If your period is so heavy that you plan your schedule around it — the clothes you wear, the meetings you avoid, the bathrooms you map out — that is not something you should have to simply accept. For many Black women, these symptoms are caused by uterine fibroids: non-cancerous growths that develop in or
Author Archives: Fey Ahmad, MD, DABFM
Cardio and Strength workouts are two common types of exercise and many people who start their workout journey get stuck with a difficult question; whether they should go with cardio or lift weights. Some people end up opting for any one of these two workouts […]
If you’re a Black woman, your hair is never just hair. It’s identity, culture, labor, and politics — all growing from your scalp simultaneously. It’s the reason you schedule your wash days like appointments, the reason you go to bed with a satin scarf, and the reason a bad hair day can genuinely affect how
Can’t sleep well? Ah, how do we envy those days when we could feel the soft embrace of our pillows as we slip into deep slumber within the blink of an eye. Alas, old age looms over us, bringing forth its harrows and torment denying us to be enveloped […]
Hormonal Health
Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle: What’s Normal, What’s Not, and What Your Period Is Telling You
Menstruation is defined as the monthly shedding of the inner lining of a woman’s uterus. Menstruation is also known by such terminology as menses, menstrual period, just “your period” or more colloquially in conversations as “aunt flow”. The menstrual contents (a mixture) […]
Let’s not kid ourselves, most of us would love to enjoy going out without a hint of makeup on. But you might not have that level of confidence because of hyperpigmentation on your skin, a condition that can manifest as uneven discoloration, blemishes and dark spots […]