Hysterectomy, the removal of only the uterus, remains one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States; more than 600,000 operations are completed each year. Most patients undergoing hysterectomy, (approximately 90%) do so for benign conditions (eg. Fibroids). The surgical approach used to perform the procedure…
I think The Biggest Loser just ended for the season. I don’t watch the show but it’s kind of hard not to hear about it. I don’t watch it for reasons that Edward P. Tyson, MD, a physician who specializes in treating eating disorders , outlined recently in a…
While postpartum depression (PPD) is typically considered to be a woman’s illness, a number of studies have suggested that, although men do not experience any of the dramatic physiologic or hormonal changes that go along with pregnancy, new fathers may also suffer from PPD. The most recent study was a…
Negative thoughts about ourselves are a plague among weight-worried women. “You look awful stuffed into those jeans.” “You’re really hopeless, you know.” “You should have just stayed home.” Rather than being just in-the-moment downers, these kinds of thoughts have much more impact than we might think. If we engage…
Honoring Health defends intuitive eating, and explains why it’s NOT another diet! Family Feeding Dynamics has tips on how to answer the question, “Mom, what’s a diet?” William Leith has a bold–if a bit long-winded–article on women and body image in the Telegraph …from a man’s perspective. What do…
You might be realizing right about now that I love to write about seasonal produce. Part of that is due to me being a chef with a love for the freshest ingredients possible, but part of it is that in my neck of the woods , it’s tough to get…
This week we have a guest writer, Lori McGrail, Green Mountain’s current dietetic intern. Lori put together this post below on the joys of hitting up the farmers’ market. I spent my Memorial Day weekend hanging out with family and friends at Saratoga Lake in upstate New York. After…
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Diet blog maps out–in blessedly simple terms–how to design your own strength training program. Psychology Today waxes philosophical about the benefits of gratitude and offers tips to boost your own gratitude quotient. Yoni Freedhoff has a few important questions to ask yourself when you’re down. Here’s a hint: focus…
With Memorial Day weekend approaching, the grilling season is officially here. I probably need not describe all the greatness of grilling, such as the lack of dirty dishes, a chance to enjoy a few more moments in the great outdoors, and the fact that it requires less fat than other cooking techniques….