How can I create and live a happier life? You can start by focusing your energy and attention on these sciencetifically proven facts. Korb’s research demonstrated that your thoughts—and the emotions you feel in response to those thoughts—have a profound impact on surprising areas of your brain. Guilt and shame, for example, activate the brain’s reward center, which explains why…
GC4W is proud to share the videos of our holistic lifestyle expert, Cassandra Bodzak. Cassandra is the best selling author of Eat with Intention: Recipes and Meditations for a Life the Lights You Up and the founder of the online mind-body-soul support community, Aprecity.com. Cassandra is a global meditation and wellness teacher who instructs people on how to utilize the technologies of food,…
GC4W is proud to share the healthy eating and wellness videos of our holistic lifestyle expert, Cassandra Bodzak. Cassandra is the best selling author of Eat with Intention: Recipes and Meditations for a Life the Lights You Up and the founder of the online mind-body-soul support community, Aprecity.com. Cassandra is a global meditation and wellness teacher who instructs people on how to utilize…
Mesothelioma cancer survivor, Virgil Anderson recently contacted GC4W about her survival story, and invited us to share her story on the GC4W Women’s Health page. It is her hope that her story would enlighten our readers on mesothelioma in women, and inform on the type of resources available. Virgil was treated by the career network at mesothelioma.net, and we have decided…
GC4W is proud to share the videos of our holistic lifestyle expert, Cassandra Bodzak. Cassandra is the best selling author of Eat with Intention: Recipes and Meditations for a Life the Lights You Up and the founder of the online mind-body-soul support community, Aprecity.com. Cassandra is a global meditation and wellness teacher who instructs people on how to utilize the technologies of…
In honor of Global Breast Feeding Week, GC4W is proud to share Secrets Of Breast Feeding from Global Moms in the Know. Many think breast-feeding is instinctual. Although easy for some women, for many new moms — including Brooke Scelza, an evolutionary anthropologist at the University of Los Angeles, California — it’s a struggle. “I was shocked at how hard…
The World Health Organization is supporting countries to deliver integrated, evidence-based and cost-effective care for mothers and babies during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. Investing in health systems—especially in training midwives and in making emergency obstetric care available round-the-clock—is key to reducing maternal mortality. Read ten facts on maternal health that reveal how necessary their support is. 1. Nearly 830…
Gestational Diabetes is first diagnose during pregnancy, but did you know that the disease affects nearly one in 10 pregnancies, even if the mother-to-be did not have diabetes before she conceived. The following are important findings on Gestational Diabetes presented by two health experts. 1. Gestational diabetes is becoming far more common. “The proportion of women diagnosed with gestational diabetes doubled between 1996 and…
Kick-start your workout with these 10 exercises that target every part of your body from Adam Campbell’s The Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises, in which he includes over 600 exercises, along with scores of cutting-edge workouts from the world’s top trainers. 1. Abs: Mountain Climber with Hands on Swiss Ball The benefit: It’s one of the simplest, yet most effective…
At every stage of women’s lives, nutrition and regular exercise are the cornerstones of good health and optimal energy. But certain vitamins and minerals become especially important at particular times of life. Knowing which matter most can help you choose the best foods and supplements. Nutrition for Girls in Childhood and Early Teens The best guarantee that growing girls get the nutrition they…