Menopause Part 4: Bone Health and Exercise
We know exercise is important for our mental, heart, muscle, and bone health throughout our lives. Exercise is the most powerful non-medication prevention of fractures in women. This is especially important for women after menopause. As estrogen goes down, our…
Why your period is so important for overall health: The female athlete triad
There is a lot of pressure on girls and women from all directions to be thin. Adding the pressures to not only be thin, but to also be at the top of their game can lead to the female athlete…
Why Physical Activity is important: finding ways to make it an easy part of your life.
With a new year, we hear a lot of talk about getting back to exercise and getting in shape. Sometimes too much...thinking about physical activity as a fun part of your life can make it easier. Adding a new routine is…
Eating Healthy: an easy place to start!
As we all start a new year with new goals, let’s look at some ways to improve our diets. This is NOT a suggestion to go on a diet, or that one particular DIET is the answer. To be successful,l…
The Female Athlete Triad
Lola was a freshman in high school and was joining her cross-country team for the very first time. She did not have much experience running, but knew she wanted to train hard to become a lean, strong distance runner. Pictures…
How to have healthy bones
In a practice that specializes in women's health in Kansas City, we see many women with osteoporosis. Many of them are unsure as to what they could have done to prevent the loss of bone. As a women's health physical…
