Lively Women

September 10th, 2007

How Much Sleep Do You Get?

Kendra over at A Hearty Life is surveying readers to find out how much sleep women really get, in the interest of drawing some unofficial conclusions about the link between lack of sleep and high blood pressure in women.
Leave a comment at Kendra’s post to weigh in!
Tags: A-Hearty-Life, high-blood-pressure, Sleep, woman, women, Womens-Health

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By Kristen King -- 2 comments

May 29th, 2007

Drink Up to Prevent Heart Attack

Kendra at A Hearty Life reports on new research indicating that having one drink a day decreases women’s risk of heart attack. (However, getting drunk even once a month increases your risk, so moderation is key.)  My recommendation? Have a glass of red wine with dinner. According to Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Nutrition Advisor,  
…research has […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

May 7th, 2007

Former b5 Blogger Has Her Eye on DNA

It’s a shame that b5media had to bid farewell to GeneticsAndHealth.com, AHeartyLife.com, and PlayLibrary.com blogger and b5media Science and Health Channel editor Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei, but she’s making waves elsewhere in the blogosphere. 
Launched on April 24, Hsien’s new labor of bloglove is Eye on DNA, a blog focusing on, you guessed it, DNA and genetics.  She’s got a […]

By Kristen King -- 4 comments

January 24th, 2007

Take a Peek into My Medicine Chest

Hsien Lei over at A Hearty Life is doing a continuing series on the contents of b5 bloggers’ medicine chests. Check mine out here. But before you click, brace yourself. ;]
Tags: A-Hearty-Life, Health, Hsien-Hsien-Lei, Kristen-King, Medicine, medicine-chest, treatment, woman, women, Womens-Health

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August 3rd, 2006

Satiety — The Art of Feeling Full

If you’re looking for some tips on living healthy, Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei has been blogging a “Hearty Habits” series at A Hearty Life, and she interviewed me for today’s tip #8. You can see what I came up with here.
I didn’t realize there’s actually a word for this: satiety. In this article, I learned certain […]

By Heather -- 3 comments