Author Archives: Kai Wilson

What your hair can tell you about your health

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A couple of years ago, I started finding that my once thick, long, almost perfect hair was falling out in clumps, breaking easily, and thinning considerably. I’d just had my daughter and spent a month in and out of hospital with pancreas and kidney problems caused by a trapped gallstone – so I assumed it was because, of course, my body didn’t have enough vitamins to support my hair. I guessed right, but its taken far longer to restore even some of than balance than I ever expected. When your hair changes texture, or starts falling out in noticeable amounts, … Continue reading →

Good Health Doesn’t Have to be Expensive

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In implementing an exercise regime recently, I saved quite a bit of money by doing a couple of things in different ways. Here are some top tips for saving money on exercise items. Look out for offers in your local budget supermarket on generic style trainers – most are suitable for walking, and low impact exercise. Its not a good idea to cut corners on high impact exercise items, so, if in doubt ask their shoe department salesmen if they can point you in the right direction. Look out for offers on Ebay/your local thrift or charity store for second … Continue reading →

Four Top Tips to Deal with Your Periods

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Its one of the few things I’ve grown to dread – five days of back pain, cramps, and heavy bleeding that leaves me worrying about lots of things – from whether I’m going to get blood on the couch, to whether I’m going to be able to stand up without collapsing again from pain. My periods aren’t unique – it’s thought that most women have painful periods occasionally and that others suffer through it permanently. Its primary causes could be ‘just because its a period’ or there could be an underlying cause to it. But there are ways you can … Continue reading →

Introducting the New Women’s Health Blogger

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Well, first of all I want to say that I’m really delighted and honoured to get to work here! This is a wonderful site, and from what I’ve seen of the community, a great group of people. My name is D. Kai Wilson, or just Kai. I’m 27, a mother of two, and have…well various small health conditions, and a nosiness about the ones that I hear about, a passion for research and an interest in providing information on women’s health. I also write for my own mental health site, and edit/blog there to raise the profile of bi-polar disorder … Continue reading →