Dieting is nothing new and our society has been struggling with body issues for at least 150 years, probably longer. What are some of the diet trends from the last 150 years? – William Banting’s low-carb diet of 1863. – A bar of soap from 1903 that claimed to “reduce flesh” for $1 a bar. ...
Pregnant women in the UK are not getting good advice on weight gain, a poll has found. Women often wonder how big is too big for their baby bump and many are concerned about their size after the baby is born. A poll of over 6,000 women found: –63% of women did not discuss weight ...
Lady Gaga has been scrutinized by the public in every aspect of her life. The lastest gossip news is that she was hospitalized six times last year for problems caused by “extreme dieting”. A new book has come out claiming she was “physically and mentally ill”. She would apparently binge on junk food then not ...
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued guidelines for pregnant women about exercise and diet before, during, and after pregnancy. With all the conflicting advice women are given about childbearing I hope this provides some clarity, but I don’t expect much to change. The guidelines state that women should not “eat for two” ...
Dear Madame X, My wife is pregnant and I’m terrified, not of the baby but of how she’ll look afterwards. She’s a beautiful woman and that is one of the reasons I married her. Since getting pregnant she has literally ballooned — her thighs are enormous and are rubbing together when she walks. It’s a ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
