The Awesome Pregnancy Perk A Start-Up Company Offers
With so many American companies offering splashy office perks and work benefits to recruit and retain top talent, it’s surprising we’re still the only developed country in the world that hasn’t made paid parental leave a standard benefit. In fact, most startups that fall below the threshold of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) […]
Health Massages That Work On Dating Info
Is it better to tell people about the harms of certain health decisions or about the benefits of positive health related decisions? Studies that delve into this very question have differing results. However, a new paper just published by the Cornell Food & Brand Lab in Nutrition Reviews, finds that the type of health messaging that is most effective might vary depending […]
You Need To Add This Pain Reliever To Your Wardrobe
No one will ever know you’re enjoying a massage except for you. Wahl has come out with a Pulsing Massage Patch that you can wear on-the-go and under your clothes. Hands-free pain relief in a stick-on gel pad. Genius I don’t know who first uttered, “If we’re not in pain, we’re not alive,” but lately […]
The Gentle Cesarean: More Like A Birth Than An Operation
There are many reasons women need cesareans. Sometimes the situation is truly life-threatening. But often the problem is that labor simply isn’t progressing. That was the case for Valerie Echo Duckett, 35, who lives in Columbus, Ohio. After receiving an epidural for pain, Duckett’s contractions stopped. By late evening she was told she’d need a […]
Chronic Disease: From Coping With Personal Pain to Helping Others
Chronic disease: A disease that persists for a long time. A chronic disease is one lasting 3 months or more, by the definition of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Chronic diseases generally cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication, nor do they just disappear. Eighty-eight percent of Americans over 65 years of […]
Stand Up Paddle-Board Yoga
What time is Yoga class?I asked the nice instructor at the Adventure Center at The Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort in St. Thomas, USVI, while I was visiting for my niece’s wedding. “It’s at 7:00 a.m.,” said Katie. “Ooh, that’s very early. A little too early for vacation,” I replied. “You should try SUP YOGA VI,” said […]
5 Ways to Beat the I Don’t Have Time Trap
When it comes to health, so many of us have good intentions. We know the health rules, but remembering to actually do them or finding the time to fit them in remains a colossal challenge. We’re busy. We’re tired. We’re cranky. Who has the time for one more thing, anyway? You’re not alone: A 2010 […]
Celebrate Women’s Health Month By Caring for Yourself
May is Women’s Health Month, so if you haven’t done anything to take care of yourself this month, then I ask you to take a moment to stop, breathe and be. My yoga teacher N sometimes reminds us that we are all human beings and that we should spend more time being instead of constantly […]
Tylenol Or Advil? Not Created Equal For Pain Relief
As we move merrily along into our so-called midlife, it’s not uncommon to feel pesky, everyday aches and pains from things like headaches, back pain, arthritis, sciatica the list goes on. Because I exercise pretty frequently, it’s not unusual for me to feel pain from time to time (yes, I’ll admit pushing myself beyond my […]
My Post 50 Yoga Journey: It’s About Mind, Body, and Spirit
“Welcome to yoga training Methods & Techniques I,” said my instructor B as she addressed our first weekend class at Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies in Camden, NJ. “We come together as strangers, but we leave as a tight-knit community. These are your sisters.” There are five women, or should I say five yoginis (female […]
How to Tame a Hot Flash (No Hormones Required)
If I asked 1,000 women what the most troublesome and annoying symptoms of menopause were, the majority would no doubt answer hot flashes. By no means a scientific survey, all I have to do is remember my own and look around me. Every time I see that familiar look (red face, beads of sweat, clenched […]
Diabetes Educators Make A Difference
I am a 40-year-old Hispanic woman living in Sacramento, California, and I have diabetes. When I was diagnosed five years ago, I thought I was well-prepared to deal with the disease. Both my late mother and my brothers already had diabetes, and since I work in health care, I figured I knew everything there was […]