Mammograms: Do You Need One?

In light of the recent talk about the change in who should be recommended to get a mammogram, I felt it was necessary to explore the issue.  Breast cancer has been a growing scare these past several decades, and in the past 15 years alone, I have lost my grandmother and a close friend, and [...]

Winter Running Tips: How To Stay Safe And Warm

I’ll always remember something one of my elementary teachers once told our class. She said that she thought all those people jogging by the river in the middle of the winter were crazy. I remember thinking, why are they crazy? Winter is fun! Maintaining that youthful exuberance and heading out for a run in the [...]

Health Update on Women, Heart Attacks and the Holidays

A few years ago, a good friend of mine, 49 years old, died of a massive heart attack. This vibrant, beautiful inside and out – woman, a champion of exercise and good health, died after a workout. She had received her B.A. degree a month before with a grade point average of 4.0. It was later [...]

How Long Will it Take to Lose the Weight?

No matter what you hear out there from websites, infomercials, friends and magazines; weight loss is all about calories consumed versus energy used. Calories are the unit of energy in the equation. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. When you burn 3500 calories that you did not take in, you will lose [...]

SavvyHealthGirl: Achoo — The New Fear!

Cross posted ….Savvy Health Girl.
Every time I hear someone sneeze these days I cringe. I immediately cover my nose and mouth with my hands or the inside of my shirt. I began frantically searching my purse for hand sanitizer, wipes, a tissue or anything I can find to ward off of the germs that are [...]

Julianne Malveaux: Who is looking out for womens health?

Julianne Malveaux, president of Bennett College for Women, writes in USA Today:
The adage that “the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world” has not been manifest in discussions of health care reform. For all we say about caring for women and children, women get the short end of the stick [...]

What’s In Your Herbal Supplements?

Hopefully more than ground up cumin and not toxic. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on the concerns of regulators and physicians about dangerous ingredients in herbal remedies.
…dietary supplements have long raised safety worries, with high-profile examples including ephedra, the herbal weight-loss treatment pulled from the U.S. market in 2004 after it was tied to [...]