What is the Deal With: Biofeedback


Updated 03/13/07 7:36 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

What is the Deal With: Biofeedback

Biofeedback might sound like a throwback to the 70's - like 8 track tapes, but it is making a comeback. Basically it is a method for harnessing the mind/body connection for all it is worth. Considered a form of alternative or complementary medicine, Biofeedback teaches you to use your mind to control involuntary bodily responses to different types of stress. By monitoring brain activity, blood Read more

Mon Dieu! The French Government Wants to Tone My What!?!


Updated 02/16/12 12:36 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

France Prescribes Postnatal Vaginal Therapy to New Moms

Here in the US, the postpartum Ob/Gyn interaction for a new mom generally involves little more than the six-week checkup, where she's usually cleared to have sex again, and perhaps given some gentle encouragement to try Kegel exercises. So you can imagine the shock of American writer Claire Lundberg, who after giving birth to her daughter in Paris, was prescribed 10-20 sessions of . . . vaginal Read more