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Beyond the Body: Perspectives From Real Women
Beyond the Body: Perspectives From Real Women Through our Reclaim Your Wellness campaign, HealthyWomen and the Black Women’s Health Imperative in collaboration with the Obesity Action Coalition are changing the conversation around living with obesity. More than 93 million Americans are living with obesity. Yet it’s often perceived by society and the healthcare community as the result of poor personal choices, rather than the complex, chronic disease that it is. Because of the stigma, bias and misinformation surrounding obesity, far Healthy
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Beyond the Body: Perspectives From Real Women
Beyond the Body: Perspectives From Real Women Through our Reclaim Your Wellness campaign, HealthyWomen and the Black Women’s Health Imperative in collaboration with the Obesity Action Coalition are changing the conversation around living with obesity. More than 93 million Americans are living with obesity. Yet it’s often perceived by society and the healthcare community as the result of poor personal choices, rather than the complex, chronic disease that it is. Because of the stigma, bias and misinformation surrounding obesity, far Healthy
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Having Multiple Orgasms Is Totally Possible — Here’s How
For some women, having multiple orgasms is the sexual Mount Everest of pleasure. However, Stella Harris, Intimacy Educator, Sex Coach, and author of Tongue Tied: Untangling Communication in Sex, Kink, and Relationships, tells SheKnows that multiple orgasms can be a bit of a misnomer. “The orgasms don’t necessarily happen one right after the other,” she explains. Multiples orgasms come in a variety of formats. For people with vulvas and vaginas, Harris notes that sometimes one kind of orgasm is one-and-done, shek
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Trying to Level-Up Your ‘Manifestation’ Skills? Start With Your Sensual Energy
Manifesting through tapping into our own sensuality? Talk about a dream come true. Who wouldn’t want to manifest their biggest desires by simply being playful and indulging in pleasure? If it sounds too good to be true — not to mention a little woo woo — Alyse Bacine, a breathwork practitioner and spiritual mentor, says think about it like this: “Our sensual energy and life force energy are one and the same. When they are positively emitting from our energy shek
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Eczema and Children: What Parents Can Do to Keep Their Kids Healthy
When Laura Fellows’ daughter was just 2 months old, the first-time mom noticed some rough, red, dry patches of skin on her cheeks and behind her knees. The skin looked inflamed and her baby couldn’t stop itching. Luckily, she had a newborn monthly appointment already scheduled. At that visit, her daughter was diagnosed with atopic dermatitis, also called eczema. « I had a feeling it was eczema, » Fellows said. « And the doctors confirmed it. » Eczema is a condition that makes a Healthy
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Eczema Cost Me My Self-Esteem. Now, I’m on the Path to Getting It Back.
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector I was the woman who everybody asked, “What’s your skincare routine? You always look amazing!” I hesitate to use the word “perfect,” as it’s so loaded, but that’s the word that comes to mind when I think of how my skin looked in my 20s and early 30s. I live in Southern California, where the weather is typically sunny and warm. I practically lived in crop tops and shorts. I never thought twice about Healthy
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Obesity Among Black Women: Fighting the Disease Through Community
April is National Minority Health Month. For Michele Tedder, fighting obesity has been a lifelong journey. Despite years of trying numerous diets and exercise fads, Tedder’s weight continued to rise, surpassing 300 pounds on her 5-foot-1 frame. After developing high blood pressure, joint pain and Type 2 diabetes, she decided to pursue weight loss surgery. A sleeve gastrectomy in late 2017 provided the catalyst she needed to make lasting lifestyle changes, helping her drop 90 pounds. Five years later, she’s Healthy
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Living With Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
Expert information and advice to help you — or a loved one — manage the physical and emotional effects of AD Atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common form of eczema, affects nearly 16.5 million Americans, more of whom are women than men — and it’s common for women in their reproductive years (ages 15-49) to experience more severe symptoms. Because this condition affects so many women, HealthyWomen launched a program in June 2021 to educate and empower those living with Healthy
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PHOTO TOUR: Norton Neuroscience Institute
Architectural firm DesignGroup (Columbus, Ohio) collaborated with Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky., to create the Norton Neuroscience Institute (NNI). The goal was to deliver a comprehensive clinical space dedicated to the health of the brain. The 47,000-square-foot project comprises two floors in an existing medical office building. The idea of a one-stop-shop transformed into a center hub and adjacent spoke departments. The center hub simplifies wayfinding with a greeter at entry. The third floor is dedicated to subspecialty clinics with healthcare
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Encompass Health Replaces Rehabilitation Hospital In Alabama
Integrated healthcare services firm Encompass Health (Birmingham, Ala.) has opened a new Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of North Alabama in Huntsville, Ala., for patients with neurological disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations, and complex orthopedic conditions. The inpatient facility, which replaces an existing hospital, features 85 private patient rooms, a therapy gym, in-house pharmacy, six-chair dialysis suite, courtyard, dining room, and dayroom areas. In addition to 24-hour nursing care, the hospital offers physical, occupational, and speech therapies. The healthcare
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Center for Behavioral Medicine To Open In Tennessee
The 55,000-square-foot Center for Behavioral Medicine is preparing to open its doors in Knoxville, Tenn. Situated on 9 acres, the 64-bed adult and geriatric behavioral health center will provide inpatient care and outpatient treatment for alcohol and substance use disorder, acute depression, Alzheimer’s, suicidal ideation, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, dissociative disorders, memory loss, and dementia. The project is a partnership of National Healthcare Corporation (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), which operates skilled nursing centers, 24 assisted living communities, a behavioral healthcare
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Are You Needy In Relationships? Signs To Watch, Causes, And How To Stop Being Needy
Do you constantly crave your partner’s attention, assurance, and affection? Have you ever been called “clingy” by past partners or your current partner? While you might not feel like it, being “too needy” can affect your relationship – and not in a good way. It’s OK to demand or ask for your partner to tell or show their affection towards you. Your love language and your partner’s love language can play a huge role. However, being too demanding can be translated calmsage