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Honestly, is this Mother Nature's idea of a cruel joke? We bear children, get stretchmarks and our boobs sag. If that weren't enough, on top of the plethora of other bodily changes that come as a result of motherhood, many of us lose a bit of bladder control and pee while working out.

Years ago, I lived in Oregon and was a nanny for a family who did all sorts of Oregon-y things like composting and growing their own organic vegetables and using cloth diapers. I was intrigued by their commitment to these things and while I cared for their child, began to slowly shed my city ways and see the eco/natural/Earthy light.

Don't hate her because she seems to have it all together! Jada Pinkett Smith admits to facing the same challenges we all do: keeping her career hot, her marriage hotter, and her body hottest.

Check out Shape's August issue where Jada offers up her stay-sane secrets and…

By Susan Faulk 

Building Muscle 101

You must stretch and contract muscles while lifting weight to build them up. Marathon runners would have huge muscles if strenuous exercise could enlarge them. Stretching and contracting with weight makes…

Whether you refuse to let a single speck of trans fat cross your lips or never met an entire pint of ice cream you didn’t like, it’s the rare individual whose attitude toward food, weight loss, and body image is 100% normal (define normal anyway).

Almost every month, I have a patient who's been diagnosed with an ovarian cyst, and thinks she's going to be infertile or get really sick.  So I thought I'd talk about what ovarian cysts really mean for your health. What they are: Ovaries make…

By Jane Powell - www.MeditationsForWomen.com “Your emotions are your messengers.” To be true to yourself and to those around you, it’s a must to learn to manage your emotions. It is a critical step toward living a happy,…

Make your summer vacation enjoyable and healthy with these stay-fit tricks.

Travel can be stressful, but with a few simple strategies you'll be on the road to a relaxing vacation. Whether you're backpacking through Europe or lounging on an…

Do you have a food that almost always makes you week in the knees--the food that derails you from your healthy eating ways? I call these kryponite foods. I have three:

By MaryAnn DePietro

Hormone Changes, Pregnancy, Inactivity--Oh, My!

Weight gain past the age of 30 is common for both men and women. As you get older you may become busier with work and family responsibilities, which can leave little time for exercise or making healthy…