The idea of creating a little human may be the best motivator there is to get healthy! And to ensure your healthiest pregnancy, its best to start months before getting pregnant. A woman’s health before and during pregnancy will have
If you think about it, the "facial" industry hasn't really seen any kind of significant update since pretty much the 80's. That was one of the main reasons why Jessica Walsh decided to start Fig, a Vancouver-based, first-of-its-kind clean facial
In a perfect world, food would offer all of the nutrition that a woman needs. However, when it comes to vitamins and minerals, there are many things working against us. The food we eat now is less nutrient dense than
The most common menstrual complaints reported by women are painful periods. If you are one of these women, you’ve likely been told that the pain associated with your period is normal. Studies show that up to 93% of women of
The increasing importance of education and a career for women means that women are choosing to delay starting a family until later in life. Unfortunately, age is the most important factor when it comes to female fertility. A woman is
Part of what makes us women is our unique hormonal makeup. The sex hormones, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, are the most well-known because of their influence on the reproductive system – from puberty to menopause. But these hormones have important
The fertility awareness method (FAM), also commonly referred to as natural family planning or the rhythm method, is a type of cycle tracking used to determine which days in the menstrual cycle a woman is most fertile. Many women don’t
We love that Abeego, the "reusable beeswax that breathes", is on more than one mission. Founded in 2008 by Toni Desrosiers, Abeego was launched, firstly, because it’s logical. It breathes. If living food needed to be wrapped in airtight wrap the
Has it been months since your last period? In medicine, if your period is late and has been missing for 3 months or more, it is called amenorrhea. There are several reasons for a missing cycle, and if you fit
Estrogen and progesterone are the key hormones that regulate a woman’s monthly cycle. The menstrual cycle is divided into the follicular phase and the luteal phase. The follicular phase begins on the first day of your period and goes until