Featured Article Expert Advice on Incontinence, LBL, Menopause, Aging, Intimacy and More! Myths and misconceptions about bladder health abound, especially those surrounding leakage after sneezing, surgery, and Kegels, the exercises designed to strengthen the pelvic-floor muscles. Read More
Are There Exercises to Slim Down Your Midsection? BY Marta Montenegro Likes (1101) The most common way of doing tons of crunches and other abdominal exercises won't do the trick (as you've probably noticed already.) However, this does not mean that you do not need to strengthen your abs. Read more
Night Sweats & Hot Flashes? Try a Cooling Workout BY Marta Montenegro Likes (1649) Never too old or too young to feel hot, right? Sure, if it wasn't the other kind of hotness the type that wakes you up in the night with your hair all crazy frizzy and your pajamas soaked like you just worked out. And your sheets? Well, let's just say it reminds you of a kid who didn't make it to the bathroom in time. Welcome to the world of night hot flashes! Read more
Feeling Menopause Tummy Bloat? Here's How to Resolve It BY Marta Montenegro Likes (1318) In women, decreased estrogen levels can cause bloating because it slows down the amount of bile produced by the liver. Bile aids in digestion by emulsifying fats from the foods we eat, and bile acts as a lubricant for the small intestine, which helps overall digestion. Read more
How To Lose Belly Fat After 40? BY Dr Heather Jeffcoat Likes (198) Dr. Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, Pelvic Health Physical Therapist, discusses the importance of strengthening the core to both target abdominal fat and support the pelvic floor muscles. Read more
Five Commonly Held Myths About Midlife: Part One BY Dr Vivian Diller Likes (178) Aging is brutal, we are told and once we hit our 40s and 50s, we should brace ourselves because "it's all down hill from there." But increasingly we are hearing the opposite message, "Don't worry, 50 is the new 15!" Read more
Five More Myths about Midlife: Part Two BY Dr Vivian Diller Likes (108) In my last article, I described five commonly held myths about midlife. We now know that we don't all hit midlife and automatically go into a crisis. The "midlife crisis" is not a universal experience. It is an anachronistic clich?, given how much longer we are living and the expectations we have for those latter years. And if some of us go through an existential, self-reflective stage, it doesn't necessarily happen at one particular age. Most importantly, we have learned that when we reach midlife, it doesn't all "go downhill from there." Read more