by Women's Health | Jan 22, 2018 | Health
Photograph by welcomia/Freepik Up to 57 percent of SA women could be iron deficient… Did you know that iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional deficiency globally? But it’s easy to miss if you don’t know the signs, which can be subtle,...
by Women's Health | Jan 22, 2018 | Health
By Cally Silberbauer; Photograph by Pixabay Do you use Depo Provera? We couldn’t believe it when we heard that the most widely used contraceptive in the country was shown in 2016 to potentially increase the risk of HIV infection by a whopping 40 percent. The...
by Women's Health | Jan 19, 2018 | Health
By Gina Hamadey; Photograph by Freepik A typical chewing gum label lists at least a dozen ingredients — plus more hiding in the vague and amorphous “gum base” and “natural and artificial flavours.” We take a closer look at what’s really inside. A typical...
by Women's Health | Jan 18, 2018 | Health
Woman’s Health recently posted a picture of “soil” (a chunk of hard sand) on Instagram and asked: “Have you ever eaten a sand rusk?” Turns out, a bunch of SA women have. Some simply love it, others do it for cultural reasons… but...
by Women's Health | Jan 16, 2018 | Health
Celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Hilary Duff, Christie Brinkley, and Gisele Bundchen all reportedly love lemon water in its many forms—hot, cold, and lukewarm. Those celebrity endorsements are part of the reason why lemon water has scored a reputation as the...
