by Women's Health | Aug 4, 2025 | Physical Health
“Biological age” has become the health buzzword of the decade, and people are spending small (and large) fortunes on fancy new scans, testing and supplements all in pursuit of a younger biological age. Most of us mere mortals, however, cannot afford such...
by Women's Health | Jul 28, 2025 | Mental Health
Although autism can be reliably diagnosed by age two, in practice, Dr Birgit Schlegel, a paediatric neurologist at Mediclinic Constantiaberg in Cape Town, says most children are only diagnosed around the age of five – and some not until adolescence or adulthood....
by Women's Health | Jul 23, 2025 | Physical Health
A woman sits over a sink that is filled with water. Her feet are submerged. Excitedly, she brings the phone camera to focus on the water and zooms in. There, squirrelling and squirming, are long, dark strands. They’re worms, she says, the evidence of a successful...
by Michelle October | Jul 22, 2025 | Wellness
Whether it’s a new workout habit or a resolve to be tech-free before bed, any change is usually spurred by a trigger. For the then PhD candidate Mamosa Ngcala, a health wake-up call was the push she needed to overhaul her wellness. The trade-off was better than she...
by Women's Health | Jul 21, 2025 | Physical Health
When women think about birth control, they usually focus on the usual suspects – their periods, skin, mood, maybe even weight. But have you ever stopped to think about how your contraception might impact your oral health? Yup, your birth control can affect your oral...
