(www.livelywomen.com) — Astute readers visiting the site will have notices a few changes taking place over the last week: a new header and color scheme, some pages moving around, different post categories and changes in the sidebar. These are all part of a very exciting change for Lively Women. After 22 months of being your host here, I’m moving on to focus on other projects and leaving stellar blogger Peggy Rowland to take my place. You may recognize Peggy from b5 blogs Tree-Hugging Family and Junk Creation, or perhaps from her personal blog Light Green Stairs. She’ll be taking over on November 1, tomorrow. Before I go, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for reading and commenting for nearly 2 years. I have... [Read more]

(www.livelywomen.com) — I had the pleasure of talking with hormonal health expert and reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Robert Green, medical director of SHER Institutes for Reproductive Medicine – Northern California (SIRM) and author of the recently released Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant. SIRM is one of the first centers of the country offering technology to freeze unfertilized eggs for young women without partners, either concerned about fertility or being able to preserve unfertilized eggs for patients. They also provide genetic screening of embryos. Dr. Greene’s daughter just turned 1. Kristen, Lively Women: Dr. Greene, your new book Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility: The... [Read more]

(www.livelywomen.com) — Last week’s Swiggies Wrist Water Bottles giveaway had 13 entries! Here are our five lucky winners, the first five numbers in our random sequence from Random.org: #2 – RLAY, who commented, I love to work out at Curves. The circut is fun fast and safe and it doesn’t hurt that I own several franchises. #12 – DAISY MELO, who commented, I love kickboxing. Nothing like kicking the crap out of the air that really makes you feel GOOD! #11 – ASITHI, who commented, During this time of the year, I only want to hibernate. In order to get myself to start working out, it must have a fun factor associate with the activity. Hence, I love playing on my Wii for the winter months – Wii Fit, Wii... [Read more]

(www.livelywomen.com) — Last week’s Cocoon Total Body Rejuvenating Emollient giveaway had 13 entries! Here are our three lucky winners, the first three numbers in our random sequence from Random.org: #11 – ASITHI, who commented, I love Olay Regenerist line. I really like how much brighter my skin looks after a week of use. #8 – CINDI, who commented, Hello, I really like the effects of Avon’s Face Perfecter!” It is a lotion that turns powder and keeps my face oil free for around 10 hours. #5 – HUGUETTE, who commented, My favorite so far is the L’Oreal Skin Genesis. Congrats, and thanks for reading! Contents © Copyright 2008 Kristen King Tags: lively women, kristen king, womens health blog, aminogenesis,... [Read more]

(www.livelywomen.com) — When I received word of new findings presented at the European Respiratory Society suggesting that women with high levels of anxiety during pregnancy were more likely to have asthmatic children, I had to know more. Executive Editor of medical news service MedPage Today Peggy Peck was kind enough to answer my questions. (FYI: The italicized section after the jump is the main takeaway, or what you should know as a pregnant woman or soon-to-be pregnant woman.) [Read more] [Read more]