her immunity and helps her to fight off various diseases. Different myths are still prevalent in the society regarding breastfeeding. It is very important for all stakeholders to discuss and […]
It is always a dream of most women to bear a child of their own. But unfortunately, some women have problems conceiving or even carrying the pregnancy until the due date where they suffer a miscarriage along the way. Some of the causes of this problem are due to fertility problem in women, and in […]
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It’s also known as “female circumcision” or “cutting”, and by other terms such as sunna, gudniin, halalays, tahur, megrez […]
Understanding Ovulation Cycles What is Ovulation? Ovulation is the name of the process that happens once in every menstrual cycle when hormone changes trigger an ovary to release an egg. This usually happens 12 to 16 days before your next period starts. The eggs are contained in your ovaries. During the first part of each […]
Lose Weight Being A Stay At Home Mom Losing weight and going on a diet can be tough, and most of us want to shed extra body weight fast. But the important thing is to lose body weight in a natural manner that does not affect overall health. If you do not do so then […]