Who doesn’t peruse the People Magazine while waiting in line at the grocery checkout? Who doesn’t pick up an Us Magazine or its ilk when waiting to be called at the dentist? Even if you don’t subscribe, you still sneak some peeks at what so and so is doing or who you know who is wearing, right? I do.
Next week here at the Health & Wellness channel, we’re going to make it a little easier to focus in our your favorite TV star, movie actor, singer. We’re trying something out called “Celebrity Week” and each blog will have at least …read more

Sorry if you missed Tony’s contest over at Astronomy Buff. He gave away some very cool star-gazing equipment to a deserving reader on Friday.
But, there are still several chances to win at the Science and Health Channel!
Go visit Kristen at Lively Woman to get your chance at a $50 Target gift card.
Check out Angelique at Breaking the Mirror to have a shot at winning Nancy Redd’s book, Body Drama.
And speaking of books, I still have a few more of Cindy Margolis’ Having a Baby…When The Old Fashioned Way Isn’t Working. Just leave me a comment with what you like/dislike/want …read more

It seems that more and more celebrities are celebrating motherhood lately. It also seems that more and more celebrities are becoming comfortable with talking about their struggles to get there. Cindy Margolis wrote a book, Dixie Chicks Martie Maguire and Emily Robison have both spoken freely about their IVF treatments. Sportscaster Michele Tafoya is the latest to publicly discuss a subject that has been taboo for far too long.
I think that anytime one goes public with a private piece of oneself, it requires some bravery. You have to be ready for outsiders to judge you, question you, ridicule you, even …read more

This is just a friendly reminder that today is the LAST day for submissions to Fertility Notes‘ give away of Cindy Margolis’ Having a Baby…When the Old-Fashioned Way Isn’t Working: Hope and Help for Everyone Facing Infertility.
Here are the details.
You have until midnight tonight (EST) to email me (polchic@hotmail.com) a little nugget – a blog you love, a little story about yourself, some suggestions for the site – winners will be announced on Monday. Just remember to give me an address where I can send the book.
And many thanks to those who have already taken my latest poll. From the …read more

I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you that there are TWO MORE contests/giveaways happening here at the B5Media Science and Health Channel. You actually have three chances to win cool prizes:
1. Visit Ali at the Daily Tomorrow to find out how you can win a copy of the book Naturally Clean: The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy, Non-toxic Cleaning. But hurry. The Naturally Clean Contest is over on Saturday.
2. Go see Tony the Astronomy Buff for details on how to win an iOptron mount. (I don’t know what that is, but it sounds cool.)
3. And, …read more

Have all of your holiday presents been opened and put away (or stashed away to re-gift next year)? Are you suffering from some post-holiday blahs?
I can help.
I have been gifted with a handful of copies of Cindy Margolis’ new book Having a Baby…When the Old-Fashioned Way Isn’t Working: Hope and Help for Everyone Facing Infertility and I want to share them with you!
Here’s what we’ll do. You can:
a.) Tell me a story. About you. About your adventures in baby-making. Whatever you like. It doesn’t have to be long. It just has to be something you are OK with seeing on …read more

Spokesmodel and “Queen of the Internet” Cindy Margolis decided to pen Having a Baby…When the Old-Fashioned Way Isn’t Working: Hope and Help for Everyone Facing Infertility because she felt that there was a “lack of first person fertility literature” available to women and couples seeking alternatives and assistance getting pregnant.
At the time of writing, she was probably right. Fortunately, a lot has changed since Cindy (who is also the Celebrity Spokesperson for RESOLVE) decided to write her book. And I am hopeful that public perception will change even more as women like Cindy bravely share their struggles with infertility …read more

Well! It seems that whilst I was busy knitting cooking baking wrapping, Fertility was all over the news (that’s a good thing). Fertility rates in the USA are approaching record highs, doctors are finally paying attention to fertility in female cancer patients, an internet celebrity and Resolve spokeswoman wrote a book on her own struggles with infertility and guess what? Young teen stars are indeed as fertile as any other teen.
I have a lot of catching up to do!
And I will. As soon as I finish knitting cooking baking wrapping….
I hope that you have a peaceful holiday season (and that …read more