The staff at Women’s Health Foundation are bustling bees today, getting ready for tonight’s Below the Belt: Fighting for Women’s Pelvic Health benefit, with a special live acoustic performance by acclaimed Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Jewel! For those who will be joining us tonight, we look forward to seeing your smiling faces. And if you’re unable...
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WHF Blog contributor Mary Sabo weighs in on a subject raised by Missy last week on the notion of natural childbirth. It’s a subject that many women, and men, feel very strongly about. If you have a side to the issue and would like to contribute to the conversation, send us a post. If...
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Hello. My name is Julie, and I’ve got a problem. I’m addicted to the Core. But not the watered down Core as defined by so many health magazines, TV informercials and fitness blogs. You know, the Core that has anywhere between 12 and 29 muscles that you’re supposed to “engage” simultaneously with exercise or...
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Hearing the word “infertility” from a doctor can evoke a sense of hopelessness and panic. Words like “sterile”, “barren”, and “empty womb” may pop into our head. Then come the medical explanations like “old eggs” (heard as “bad eggs” in our panicking mind), “low ovarian reserve” (we hear “my basket is empty”), “early menopause”...
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We recently received an email from Roxanne of Fremont, CA who wanted to share some basic information she learned while trying to conceive for the first time. Luckily for Roxanne, her story has a happy ending- she and her husband Al are expecting and will welcome a little one to the family very soon....
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I love kegels. I prescribe them every day in my practice as a women’s health physical therapist. I do them for my own pelvic health and wellness, and I include them in the FemFusion group fitness classes that I teach… you could say I’m pro-kegel! But… I’ve learned that (wo)man cannot live on kegels...
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Unfortunately, yes. A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reports that urinary incontinence affects a significant portion of young women practicing non-competitive sports. Of 679 women surveyed, 101 admitted to leaking urine, either while participating in a sport or during daily life. Women who play basketball were the most likely to...
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We’re loving the Love Your Vagina campaign! The company behind Mooncup (a silicone menstrual cup that serves as an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional pads and tampons) have come up with a clever advertising tool- What do you lovingly call your lady bits? We decided to play the game at the WHF office. The...
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I graduated as a Doctor of Physical Therapy in May 2006 and dove straight into the world of rehabilitation through my work in a skilled nursing facility. I loved working with the elderly but had a hard time with a few things I saw over and over again. The first was a general distaste...
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We end our week on nutrition with a post on the other end of the story- poop. Guest contributor Selena Stirlen gives it to you straight. I became very comfortable talking about constipation, poop, bowel movements, whatever ya want to call it, years ago as I traveled through Asia. With the continuous travel and...
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