If you have ever lived or worked closely with other people who have periods, you may have sometimes noticed that you’re both suddenly feeling the effects of your PMS around the same time, or both you and your roommates are washing & drying your period underwear the same week. You may have found yourself on numerous occasions asking yourself, and each other, if your periods have synced, or even being adamant that they have. But is there actually any science to back up the theory? Do our menstruating pheromones actually speak to each other and align to the same rhythm, or do we find comfort in sisterhood solidarity and believe our periods have edged closer together for comfort? ...
The books tell you what to expect when you’re expecting, they tell you what size fruit your growing baby is today, they tell you what to buy, what to eat. They tell you about labour & delivery plans and your ‘how to prepare for your preferred birth plan’. They even tell you what to expect once your expected baby arrives, the noises, the colours of poop and all of the glorious ins and outs of a new born. But what about you? Your body has housed, nourished, protected, grown and delivered a baby. Despite what some social medias may lead you to believe, you’re not made of elastic and the repercussions of pregnancy and labour will take time to recover....
There is an estimated 1.8 billion people around the world who menstruate. Despite being a normal biological process, menstruation remains cloaked in myths and misconceptions and access to menstrual products continue to be out of reach for millions of these people. It’s known that period poverty exists around the world, and it’s something that menstruators feel is unfair and needs to be changed. The non-profits working hard to bring equality to the situation are extremely important and making a difference to those communities they have reached so far. However, it is a surprise to some that Canada has a large period poverty issue in urban areas and Northern Indigenous communities. Before we look at other countries in the world, we need...
The news that you, yourself or someone you know is pregnant and expecting a baby brings all of the emotions. Joy, excitement, love, as well as some levels of fear and anxiety! And if you’re the one who’s now expecting you can add those emotions in with a rollercoaster of hormones that you’re only just starting on! In your first few weeks and months of pregnancy, hormones flood your body. Your baby is still tiny, but already your body is changing. A growing belly is the most familiar and obvious physical change. Morning sickness is also expected, along with altered appetites and unusual cravings. However your body is also busy doing other things during those 9 months, some things that...
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women around the world and it has been widely studied throughout history. Research conducted on breast cancer has actually helped to pave the way for some breakthroughs in other types of cancer research and treatments. Breast cancer has been around since the dawn of time, literally! In Ancient Greece people made offerings to the God of medicine in the shape of a breast, and Hippocrates described the stages of breast cancer in the early 400s BCE. We’ve come a long way since ancient Greece, but we still have a lot to learn about how breast cancer forms, how to treat it and even prevent it. But before...
