This isn’t the type of cycling we’re talking about but you get the point. Who among the frequent readers of this blog hasn’t lost and gained weight numerous times? If you’re like many American women, this describes you. It certainly does me in my younger days when I was…

Pelvic floor disorders, including urinary and fecal incontinence as well as prolapse, affect 1 in 4 non‑pregnant women. Not surprisingly, the incidence increases with age from 10% in their 20’s to almost 50% in their 80’s, and also with bodyweight. Specifically, 1 in 6 women report concerns about bladder…

Here at A Weight Lifted, we aren’t always on top of blog statistics and the like. Our usual pattern is more just writing what we’re thinking about and hoping someone will find it interesting/useful. But we have noticed that for a long while, we’ve gotten readers from a blog…

A sweet treat for you to eat Poor prunes. They always seem to be the butt of a joke. In all seriousness, if raisins are nature’s candy, prunes are nature’s truffle. At their best, they are tender, sweet, and heavenly, as well as good sources for calcium, Vitamin A,…

Psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder are devastating disorders that usually require chronic care and impact individuals and their family members greatly in terms of morbidity and mortality. Research has helped to identify those who may be at greatest risk for developing psychotic disorders. Strategies to prevent psychotic…

Oh good, everyone is in bed……what do we have in the kitchen? Opportunity eating can be eating food just because it’s available: Your co-worker bakes brownies for everyone at work and leaves them in the break room. The holidays roll around and the wide variety of food, and food abundance, leads…

Yes, that special day for lovers is upon us. When Hallmark, Whitman and FTD stocks soar. The day where we all  panic at the drugstore on our way home from work and take a moment from our busy, stress-filled lives to show that someone special we care — extra…

Michele Obama recently made headlines by announcing that because her daughters were becoming overweight , she had made a few changes around their house. Less television watching, switching to low-fat milk, water in their lunchboxes, more fruit and veggies at meals. On the surface, seemingly admirable moves as it’s…

For this week’s recipe, I wanted to step away from the food itself and take a good look at my workshop. (As a carpenter’s daughter, I often catch myself referring to my cooking as “building” a dish, so the analogy is carrying over to my kitchen as well. But…

Postpartum Support International will hold its annual conference jointly with the Marce Society in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from October 27-30, 2010. Marce Society president Katherine Wisner, M.D. has announced that the focus of the conference will be: Perinatal Mental Health Research: Harvesting the Potential. Abstracts are now being accepted (until April…