Health and Wellness for Moms

When it comes to stress and anxiety, everyone experiences them in different ways. For some, simply the thought of an upcoming event can cause a great deal of stress. For others, everyday tasks like work or school can be overwhelming. And for those who suffer from chronic anxiety disorders, life can feel like one long nightmare. If you’re looking for ways to reduce stress and anxiety in your life, you’ve come to the right place. This blog post will discuss six practical methods for reducing stress and anxiety levels. Photo by energepic.com:  1) Exercise: Exercise is a great way to reduce stress and anxiety because it releases endorphins and mood-boosting effects. Not only that, but exercise can also help you to better manage your stressors…

A woman’s life is riddled with hormonal changes. From the moment puberty begins, the rise and fall of hormone levels result in the ever-changing menstrual cycle leading up to menopause. Menopause is the time a woman stops being reproductive. But it doesn’t occur suddenly. Signs and symptoms lead up to it as the reproductive hormones gradually deplete. A woman will likely go through this process from age 45 to 55. Nonetheless, the average age for American women to reach menopause is 51 years. This essentially refers to when the woman finally stops seeing her menses. Black and Latina women typically experience menopause at 49 years on average. At menopause, the ovaries lose their capacity to ovulate, not that eggs become absent.     Signs and…

Photo by John Arano on Unsplash Being active and getting enough exercise is an important part of staying healthy and feeling good.  It’s also important for managing your weight and can lower your risk of a number of health conditions in the future.  When it comes to types of exercise, there are a lot of misconceptions about weight training, especially for women. Years of misinformation have led people to believe that the only way to reach your weight goals is to spend hours and hours on cardio machines and to stay away from weights unless you want to bulk up.  So why is weight training great for women’s fitness and what are the myths surrounding it? Weights will make you bulky When people think of…

Pexels – CCO Licence None of us can function optimally if we aren’t looking after ourselves properly, which is why it is so important that we all have our own self-care routine in place. Some people like to have a glass of wine and read a good book, others prefer to take a nightly bubble bath, and some even enjoy ironing the laundry if you can believe that, but there are lots of ways to practice self-care that you may not have thought of before. With that in mind, here are some of the more unusual self-care ideas you might want to try today if you haven’t quite found that one thing, or series of things, that works best to calm you, let you relax,…

Pixabay. CCO Licensed. Life as a new mom is stressful – every parent can vouch for that. Learning how to manage this stress is important for your health and the health of your baby. Here are just a few tips for battling stress as a new mom. Know the root cause You’re stressed, but why exactly are you stressed? Is it the constant sleep deprivation that’s getting your down? Is the constant responsibility making you anxious? Are you unable to shift the baby weight? Is it a combination of all three? These are all common causes of stress. Sometimes stress can be made worse by other problems that were already present before you had a baby. Having a baby can put a financial strain on…