One aspect of parenting I am very passionate about is making sure my family eats nutritious healthful meals. In some ways this concept is incredibly straightforward. Eat and drink, from the earth, meats, fruits and vegetables with minimal/no processing and drink water. I don’t really buy packaged foods so I don’t worry too much about [...]

THE BLOOD LIFELINE COMMUNITY www.bloodlifeline.com OUR GOAL In the next two months, our goal is to get 250 local Virginia residents to participate in our Blood Lifeline community by joining the Lifeline List, or more importantly scheduling regular donation appointments. HOW YOU CAN HELP… If you are a local Virginia resident and want to support [...]

Flu Facts: What to know, What to do Dr. Siobhan S. Dunnavant OB/GYN Associates HCA Virginia Health System It seems that H1N1 or the seasonal flu is everywhere? How severe is it? You’re right – it does seem that way. While we do have a lot of people with the flu virus in Central Virginia, [...]

Want to see some REAL Richmond moms having their lives and bodies transformed with Doctor Oz? Tune in: MONDAY – OCTOBER 12, 2009 on CBS Channel 6: “YOUR BEST SEX AFTER 35: A WOMAN’S GUIDE TO REVIVING HER SEX DRIVE WITH DR. LAURA BERMAN” If you remember, back in August the Doctor Oz show contacted [...]

Richmond moms told us this about how they’re dealing with the spread of the Swine Flu (Ask your doctor before making your decision please!): • “We are upping the vitamins, getting plenty of rest, washing hands a lot, and praying we don’t get it.”—Rebecca •”Having a special needs child whose immune system is compromised I [...]

You may begin to see some familiar faces on HCA’s Women’s Heart Health Network Commercials. Why? Because as women, we need to take an extra step to ensure that we take care of ourselves, which is often neglected in the day-to-day challenges of taking care of others. Click here for more info on Richmond’s Top [...]

strong>HealthGrades Study Found that 18,089 Women’s Lives Could Have Been Saved if all Hospitals Performed at Five-Star Level HCA Virginia Health System announced today that the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings organization ranked its Chippenham, Johnston-Willis, Henrico Doctors’ and Parham Doctors’ Hospitals among the top 5% in the nation for Women’s Health quality outcomes, recognized [...]

Heart Disease is the #1 killer of women in America. In fact, every 90 seconds, a woman dies from heart disease – in many cases too early in life. That’s why we’ve developed the HCA Virginia Women’s Heart Network, a free program for women about heart disease, how it affects them and how to prevent [...]