5 Weight Loss Updates You Might Have Missed
It’s tough to keep up with the latest health news, much less the latest news in general. Granted, it’s not always exciting or uplifting to read or listen to the news especially if you’re like me and take it all to heart (after all, do we ever actually hear goodnews?). But it is nice to be […]
Beware of the Halloween Sugar Monster
While ghosts, ghouls and goblins haunt the little ones on Halloween, a more terrifying monster haunts us parents: dental decay. We know the kids will come home Halloween night with bags full of candy, and we will immediately transform into the bad guys who must determine what and when and how much they can eat. […]
How Yoga Fights Disease
September is National Yoga Month. I’m sure you’ve heard by now that Yoga is an effective stress reducer and may even help you lose weight, but new research shows that a certain type of chanting yoga may also be effective in warding off disease. And that is good news, indeed, for all of us wishing […]
Eating Disorders Over 50
Back when I was in high school and college, before there was a name for it, many girls around me resorted to what I then thought of as odd behaviors around food. They’d eat about week’s worth of cookies, candy”just about anything teeming with sugar, calories and super-sweetness”all in one sitting. They’d talk incessantly about […]
4 Tips for Building Your Baby’s Brain Health During Pregnancy
Oftentimes, a woman begins to think like a mother as soon as the stick turns pink. She may ask herself: What can I do to create the healthiest most nurturing environment for this fetus to grow and develop physically? She may also wonder if there are actions she can take to help build her baby’s […]
The Truth About Inducing Labor: What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know
You may have heard about a woman who has had her labor induced by the drug Pitocin simply because her doctor was heading out on vacation. Or perhaps, it was that the expecting mom just couldn’t stand being pregnant any longer. While the latter seems more justified (if you’ve been pregnant, you can probably relate), […]
Eat, Drink and Be Merry to Boost Your Energy
Pure exhaustion: it can reduce your ability to concentrate, play with your patience and make your frustration climb to frightening levels, even though the challenge or task might be quite simple. And it’s not always purely physical, with achy muscles and all-out yawning dominating your day; instead, it’s a low-grade type of general malaise or […]
Infection Detection: Yeast Beast or Something More Serious?
If it’s itchy down there, it must be a yeast infection, right? Wrong. Before you run to the drugstore for an over-the-counter (OTC) anti-fungal treatment, you might want to re-evaluate your symptoms. An estimated 44 percent of women with a vaginal infection initially treat themselves with an OTC yeast infection medication when they actually have […]
Expert Tips on Eating Healthy During Pregnancy
Are you newly pregnant and wondering what dietary changes you might want to make? Your are not alone. So, we asked registered dietician Nora Saul: What are the three most important dietary changes I should make during my pregnancy? Here’s what she had to say: The old adage says you are eating for two during […]
11 Tips for a Healthy Thanksgiving
Are you worried that Thanksgiving marks the start of an unhealthy month (or two)? Are you determined to make it different this year? We’ve got some tips. While you might have heard some of these before, a reminder can only serve to help, don’t you think?A Sometimes it takes a while before it actually clicks. […]
Another Reason to Embrace Aerobic Exercise: It May Protect Vision
If you are lucky enough have normal vision, you may take healthy eyes for granted. But if you started wearing glasses early in life or recently learned you needed them, you may be more aware of and concerned about your eyes and vision. As we age, protecting eyesight becomes more important than ever; that’s because […]
Sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup: Not Such a Sweet Deal
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and a good time to think about the significant amounts of sugar and high fructose corn syrup in the American diet, which have contributed to a dramatic rise in obesity and diabetes. The addictive qualities of sugar and high fructose corn syrup are creating a new focus on food addiction. Ironically, when […]