by Women's Health | Aug 31, 2018 | Health
Photograph by Unsplash When I think of high cholesterol, I think of all the usual culprits — red meat, dairy and eggs — so because I’m a vegan, I always thought that I didn’t need to worry about this particular problem. Boy, was I in for a surprise! Three...
by Women's Health | Aug 31, 2018 | Health
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, affects one in three South Africans. It kills 10 million people every year. And the scariest part? You probably won’t even know you’re at risk. Hypertension is known as the “silent killer”...
by Women's Health | Aug 30, 2018 | Health
Be real for a sec: You probably inspect your poop so often you could do a PowerPoint presentation on your daily BMs. (No shame, really! Examine that poo all you want.) Most of the time, whatever’s in the toilet looks pretty standard: brown and log-like, TBH. So...
by Women's Health | Aug 29, 2018 | Health
Seeing blood in the toilet after peeing isn’t exactly a shocking event. Women get periods; periods equals blood; end of story. But uh, what if that blood in the toilet or on your toilet paper doesn’t really look like the period kind—say, if your urine is a...
by Women's Health | Aug 28, 2018 | Health
Go ahead, name three organs… “Gallbladder” probably wasn’t on that list at all—even though, you know, the word “gall” is in that headline up there. This organ in the upper-right part of your abdomen generally flies pretty...
