by Tara Zimliki The new school year is quickly approaching, which means less downtime for kids and more stress for parents. To make matters worse cutbacks in physical education, increased academic pressures, and ever-growing portion sizes in restaurants and at home are making families increasingly overweight. But who says you can’t make more time for […]
Kegels – Good or Bad?
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I have heard conflicting information about doing Kegel exercises during pregnancy and especially after giving birth to strengthen pelvic muscles and to prevent incontinence. Then last week a friend forwarded me a link that was a very interesting and educational interview between Kara, freelance writer and […]
Do You Have Summer Shoe Woes?
I thought this next post would be a good topic to feature since most women are concerned about wearing stylish footwear. Many celebrities get raked over the coals for any of their fashion “bloopies”. As moms, we also want our footwear to fit and be comfortable, after all we are usually running after a toddler […]
Exercising after Childbirth
By Ari Brown MD and Michele Hakakha MD Adapted from their new book, Expecting 411 One of the most common questions we get from women is this one: “After I deliver, when can I start exercising again?” We’ve all see the Kate Hudson types in Hollywood go back to being stick thin just weeks after […]
