by Women's Health | Sep 19, 2018 | Health
Did you know that your heart pumps over 90 000 times a day? Yep, from those work presentation nerves to the heart-melting moments with your significant other, your heart is constantly working to keep you going. But are you doing enough to ensure that it’s...
by Women's Health | Sep 18, 2018 | Health
Here’s the thing: You’re likely not acquainted with your cervix at all—other than, you know, when your gynae swabs it during a Pap test (cringe). That means you probably don’t know what it feels like (or looks like for that matter, but that’s...
by Women's Health | Sep 18, 2018 | Health
At the age of 42, Michélle Booysen suffered a heart attack in the middle of a cycle race, yet she still made it over the finish line. The 99er Cycle Tour and MTB Challenge is an annual event that takes place in Cape Town in February. I was training for the Argus, so I...
by Women's Health | Sep 17, 2018 | Health
Hollywood may have conditioned us to believe that a heart attack involves clutching your chest and collapsing dramatically, but symptoms in women can be much subtler. Seriously, some of these seem so random they could be mistaken for common old heartburn. Heartburn Or...
by Women's Health | Sep 17, 2018 | Health
Preventing pregnancy isn’t the only reason you might be on the pill—but it’s a biggie. And when you’re on it, you kind of expect not to get pregnant. But uh, just in case you weren’t aware: Oral contraceptives aren’t 100 percent effective...
