Have you ever felt a wave of nausea, dizziness, or stomach upset right before or during your period? You might describe it as a “monthly flu” or debilitating motion sickness that arrives like clockwork. If this sounds familiar, you are far from alone. Period nausea is...
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#FWOTM: Erin Switalski, Rallying Women’s Voices for the Earth & for Themselves
Out of an estimated 85,000 chemicals currently in use in the environment in the United States, only about 200 have been tested for safety. Of those chemicals that have been tested, most have been evaluated only for their acute impacts to adult males in industrial...
Five Ways Holiday Season Giving Can Benefit Women in Need
Each year, Maxim Hygiene celebrates a handful of Fierce Women who are making the world a better place. We believe that at the heart of every community lies women and when their needs are met, society can take larger strides. This year we have featured high school...
The A to Z of Complementary Alternative Medicine: From Acupuncture to Reflexology
Michael Phelps' derrier can arguably be credited for cupping's recent rise to fame during the Rio Olympics, but the benefits of acupuncture, meditation, and other complementary alternative medicine (CAM) therapies have long and quietly been extolled as an integral...
#FWOTM: NY State Assemblywoman Linda B Rosenthal Pushes the Bill on Women’s Health
From eliminating the Tampon Tax to a bill that supplies young girls and women with free sanitary napkins in public schools, jails and homeless shelters, New York state has made major progress in reducing the gender bias women face on a systemic level. Leading efforts...
The Perils of Plastic Applicator Tampons
For those of us who have never used an applicator-less tampon before, the idea of sticking a cotton bullet into our bloody vagina with our bare finger can seem icky, but in reality, it's a fairly clean process (once you've read the instructions), equally effective,...
Parabens: The Truth About Preservatives in Your Products
From the minty toothpaste you use in the morning to the shampoo you cleanse with in the evening to the lipstick you paint on for date night and the lube you might use later that night, the majority of cosmetic products we use (and 90% of most grocery items) contain...
#FWOTM: Aanchal Bhatia, Empowering Patients to Take Control of their Own Healthcare
Every month we feature a woman who is changing the world for the better and inspiring others to discover and develop the best within themselves. September's Fierce Woman, Aanchal Bhatia, is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and patient advocate, whose new book teaches...
Medical Cannabis for PMS: It’s Complicated
Marijuana had Bob Marley singing in the 70's, but little did he know, a medical cannabis version of it was probably making Queen Victoria sing more than a century earlier. Her Majesty received monthly cannabis injections to ease the pain from menstrual cramps... and...
The Ultimate Healthy Locker Checklist for Teenage Girls
Going back to school is one of the best feelings in the world; you get to show off your golden tan and catch up with your girlfriends about summer crushes, internships, and other secrets. But as the novelty of school wears off and the routine of essays, gym class, and...
Menstrual Blood and Cupping Take Center Stage at the Olympics
Earlier this year Newsweek reporter Abigail Jones published a feature cover story boldly entitled "There Will Be Blood: Get Over It" that helped take mainstream the fight to end period shaming. We can't help but wonder if Chinese Olympic swimmer, Fu Yuanhui, caught...