Yoga

Jenny Smiechowski

5 yoga poses for better bladder control (slideshow)

Research shows that about 50 percent of adult women deal with urinary incontinence. That means, when you head out to dinner with your girlfriends, half of the women at the table are worried about their bladder control too.

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

The pain-busting practice proven to work

Weirdly enough, women with conditions like fibromyalgia have lower-than-average cortisol levels (a stress hormone). This contributes to pain, fatigue and stress sensitivity. But, researchers have found a way to combat that problem…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

Yoga basics for a bigger mind, a better body and inner peace

Before I began my yoga practice, I was exhausted, stressed, stiff, achy and unhappy. But it really changed my life. If you don’t currently practice yoga on a regular basis, you’re missing out. Here’s how to get started at home as a beginning yogi…

Virginia Tims-Lawson

Double the heart-healthy benefits of exercise without working harder

There are things you can do to lower your heart disease risk, especially if you get regular aerobic exercise, like walking, swimming, cycling and dancing. But, even better, there’s a way to get twice the heart-healthy benefits from your exercise without double the effort…

Joyce Hollman

The ancient practices that conquers a modern day killer

Yoga can produce lasting changes to your nervous system that help regulate your stress response. And control it you must: Stress is a killer that increases your chances of heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. Under chronic stress, your chromosomes show the effects of accelerated aging.

Dr. Mark Wiley

The daily practice for pain-free movement

Keeping the body pain free and moving easy is not so… easy. But just like the old saying goes — if you don’t use it, you lose it. If you don’t, before you know it, it’s not so easy to move, and when you do it hurts. But you can remedy that…