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Unlocking their door, at EmpowHer women get to Ask their private health questions and find what’s missing.
To ask your own question, simply click on this button:
To view the most recent ASK posts, simply read below. To find posts that relate to your interests, go to the Guided Search area on the left-hand side and click on the term you are interested in.
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by Veronica
Posted: Thu., May 15, 2008, 01:58 pm
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My parents use a butter spread that claims to "actively remove cholesterol". I've noticed several types of butter/oil spreads at the grocery store, meant to replace butter or margarine, and are touted as "healthy alternatives".
However, one brand says that it is "clinically proven to actively remove cholesterol". Is this true, and to what degree? Is this butter spread actually healthy (use some every day) or is it just a healthy alternative (no trans-fat like butter).
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by susanc
Posted: Fri., May 16, 2008, 01:37 pm
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One of my favorite Queen songs is Who Wants to Live Forever? I am not sure I do.
So I know I won't live forever, anyway, but I see so many headlines these days about how to lengthen our lives, and captions like "you too can live to be 120!" with a picture of some cute, smiling little old lady in a French nursing home underneath.
But I have a question. Two, in fact. One, do I actually want to live that long, and two, can I afford to?
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by dragonfly
Posted: Thu., May 15, 2008, 10:40 am
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So, Nintendo, makers of the popular Wii gaming console, will release next week what it's calling Wii Fit. This new unit gives 'gamers' the options of strength training, yoga, aerobics and more, with interaction from the video game. So, I'm wondering how many people would try this? Will you give it a go? If so, why would you choose this over a personal trainer or your own plan?
For more, visit The New York Times Web site
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by dragonfly
Posted: Thu., May 15, 2008, 10:40 am
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So, Nintendo, makers of the popular Wii gaming console, will release next week what it's calling Wii Fit. This new unit gives 'gamers' the options of strength training, yoga, aerobics and more, with interaction from the video game. So, I'm wondering how many people would try this? Will you give it a go? If so, why would you choose this over a personal trainer or your own plan?
For more, visit The New York Times Web site
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by susanc
Posted: Fri., May 16, 2008, 01:37 pm
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One of my favorite Queen songs is Who Wants to Live Forever? I am not sure I do.
So I know I won't live forever, anyway, but I see so many headlines these days about how to lengthen our lives, and captions like "you too can live to be 120!" with a picture of some cute, smiling little old lady in a French nursing home underneath.
But I have a question. Two, in fact. One, do I actually want to live that long, and two, can I afford to?
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by alison b
Posted: Thu., May 15, 2008, 01:10 pm
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My toddler stopped breathing last night, his lips turned blue, he was shaking and his eyes rolled back into his head. It was the scariest 60 seconds of my life.
I called 911, as my husband ran my limp son into the living room. It took 20 RINGS for anyone to pick up the phone!
Within minutes, the paramedics and then EMT were at our house. By this time, our son was smiling and waiving at everyone. He thought it was funny that there were so many people (8 of us) in his tiny nursery.
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by dragonfly
Posted: Thu., May 15, 2008, 10:40 am
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So, Nintendo, makers of the popular Wii gaming console, will release next week what it's calling Wii Fit. This new unit gives 'gamers' the options of strength training, yoga, aerobics and more, with interaction from the video game. So, I'm wondering how many people would try this? Will you give it a go? If so, why would you choose this over a personal trainer or your own plan?
For more, visit The New York Times Web site
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by alison b
Posted: Thu., May 15, 2008, 01:10 pm
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My toddler stopped breathing last night, his lips turned blue, he was shaking and his eyes rolled back into his head. It was the scariest 60 seconds of my life.
I called 911, as my husband ran my limp son into the living room. It took 20 RINGS for anyone to pick up the phone!
Within minutes, the paramedics and then EMT were at our house. By this time, our son was smiling and waiving at everyone. He thought it was funny that there were so many people (8 of us) in his tiny nursery.
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by Veronica
Posted: Thu., May 15, 2008, 01:58 pm
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My parents use a butter spread that claims to "actively remove cholesterol". I've noticed several types of butter/oil spreads at the grocery store, meant to replace butter or margarine, and are touted as "healthy alternatives".
However, one brand says that it is "clinically proven to actively remove cholesterol". Is this true, and to what degree? Is this butter spread actually healthy (use some every day) or is it just a healthy alternative (no trans-fat like butter).
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by alison b
Posted: Thu., May 15, 2008, 01:10 pm
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My toddler stopped breathing last night, his lips turned blue, he was shaking and his eyes rolled back into his head. It was the scariest 60 seconds of my life.
I called 911, as my husband ran my limp son into the living room. It took 20 RINGS for anyone to pick up the phone!
Within minutes, the paramedics and then EMT were at our house. By this time, our son was smiling and waiving at everyone. He thought it was funny that there were so many people (8 of us) in his tiny nursery.
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