Many children struggle to eat enough vegetables every day, and yet as parents we know how important they are for growing children to consume. Here are five ways to encourage your child to consume more veggies!
Did you know that your biggest asset isn’t time, it’s energy? Dr. Charryse Johnson explains how important it is to practice saying one word in order to reclaim your energy. She also discusses the mindsets that stand in the way. Never fear! Dr. Johnson gives two action steps you can start now if saying no is difficult for you.
Fitness Professional and 2022 HER Expert Panelist, Jenna Somich discusses the two sides of the spectrum when it comes to the mindset around prenatal and postpartum fitness. Jenna discusses the answer to striking a balance.
When it comes to pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood, it’s necessary to take a whole-person approach to health and wellbeing. However, until we see large-scale institutional change, mothers must be armed with the knowledge they need to seek the care they deserve for their whole selves.
Dr. Holly Durney estimates that approximately 75% of her time is spent teaching her patients about the core. In this short video, Dr. Durney explains what is meant when the statement “tighten your core” is made.
This magical mineral is regularly discussed as an option to help what ails you. But, what type of magnesium is best for your particular health concerns?
Couples struggle to manage conflict. Many haven’t developed the skills to have difficult conversations about feelings or effectively listen to one another. This difficulty handling conflict can spill over into other aspects of the relationship such as sexual satisfaction, finances and parenting.
Joyful movement is a way of moving that honors what your body is needing that day. It is flexible and sustainable. It is an enhancement to your life rather than another to-do on the ever-growing list that momma has to manage.
Becoming an expectant parent can be a very exciting and also very overwhelming. As a physician and mother, Dr. Aragona understands the flood of emotions and is passionate about supporting women as they get ready for conception. She shares certain things that you can do to prepare for a healthy and hopefully uncomplicated pregnancy way before you even conceive.
There’s a possibility that you have a plan for what you think motherhood is going to look like. That can be anywhere from the pregnancy, to getting them off to college and more. The problem with planning a whole lot in motherhood is that we don’t have quite as much control as we’d like to believe that we do. Dr. Lisa Folden tips for managing your expectations in motherhood.
Growth charts can be intimidating for parents. However, when you know how to use them they can be useful tools and should not be a cause for excessive worry.
Although it can be a struggle to maintain healthy friendships as adults, we need them. Friends bring more joy and satisfaction into our lives and have a huge impact on overall happiness and mental health. Here are three tips for building new friendships in adulthood.
While there are plenty of great physical items that are helpful in the postpartum period, it’s important to also prepare some things internally for this challenging phase of life. Here’s a list of four postpartum must-haves every parent should prepare before the birth of their child.
Larger bodied people are discriminated against in the workplace, educational environments and even in the medical setting. So, it makes sense that the vast majority of us see fatness (or the appearance thereof) as something to be avoided at all costs. By maintaining these internalized feelings, we are perpetuating the harm done to people in larger bodies and ultimately, to everyone.
Registered Dietitian, family feeding and eating disorders specialist, Anna Lutz discusses five ways to keep diet culture out of parenting.
Our relationship with food is complex, as is our body’s response to our culinary choices. We hope that our bodies can effectively digest food and absorb its nutritious content, but how do we know if it’s not?
You can’t address all of your stressors. The last thing we want to do is increase stress by trying to tackle stress. Rather, the goal is for you to recognize the different types of stressors in your life so that you can prioritize where to start.
ALL stress, no matter what type, has a similar effect on our health. The four main types of stressors are perceived & emotional pressure, circadian disruption, blood sugar dysregulation, and inflammation.
Stress is a reaction, a series of alarms in your body AND your brain to something that seems threatening. And often, those alarms cause downstream effects in order to keep you alive.
Do you worry or feel stressed about your child’s eating around the holidays? If so, you’re not alone. Food is a big and important part of the holiday season. Feeding children can be challenging when we’re in a “normal routine”. However, traveling or having family come to visit can present added challenges with feeding, especially for pickier eaters.
In our final Roundtable of 2021, the panelists are exposing the harmful expectations of motherhood and confronting the unrealistic and unachievable ideals. Our goal through this discussion is to help moms recognize and manage the expectations. The experts strive to help moms to establish in advance what is realistic so disappointment is minimized and moms can feel more secure in their abilities.
Both the happiness of being a parent, and the sadness of feeling like you were treated in a way that did not feel right for you can exist at the same time. The two are not mutually exclusive, and do not impact the other.
Many new moms are eager to jump back into an exercise program as soon as they get the all clear from at their 6-week postpartum visit. Dr. Holly Durney has a number of exercises she suggests moms incorporate into their rehabilitation before jumping back into an exercise program.
Taking up space is a buzz statement these days. When Dr. Folden talks about it, she means it literally and figuratively. Moms are worthy of creating a special space that’s just for them. Dr. Folden discusses how and why to make this happen.
The third HER Health Collective Roundtable of 2021 focused on exploring diet culture and body image issues. Our quarterly roundtables bring the HER Expert Panelists together to share their knowledge and discuss important health topics that affect mothers. It’s our hope that shedding light on this important topic and having open discussions like this, will help reduce the number of women who are silently struggling.
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