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There is an interesting trend in the wellness space right now… Cycle Syncing, the practice of adjusting your diet, exercise routine, and daily habits to match the four phases of your menstrual cycle. But when a well intentioned concept turns into a rigid set of rules that makes you feel anxious about missing a workout or doing the wrong kind of exercise it is time to look at what the science actually says.
Postpartum depression is one of the most common complications of childbearing, affecting nearly one in five new mothers, but there is still a stigma surrounding it which has discouraged open conversation to devastating effect. Society might expect that women should embrace the transition into motherhood, but the reality for many mothers is that it can feel like an inexplicable hollow ache or resentful detachment, leading to persistent anxiety or intrusive thoughts. Postpartum depression is a genuine, biologically driven medical condition, and it does not mean you are broken, you are not a bad mother, and you are certainly not alone.
Around age thirty-five, the physiology of our bodies undergo a subtle shift. Estrogen levels gradually begin to fluctuate, bringing changes to our muscle mass, bone density, metabolic rate, and joint health. Suddenly, resistance training becomes the most important part of a woman’s exercise routine for a variety of reasons.
Few topics in early motherhood carry as much emotional weight, unsolicited advice, and overwhelming pressure as how you choose to feed your baby. From the moment you announce a pregnancy, it can seem like everyone has an opinion on whether nursing or bottle feeding is better. While the benefits of breast milk for infants have been extensively reported, there is a lack of acknowledgment on the mental and physical toll that exclusively breastfeeding can have on mothers. There is also a bias in the reporting of the benefits, and sometimes lifesaving necessities of formula. So let’s have a closer look at the pros and cons of both.
For generations, women have been conditioned to view intimacy as a duty or climax as a luxury, something frivolous that we can put on the back burner while we handle the rest of our chaotic lives. We might even feel a little bit of guilt or taboo just for thinking about it. But as a doctor who cares deeply about your total well-being, I want to reframe this completely. The joy and pleasure that comes from sexual satisfaction are not just optional extras. They are actually scientifically proven to be a core foundation of your biological health.
If you’ve got an aging parent like me, you’re constantly looking for the perfect products to help preserve their health and independence, while saving your sanity and lower back. I’ve broken down six categories of care and they are: getting around, sleeping, bathing, toileting, alertness, and entertainment. Here’s an exhaustive (exhausting?) list of all of the game changing products, devices and contraptions to help with caring for elderly that I wish I had known about years ago!
Researchers discovered that adults in their 80s who maintain an fast walking pace cut their risk of cognitive decline by a staggering 50%. The study looked at data from nearly 4,000 older adults, tracking their walking speeds and mental clarity over several years. The top 9% of the fastest walkers in the group were given a wonderful new nickname by the research team: “Super Movers.”
Post-operative recovery is a whole-body journey that goes far deeper than a healing incision. For the modern woman, balancing surgical restrictions with career demands and household expectations can be overwhelming, especially without a partner to lean on. This guide offers practical advice to help you prep ahead, delegate tasks, and protect your energy so you can navigate your post-surgery recovery smoothly and without complications.
NAD+ therapy is the latest miracle product and it promises everything from mental clarity, to energy and the fountain of youth! Because it is blowing up in the wellness world, I want to strip away the marketing fluff and look at the actual science of how it works and what is happening inside your cells, because the reality is both fascinating and a little more nuanced than the advertisements suggest.
As a work-from-home teacher, a mom to an awesome four-year-old, a wife to a busy lawyer, and a middle child caregiver to an aging, wheel-chair bound dad, this life of mine can get pretty hectic. Here are some of my favorite tried-and-true products that have made being a good mama infinitely easier. (And some of them are FREE!)
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