The very talented Cherie Burbach is also writing on Women’s Health with me. Isn’t it nice to have another viewpoint?

I hope you’ll get to know Blisstree better. Most of the writers here maintained blogs on b5media’s Lifestyles and Health & Wellness channels previously.

In case you’re wondering where else to find me, I’m over at Pets and Home & Living too!

Blisstree covers lots more topics too — Green Living and Gardening, just to name a couple. You can locate them all by clicking on the orange bar across the top. And don’t forget about the featured blogs as well.

Please say hello.

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Lively Women Lives Here

Lively Women is a fun blog with a serious purpose. We’ll explore current research, newsworthy health stories, lots of practical advice and some offbeat topics as well. As often as possible, I’ll provide product reviews, great giveaways and informative interviews with health professionals.

Is this blog objective? (yes)

Lively Women is part of the b5media blog network. The site contains clearly marked ads, but those ads do not affect my writing in any way. In fact, b5media deals with all that ad stuff for me. I’m paid by b5media to write and promote this site. None of my opinions or choices of topics are affected by the advertising presented on this site.

When choosing giveaways for Lively Women, I’ll pick those I believe readers may enjoy and benefit from the most. I’m not paid by companies to do giveaways or product reviews. For product reviews, I will sometimes review products I purchase myself. Other times, I will accept free samples for the purposes of reviewing. But free or not, I’m not afraid to give my honest opinion.

What about informational sources?

When I’m presenting my opinion, that will be very obvious. Otherwise, I’ll always name my sources so that you can do further research yourself. I will use only reliable and highly respected sources of information. However, as the disclaimer on the sidebar reads, the information on this site is purely educational and should never substitute for information provided by your personal physician. But you know that, right?

Do I have a comment policy?

Yes. Be respectful when disagreeing with others. This isn’t some crazy talk show, so keep your language in mind. That’s not to say you can’t be passionate, but if you fill your comment with dirty words, it will be deleted. Also, please don’t comment just to drop a link to your blog post or website. If you leave a URL with your comment, readers can find you if they please.

If you haven’t done so already, get to know me better on the About Me page.

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About Lively Women…

I live with my husband Michael and frisky cat Choco.

So, why in the world would I chose to blog about women’s health?

I’ve always possessed a strong curiosity about health and medicine that borders on the hypochondriac side of things. Don’t worry though, I’m not one. However, I enjoy learning about symptoms, side effects, new treatments, breakthrough research and all that good stuff. I even participated in a research study once. See, I’m brave too.

I’m a firm believer that our bodies try to warn us when things aren’t quite right. We just don’t always know how to listen, but with education, our hearing suddenly improves. I also believe in the power of exercise and positive thinking.

Where am I coming from?

I don’t normally talk about degrees in the blogging world, but in this case, I think it might be a little helpful if you’re trying to figure out my perspective on things. I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology and English. I was one of those double major people. I’m nowhere near being a psychologist, but I do have a great curiosity about the human mind and how our habits affect our health.

What about my personal health?

Wow. I never thought I’d talk about this stuff online, but again, I think it will help you understand me a little better. I was diagnosed with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) when I was 23. It’s basically under control with meds, but I can’t consume things like alcohol and spicy foods. I also have to watch the chocolate and caffeine intake. I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis when I was 28. Yeah, that’s a little late in the game, so I know all about adhesions. I had three surgeries for endo and now I take some meds as well. Again, basically under control. Whenever I go to the doctor I’m always told I’m healthy. I only have to put up with some annoying chronic diseases that won’t kill me. (I’m not complaining.)

Where else do I blog?

You’ll find me over at Junk Creation (a blog about creative reuse). I also have a personal blog about living the green life: Light Green Stairs. You may contact me at peggy.rowland (at) b5media.com

Now, please tell me about you! 

PS – Photo by Michael Rowland. That’s me at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Illinois.

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