It took me almost 365 days to just feel "normal," or, better yet, stable mentally and physically. Almost another year later and I'm finally feeling strong, lithe and sexy again -- in a whole new way, much different than before my pregnancy.

It's true that there are certain times in your life (after getting married, post-kids, during perimenopause) when extra poundage seems to appear o...

Recent research shows that women who gain too much weight during pregnancy -- especially early in the pregnancy -- may expose their infants to a whole different set of health risks.

Ultimately, the yoga helped me to become "mindful" enough to accept that I wasn't really happy with my weight gain and that I could lose the weight if I really wanted to do so.

Dear Doc, I got some sort of ruthless feedback from an exasperated friend. She said I always ask questions that "corner" people, and don't "give them...