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Poor Posture Hurts Your Pelvic Floor The health of your pelvic floor may depend on your feet. And your shoulders. And your neck. Having poor posture, from slumped shoulders to tilted pelvis, can have a negative effect on the health of your pelvic floor – the sling of muscles that bear the weight of your internal organs when you sit or stand. How we sit, stand and go about…
Older Women and UTIs: Risks and Prevention It’s a feeling that no woman wants, but many women know. You urgently run to the bathroom, sit down and feel the burn of a urinary tract infection (UTI). First Things First Step 1: Drink a big glass of water to dilute your urine and flush out bacteria. …
You Wash Your Hands before You Eat – But Are You Scrubbing up before Sex? Is your partner? Even if you aren’t doing dirty chores, your hands pick up lots of creepy germs throughout the day. You may wash your hands, but what about the stranger who touched that door handle, shopping cart or touchscreen before you? Now ask yourself, “Do I want those germs anywhere near…
Pelvic Floor Disorders Women of all ages and backgrounds suffer the pain and stress of pelvic floor disorders. These common issues, including pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence, can result from a serious health condition, a pelvic floor weakened by childbirth, other medical treatments or with age.