Female Forward: Episode 29: Healthy Eating: What Can You Add?

Mental-health professionals are urging women to become more comfortable saying what they need — and crucially, what they don't want. They say women are often conditioned to put everybody else's needs first, leaving them feeling guilty when they set boundaries or ask for help. But constantly saying “yes” can come…

Women are being urged to learn the warning signs of a stroke — and to take their own risk more seriously. The Heart and Stroke Foundation says a woman's lifetime risk of stroke is one in four... And pregnancy, pre-eclampsia and high blood pressure can all influence that risk. But…

Doctors are urging women not to wait until they feel sick before having basic health checks. High blood pressure, cholesterol problems, diabetes, osteoporosis and some cancers can all develop with few — or no — obvious symptoms. But specialists say there's also no single screening checklist that suits every woman…

Women experiencing weight gain, changes to their periods or other symptoms in their 40s are being warned not to automatically assume they're going through perimenopause. Gynaecologists say thyroid problems can produce a remarkably similar picture — and may be overlooked when symptoms are simply blamed on changing female hormones. HOT1027’s…

A Johannesburg psychiatrist is warning that burnout among women doesn't always look like someone falling apart. Women can still be working, raising families and keeping everything running while becoming anxious, exhausted and increasingly reliant on alcohol or medication to switch off. HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more …