Detox, Diets and Dry January
Well, we’re 20 days into January and the team at We Understand Women’s Health are at breaking point. We are all trying our hardest to lose those extra pounds. Lauren needs to get into a bridesmaid...
View ArticleSugar – think before you drink
Through a combination of marketing, convenience and supermarket special offers, sugary drinks have become part of the daily routine for so many of us, yet we remain oblivious to the damage they are...
View ArticleFlipping hell! It’s Pancake Day! Here are our top 5 fillings!
Flipping hell! It’s pancake day! Here are 5 pancake fillings and toppings that the We Understand Women’s Health team get egg-cited about: 1. Sugar and lemon. The classic combination of sweet and sour,...
View ArticleOvarian Cancer Awareness Month – Don’t stay silent, it’s time to shout
Ovarian cancer is often referred to as a silent killer, meaning we could have it and be none the wiser. The thought that I, my friends or my mum could be unknowingly living with this devastating...
View Article10 Ideas For Celebrating International Women’s Day
Today’s post is from a very special guest blogger, Morta Jablonskaite our first ever intern here at We Understand Women’s Health. See more from Morta by visiting her blog here. We as women, the kind...
View ArticleVitamin B – Your Energy Source
In our previous blog we explained the benefits of Vitamin D for a healthy lifestyle. Now we take a look at why Vitamin B is crucial for our health as well. Firstly, it is important to understand that...
View ArticleA Dietitian’s thoughts on weight management and fad diets
We live in an age of best-selling cookery books, TV personalities and Instagrammers (and other social media stars) that sell to us the aspiration of clean living, healthy eating and low sugar diets....
View ArticleHRT and its link to breast cancer is back on the news again
New research has revealed that the risk of developing breast cancer from taking combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is likely to have been previously underestimated by up to 60%. According to...
View ArticleNational Arthritis Week – 12-19 October
Today marks the beginning of National Arthritis Week (12-19 October), an awareness week developed by Arthritis Research UK to raise awareness of the burden of arthritis and the impact that it has on...
View ArticleThe return of the Mo…and the power of Mo Sistas
Halloween is over and we are just weeks away from the Christmas period. That can only mean one thing. It’s time for Movember once again, where we separate the ‘mo-growers’ from the boys (and girls)....
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