Getting Fit, Quitter's Style

By Alex Iwashyna, blogger at Late Enough how to get your girlfriend back Richmondmom.com has been posting a series on getting in-shape, which as a doctor, I am all for. Of course, I quit medicine so I thought that I would share some of my best fitness plans for moms who quit things. Running! Sign […]

Richmond mom Sally Nystrom (even after twins): I’m getting my body back!

Sally Nystrom is getting her body--and her life--back.

As told to Kate Hall by Richmond Mom Sally Nystrom– For years, I have struggled with body image. I am not sure when it peaked? 4th grade? 9th grade? But now, I am a mom. After 3 babies in 2 1/2 years, my belly looked like it had been to WW III. After trying very […]

VA Women’s Center Video Series “Focus on Health”

VA Women's Center

Virginia Women’s Center has released it’s first of eleven women’s health videos.  Throughout 2011, Virginia Women’s Center will share its Focus on Health web video series, on their site and YouTube channel, reaching out to patients who do their preliminary research online. Virginia Women’s Center is releasing the series to provide accurate information and to […]

Eat a Rainbow of Color

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March is National Nutrition Month and what better time to embark on a healthier eating plan for your family? Include color The American Dietetic Association recommends that Americans “Eat Right with Color” in March and every month throughout the year. This means including a rainbow of color in every meal including fruits, vegetables, and whole […]

I don’t want to be a fat mom. . .Angel’s Story

Richmond mom Angel Allgrim and her kiddos

This is the second article in response to our “I  Don’t Want to Be A Fat Mom” piece in January, 2011, where we’re encouraging Richmond moms to tell their stories to encourage other women with “real talk” about weight loss. I’ve always been a little chubby or ‘big boned’ as I liked to call it, […]

I don’t want to be a fat mom!

Angela Wright with one of her three kiddos

by Kate Willoughby Hall, CEO of Richmondmom.com and constant weight-battler It’s a constant in conversations with my girlfriends: the dreaded battle of the bulge. I’ve spoken about being a chubby kid openly on this site, after all where better to share my most terrible memories than a welcoming audience of loving women who understand. Joining […]

Healthy Eating for Life

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 […]

Virginia Blood Services Blood Lifeline Program

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 […]

HCA provides flu facts for Richmond Moms

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, […]

Doctor Oz and his Real Richmond Moms

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 […]