by Women's Health | Nov 20, 2017 | FitMama
By Anonymous, as told to Andrea Todd; Photographs by Yanalya/Freepik “You can brainwash yourself into thinking things aren’t so bad.” As a child, I was sexually abused by my dad. And like a lot of girls who are abused, I married young – I was 22. We...
by Women's Health | Nov 16, 2017 | Fitness
SA-born actor Lesley-Ann Brandt kicks ass as Maze in Lucifer. She invited WH to check out the high-energy MMA workout that got her fighting fit. It’s our birthday month! So we’re throwing back to some of the awesome workouts we’ve done over the years. Every week in...
by Women's Health | Nov 14, 2017 | FitMama, Health
By Michelle October; photographs by Freepik “I didn’t know I had gestational diabetes until after [my son] was born.” Gestational diabetes is often pushed to the back of the line of important conditions to be on the lookout for. Type 2 Diabetes, The Big...
by Women's Health | Oct 31, 2017 | FitMama, Health
By Gessie Thompson as told to Carly Breit; Photographs by Dragana Goric/Freepik “You’re stronger than you feel, you have more options than you think, and you are not alone.” I was 26 when I married Marc, my best friend and the love of my life. At...
by Women's Health | Oct 26, 2017 | FitMama
By Elena Lyn Gross; Photographs by Yanalya/Freepik She says she has a “tilted” uterus. When you’re pregnant it can seem like everyone wants to chime in with their insights and advice on everything from gender and names to cravings and labour. People...