The duodenal switch (DS) procedure, also known as biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS) or gastric reduction duodenal switch (GRDS), is a weight loss surgery procedure that is composed of a restrictive and a malabsorptive aspect. The restrictive portion of the surgery involves removing approximately 70% of the stomach along the greater curvature. The … [Read more...]
Olympic Gold Medalist Rebecca Soni Talks About Her Incredible Swimming Life!
Rebecca Soni is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who is a six-time Olympic medalist. She is a former world record-holder in the 100-meter breaststroke (short and long course) and the 200-meter breaststroke (short and long course), and is the first woman to swim the 200-meter breaststroke in under 2 minutes 20 seconds. As a member of the U.S. … [Read more...]
Kathleen’s 5 Tips to Survive the Holidays
Sure, it might be unrealistic to try and lose weight during the holidays, BUT gaining unwanted pounds is not inevitable!! It is possible to maintain a relatively healthier lifestyle and socialize — it just takes some mindfulness, preparation, and creativity. You have to take the time to actively “set yourself up for health success.” Adopting a healthier lifestyle isn't a … [Read more...]
Diet Soda: Unfolding effect on pregnancy and child birth
When you're pregnant, it's important to make healthy choices as much as possible and to avoid things that have the potential to harm you or your baby. There are a great number of things that can cause harm to you or your growing baby during pregnancy. But then there's a large category of things that fall into the grey area, that are neither beneficial nor particularly harmful. … [Read more...]
Guidelines To Manage Thyroid During Pregnancy
The guidelines for the management of thyroid disease during pregnancy and after birth has been recently updated from its earlier version. The clinical practice guideline, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, recommend approaches to diagnosing and treating patients with thyroid-related medical issues before, during, and immediately … [Read more...]
Pregorexia: The Pregnant Woman’s Eating Disorder
According to some experts, images of svelte celebrity mums-to-be such as Nicole Kidman and Richie with their “barely-there” bumps are inspiring expectant mothers to diet and exercise to excess to stay slim during pregnancy and speed the departure of those post-baby pounds. Some experts also believe that changes in shape and weight during pregnancy may exacerbate or rekindle … [Read more...]
Questions To Ask Before Choosing An Infertility Clinic
Going for an infertility treatment is an emotional and financial commitment and finding the right fertility clinic is one of the main decisions which needs to be made. There is no doubt that the treatment is a tiresome and expensive journey, so the couple need to be cleared with doubts before heading forward. The following are questions you may wish to ask when … [Read more...]
Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap) Recommended for Pregnant Women
Medscape recently published "Updated Recommendations for Use of Tdap Vaccine in Pregnant Women" Since 2005, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis (Tdap) booster vaccines to unvaccinated postpartum mothers and other family members of newborn infants to protect infants from … [Read more...]
Myth & Facts About Obesity & Pregnancy
Despite excessive caloric intake, many obese women are deficient in vitamins vital to a healthy pregnancy. This and other startling statistics abound when obesity and pregnancy collide. In the December(2011) issue of the journal Seminars in Perinatology, maternal fetal medicine expert Loralei L. Thornburg, M.D., reviews many of the pregnancy-related changes and obstacles … [Read more...]
Moms: Play Your Way to Fitness
The need for leading a healthy, active lifestyle is indeed serious, but exercise can be play as well as work. Keep in mind that most sports and games require movement. You can think of the benefits of participating in or training for a sport as the three Fs, because you’ll often get faster and fitter-and you’ll have fun, too. Actually, there are five Fs. Many of these … [Read more...]
Getting Back In Shape: Rebuilding The Foundation
After delivery of a baby, your abdominal muscles will be sore for a while. They will work and function normally; however, they will get sore more easily. This is expected. These are growth pains as your muscles build back up to their normal size and strength. So you need to slowly return to your normal exercise routine. When to Start a Program Vaginal Deliveries. You can … [Read more...]
Exercise & In Vitro Fertilization
Women who exercise routinely for four or more hours per week may reduce their chances of having a successful pregnancy with in vitro fertilization (IVF), new research suggests. In general, regular exercise does not seem to decrease or increase the chances of having a baby through IVF However, with four or more hours of exercise per week for 1 to 9 years, the odds of a live … [Read more...]
Acupuncture & Moxibustion: For Enhanced Success Of IVF Treatment
In vitro fertilization is codified as IVF. In vitro refers to lab glass containers, usually petri dishes; in vivo is a reference to live whole organisms, from rats to humans. IVF takes an ova or ovum (egg or eggs) from an infertile woman's ovaries, fertilizing it or them into a petri dish (in vitro), then removing the zygote (fertilized egg or eggs) from the lab environment and … [Read more...]
World Leading International Fitness Model ‘Char B’ Reveals Her Deepest Secrets on Women Orgasm
Char B is World leading international fitness model, sports therapist, Nutrition Athlete, writer, columnist, personal trainer, mother, TV presenter and spokes model. She has done three competitions 2012 NIFMA Nationals, NIFMA 2013 Nationals and the Miami Pro 2014 UK Championship and won all three. At the Miami Pro she also won the overall championship receiving her pro card. … [Read more...]
Treatment Options and Ways to Prevent UTIs
The last thing you may want to deal with is a urinary tract infection (UTI). This can disrupt your life and may cause you to be quite uncomfortable in the process. It is most common for women to have UTIs and this makes it imperative to find effective ways to help prevent these from occurring on a regular basis. However, if you are suddenly faced with this condition, you will … [Read more...]
Battle Rope Workout For Blasting Calories
Battle ropes are notorious for firing muscles head to toe while blasting calories and fat — but they’re not for the faint of heart. These 1.5 to 2-inch thick 50-foot ropes generally weigh anywhere from 25 to 50 pounds, and according to a study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, swinging them for just 10-minutes can burn up to 112 calories. It’s no wonder that … [Read more...]
Post-Workout Refreshment Ideas
Hydration is an important aspects of training, regardless of what season of the year it is. Hydration becomes all the more important when training in a warm weather. Where the climate is high in humidity and it is warmer than normal, your body becomes dehydrated. This means that your body is not able to produce enough perspiration to regulate your body temperature and body … [Read more...]
Deltoid Muscle Strain: Symptom & Treatment
The large Deltoid muscle (M Deltoideus) is a thick triangular muscle, emanating around the shoulder, covering the shoulder joint and forming the rounding of the shoulder. The muscle is fastened on the humerus. The various parts of the deltoid muscle take part in nearly all movements of the shoulder joint. Muscle rupture occurs when a muscle is subjected to a load beyond the … [Read more...]
5 Exercises to Define Your Deltoids
In this article we talk about the triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint. Your shoulders are composed of the larger deltoid muscles—anterior, medial, posterior—and smaller rotator cuff muscles that support the ball and socket joint. The deltoid muscles are the prime mover of arm abduction—moving the arm away from the body—along the frontal plane. The front … [Read more...]
Concentration Curl: The Most Effective Bicep Exercise
With so much time and attention given to the glorious biceps, it’s surprising that there has been no real conclusive research to determine which is the most effective exercise for targeting the biceps. So the American Council on Exercise, America’s Workout Watchdog, commissioned the exercise scientists at the University of Wisconsin—LaCrosse and its Clinical Exercise … [Read more...]
Bodybuilding Supplements: A Complete Guide
Today taking bodybuilding supplements has now become a worldwide craze. All fitness minded persons generally take some kind of bodybuilding supplements. Bodybuilding supplements are dietary supplements commonly used by those involved in bodybuilding and athletics. Bodybuilding supplements may be used to replace meals, enhance weight gain, promote weight loss or improve athletic … [Read more...]
The Dark Side To Competitive Bodybuilding
Fitness is a status symbol these days, and bodybuilding allows women to have higher confidence once they attain a physique they feel comfortable competing with. Becoming healthier through exercise does have its benefits: increased energy, better sleep, and of course, a better looking body. It's the aesthetic rewards of exercise that can cause people to take working out … [Read more...]
Skeletal Muscles: How Do They Work?
Muscles contract and relax to allow the body to perform crucial activity. Electrical signals tell the muscle when to contract, but when the muscle needs to relax, the signal is deliberately ignored. Until now scientists have been unable to understand how the body ignores this signal. Muscle is an organ specializing in the transformation of chemical energy into movement. … [Read more...]
Nazanin Afshin-Jam Shares Her Journey Into Motherhood & Post-Pregnancy Life!
Nazanin Afshin-Jam is an international human rights activist, singer/songwriter, actor, model, former Miss World Canada and President and co-founder of “Stop Child Executions” organization. She is also a public speaker represented by the National Speaker's Bureau. Nazanin learned at an early age of the threat people face when their human rights are ignored. She was born in … [Read more...]
Counting Health Benefits of Peanut Butter
The peanut, Arachis hypogea, is really a legume - same as a bean or pea. Peanut butter makes delicious spread for breads, waffles, bagels, toast, crackers, apple slices, celery, or carrots. Spread it on plain or make some of the spreads at home. Store them in the refrigerator for up to a week. Nutritive Analysis The total calorie content in 100 grams of peanut butter is … [Read more...]
Diet For Managing Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes deformed nails and horrible itchy plaques, primarily on the elbows, knees and scalp. According to studies reported -Diet may be important in the management of psoriasis. Researchers have recommended antioxidants, beta-carotene, folate, omega-3 fatty acids, and zinc as nutritional factors that may play a role in the prevention and … [Read more...]
Forskolin: A Popular Performance Supplement
Forskolin is an extract from the plant Coleus forskohli, a naturally occuring chemical. The coleus plant, a member of the mint family, is popular for its use in gardening due to its brightly colored leaves of green and purple. It is predominantly used within formulations to support fat burning and energy levels. The root is rich in forskolin, a compound that increases … [Read more...]
Victoria’s Secret Models Unveil Their Beauty Secrets Prior To 2016 VS Paris Fashion Show
Women Fitness catches up with three of the most beautiful and sexy Victoria's Secret Models in a candid chat over beauty and fitness! The models have pulled up their wings to walk down the Victoria's Secret Runway, are you ready? Here these current and former VS models and angels talk about their beauty & fitness hacks. Irina Shayk Ms. Namita Nayyar: What … [Read more...]
Teresa Moore: Supermodel From New Zealand Lays Bare Her Beauty, Diet & Workout Secrets
Teresa Moore was born in the small Pacific island capital, Nuku'alofa, Tonga and at the age of 10, the family moved to Auckland, New Zealand. Her mother agency is 62 Models in New Zealand and she is represented by 5 other agencies worldwide. She has pursued a successful modeling career and is booked for magazines, runway shows, print and advertisements for top fashion labels. … [Read more...]
Miranda Kerr’s Fitness Secrets Revealed!
Models.com ranks Miranda Kerr number 4 on the Top 20 sexiest models. She has been ranked in FHM's '100 Sexiest Women' poll at No. 56 in 2009, No. 36 in 2010, and No. 44 in 2011. She was named one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" by Men's Health. She was named "Sexiest Woman Alive 2012" by Esquire UK. She ranked No. 6 on AskMen's list of Top 99 Women for 2013. Miranda … [Read more...]
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