Women’s Health
Side Effects of Mirena
Oh bother, my extended Thanksgiving celebration is coming to an end…gotta go back to work tomorrow! Another question from a faithful follower spawned today’s post. The question was: My period ended not even a week ago and now I am having tender swollen breasts like when I was pregnant, not like the tenderness I had before my [...]
Healthy Vegetarian
Vegetarians are the healthiest people alive, right?! Not necessarily… I have been a vegetarian, vegan and pescatarian over the last 15 years. When I first decided to eat a vegetarian diet, it was mostly made up of rice and chocolate cake (not so healthy!). Back in the day, there weren’t so many vegetarian-friendly restaurants, I [...]
Plan B and Increased Vaginal Discharge
Hey all, we received a great question from a reader and I wanted to share it with you! Here’s the question: okay, So i had unprotected sex for the first time 3 days ago. I took Plan B the next day, but every since that night i’ve been very uncomfortable. I have discharge [...]
What to Do if You Miss a Birth Control Pill
Oh bother, you missed a tablet or two of your birth control pills, now what do you do? Booyeah, you’re in the right spot! Watch the video below to find out how to fix the problem. NOTE: The information provided in this video is for the birth control packs (oral contraceptives) that [...]
SSRIs and Trazodone Drug Interaction -Serotonin Syndrome
This video quickly goes over the drug interaction between SSRIs –such as Paxil (paroxetine), Prozac (fluoxetine) and Celexa (citalopram) –and Trazodone. Together these two drugs can cause serotonin syndrome. I made this video before we left for Singapore. All is going well here -we are off to Cambodia in a few days. We are learning [...]
Long-term Use of Fosamax
Hello from Singapore! So, we made it here in one piece – no major glitches along the way (just a couple of minor ones, like thinking I was in France when really I was in Germany!). While in transit, we made a video about whether it’s safe or not to use Fosamax for [...]
How long does Plan B Delay Ovulation For?
I had some great questions asked in a comment left on my article, “Plan B Works How?”. The questions were: What if I took Plan B ONE day before my ovulation date – but then I ovulate after that because Plan B delays ovulation. How long does Plan B delays ovulation for? and how effective is it [...]
OTC Yeast Infection Treatments
Hey world! It’s opening night for the NFL ’09 season, and it’s my first season ever of having my very own fantasy football team – I’m super pumped! If I was obsessed with football before, I definitely am now. Kickoff is just around the corner so I’m going to throw in this quick [...]
Plan B Works How?
Whine-up, it’s Labor Day weekend and time to Parrrrrrty! Nova and I hit up this event called The Gallery Crawl in the NoDa district of Charlotte (the artsy part of town) last night. It was pretty cool…lots of vendors selling crafty stuff, especially art. At least that’s what appeared to be what was going [...]
The Relationship Between Food and Osteoporosis Medications
It has been a fabulous day for me here in Charlotte. I decided to have an early rise and shine moment this morning so I could get some errands done before tending to the site. My biggest accomplishment of the day was hitting the gym before noon – missed the lunchtime craze and got [...]
