by Elspeth Alexandra | Jun 24, 2024 | General, Postnatal
Why is it that most women don’t know about pelvic organ prolapse until they have one? Despite social media, despite better access to healthcare information, most of us still know more about how our phones work than how our bodies work. Perhaps we prefer to look the...
by Elspeth Alexandra | May 30, 2024 | General
From the tortoise beating the hare to the ten thousand hours, consistency is a virtue. There are no short cuts to getting fit, and nor should there be. There is no shortcut to anything worth doing, is there? The journey is always as important as the destination. Many...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Apr 30, 2024 | General, Menopause
New research into magnesium caught my eye recently: supplements helped half the women in a trial to reduce hot flashes. It’s the latest in a long list of ways that magnesium supplements can help women feel better. Quick facts: magnesium is the eighth most...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Mar 26, 2024 | General
If we’ve been hanging out for a while, you’ll have heard me mention that lifting heavy things is good for you. How heavy is heavy? In the strength world, there’s something called your one-rep max (1RM). This is the absolutely heaviest weight you use to perform a lift...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Feb 26, 2024 | General, Pregnancy
The changes in your pregnant body are mind boggling. But then, so is growing an entirely new human being. For instance, the delightful pro-gestation hormone, progesterone, has a lot to answer for. Its effects include loosening all of your smooth muscle to accommodate...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Jan 26, 2024 | General
This is my not-so-secret roadmap to the font of eternal youth. Pick things up and put them down again, and if you’re over forty, aim for very heavy things, only picking them up a few times. Do this alongside people you want to spend time with, preferably the...
