It has often been said that a pregnant woman should eat for two people, but this is not true. Eating for two may be a cute adage, but it definitely is a wrong practice because it is not the quantity you eat during pregnancy that is important, but it is the quality that matters. During pregnancy weight gain is vital to the health of both baby and mother, as increased weight nourishes the unborn baby, helps mommy with an easier birth and supports both during breastfeeding. But everything must go within reasons tells Dr Veena Bhat, Gynaecologists, Artemis Gurgoan. When consulted further, Dr Bhat answered many other frequently asked questions clarifying the myth of eating for two! Continue

MEN ARE FROM MARS AND WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS. Naturally, their health concerns differ from Y-chromosome-carriers. Many health concerns affect both, some are only prevalent in women, and a number of medical conditions may cause different symptoms and may require different treatments and prevention protocols. Besides conditions such as menopause, ovarian and cervical cancer, and pregnancy, which are unique to women, other medical conditions play a large role in women’s health. Breast cancer and osteoporosis are thought of as women’s health concerns, although they occur in men. Heart disease is a serious concern to both men and women, but risk factors and preventive strategies may differ

All women at some point are faced with questions that are intimately linked to their health and wellbeing on which they are clueless. The questions are important, yet they are put on the back burner, because they are not that pressing. The life keeps going on usually and women continue juggling with the multiple roles they play. We get the experts talking on such queries that must have crossed every woman’s mind at one point or another. 1. Is it okay to fudge with my menstrual cycle to accommodate festivals, board meetings, vacations etc? Well, the answer depends on how frequently, do you manipulate your periods. Period delaying pills are made of progestins, the hormone that accompanies

The connection between feminism and beautiful breasts are something inseparable. But, as women are of different kinds, so is the shape and size of their breasts. Some may have small or large while some carry the perfect ones, firm and beautiful.  While the firm ones have a future ahead, those that follow principles of gravity have created and nurtured life. Whatsoever may be the type, every female desires for beautiful breasts. So, now the question arises of how to take a proper care of breast and to know the actual factors that must be concentrated upon in order to have those firm and beautiful signs of femininity, well in shape. My Health Guardian talks about few essential tips for

WOMEN play different roles in their life cycle. From a career woman to cook, cleaner, teacher, driver, nurse, and above all mother they carry all roles with aplomb. Such amount of multitasking can even embarrass an efficient juggler but women keep doing it throughout their lives with a grin on face. In all societies women work harder than men (you just need to look around) to find instances, but they don’t accord the kind of priority to their health that they would to their husband’s, in law’s or child’s. Why so? What makes an intelligent diva neglect her health? My Health Guardian enlists three essential things for today’s Woman to stay on top of their health throughout the

Modern way of living and stress are interlinked,  but for women stress multiplies, as she has to play multiple roles. The professional persona of the woman is just an aspect of her life. Her roles change the moment she reaches home. From mother, teacher, cook, care giver, warm hostess, efficient home-manager to super seductress….the roles just not seem to end for a woman. Moreover, you can’t discount the professional pressures either, says Dr. Arti Anand, consultant Clinical Psychology at Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi. What is stress? Stress is not always bad. Life would become mundane without some stress. Some levels are essential to keep ourselves alert and motivated. Stress within

What impact hormones have on your life? Ask this to a woman and the answer will be profound because hormones dictate the way we react. From the girth of our waistlines to the tone of our mood, hormones decide all. The primary female hormone is estrogen which is responsible for the lush and curvaceous female body, supple skin texture and our sex lives. However, these days primarily owing to the stressful lifestyles women are facing increased episodes of hormonal imbalances which can occur to a woman of any age. A bit of biology lesson on hormones: they are proteins or steroids that travel in our blood directly in miniscule amounts and cast a major influence on our health and well

Call it a wonder or whatever… Thanks zillions to the new age science for making us experience the bliss of seeing the little life breathing and moving inside our belly. It’s awesome! And easy. High frequency waves, which are inaudible to the ear, are bounced through the abdomen by a device called transducer to look at the inside of the abdomen. With prenatal ultrasound the echoes are recorded and transformed into video or photographic images of the baby. Easy, safe and inexpensive, Prenatal Ultrasound during pregnancy detects or aids in the detection of abnormalities and conditions related to pregnancy. It is usually combined with other tests, such as triple tests, amniocentesis,

The nine-month long wait is over and the ‘bundle’ of your joy, your newborn is in your arms to hold and cuddle. Breastfeeding is the normal way of providing young infants with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development.  WHO recommends feeding infants colostrum, the yellowish, sticky breast milk produced at the end of pregnancy. It is the perfect food for the newborn, and feeding should be initiated within the first hour after birth. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended up to 6 months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond. As your baby is reliant on you for nutritional needs, it is important

Since time immemorial women have been prisoners of their fertility. With the advent of ‘the pill’ fifty years ago, women were set free from the tyranny of unwanted pregnancies. For the last fifty years the pill has helped women to seek education, plan family, space children and carve out careers. Beyond preventing pregnancies the pill has been helping women treat acne and skip periods. To modern women it would be hard to imagine that the US officials were not initially comfortable announcing the approval of the world’s first oral contraceptive. “… Our own ideas of morality had nothing to do with the case,” said John Harvey of the Food and Drug Administration in