Menstrual
PMDD: What is it and how can you overcome it?
If you have a uterus and are still experiencing your monthly period, you are probably familiar with PMS or premenstrual syndrome. PMS includes symptoms like abdominal cramps, headaches, irritability, bloating, and such. These symptoms are often not severe and can be managed by most women. However, if your PMS symptoms become so bad that they…
Read MoreWhat is PCOS: The Symptoms and Lifestyle Medication You Need to Know!
Polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS is a common condition where a woman’s ovaries form generally harmless multiple small water-filled cysts or follicles in their ovaries, causing their hormones to become out of balance. Fibroids or noncancerous tumors of muscles and fibrous tissue may also form in the uterus. The condition is marked by increased levels…
Read More4 Things Your Period Can Tell You About Your Health
I wrote an article for Fitbit on the 4 Things Your Period Can Tell You About Your Health. Read the article here: https://blog.fitbit.com/menstruation/
Read More9 Steps to Naturally Improving Your PCOS Symptoms
I wrote an article for my body and soul on the 9 steps to naturally improving your PCOS symptoms. Read all about it here-> https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/nutrition/nutrition-tips/9-steps-to-naturally-improving-your-pcos-symptoms/news-story/ff6ca0154ffe5fb39271b5184d53bf94
Read More7 Signs and Symptoms of Menopause and What you can do about them
Most ladies talk so much about menstruation and pregnancy, but when it comes to menopause, conversations are a little hush-hush. So when women reach that point after the prime of their lives, conditions associated with menopause can get confusing and hard to deal with. But what exactly is menopause? What are its signs and symptoms?…
Read More5 Foods to Help Enhance Fertility and Progesterone Production
Progesterone is an important female sex hormone synthesized by the adrenal glands and ovaries. It has a crucial role in the menstrual cycle, fertility, and fetal development. Having high progesterone levels is essential for maintaining a normal, healthy pregnancy. Imbalances in progesterone levels increase the risk of miscarriage, intensify PMS symptoms, thyroid dysfunction, weight gain,…
Read More5 Signs of Hormonal Imbalance
Our hormones are responsible for so many biological functions and emotions, so if our hormones are out of balance, we can experience an array of uncomfortable symptoms. Hormones regulate things like mood, sleep, stress, digestion, reproduction, metabolism, growth and development, and more. Here are the 5 signs that your hormones may be out of…
Read More6 Essential Women’s Health Checks Every Mom Needs in 2018
Regardless of whether you’re a new mom or a long-time mom, here are some essential women’s health checks you should schedule for 2018. From pelvic floor checks to hormone checks, period checks and mental health checks, we’ve got you covered. 1. Pelvic Floor & Pelvic Organ Prolapse Check Did you know that women’s health physiotherapists…
Read More6 Simple Exercises to Ease Endometriosis
1 in 10 women suffer from endometriosis with an estimated 176 million women affected worldwide. Women with endometriosis often experience many different forms of pain including period pain, pelvic pain, ovulation pain, painful sex, painful urination, pain with bowel movements, and nerve pain. As a pelvic pain physiotherapist, I treat a lot of women with endometriosis. Endometriosis is a condition where the…
Read MoreFrom Endometriosis & Chronic Pelvic Pain To Empowerment & Vitality
Not many years ago, I had barely even heard about endometriosis, until I embraced the world of pelvic floor physiotherapy / women’s health physical therapy. And as fate would have it, discovered that a lot of my own pain actually linked back to endometriosis. Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women and 176 million women worldwide suffer…
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