Tag: women’s health
From the CLT Fitness Pros – Pregnancy & Working Out. Safety, Tips, Thoughts.
Not only does regular exercise during pregnancy act as a mood booster, it also preps your body for the labor and delivery. Needless to say, it is important to practice caution and be very self-aware when working out during this time in your life....
Try out the new 15 to Fit Pilates in Mooresville with $5 classes!
Confession: My first experience with Pilates was a $19.99 online DVD series from Windsor Pilates. I ordered it one night in college when I was studying (and eating pizza) and it seemed like just what I needed. For the next 2 years, my Pilates routine...
Local Doctors gifting up to $175,000 of life-changing plastic surgery procedures.
The plastic surgeons at Hunstad Kortesis Plastic Surgery Center + MedSpa are launching an innovative program called EMERGING HOPES to provide life-changing plastic surgery procedures from board-certified surgeons to deserving individuals in North and South Carolina.
Drs. Hunstad, Kortesis and Bharti have witnessed first-hand cosmetic surgery’s incredible...
Lose weight with Evolve Medical’s HCG Diet Done Right
How does losing up to a pound a day before summer sound? It could be a reality with help from the folks at Evolve Medical Associates. This medical spa located on Fairview Road offers your typical Botox, CoolSculpting and other cosmetic services but it's set...
Your Knees – What Can go Wrong and What Can be Done?
Are your knees cracking and popping more than your wood-burning fireplace? Do they hurt when you run? You aren't alone. Dr. Mark Suprock from OrthoCarolina Huntersville said it's common for women to suffer from knee issues because of the unique angles of our bodies. In...
Exploring Integrative Healthcare in Charlotte with The Center for Healing Arts
I round my shoulders forward to protect my heart.
That's what I told Dr. Babak Mokari, DO at the CENTER FOR THE HEALING ARTS when he asked me about my neck and shoulder pain. Dr Mokari is an osteopathic physician specializing in Integrative Medicine. Osteopathic medicine is...
Why is it so hard to lose weight over 40?
Remember the "Freshman 15"? Snort. #forgeddaboutit. Your real problem is the "Fifty 15" or heaven forbid, the "Fifty 50." How many times have you heard something like this.....
I used to live on a diet of pizza and ice cream, and could still lose 5 pounds...
What are the signs and symptoms of menopause and perimenopause?
In her ob-gyn practice at Mintview OB-GYN, Dr. Alyse Kelly-Jones is particularly interested in women's sexual health and in their health & wellness issues in the menopause decade. This period begins when your hormones begin to drop (in your late 30s!!), and continues through to...
Crazy ways to lose weight: fact or fiction?
You made your New Year's resolution a week ago but despite fighting for a treadmill on three consecutive mornings and politely declining a coworker's birthday cupcake one afternoon, that needle on the scale is just not budging.
Sound familiar? Who's ready for a shortcut? We've scoured...
Meet Charlotte Meditation with an EXCLUSIVE Discount
At some point in 2015 my mind turned on me. I had no clarity. I became forgetful. I lost my keys.
Yet, I continued to spin my plates on sticks: work, kids, exercise, laundry, grocery shopping, book writing, do-gooding....did I mention grocery shopping? Heading into...
Lose weight sensibly in 2016 – FACT vs FICTION
We're a few days into the new year ... how are those weight-loss resolutions going? If you're eating your third donut of the day while reading this, don't panic! It's not too late to turn things around. For some professional advice, we chatted with Wellness...