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A New Data-Driven Model Shows That Wearing Masks Saves Lives โ and the Earlier You Start, the Better
Read More: A New Data-Driven Model Shows That Wearing Masks Saves Lives โ and the Earlier You Start, the BetterBiplav Srivastava, University of South Carolina Dr. Biplav Srivastava, professor of computer science at the University of South Carolina, and his team have developed a data-driven tool that helps demonstrate the effect of wearing masks on COVID-19 cases and deaths. His model utilizes a variety of data sources to create alternate scenarios that can tell…
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7 things President-Elect Biden Can Achieve on Health Care
Read More: 7 things President-Elect Biden Can Achieve on Health CareBy Simon F. Haeder, Penn State President-elect Joe Biden has plenty of work ahead of him; reining in the out-of-control pandemic tops the list, and beyond that, there are significant challenges on health care in general. Unquestionably, the incoming administration also faces limitations. Twelve years ago, Barack Obama had a filibuster-proof majority in the U.S.…
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How COVID-19 Safety Measures Are Impacting Various Disabled Communities
Read More: How COVID-19 Safety Measures Are Impacting Various Disabled CommunitiesAt this point in the pandemic, most Americans take the changes wrought by COVID-19 for granted. Responsible citizens dutifully don masks when they leave their homes and sanitize their hands after every encounter. People are practicing social distancing or staying home completely, while restaurants across the country have moved tables onto roads and sidewalks to…
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Total-Body Parallel Bar Workout
Read More: Total-Body Parallel Bar WorkoutIt’s happy hour — time to hit the bar(s)! If nothing else, 2020 has taught us to be creative with our workouts and that even the simplest equipment can deliver big results. This workout, designed by Oxygen coach and all-around badass Amber Dodzweit Riposta, leverages these groovy Lebert EQualizer bars and is designed to torch…
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11 Tips to Increase Your Possibility for Success
Read More: 11 Tips to Increase Your Possibility for SuccessUse these 11 simple steps to control your thoughts and behavior — for the better. We all have behaviors or character traits we’d like to change. Maybe you’re a couch potato who wishes you enjoyed working out or an impulse spender with mountains of debt. But even if Mother Nature didn’t provide you with the…
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The 10-Minute Squat Challenge
Read More: The 10-Minute Squat ChallengePlus four stretches that will improve mobility and enable you to master this squat challenge. This squat challenge isn’t about accumulating reps or finding a one-rep max, though you will see an improvement in these areas. It’s about improving your overall squatting mechanics, which will allow you to lift more weight more efficiently and earn…
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3 Hormones That Impact Your Health and Body Shape
Read More: 3 Hormones That Impact Your Health and Body ShapeLearn about the triple threat that could be impacting your appetite, weight, mood and more. Unless you’re a medical professional, when hormones are brought up in conversation, most people initially think of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and occasionally thyroid — those typically associated with puberty, common medical conditions, menopause and hypothyroidism. However, there are many other…
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Using Your Gifts to Overcome Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Abuse with Maxx Nies
Read More: Using Your Gifts to Overcome Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Abuse with Maxx NiesUsing Your Gifts to Overcome Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Abuse with Maxx Nies In 2018, Maxx Nies picked up a pen and began writing songs to heal from the sexual, emotional, and verbal abuse she had suffered. Her first single “No Good At Love”, from her album titled “Daddy’s Issues”, is about how she never felt…
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HealthyWomen Joins National Health Organizations in Letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar About Access to COVID-19 Treatment
Read More: HealthyWomen Joins National Health Organizations in Letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar About Access to COVID-19 TreatmentNovember 11, 2020 The Honorable Alex Azar U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Azar: The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep and systemic inequities in our health care system. Not only are members of minority and under-served communities more likely to suffer serious health consequences from…
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Fuel Yourself: Before, During and After Your Workout
Read More: Fuel Yourself: Before, During and After Your WorkoutOxygen elite ambassador Michelle Lores breaks down her experience test-driving a workout supplement stack. Wouldn’t we all love to drive a Lamborghini, Maserati or Ferrari? But we can’t all afford one. Or can we? Back in the day when I was a car racing flag girl (don’t judge me), I learned a thing or two…
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Are Your Diet Choices Awesome or Overrated?
Read More: Are Your Diet Choices Awesome or Overrated?Make the most of your meals — and your training efforts — with these wise food choices. Once upon a time, it was simple to go grocery shopping, but every week, there seems to be a new hyped-up food or magic metabolic elixir fighting for a spot in your shopping cart. Forget Instagrammable food trends…
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The Worldโs 10 Best Functional Exercises
Read More: The Worldโs 10 Best Functional ExercisesThese demanding exercises hit all your major muscle groups, training them to work in concert — improving performance in the gym or on the field. We get it. Ranking the “world’s best functional exercises” is an exercise in futility. Because really, what makes a thruster better than a jump squat or a handstand push-up? The…
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Preworkout Pancakes Recipe
Read More: Preworkout Pancakes RecipeStay energized through your workouts with these protein-packed pancakes. Protein-Packed Preworkout Pancake Recipe Ready in: 15 minutes Makes: 1 serving INGREDIENTS ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1 tbsp ground flaxseeds 1 scoop vanilla protein powder 2 egg whites* 1⁄3 cup low-fat, low-sodium cottage cheese *Preferably from fresh eggs, not a carton, as it changes the…
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Strong & Shapely Glutes
Read More: Strong & Shapely GlutesSpring starts this week, which means it’s time to get your butt in gear— literally! Before you know it, summer will be here, and you want to rock that bikini when the hot weather hits, right? Then start our Ultimate Butt Lift Program TODAY! If you do so, in just ten weeks, you will see…
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Preguntas importantes sobre la Esclerosis Mรบltiple
Read More: Preguntas importantes sobre la Esclerosis MรบltipleDe casi 1 millón de personas que viven con esclerosis múltiple (EM) en los Estados Unidos, el 74% son mujeres. Sin embargo, todavía existe una falta de conocimiento entre las mujeres en relación a cómo la EM afecta el cuerpo. Para conocer más, conversamos con Aliza Ben-Zacharia, PhD, especialista en EM, investigadora y profesora adjunta…
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Hechos clave sobre la Esclerosis Mรบltiple
Read More: Hechos clave sobre la Esclerosis MรบltipleAlrededor de 1 millón de personas en los Estados Unidos viven con esclerosis múltiple, sin embargo, esta compleja enfermedad no es ampliamente comprendida. ¿Qué es la Esclerosis Múltiple? La mayoría de las fibras nerviosas del cuerpo están cubiertas con una capa protectora llamada vaina de mielina. Esta capa aísla las fibras nerviosas, permitiendo que las…
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5 Full-Body Stretches
Read More: 5 Full-Body StretchesUse these five simple moves to improve mobility and incite total-body harmony anywhere in your home. Mobility is one of the most overlooked aspects of fitness and often gets left out when you’re in a hurry to get out of the gym and back to life. These excuseproof stretches can be done in each room…
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Pregnancy and Chronic Pain: Expert Advice to Help You Thrive
Read More: Pregnancy and Chronic Pain: Expert Advice to Help You ThrivePractical Pain ManagementNovember 11, 2020 HealthyWomen Women’s Health Advisory Council member Dr. Jessica Shepherd was interviewed for a recent article on how women can handle their chronic pain issues throughout their pregnancy. She discusses opioid use and treatment options. Read the interview here.
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The Link Between Gestational Diabetes and Diabetes
Read More: The Link Between Gestational Diabetes and DiabetesMedically reviewed by Dr. Connie Newman. Angie Buchanan, 37, was thrilled with how smoothly she was sailing through her first pregnancy. “I had no morning sickness, my energy level was good and I had just determined pretzel bites were going to be the answer to my carb cravings,” said Buchanan in an email. Then, after…
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Choosing Health Insurance is So Complicated, 23% of Workers With Only Two Choices Picked the Worse One
Read More: Choosing Health Insurance is So Complicated, 23% of Workers With Only Two Choices Picked the Worse OneBy Trevor Collier, University of Dayton and Marlon L. Williams, University of Dayton The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Almost a quarter of employees faced with the choice of two employer-sponsored health care plans picked the one that left them worse off financially, even though they offered…
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10 Health and Fitness-Inspired Holiday Gifts
Read More: 10 Health and Fitness-Inspired Holiday GiftsCheck out these great gift options for the active, health-conscious person in your life. AeroTrainer Give the gift of health and wellness this holiday season with the ergonomically contoured AeroTrainer exercise platform. In just a few minutes a day and no matter your age or fitness level, the AeroTrainer exercise platform can help strengthen, tone…
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How to Make A Perfect Roasted Chicken
Read More: How to Make A Perfect Roasted ChickenRoast chicken is the ultimate comfort food, but it can also be good for you! Here’s how to make it. Buying pre-made rotisserie chicken at the supermarket may seem easy, but with a heavy load of sodium and fat, they can be hard on your physique. The solution? Roast it yourself! Bonus: The leftovers can…
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4 Fitness Goals to Shake Up Your Routine
Read More: 4 Fitness Goals to Shake Up Your RoutineAdd some excitement (and a new challenge!) to your workouts by tackling one of these out-of-the-box fitness goals. While climate change may be upending our weather patterns, the seasons remain predictable and aligned: Spring brings the promise of summer, summer fades into fall, and fall gives way to the cold of winter. Are your workouts just as predictable? Shake up your workout routine by trying to…
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How to Upgrade Your Health As You Age
Read More: How to Upgrade Your Health As You AgeHere’s how to care for your body — inside and out — as you work your way through this thing called life. There is no Benjamin Button secret to staying forever young, and every minute of every day you’re getting older, whether you like it or not. The good news is that many aspects of aging well are…
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Sexual Health and Your Heart
Read More: Sexual Health and Your HeartOne of the most difficult things for female patients to discuss with their cardiologist is their sexual health. It is one of the most commonly missed topics at a cardiology visit, but it is a concern for women living with heart disease and for their partners. Besides general embarrassment, generational values may get in the…
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The CRISPR Nobel Prize Is a Win for Female Scientists: Will It Be a Win for Womenโs Health?
Read More: The CRISPR Nobel Prize Is a Win for Female Scientists: Will It Be a Win for Womenโs Health?Genes are like a recipe for a soufflé: If one instruction is missing, it can cause a big problem. But with genes, the stakes are much higher than just being embarrassed in front of your mother-in-law. A single error in the double helix of the human genome’s four-letter DNA alphabet can cause a debilitating disease.…
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Poor and Minority Children With Food Allergies Overlooked and in Danger
Read More: Poor and Minority Children With Food Allergies Overlooked and in DangerBy Sandy West, Kaiser Health News As Emily Brown stood in a food pantry looking at her options, she felt alone. Up to that point, she had never struggled financially. But there she was, desperate to find safe food for her young daughter with food allergies. What she found was a jar of salsa and…
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Do-Anywhere Upper-Body Resistance-Band Workout
Read More: Do-Anywhere Upper-Body Resistance-Band WorkoutYou work. You travel. You’re busy. Fortunately, the only equipment you need for a solid workout is TSA-friendly and weighs less than a pound: a resistance band. At first glance, this workout looks simple: An upper-body workout using a band. And yes, this do-anywhere plan does hit all your major upper-body muscles in a circuit…
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Oven-Baked Eggplant Fries Recipe
Read More: Oven-Baked Eggplant Fries RecipeEnjoy these crispy and golden brown “fries” guilt-free! Oven-Baked Eggplant Fries Ready in: 30 minutes Makes: 3 servings Make your own oat flour by pulsing old-fashioned oats in a food processor or go gluten free by swapping the flour for almond meal. Ingredients 1 large eggplant 2 eggs 1/2 cup oat flour 1/4 tsp sea…
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EpiSmash
Read More: EpiSmashEpiSmash from Blackstone Labs, containing 100mg of Laxogenin and 150mg of Epicatechin in a single liposomal tablet, is up to 25x more potent than other Laxogenin and Epicatechin products. EpiSmash is safe for both men and women to take. Anyone can use this product! Whether you’re trying to stay completely natural, bridge between cycles, on…
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COVID-19 Reveals How Obesity Harms the Body in Real Time, Not Just Over a Lifetime
Read More: COVID-19 Reveals How Obesity Harms the Body in Real Time, Not Just Over a LifetimeBy Cate Varney, University of Virginia The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the obesity epidemic once again into the spotlight, revealing that obesity is no longer a disease that harms just in the long run but one that can have acutely devastating effects. New studies and information confirm doctors’ suspicion that this virus takes advantage of…
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Managing Chronic Pain in Rural America
Read More: Managing Chronic Pain in Rural AmericaGinger Nord likes to look people in the eye when she walks down the street in her rural Indiana town; it makes her feel in control. But with two diseases that affect her nerves, muscles and joints, she has to keep her eyes on the ground to avoid tripping on even small sidewalk cracks. Nord…
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Hit the Sack for Heart Health
Read More: Hit the Sack for Heart HealthMaintain a regular bedtime to keep your heart happy. The next time you’re considering an all-night Netflix binge, take this to heart: Numerous heart-related health risks are linked to sleep deprivation, including weight gain, insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Protect your heart by going to bed at a consistent time. What’s…
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Six Common Training Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Read More: Six Common Training Mistakes and How to Fix ThemMaking a few simple changes to these six popular strength-training moves could be all you need to get great results. When you first started weight training, you probably paid close attention to form, noting how to sit, stand, hold a weight, angle your arms, and various other bits of positioning minutia that made an exercise…





















