Healthy Eating During Pregnancy: The Ultimate Guide to Proper Nutrition for You and Your Baby

Eating for two during pregnancy isn’t just about more food—it’s about the right nutrition. Learn how to build a healthy pregnancy diet with essential nutrients, whole foods, and proper hydration for you and your baby.

Perimenopause and Bone Health: What Women Need to Know Before Menopause Hits

Bone loss often starts during perimenopause, when fluctuating estrogen quietly shifts bone remodeling toward loss—years before menopause, osteoporosis, or fractures show up. Taking action early with screening, strength training, and a science-backed strategy that supports nutrient absorption and the gut–bone axis can help protect long-term bone density at high-risk sites like the hip and spine.

Am I in Perimenopause or Menopause? Ages, Stages, and What’s Happening in Your Body

Wondering if it’s perimenopause or menopause? Learn the key differences in timing, irregular periods, and hormone changes—and take our Menopause Stage Assessment to see where you may be.

Preconception Weight and Risk of Childhood Obesity

New research shows that a woman’s pre-pregnancy preconception weight is a better indicator of whether her child will be overweight or obese than her weight during pregnancy is.

Bone Density Testing in Midlife: When, Why, and What the Results Mean

Bone loss is often silent for years, which is why bone density testing (DXA scan) in midlife—sometimes as early as the mid-40s depending on risk—can help identify osteopenia or early osteoporosis before fractures happen. Understanding your T-score and hip/spine risk early supports a prevention-focused plan (strength training, calcium/vitamin D absorption, inflammation and gut health) to protect long-term mobility and independence.

What Menopause Symptoms Mean: What’s Hormone-Related, What’s Aging, and What Affects Daily Life

Wondering what your menopause symptoms mean? Learn how symptoms can fall into hormone-related changes, age-related changes that hormones may worsen, and quality-of-life issues—and take our Menopause Symptom Assessment

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Three Fall Foods Are More Nutritious Than You May Think

From golden to red hues and sweet to tart flavors, apples can please almost any palate. Apples are full of antioxidants which are linked to the prevention and control of gestational diabetes.

Tips for Altering Your Baby’s Sleep Cycle

When you finally bring baby home and fall into a routine, you might notice that his or her cycle seems a bit off. In the womb, babies usually sleep during the day while their mothers are active and wake up at night when their mothers are sleeping.

Why Menopause Accelerates Bone Loss and Why Calcium Alone Isn’t Enough

Menopause-related bone loss isn’t just a calcium problem: falling estrogen accelerates bone breakdown through inflammatory and metabolic pathways, making osteoporosis risk rise fastest at the hip and spine. New research on the gut–bone axis suggests supporting the microbiome (alongside calcium, vitamin D, and exercise) may help preserve bone density during and after menopause.

Why Am I Having Hot Flashes? Menopause Hot Flashes Explained and Treatment Options

Wondering why you’re getting hot flashes or night sweats? Learn what vasomotor symptoms are, why they happen, how long they can last, and the treatment options—from lifestyle strategies and non-hormonal medications to hormone therapy—to help you find an approach that fits.

A Father’s Touch Will Warm Your Baby

When my sister had her first child, I was so excited to help care for her, especially since my husband and I weren’t quite to the kid stage yet. I found it very difficult though, when my niece cried.

Do I Need a Bone Density Test After Menopause? Osteoporosis, DEXA Scores, Risks, and What Helps

Wondering if you should worry about bone loss after menopause? Osteoporosis can develop quietly—sometimes the first clue is back pain, a fracture, or a bone density (DEXA) scan—and risk can be higher after early menopause, including surgical removal of the ovaries. Learn what osteoporosis is, how DEXA T-scores classify bone density (normal, osteopenia, osteoporosis), why estrogen loss increases bone turnover, and what helps reduce fracture risk through prevention, screening, and treatment options.

Why Am I Itching After Menopause? Common Vulvar Disorders and When to Get Checked

Vulvar itching after menopause can come from infections, inflammation, or vulvar skin conditions, and new vulvar growths or lesions are often benign but should be evaluated if they persist. Because vulvar cancer is rare but a concern with unexplained symptoms, warning signs like a non-healing ulcer, a bleeding mass, hard nodules, a single postmenopausal lesion, or any rapidly changing or irregularly bordered spot may require prompt evaluation and biopsy.

Is Pumpkin Spice Safe During Pregnancy?

Pumpkin has a range of health benefits but what about pumpkin spice?

How Important is Protein during Your Pregnancy?

Getting enough protein is vital to your baby’s growth, especially in the second two trimesters when his or her growth will be rapid. If you’re pregnant, you should make sure you consume approximately 75 grams of protein every day.

Are Pets Safe around a Newborn?

While you’re going through your house late in your pregnancy covering all of the light sockets and securing the cabinet doors shut, you might be forgetting a major part of the baby-proofing process.

1st day of acupunture

So you give anything a try right ? Being a sceptic and yet still open minded I went for my first consult and treatment of acupuncture today.

Act Like It's Not Your First Pregnancy

Most parents having their second child have a completely different attitude towards the experience than parents expecting their first.

What You Need to Know about Placental Abruption

Many serious complications in pregnancy are extremely rare, but it’s important that you learn the signs and symptoms of them so that you know when to immediately contact your doctor.

Pregnancy and Hematoma Concerns

A hematoma is a collection of blood under the surface of the skin. Most often referred to as a bruise, hematomas are generally considered safe when they appear on the skin, referred to medically as a subdermal hematoma.

Hemorrhoids During Pregnancy

There are many bodily changes that take place during pregnancy but there is one that is especially troublesome to most: hemorrhoids.

Getting Enough Calcium for Your Growing Baby

Pregnancy is the beginning of a beautiful time in your life but it’s very important to take care of yourself and eat properly so that your baby gets the right amount of nutrients required for norma

Dental Hygiene Is Even More Important During Pregnancy

Whether you are trying to get pregnant or you are already pregnant: Good dental hygiene is important and regular cleaning and check-ups are essential for dental health.

This is the Reality of a Twin Pregnancy All Women Should See

At 24 weeks gestation I was in labor and in the hospital taking prescription medications to stop labor.