Our constant preoccupation with our body and its image accompanies us from childhood in different contexts and to varying extents, depending on internal and external factors. The feminine body comes in an amazing array of shapes and sizes: we are tall, short, thin, fat, strong or fragile. Our eyes come ...

Eating is not just a physical need which influences our health, but also a product of culturally defining elements. All over the world many more women than men cook, feed, are concerned with food as eaters (or perhaps as ones who do not eat enough - Israel is rated highest ...

Most of us have used addictive substances at some point throughout our lives, as adult women or as teenagers. Some drink a glass of wine or beer in the pub, others drink daily. Some try cannabis once and some smoke regularly, while others are addicted to pain killers. Even if ...

The human body was created to move. Motion does not necessarily mean exercise or sports. Working in or out of the home has become, over the years, much more mechanical, so that women, nowadays, are less mobile. Physical exercise includes an array of activities which can be done alone, in ...

The health system in Israel meets, confronts and sometimes even cooperates with holistic practices such as acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractics and many other methods. The holistic approach does not only tackle the physical ailment, but aims to strengthen both the body and mind as one. Most of the Israeli public does ...

The well known Greek saying "a healthy spirit in a health body" is just as true today as it was three thousand years ago. During our lives we deal with emotions, situations and events which require mental support from family members, friends and relatives. It is often their support which ...

The quality of the environment has an impact on our lives and shapes our health in various ways. Our environment has, over the years, become less and less safe. The air is polluted by poisonous gasses omitted by cars, factories and more. The waters are polluted by chemicals and from ...

The phenomenon of violence against women is typified by the close relationship with the attacker, who usually comes from within the circle of the woman’s close relatives. The private nature of the violence against women sometimes renders it ‘transparent’, so that it is almost not seen because it takes place ...