3 health benefits of drinking hot water
Growing up I was accustomed to drinking hot water, especially at night after dinner. This was a custom that my mother taught me and my siblings while we were young. This was in addition to regular water intake. To this day, my mother likes to still remind us to…
How ditching the scale can change your view of your health
We’ve all been there. Somehow somewhere you find yourself in a bathroom standing on a scale feeling like your world is imploding. Despite what you may actually look and feel like. Standing on a scale and measuring your weight is one of those things many of us (especially us…
3 changes in my menstrual cycle after having a baby
Giving birth has many unexpected twists and turns. Some known and some unknown. One of the biggest surprises for me after giving birth was how much my menstrual cycle changed. For starters I did not get my period for several months after giving birth. When I spoke to my…
Bite Size: How to deal with disappointment
We all deal with disappointment of all kinds every single day of our lives. From disappointing loved ones. To general disappointments in work and life. And as someone who has dealt with her fair share of disappointments, I can tell you now that being faced with disappointment can make…
Amal Fashanu is changing the world and doing it on her own terms
Today, millions of women of all ages worldwide do not feel that their voice matters nor do their dreams and hopes for their futures. Their dreams feel too farfetched to be achievable. I wish I could speak to every single one of them and tell them, we need to…
Bite Size: Quarantine birthday ideas
With the likelihood of my husband and I spending our birthdays in quarantine for the second time in a row. I have been thinking a lot about ways to make our upcoming birthdays special. Whilst the options are limited given quarantine and limited movement. I do know that I…