Just as our muscles lose strength as we get older, so do our bones. This can have a serious effect on our lifestyle, and boosts risk of fractures – which are linked…
Category: Health
Nine women share what it’s like to have a miscarriage
Miscarriage is a common woman’s health experience, but one that affects people differently. Ten years of studying miscarriage has taught me that no two women will have the same experience, and that…
Four things you need to know about your vagina vulva
When it comes to female anatomy, there’s still a lot that many of us don’t know. A 2019 survey from YouGov found that half of those questioned didn’t know where the vagina…
Seven tips for using the back-to-school mindset to help you stick to your goals
Even if it’s been many years since you were last in school, you might still associate this time of year with that “back-to-school” mindset – that feeling of a page turning, a…
Kids dressing up as frail older people is harmless fun, right? No, it’s ageist, whatever Bluey says
A child once approached me, hunched over, carrying a vacuum cleaner like a walking stick. In a wobbly voice, he asked: Do you want to play grannies? The idea came from the…
Feeling controlled by the chaos in your home? 4 ways to rein in clutter and stay tidy
Maintaining a tidy home is a never-ending challenge. And tidiness goes beyond aesthetics – it contributes to a person’s mental wellbeing. So what are the best strategies for creating and maintaining order?…
Feeling controlled by the chaos in your home? 4 strategies to rein in clutter and maintain tidiness long-term
Maintaining a tidy home is a never-ending challenge. And tidiness goes beyond aesthetics – it contributes to a person’s mental wellbeing. So what are the best strategies for creating and maintaining order?…
Kids dressing up as older people is harmless fun, right? No, it’s ageist, whatever Bluey says
A child once approached me, hunched over, carrying a vacuum cleaner like a walking stick. In a wobbly voice, he asked: Do you want to play grannies? The idea came from the…
The pathogen’s cunning strategies for persistent infection offer clues for vaccine development
Lyme disease is the leading vector-borne disease — meaning diseases that are transmitted to humans from another organism like a tick or mosquito — in North America and Europe. New human cases…
Like many women, I didn’t know I was autistic until adulthood – how late diagnosis can hurt mental health and self image
For many women, adult diagnoses of autism are “a light in the darkness”, an epiphany of self-understanding. My “lightbulb moment” came in my late 20s. “They thought you were autistic,” my mum…