Health

When I was first asked for Shilajit, it seemed like a wellness fad – and a slightly suspicious one at that. It wasn’t until we were asked repeatedly that we decided to look into where it comes from and what it does. We cautiously brought some in, and then started […]

The mind is a powerful thing. More specifically our prefrontal cortex, the area of our brain responsible for language, reasoning and logic. This part of the brain is why we humans have evolved and become the dominant species on this planet. We can invent things and be curious and investigate […]

In my last article I wrote about BPPV (Begin positional proximal vertigo), the most common cause of vertigo. Probably the next most common cause is vertigo caused during or after an inner ear infection. There are some significant differences between these two diagnoses: BPPV is a vertigo which is bought […]

By Aileen Slein As a neurodivergent person, my sense of justice is not a quiet preference. It is not a polite opinion I can fold neatly away. It burns steadily within me. Fairness is not abstract or intellectual. It is visceral. When something feels unjust, I feel it in my […]

Cervical cancer is a particularly virulent and nasty cancer that most commonly affects women aged 30 to 35 years. Treatment is usually total hysterectomy (removal of the womb) in combination with  chemotherapy plus radiotherapy to the pelvis. Both chemotherapy and radiotherapy affect the ovaries, effectively shutting them down. This means […]