The Female Factor: Making women’s health count – and what it means for you

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She points out that most research has been done on male bodies, with the presumption that women were just small men. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ In the introduction to the books, she writes “I realised that our current model of male-centric medicine meant that women were understudied, underdiagnosed and undertreated.

The Female Factor: Making women’s health count – and what it The Female Factor: Making women’s health count – and what it

I had to take on a couple of nursing shifts in intensive care – I’m not a trained nurse but you just had to do what was asked of you because there weren’t enough nurses.” Nutrition will always be Dr Hazel’s biggest passion, but as a woman, and as a doctor to many women, she wanted to expand on the work she does, especially when she discovered there was an unmet need within medicine and healthcare. Realising that our current model of male- centric medicine meant that women were understudied, under-diagnosed, misdiagnosed and under-treated, she soon knew there was an unmet need here and wanted to find some answers. She says that the information around this is only beginning to emerge but is very important for women’s healthcare.And so, for the past three years (in between COVID shifts at the hospital), I’ve dedicated most of my time to researching how to help women live healthier, happier lives. And The Female Factor was born. For those who are familiar with my work, and previous books, you might be thinking why this book and why now? In The Female Factor, she looks at all aspects of women’s health, saying that she wants to expand the definition of ‘female health’ from conditions that affect only our reproductive organs to the study of all aspects of health and disease, with the recognition that presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention may be different between the sexes. There’s lots of sound practical advice about nutrition and healthy eating for different life stages as well, of course, as her popular recipes. The more I shared female-focused research (albeit limited) and content online, the more women responded asking to be listened to. It made me want to learn more, to share more, to empower more. I knew there was an unmet need here and wanted to find some answers.

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I, like everyone else, didn’t know what to expect. Overnight we were all turned into Covid teams – we were all thrown into it together, consultants and graduates, we were all the same.” It was physically and emotionally exhausting work and she has since decided to step away from her work as a doctor for the time being to concentrate on the Food Medic.The RRP is the suggested or Recommended Retail Price of a product, set by the publisher or manufacturer. Are certain vitamin and mineral requirements particularly important at certain points of women's lives?