Physical Medicine

You may wonder why it is that you crave sugary, cookie, cakey foods, especially when you’re trying to lose weight.  Here’s why…when we don’t get enough sleep our bodies want energy, so we crave foods that give us quick energy, and then within an hour or two our energy plummets.  Often when people diet they deprive themselves from eating and this too causes your body to desire quick energy, and that’s when you crave the high fat, high calorie carbs.  So the solution?? 1. Get enough sleep.  When you get enough rest your body will be less likely to crave quick energy.  2. Don’t Deprive Yourself of Food.  We need food for fuel or energy.  When you’re trying to lose weight, listen to your body, and feed it when it’s hungry…just chose wisely!  Chose healthy foods that will fuel your body!  Reach for whole grain breads and pastas, nuts (especially almonds), low fat cheese (such as mozerella), and plenty of veggies and fruit.

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Prenatal yoga is so useful to prepare you for your labor.  The breath alone will help reduce stress and tension, and specific postures help to open your pelvis making labor easier.  I had both of my sons completely natural (yes, no pain meds), and I attribute it to prenatal yoga.  When the pain became intense I would focus on my yoga breath and picture riding on a wave.  Deep inhale as rode the wave up, and deep exhale as I rode the wave down.  My doulas couldn’t believe how calm and centered I was throughout my birth.   My husband even commented, “It’s kindof sad that we decided not to have any more children since your birth was so beautiful.”

For specific prenatal yoga exercises to help prepare you for your birth checkout my prenatal yoga dvd’s I created around each of my own trimesters of pregnancy.  (1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimester prenatal yoga).  Visit: http://fitbysara.com/prenatal-yoga.php

Have you been consistently working out and eating healthy to reach your weight loss goals?  If so you deserve a reward!  Rewards will keep you motivated to stay on track. Some examples of good rewards are a manicure, pedicure, massage, etc..  For example, mark your calender at week 3 with a pedicure and notice how you’ll stay motivated!

President Bush signed an omnibus spending bill today that includes a provision that lifts a nine-year ban that has prohibited the nation’s capital from spending its own (non-federal) money on syringe exchange programs. Elimination of this ban clears the way for the Government of the District of Columbia to proceed with plans to infuse $1 million into local syringe exchange efforts.

Many have been outraged or saddened to find out that our revered baseball idols have been taking drugs to enhance performance when it comes to throwing and hitting a baseball. While it is easy to point fingers, caste stones and judge the "cheaters," let's slow down for a moment and take a look in the mirror. We may be surprised to see how much "performance enhancing" goes on all around us.