Healthy happy you.
You Asked
1 You Asked: Can Dehydration Lead to a UTI?
healthy living
2 5 Ways to Prevent a UTI
blueberries
4 Blueberries: What's Not to Love?
Thanksgiving
5 5 Things: Reasons to Be Thankful For Cranberries
Women's Health
6 Get Clean Before Getting Down: UTI Prevention
community
7 DrSugar on UTI Prevention
DrSugar is in the house! This week she's schooling us in preventing dreaded UTIs. This week we will continue our ongoing discussion of all things gynecologic and discuss the ever awful urinary tract infection (UTI). As someone who has gotten urinary tract infections in the past, I can truly say they are one of the most unpleasant infections I’ve ever had, and given how common they are, I Read more
There's a reason bladder infections bear the nickname honeymoon cystitis; sex is one of the main culprits when it comes to developing a urinary tract infection. Everything is so close down there that bacteria slides around and gets into spots where it just shouldn't reside. Aside from emptying your bladder immediately after sex to clear any of the infection-inducing E. coli from your urethra, you Read more
Dear Fit, I do a lot of driving and running around for my job, which I love because I'm not one of those people who could sit at a desk all day. The only issue is that I don't have a lot of extra time to do normal things like use the bathroom. I often experience a full bladder and "hold it" if I have a deadline to meet or place I need to be. Aside from being uncomfortable, is this bad for my Read more
Women are more prone to bladder infections than men, and one in five will get one in her lifetime. Bladder infections, also known as urinary tract infections (UTI), account for 10 million doctor visits every year, most of which could be avoided if you knew how to prevent this problem. When bacteria makes its way into the urethra, the tube that carries urine from your bladder to the outside of Read more
Dear Fit, I went took a vigorous yoga class this weekend. The room was heated and it was hot outside so was sweating a lot all through the class. I don't think I drank enough water after the class before heading to a wine tasting. I woke up in the middle of the night feeling really parched and dehydrated, but now I feel like I have a UTI coming on. Not a bad one, but mildly irritating. My Read more
Cranberry sauce might just be a lowly condiment on the Thanksgiving table, but this tart berry is a nutritional super star. Here are five things to chew on about cranberries. Cranberry juice interferes with the bacteria E. coli that is responsible for the most serious types of UTIs (urinary tract infections). The berry and its juice contain tannins, which fight the infections on the front Read more
There are many reasons why women get UTIs: holding your pee, not going to the bathroom after sex, wiping the wrong way, and not flushing out your kidneys, but let me ask you this question: Is it true or false that wearing high heels can cause a bladder infection? Source Take the Quiz Read more
Urinary tract infections are no fun, but there are ways to prevent them from happening so click here to read more Read more
The darker the berry... the greater the antioxidants - just doesn't have the same ring as the sweeter the juice, but so true in the case of blueberries. Those tiny blue fruit gems are just loaded with good things for you and me. Blueberries are antioxidants and have been found to be one of the most effective foods for destroying free radicals. It is the blue-red pigment in the berries that Read more
Due to our anatomy, women are more prone to UTIs than men. Thanks, mother nature! Luckily, there are some foods that may actually help prevent bladder infections. Read up on ways your diet can help keep things in check. Cranberries: Research shows that substances in cranberries create barriers that prevent E. coli from clinging to the cells along the urinary tract lining. Harness their UTI Read more
