Wondering why you can’t shake that headache or cold? Why your muscles always seem tense and you sometimes get chest pains? It could be stress, and many women may not realize how stressed they are. Traffic, a late-night deadline, tension with a teenager…the stress can...
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Benefits of Weight Management – Part 2
Before jumping right into a weight management program, it is helpful to think about why you're doing it and whether or not this is a good time to begin. So, if you read the last blog post, what positive changes do you expect to see by achieving and maintaining a...
Benefits of Weight Management 1
In our culture, there's a lot of pressure to be thin. The media distorts our image of what "healthy" looks like. Models and actresses seem to set the benchmark for "normal" weight. Pressure can also come from family, friends and coworkers. Our society idealizes...
Stress and Infertility – Does a Connection Exist?
There’s no getting around it. Dealing with infertility is stressful. And, assumptions from friends and family members about stress often make things worse. It would be nice to hear “I am sorry that you have to go through infertility treatment. What can I do to support...
Birth Spacing – A Key to Family Planning
Are you considering having another child? Your heart and mind might be ready for another little one, but is your body ready? Before you conceive again, get the facts about pregnancy spacing. Approximately...
Staying Fit While Pregnant
Move baby, move. Contrary to some prevalent myths, pregnancy is the ideal time to start exercising. Whether or not you tend to count fridge-opening as bicep curls, experts agree that the real hazard is inactivity. Even for formerly sedentary women, walking is safe to...
Fight Colon Cancer with Veggies
Your colon doesn’t get enough good press. You might know it by its other name, the large intestine. Here are the facts you should know to appreciate what this oddly-shaped, muscular tube does for you. First, it’s about four feet long and connects your small bowel to...
Eight Ways to Stay Healthy after Menopause
Truth: Not every woman will give birth or have sexual intercourse. Yet every woman who lives to the expected life expectancy (86 in the United States) will experience menopause. Defined as the permanent end of menstruation, menopause is a turning point in women’s...
Five Tips to Sleep Better During Pregnancy
You know that you’re going to try to catch sleep when you can with a newborn, but you might be surprised how much you struggle to sleep during pregnancy. You are not alone. Read on to learn some tips that will help you find restful sleep in all three trimesters. Quit...
How to Choose Contraception
The recent comments by Pope Francis about family planning has revived conversations about birth control for those of the Catholic faith, as well as the general public. “How do I choose the right method for me?” is a common question for many women. In the last decade,...