Female athletes do tend to have more knee injuries than their male counterparts, but doctors and researchers chalked that down to the female anatomy – women are build differently than men. But now, there are findings that show it may be more than just the way they’re built.
According to an article in the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail , Hormones, knee injuries linked , “Darren Stefanyshyn, a professor of kinesiology at the University of Calgary, and his team of researchers have found knee joint laxity, or looseness, which can make athletes more prone to injury, is influenced by …read more

If you need a good excuse to spend money, researchers may have your back.
I don’t have access to the study, but I found this article, Women’s monthly hormones affect shopping . In it, the author discusses a survey done by Karen Pine, a professor and researcher in developmental psychology at the University of Hetfordshore, in the United Kingdom.  Professor Pine is also the author of Sheconomics .
According to the survey, women tend to overspend around the time of ovulation. The survey involved 443 women and Prof. Pine found that of 153 women who bought impulse buys around the …read more

I know a few new moms who are finding the transition to Mommy difficult. I can totally relate. I suffered Post-Partum Depression pretty severely after the birth of my first child. I had just witnessed 9-11 which was traumatic and that most likely contributed to the severity of my PPD. I’ve written a little bit about it on So Sioux Me so you can read Fear Not, if you want to know more details about my extremely difficult transition into Mama.
I’ve had a second child since then and I have had five years to reflect on the massive overhaul of identity that …read more