You have seemingly done all the right things. You went to school to prepare yourself for a successful career, which you have. You are in a stable relationship. You are reasonably healthy. It seems like everything is in place. Now you are ready to start your family. Yet, things are not panning out the way you would like. You see other couples getting pregnant. However, you are not one of them. Why won’t the stork stop by your house?
Infertility- its causes, what is available to help, and how to cope—those were just some of the issues last week’s Health Watch dealt with. Helping us to better understand infertility and options available to those trying to get pregnant was Dr. Gloria Richard-Davis, an infertility specialist from Meharry Medical College.
Dr. Richard-Davis told us that infertility is much more common than we perhaps first thought. So common in fact, Dr. Richard-Davis and her colleagues have written a book on the subject. The book entitled, Planning Parenthood: Strategies for Success in Fertility Assistance, Adoption, and Surrogacy covers many of the issues our Health Watch listeners wanted to know more about. Things like why it is more difficult to conceive the older a woman gets; costs associated with fertility treatment; and whether it is necessary for a woman to have an orgasm in order to conceive. (In case you were wondering about that last one, the answer is, “No.”) It was a Health Watch program you would not have wanted to miss.
If you are dealing with infertility, be encouraged. You are not alone. There are others in the same position and those with expertise to help. Health Watch wants to do our part to connect you to them. If you want to learn more about Dr. Richard-Davis’ book, please check out the link below:
http://www.amazon.com/Planning-Parenthood-Strategies-Fertility-Assistance/dp/0801891124
This is Health Watch singing off. Until next time remember, “When we know better, we do better. So pass it on.”
Monday, October 19, 2009
“You Can Do This”
You are sick and tired of the muffin top around your waist. It seems like the more you try to cut calories and exercise, the less weight you loose. You figure being the size you are is inevitable. Better to just learn how to deal with it. Accentuate the positives and minimize the negatives. If that sounds like you, then hold up for a minute.
Maybe it is not more willpower you need, but instead to listen to your body. I mean really listen to your body and start from there. Maybe that is where the secret to permanent weight loss can be found. You have tried everything else why not try something that might actually work for you. That is what Marcelle Pick, MSN, OB/GYN NP, co-founder of Women for Women Clinic and author of The Core Balance Diet challenged Health Watch listeners to believe. Believe you can, put that belief into action and achieve permanent weight loss and regain your health. It all starts with understanding how your body functions.
Marcelle told our Health Watch listeners that our bodies are made up of several systems, which all function to keep our minds, bodies and spirits in balance. When these systems are not functioning properly, systems like the adrenal, hormonal, digestive, inflammatory, neurotransmitter or detoxification, our “core” malfunctions and as a consequence we gain and retain weight. If we can listen to which system(s) is out of balance, provide what it needs to recalibrate, then health is restored and excess weight comes off. The Core Balance Diet provides a way to get in touch with these systems. By the response for our Health Watch listeners, Marcelle’s ideas about balance and weight loss definitely struck a chord with them.
Listeners wanted to know more about Marcelle’s approach as well as information about diet sodas, artificial sweeteners, and much, much more. Marcelle responded to each based on her years of experience working with women, as well as her genuine commitment to helping people live healthfully.
If you are finally ready to be rid of the weight, then The Core Balance Diet might be worth considering. Want to read more about Marcelle and her approach then check out the following link:
http://www.womentowomen.com/healthyweight/corebalancediet.aspx
The weight can finally be over. Start by taking the first step on the path to balance and know that Health Watch will be with you all the way. Until next time remember, “When we know better, we do better. So pass it on.”
Maybe it is not more willpower you need, but instead to listen to your body. I mean really listen to your body and start from there. Maybe that is where the secret to permanent weight loss can be found. You have tried everything else why not try something that might actually work for you. That is what Marcelle Pick, MSN, OB/GYN NP, co-founder of Women for Women Clinic and author of The Core Balance Diet challenged Health Watch listeners to believe. Believe you can, put that belief into action and achieve permanent weight loss and regain your health. It all starts with understanding how your body functions.
Marcelle told our Health Watch listeners that our bodies are made up of several systems, which all function to keep our minds, bodies and spirits in balance. When these systems are not functioning properly, systems like the adrenal, hormonal, digestive, inflammatory, neurotransmitter or detoxification, our “core” malfunctions and as a consequence we gain and retain weight. If we can listen to which system(s) is out of balance, provide what it needs to recalibrate, then health is restored and excess weight comes off. The Core Balance Diet provides a way to get in touch with these systems. By the response for our Health Watch listeners, Marcelle’s ideas about balance and weight loss definitely struck a chord with them.
Listeners wanted to know more about Marcelle’s approach as well as information about diet sodas, artificial sweeteners, and much, much more. Marcelle responded to each based on her years of experience working with women, as well as her genuine commitment to helping people live healthfully.
If you are finally ready to be rid of the weight, then The Core Balance Diet might be worth considering. Want to read more about Marcelle and her approach then check out the following link:
http://www.womentowomen.com/healthyweight/corebalancediet.aspx
The weight can finally be over. Start by taking the first step on the path to balance and know that Health Watch will be with you all the way. Until next time remember, “When we know better, we do better. So pass it on.”
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