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Enslaved People’s Health Was Ignored From the Country’s Beginning, Laying the Groundwork for Today’s Health Disparities
Read More: Enslaved People’s Health Was Ignored From the Country’s Beginning, Laying the Groundwork for Today’s Health DisparitiesEric Kyere, Indiana University Some critics of Black Lives Matter say the movement itself is racist. Their frequent counterargument: All lives matter. Lost in that view, however, is a historical perspective. Look back to the late 18th century, to the very beginnings of the U.S., and you will see Black lives in this country did…
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30-Minute Booty Blast
Read More: 30-Minute Booty BlastAre you a super busy bee wanting to give your behind a boost? IFBB Bikini Pro Jennifer Andrews has got you covered with her new 30-MINUTE FIT FAST WORKOUT! Jennifer, owner of Fine Fanny Fitness, designed this BOOTY BLASTING program using some of her favorite (and scientifically-proven) exercises to strengthen and shape the glutes. It’s a tough one, but as Jennifer…
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No Crunch No Plank Ab Workout
Read More: No Crunch No Plank Ab WorkoutNo Crunch No Plank Ab Workout My Attempt at Belly Dancing! Ok it’s not actually “belly dancing” haha but it’s my attempted version at a super fun stand up AB, CORE, OBLIQUE, CARDIO workout! I had a rough last year with TWO unrelated injuries/accidents so I was on a mission to figure out what…
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Alzheimer’s Caregiving Is a Labor of Love
Read More: Alzheimer’s Caregiving Is a Labor of LoveFor Doris Woodward, it started with small things: forgetting her keys and locking herself out of the apartment. Her daughter Loretta Woodward Veney noticed but wasn’t alarmed. All the women in her family lived to a ripe old age, and her mother was only 77. Then one day in 2006, Woodward missed her all-time favorite…
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African American Teens Face Mental Health Crisis but Are Less Likely Than Whites to Get Treatment
Read More: African American Teens Face Mental Health Crisis but Are Less Likely Than Whites to Get TreatmentRebecca Klisz-Hulbert, Wayne State University, The Conversation Black youth in the U.S. experience more illness, poverty, and discrimination than their white counterparts. These issues put them at higher risk for depression and other mental health problems. Yet Black youth are less likely to seek treatment. About 9% of them reported an episode of major depression…
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Tips And Tricks To Starting Your Own Small Business, From The Owners Of We Are Food
Read More: Tips And Tricks To Starting Your Own Small Business, From The Owners Of We Are FoodThe owners of We Are Food share vital advice for newbie small business owners who are looking to up their game. Get ready to take some notes. The post Tips And Tricks To Starting Your Own Small Business, From The Owners Of We Are Food appeared first on Women’s Health.
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How To Make Sure You’re Actually Getting In Enough Water
Read More: How To Make Sure You’re Actually Getting In Enough WaterNudrate oral solution’s special formulation meets World Health Organisation standards, and is the most effective intervention during the early stages dehydration treatment. The post How To Make Sure You’re Actually Getting In Enough Water appeared first on Women’s Health.
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The Rules of Stretching
Read More: The Rules of StretchingWeary of all the research that links stretching to injury? Follow the six rules below to make sure you’re doing it safely and effectively. You don’t need to be able to break out into the splits on cue, but the first step to having a more limber body comes with understanding some general guidelines. The…
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Common Training Mistakes That Slow Progress
Read More: Common Training Mistakes That Slow ProgressSometimes a few simple tweaks to form and function are all you need to get your body — and your results — back on the fast track. You train hard, rest well and fuel your body to a tee. Yet suddenly your results stall, regardless of your tenacity and dedication. Since you’re doing everything correctly…
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3 Moves For Strength and Endurance
Read More: 3 Moves For Strength and EnduranceBuild muscle and power — and get stronger than ever — with this three-move training program. The workout this boxer-turned-fitness-competitor-turned-CrossFitter, Sarah Grace, programmed for Oxygen is a little unusual in that there are only three exercises. “Deadlift, squat and bench press — these are the three fundamental movements you should be doing to build strength,”…
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Detoxify Your Body Naturally
Read More: Detoxify Your Body NaturallyRoots like carrots, sweet potatoes, and turnips, are a rich source of nutritious complex carbohydrates. Instead of upsetting blood sugar levels like refined sweet foods do, they help regulate them. Long roots – carrots, parsnips, burdock, and daikon radish – are excellent blood purifiers and can help improve circulation in the body. Round roots – turnips,…
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Worst Year Ever or the Year You Created Everything?
Read More: Worst Year Ever or the Year You Created Everything?Worst Year Ever or the Year You Created Everything? Dear 2020, none of this stuff was on our vision boards. Orrrrr was it? One thing still holds absolutely true… We get more of whatever we focus on. You see, we can focus on fear, shaming others that don’t agree with us, what we do not…
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3 AB Moves With A Stability Ball
Read More: 3 AB Moves With A Stability Ball3 AB Moves With A Stability Ball These will totally work your abs and core! All you need is a stability ball ABS, CORE, OBLIQUES 3 moves with a stability ball (and with modifications below) Forearm rollouts from the your knees. Side lifts. To modify this and make it easier push the ball against…
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The Secret to Combating Perimenopause Weight Gain
Read More: The Secret to Combating Perimenopause Weight GainFor most of my mother’s life, she was able to keep to a healthy weight with little effort, but perimenopause changed that. She was surprised to see that she was gaining weight. My mom wasn’t alone in this. Weight gain during perimenopause is a concern for a lot of women. So I reached out to…
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Yes, Kids Can Get COVID-19 – 3 Pediatricians Explain What’s Known About Coronavirus and Children
Read More: Yes, Kids Can Get COVID-19 – 3 Pediatricians Explain What’s Known About Coronavirus and ChildrenKathryn Moffett-Bradford, West Virginia University; Martin Weisse, West Virginia University, and Shipra Gupta, West Virginia University We are three pediatric infectious disease specialists who live and work in West Virginia. The West Virginia University health system serves 400,000 children and according to our internal data, to date, 2,520 children up to 17 years of age…
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The Color of COVID: Will Vaccine Trials Reflect America’s Diversity?
Read More: The Color of COVID: Will Vaccine Trials Reflect America’s Diversity?JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News When U.S. scientists launch the first large-scale clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines this summer, Antonio Cisneros wants to make sure people like him are included. Cisneros, who is 34 and Hispanic, is part of the first wave of an expected 1.5 million volunteers willing to get the shots to help…
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5 Must-Try Dragon Fruit Recipes
Read More: 5 Must-Try Dragon Fruit RecipesFire up your diet with this fabulous superfood — dragon fruit. Though it sounds exotic, dragon fruit — aka pitaya — is now commonplace in most grocery stores. This member of the cactus family has either white or bright pink flesh, and it is the latest superfood being researched for its role in things such…
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Tweak Your Training For Better Results
Read More: Tweak Your Training For Better ResultsSometimes a few simple tweaks to form and function are all you need to get your body — and your results — back on the fast track. You train hard, rest well and fuel your body to a tee. Yet suddenly your results stall, regardless of your tenacity and dedication. Since you’re doing everything correctly…
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7 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power
Read More: 7 Ways to Boost Your Brain PowerTurns out women are better at remembering things than men, after all. Women are better at remembering things, at least according to a Mayo Clinic study. In comparison to men, women have a relatively larger hippocampus as we age, meaning we’re better at storing information such as names, events and directions. According to research, people…
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This Is The Foundation You Need To Flaunt Flawless Skin
Read More: This Is The Foundation You Need To Flaunt Flawless SkinThe HD Liquid Coverage Foundation from Catrice Cosmetics is your go-to when it comes to naturally blemish-free and flawless-looking skin. The post This Is The Foundation You Need To Flaunt Flawless Skin appeared first on Women’s Health.
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7-Day Snack Elimination Challenge
Read More: 7-Day Snack Elimination ChallengeFor one week, challenge yourself to go without any snacks, and reap the mental and physical benefits. Americans are snack-obsessed, and while it’s true that a nibble between meals can help keep energy high, those extra calories could make or break your fat-loss goals. In fact, if you snack frequently, it could add up to…
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5 Eye Exercises That Can Improve Your Vision
Read More: 5 Eye Exercises That Can Improve Your VisionExercise your “seeing” six-pack to alleviate strain, improve vision and correct issues. Your eyes contain six muscles — with names surprisingly similar to those in your abs, including four rectus and two oblique muscles — which engage to help you track moving objects, scan an area or focus on a stable image. These muscles are…
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4-Week Get Fit Meal Plan
Read More: 4-Week Get Fit Meal PlanThis 4-week meal plan will stoke your fat-burning fire and support your get-lean goals — without cravings or deprivation! The problem with most meal plans is that they drastically eliminate macronutrients or slash calories so much that you’re unable to resist the magnetic pull of that darned office doughnut box. But as every savvy Oxygen…
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3 Ways to Fight Fatigue
Read More: 3 Ways to Fight FatigueBoost your energy and improve your health with these easy tips! Keep Your Thyroid in Check Small but powerful, your thyroid controls your metabolism and affects many other processes in your body, including maintaining your energy levels in addition to your heart rate, cholesterol levels, body weight, digestion and muscle function. Keep yours in check…
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5-Day Total Body Makeover
Read More: 5-Day Total Body MakeoverWant to tone your body from head to toe, but don’t know where to begin? With the help of Bikini Champion Nicole Nagrani, you can give yourself a total body makeover— tightening those glutes, blasting that fat, and toning your legs and arms. Just give us 5 days a week, and we’ll help you achieve a lean…
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How to Access Mental Health Care Using Telehealth
Read More: How to Access Mental Health Care Using TelehealthIt’s hard not to feel anxious as the COVID-19 pandemic persists, cases rise and new hotspots erupt. The acute crisis has given way to sustained disruption and uncertainty. Women have been especially impacted by higher rates of job loss than men. Working mothers in particular shoulder disproportionate responsibilities and face long-term economic harm. For the…
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10-Minute Total-Body Workout
Read More: 10-Minute Total-Body WorkoutBurn off those extra pounds and sculpt your best body yet with this 10-minute EMOM workout. Looking to burn some fat? If so, this workout can help you out. This 10-minute EMOM trains you for total-body anaerobic endurance, pushing your muscles and energy systems to the limit. And fat-burning? Forget about it! Burn off those…
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Nut Allergies and Outgrowing Them
Read More: Nut Allergies and Outgrowing ThemNut Allergies and Outgrowing them For years I shared that my daughter was extremely allergic to nuts from the time she was 2. We found out when we gave her a tiny taste of peanut butter at age 2 and she had a reaction. Further testing gave us a long list of all the nuts…
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Why You Should Eat Eggs — The Updated Science
Read More: Why You Should Eat Eggs — The Updated ScienceCan the debate finally come to an end? Our food editor examines the science behind whether we should eat eggs. The post Why You Should Eat Eggs — The Updated Science appeared first on Women’s Health.
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This Is The Best Way To Support Your Immune System, According To A Dietitian
Read More: This Is The Best Way To Support Your Immune System, According To A DietitianQhile we’re doing everything we can to protect ourselves from the outside, we should also dedicate time to getting our immune systems in fighting shape. The post This Is The Best Way To Support Your Immune System, According To A Dietitian appeared first on Women’s Health.
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Overactive Bladder
Read More: Overactive BladderOverview Have you ever planned your morning errands around when and where you could find a bathroom? Do you often leak urine as you rush to unlock your front door so you can make it to the toilet in time? Are you waking up a few times every night because you feel an urgent need…
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Radical Self Responsibility with JP Sears
Read More: Radical Self Responsibility with JP SearsRadical Self Responsibility with JP Sears At a young age, JP Sears learned that humor was a way to deal with anger and pain. He would feel like he MATTERED if he could get people to laugh. Humor was his crutch, his way to cope, and it was at the age of 27 when a…
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NIH Project Homes In on COVID Racial Disparities
Read More: NIH Project Homes In on COVID Racial DisparitiesBy Ashley Gold, KHN While the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Hispanic Americans is no secret, federal officials have launched studies of the disparity that they hope will better prepare the country for the next great epidemic. The National Institutes of Health began the ambitious “All of Us” research project in 2018 with…
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5 High-Protein Cottage Cheese Recipes
Read More: 5 High-Protein Cottage Cheese RecipesHeads-up, yogurt: There’s a (not-so) new protein-packed kid on the block. Proving everything old is new again, cottage cheese is experiencing a resurgence in popularity as people are once again realizing its nutritional virtues. Cottage cheese adds a protein punch to any meal, any time of day. Work this great white into your weekly meal planning with these…
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How to Rekindle Your Sexual Connection at Midlife
Read More: How to Rekindle Your Sexual Connection at MidlifeI recently interviewed Yana Tallon-Hicks for my story about sexual health in middle age. Tallon-Hicks is a relationship therapist, sex educator, and sex advice writer living in Western Massachusetts. We’re publishing the full interview below. The transcript has been edited for clarity and length. HealthyWomen: What are some common concerns that women have about their…


















