Author: Dr. Brita McCullough HPV stands for human papilloma virus. The virus affects human skin and moist membranes that line the body such as the throat, mouth, feet, fingers, nails, anus and cervix in both men and women. This virus is a sexually transmitted infection spread from partner to partner through sexual intercourse. There are over [...]
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What is healthy weight loss?
When people hear that I am a registered dietitian, I am often asked many questions on various nutrition subjects. Most commonly, I am asked, “What is the secret to losing weight?” My response to this question is simple. There is no “secret.” The information has always been out there. We simply need to have less [...]
How much weight should I gain during pregnancy?
Author: Dr. Ted Miller of Agnesian HealthCare A common question from expecting mothers is, “How much weight should I gain during my pregnancy?” The truth is there is no universal amount a woman should gain because each woman’s experience is different. One factor I take into consideration is if the woman was underweight or overweight before [...]
Are you at risk for heart disease?
There are many factors that put one at risk for heart disease, which can be broken into two categories: non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors. Non-modifiable risk factors include: age, gender, family history and diabetes. Women over the age of 55 and men over the age of 45 are at an increased risk for heart disease. [...]
Women’s Health: Does my insurance cover breast pumps?
We hear this question alot…does my insurance cover the cost of breast pumps? Debbie Dvorachek (LPN,WCC), a business development associate with the Agnesian Health Shoppe, explains the answer to this question. Prior to healthcare reform, the majority of breast pumps and supplies for nursing mothers was an expense that a consumer had to pay for on [...]
Video Blog: How to Strengthen Your Hips
This exercise is great for the hips, the outer part that without some sort of lateral motion like roller blading, hockey, basketball or a slide board is usually not exercised and becomes weak. In women, saddle bags or flabby thigh muscles can occur and in men a tightness in the hips that results in weakness [...]
Women’s Health: What should you know about heart health?
February – as American Heart Month – is the perfect time to talk about heart disease in women. Symptoms of a heart attack in women can be a little different than those in men. The most classic symptom is chest pain – in the front, radiating to either shoulder or down either arm, as well [...]
The Best YOU!
by Kate Krantz, PT, COMT In my role as a Physical Therapist, I frequently discuss weight concerns and general health with women of all ages. I am not a dietitian or physician, but I am a woman who loves chocolate and sweets and struggles to maintain a healthy weight! For me, at the age of 35 I [...]
More about the pelvic floor
by Kate Krantz, PT, COMT As a physical therapist, I regularly ask about bowel and bladder changes during my patient interviews for low back pain. It was eye opening to me 10 years ago when I was made aware of the connections the muscular components of the bowel and bladder have with the low back. [...]
True or False? Women who lift heavy weights bulk up like men.
False again! Women generally do not have the amount of natural testosterone to bulk up like men do lifting weights.Female body builders can take hormones to encourage that type of muscle bulk, but they also eat a very strict diet and are in the gym more hours than the average person would dream of putting [...]
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