womens health

This article was written by one of The Food Medic team; GP – Dr Nirja Joshi What is cervical screening? Cervical screening, sometimes referred to as a ‘smear test’, is…

This article was written by one of The Food Medic team; GP – Dr Nirja Joshi your vagina is a self-cleaning oven Dr Jen Gunter What is vaginal discharge? Discharge…

This article was written by Dr Hazel Wallace [Founder of The Food Medic] and Dr Nirja Joshi [London-based GP] From when each woman starts their period (known as the menarche),…

This article was written by one of The Food Medic team; London-based GP Dr Nirja Joshi. March is ovarian cancer awareness month, and so we thought it would be a…

This article was written by one of The Food Medic team; female health writer – Kelly McNulty Unfortunately, there is little guidance for women when it comes to staying active…

This article was written by one of The Food Medic team; London-based GP Nirja Joshi. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will reportedly be made available over the counter in the UK…

This article was written by one of The Food Medic team; female health writer – Kelly McNulty. There’s been a lot more conversation around the effects of the menstrual cycle…

Balance Festival talk highlights This article was written by one of our regular contributors; female health writer – Kelly McNulty. I didn’t really know health and wellness festivals were a…

This article was written by one of our contributors: medical doctor – Nicky Keay. Applying artificial intelligence techniques to modelling female hormones enables every woman to access personalised hormone intelligence…

This article was written by one of our contributors; PhD student and founder of The Period of the Period – Kelly McNulty. A background to bone health We often perceive…