Apr

26

Cutting round vegetables

Posted by Sarah R

April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia Over the weekend I wanted to cook up a butternut squash for dinner and worried about chopping my fingers off while I worked, but I found a FABULOUS tip I had to share! “It is very simple to prevent rolling of squash. Just fold up a small towel into quarters so there’s [...]

Apr

25

Bea Arthur

Posted by Sarah R

April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Actress Bea Arthur passed today due to cancer. Best known for her role in Golden Girls and as television’s “Maude” she left behind her sons Matthew and Daniel and grandchildren Kyra and Violet. Related articles by Zemanta Marc Cherry dishes about the Golden Girls  desperateblog.com)

Mar

5

Women’s History Month

Posted by Sarah R

March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Image by an untrained eye via Flickr Check out Feministing for a national calender of Women’s History events! Join other women celebrating our femininity at events like the New York commemoration of the 1969 Abortion Speakout; the College Park, Maryland “How are women affected by the war on drugs?” lecture or the Kirksville, Missouri Pap [...]

Mar

5

Happy Birthday Mom!

Posted by Sarah R

March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia Today is a very important day! It’s my Mama‘s birthday! Without her, I wouldn’t be the woman I am today. I’m so very thankful to have a mom who is also my friend! Happy Birthday, Mom! I hope you have the most fantastic day! I have presents for you and will deliver [...]

Mar

4

Extended side angle pose

Posted by Sarah R

March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Sticking with some great back stretching and posture-enhancing ideas, I’m bringing you the extended side angle pose today. “The spine is responsible for sending messages throughout your body, and when you’re hunched, the pathway isn’t as smooth,” says Alison West, Yoga Union Center for Back Care and Scoliosis co-director. Stand with your feet about four [...]

Mar

2

Take the stairs!

Posted by Sarah R

March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Image by marielito via Flickr I’m sure you’ve heard, time and time again, that it’s better to take the stairs than to stand for 30 seconds on the elevator. However, did you know how much better it is for you? In a recent study published in the European Heart Journal, for 12 weeks, about 70 [...]

Feb

28

Serious Health Issues

Posted by Sarah R

February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Image by illryion via Flickr I am dealing with some serious health issues. I will be having surgery within the next couple of weeks but hope to get back into the swing of blogging normally once I feel more like my regular ‘ol self! Please please be patient and I’ll be home soon! Related articles [...]

Feb

21

Upcoming Fertility Insight Group

Posted by Sarah R

February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment

WEGO Health is holding online focus groups for women who are active in the online fertility community! Fertility Insight Groups (being held on behalf of one of our sponsors) will be held on Thursday, March 12th at the following times: 12 Noon Eastern Standard Time 4pm EST 6pm EST 9pm EST Each session will last [...]

Feb

11

Death Threats

Posted by Sarah R

February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment

Image by Denis Collette…!!! via Flickr I recently stumbled upon a great list of the top ten health-related killers of women. I’m going to spend some time deconstructing and expanding on the list! 1. Heart disease 2. Cancers 3. Strokes 4. COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 5. Alzheimer’s disease 6. Injuries 7. Type 2 [...]

Feb

3

Patient, consumer or health activist?

Posted by Sarah R

February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia My co-worker, posted a thought-provoking entry on the WEGO Health blog asking people to write about whether they were patients, consumers of health activists. What do you think? Are you consumer? Are you a patient? Are you simply a health activist? I threw my $0.02 in there and would love it if [...]

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