Fertility after forty
A recent conversation with a friend opened my eyes to the number of women over 40 who, after coming out of long-term relationships, are delighted when they meet a new man but less than thrilled about having to decide what contraception to use. Many wonder if they need to use ...
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10 healthy foods to keep in your cupboards
Eating well can require quite a lot of planning ahead but even if you don’t have time to buy fresh food, you can still whip up a healthy meal. Keeping your cupboards well stocked with certain foods means you’ve got no excuse for serving an unhealthy dish. Auckland dietitian ... More
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New year - new you!
Making a resolution to be more healthy in 2010 is all very well, but to actually see results you should set yourself some specific goals. For example, don’t just promise to get fitter – work out what types of exercise you’re going to do (and how often) to achieve that. ... More
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Overcoming incontinence
Incontinence is amazingly common – especially if you’ve had a baby – yet most of us don’t talk about it. Although an astonishing 40,000 Kiwi women accidentally wet themselves every day, we tend to think it’s just something we have to put up with. In fact, it can often be ... More
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My son's circumcision agony
The terrified screams of her little boy from behind the closed door of a doctor’s surgery tore through Salma Khan’s* heart. It was supposed to ... More
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Over the Teacups
My young granddaughter was staying with me overnight and in the morning, I went into her room wearing my favourite fluffy pink housecoat. “Grandma,” she said, “you look just like Madame Butterfly!” Surprised, I said, “How do you know about Madame Butterfly?” She replied, “It’s the name of our school pig.” As you can imagine, I was a little despondent about this.
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