Viveve Blog
Managing Anxiety
No one enjoys feeling anxious. However, it is a natural response to stress that almost everyone feels at one time or another – but that doesn’t mean there is nothing you can do about it. Next time you are feeling uneasy or worried, follow one or more of these...
Five Things You Should Know About Sex After Babies
Whether you are thinking about having kids, are about to have a baby, or just gave birth to one, you may be wondering about sex after delivery. After having a baby, how long should you wait before having sex? Will it feel different? Does it affect a couple’s desire to...
Hypo vs Hyper Thyroidism
Are you not feeling like yourself lately? Do you seem more tired than normal or have you noticed a change in your skin and hair? Is your scale displaying a number you have never seen before? There could be many different reasons for each of these symptoms on their...
Your Last Child Is Leaving for College – Are You Ready for Life as An Empty Nester?
Sending your kids off to college is an exciting time, for them and for you. They’ve made it to the next step into young adulthood. As you watch them pack up their room, clothes, trinkets they can’t live without, you might get a little sad, or a lot sad.Yes, you’ll...
Exercise is the Key to Staying Young, but What’s the Best Type of Exercise After 40?
As we age, several things happen. We begin to lose muscle mass and strength, our bones decrease in density, our cognitive functions (memory, judgment, learning ability…) and heart health can all begin to decline slowly beginning in our 30s and that can continue...
No Fear: Preventing, Treating, and Managing Pelvic Organ Prolapse
The idea of your organs protruding out of your body might sound like a scene from a bad horror movie but the truth of the matter is that it can happen to women as we age, and it doesn’t come with a lot of blood or gore. In fact, pelvic organ prolapse can sneak up on...
Can You Really Eat Happiness? 10 Nutrients to Boost Your Mood
Our brains have chemicals called neurotransmitters that send messages to other parts of our bodies and, work along with our hormones, regulate many bodily functions including mood and emotions.The neurotransmitters serotonin and gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)...
Can Bladder Leaks Happen to Me?
Are you always running to the bathroom, or do you leak urine when you run, cough or sneeze? Bladder leaks affect 1 in 3 women over the age of 18. In the United States alone, approximately 18-20 million women have some form of bladder leaking at some time in their...
The Link Between Dehydration and Heart Disease
Water is the most important nutrient we can give our bodies. As adults, we’re made up of around 60-70% water, more for babies and less for older adults. Water is essential for the health of our cells, organs, and muscles to function properly. We literally can’t live...
Don’t Make Me Laugh or I Might Pee
35 million women in the US suffer from urinary incontinence most of whom experience stress or mixed incontinence. Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) is the accidental urine leakage during extraneous action or movement. The risk of having incontinence increases...
Bathroom Confidential: The Skinny on Pelvic Floor Bowel Dysfunction
We rely on our bodies to automatically work for us; to breathe, to pump our blood, to fight infection, to process our food. And if there is one process that we prefer to have handled subconsciously, it is our bowel function. But when there is problem with our...
Vaginal Health
Vaginal health isn’t a topic that needs to be relegated to whispers in backrooms or only discussed when there is a problem with dryness, itching, soreness, smelliness…you get the point! Our vaginas define our femininity and deserve thoughtful consideration.It’s time...
Strengthening your Pelvic Floor
Have you noticed an increase in little “leaks” before reaching the bathroom? Do you feel an urgent need to visit the restroom several times a day? Is sex not as enjoyable as it once was? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it may be time to tone your...
Taking Back Your Bladder Control
How familiar does this sound? Laughing with friends: leak. Out to lunch: fifth trip to the bathroom. Coughing from a cold: leak. Stopping off somewhere new: first task scouting out the bathroom situation. If your little leaks and frequent bathroom trips are...
Keto vs Paleo – Crazy Fad Diets? Or a Way to Better Health?
Two very popular diets today are the Keto, or Ketogenic Diet, and Paleo, aka The Stone Age Diet.Neither of these diets are new, although their popularity has risen in the past few years. The Keto diet originated in the 1920s by researchers to treat children with...
New Blood Test on the Horizon for Difficult to Diagnose Fibromyalgia
If you suffer from fibromyalgia or think you may have this painful condition, there’s groundbreaking news from medical researchers: a blood test to detect it. Scientists at The Ohio State University have reported that they’ve found strong evidence that...
Six Things We Often Forget to Clean in Our Home
Trying to keep your home clean is no easy task. Many of us spend most of our cleaning time on routine chores like vacuuming, mopping, and wiping down the most commonly used surfaces in our homes. Often, we overlook a few things that can collect grime and germs....
Five Must Read Books for Women
It’s amazing to read about and live vicariously through the experiences of interesting women. When a book connects to our shared truths and the journey comes to its inevitable end, the time spent reading was well worth it. The characters or authors have become kindred...
Women in Television: Five TV Shows with Powerful Female Leads
Streaming services like Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have allowed viewers to access much more content than ever before – but alas, more options mean more choices. If you have been scouring your streaming service looking for entertaining shows with...
Balancing Your Home and Work Life
Women are busy these days. Between full-time careers and raising families, it’s easy to get stressed and overwhelmed with commitments, family activities, and dealing with the other adults in your life (you know, bosses, husbands…)Chronic stress is a huge risk factor...
Activities for Kids Stuck at Home
Whether it is due to bad weather, school closures, or a long-term illness, just because your kids are home doesn’t mean they can’t have fun learning. Here are a few ideas to keep your time spent indoors interesting, exciting, and even educational. Take a...