It’s easy to get wrapped up in the web of your hectic lives, but you must remember to treat your body with respect. Healthy habits are the most effective way to avoid diseases, live longer, and be happier. However, in the turmoil of a woman’s everyday life, commitments, jobs, busy schedules, and other factors can …
Breastfeeding
As a part of family function I had been to one of the finest jewellery shops in my town. As my family members were busy looking at ornaments I happened to observe a lady with small baby for whom she was breastfeeding in the main seating area, immediately one of the members from that section …
Period Poverty in India
The taboo surrounding menstruation overlooks the categorical and hierarchical classifications of caste, class, and gender. Menstrual blood is traditionally portrayed as disgusting and impure and is explicitly differentiated from other bodily fluids.The implicit prejudices that we all have as a consequence of our socioeconomic background have often contributed to us developing a misleading impression and …
Grow The Grass: Untamed Pubic Hair Helps
Human body, though complex, has a sufficiently sophisticated defence mechanism. Every opening in our body is guarded against pathogens and foreign substances to a large extent by the immune system. Our mouth has saliva as the first line of defence, earwax acts as a filter for ears, nose has mucus and cilia (commonly called nose …
Going Braless: Is Not Wearing a Bra Good for You?
2020 was the year that forced most of us to stay in our homes. With millions of women being locked up in their houses to self-isolate, one common thing that women across the world welcomed was the opportunity to go braless. Women share a complicated relationship with bras. Most might agree that taking off your …
Medical Termination of Pregnancy: The Progressive Abortion Law
Many religions believe a child as the gift of God which makes abortion a hotly debated topic or rather a taboo issue. Some may argue that the foetus growing in the woman’s womb has the right to existence which outweighs the woman’s right to control her own body. However, the modern ideologies pose conflicts to …
Body Image Positivity: What is it, and how can I improve it?
What size are you in? Oh! The plus size? I’m in xs you know. Come-on you can’t wear crop-tops, they don’t fit you. Bodycons are not for you babe! Yeah and you guessed it right. I’m talking about body imaging. This is what we usually hear from friends, family, but let me introduce you’ll to …
Vaginal Health – Let’s Burst Myths
In society, calling out the name “vagina” is not accepted by so many people as if it does not exist. Because of that, there are lot of myths associated with vaginal health and people believe that those are the actual facts and act on it. Let’s burst some of the myths which are believed by …