Monthly Archives: August 2012

How Nutrition Benefits Hormonal Health

Posted on August 31, 2012 by wsr_author

From menopause to PMS, female hormones get a bad rap. In fact, our hormones affect our moods, creativity, drive and energy as well as our ability to reproduce.

Alisa Vitti was pre-med at Johns Hopkins University when her painful polycystic ovarian condition transformed her life. Getting no answers from OBGYNs for six years, she did her own research Continue reading →

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How to Create Healthy Relationships

Posted on August 24, 2012 by wsr_author

How can we create healthy relationships when we “like” each other more on Facebook than in person? We e-mail or text in code and rarely look up from our smart phones.

Dr. Judy Kuriansky says good relationships require time and attention. As the “media’s psychologist” she’s given the same advice for over 20 years, she says, because people have not changed. Romantic relationships especially take focus and acknowledgement. Couples should spend two nights a week together––away from children, cell phones and texting––and pretend you are getting to know one another for the first time. Continue reading →

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Lifestyle Changes Cause Weight Loss

Posted on August 17, 2012 by wsr_author

Are you or someone you love becoming the new normal? That is to say, obese?**

Author, Fitness Instructor and Certified Trainer, Ann Rosenstein says you can avoid this fate if you get the facts and ignore the hype. She used her skills as a research librarian when writing the book, Diet Myths Busted: Food Facts Not Nutrition Fiction. She doesn’t promote any particular diet, but instead gives unbiased facts about nutrition to help you get back to a practical way of eating. Continue reading →

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Why Women Should Run for Office

Posted on August 10, 2012 by wsr_author

Have you ever dreamed of running for office? You should, says Susan Rose, women’s political activist, public servant and writer. Susan says that when women are elected to office, they create laws that affect the lives of women and children, like childcare, education, violence against women and civil rights. Yet only 17% of members of US Congress and only 20% of state legislators nation-wide are women.

The 2012 Project is a national non-partisan campaign of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) to increase the number of elected women. Continue reading →

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Why Stay Fit and Healthy

Posted on August 3, 2012 by wsr_author

What excuse do you have for not exercising today? If you are too busy to take care of your health, you need to rethink and reschedule your priorities. Women’s health specialist, Janet Tornelli-Mitchell, MD, FACP, says if you take the time to exercise, you will be more productive, feel better, have more energy and will actually get more done. Add to that: living longer, having an improved quality of life and reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes and it’s a no-brainer. Continue reading →

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