By Lily Casura

How 100 days of practice in qi gong Chinese movement helped get one woman —and her health —back on track.

By Elizabeth Willse

Sure, you know you should exercise. But starting a fitness routine can be daunting. Here are 5 tips to help you get moving.

With spring only three weeks away, it’s time to get moving! For extra motivation, WVFC Editor Chris Lombardi reviews recent health studies that prove once again: every bit of extra exercise helps.

As the icy wind howls (for many of us) and we all get back into our weekly routines, it can be hard to believe the resolutions we made in the glitter and shine of New Year’s Eve: making time for the gym, packing a healthy lunch, remembering to breathe. To help you stay motivated for [...]

Is your cholesterol on the rise? As if some women didn’t already have enough problems with symptoms of menopause — such as hot flashes, insomnia, decreased libido and mood swings — now they can add one more to the list. According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, [...]

When you think of the fall season, you are probably thinking about the leaves changing color, the temperature getting cooler and the holidays around the corner. For most, this time of year can be very challenging. Among those challenges is our nutritional health, which may be why November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Did you [...]

Recently I came face to face with an overwhelming question, one that hundreds of thousands of other women are facing (or soon will): When did your perspective change from a self-focused one to one in which other people came first – children, spouses, significant others? For many of us, it was the birth of the [...]

In response to Dr. Allen’s visual assault by an overexposed jogger the other morning, I have to say that it seems true: No lower limit has been discovered as far as poor taste is concerned. This is especially true here in New York City, where in the past few decades the Duchess of Windsor’s famous [...]

A news fillip for a holiday weekend: We’ve often stressed the benefits of exercise, and at least once of dancing, as a way to maintain health and stave off dementia. But today,  ScienceDaily reports on a new study showing that: Older people can dance their way towards improved health and happiness, according to new research [...]

by Patricia Yarberry Allen I don’t get out much.  It is easier to control how much you eat if you don’t go out to breakfast, lunch and dinner as part of your professional and social life.  It does amuse me (or it may in two weeks when I recover from this debauched period of my [...]