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Dr. Lisa Talks Birth Control Options

by Filed Under: Ask Dr. Lisa, Baby & Kids, Health & Wellness

Hello and welcome to Health in Heels with Dr. Lisa!

If you are sexually active and are not ready to become a parent, it is important to use birth
control to protect yourself from pregnancy. For men, it’s simple: Use a condom or get a vasectomy), but for women, there are a multitude of birth control options.

My video breaks down many of your options:

There are 3 main-types of birth control: Barrier Methods, Intrauterine Methods (or IUD), Hormonal Methods.Barrier methods are what we are most familiar with. These include products that block the sperm from getting to the cervix and usually include nonoxynol-9 spermicide.

Intrauterine Methods (IUD) is implanted by your gynecologist.

Hormone Methods – releases a combination of progestin and estrogen.

  • Multiple Delivery methods: patch, injections, implant, oral (aka “the pill”)

  •  “Emergency contraception” Plan B and regular contraception differ.  Be sure to consult you doctor.

 

For more information talk to your OBGYN, or visit the CDC’s contraceptive website. I’ll post the link below.

Hope this video was helpful, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to submit them in the comments below or on my Twitter or Facebook page.

Thanks for tuning in, as always, I’m Dr. Lisa reminding you to be well and be fabulous!

 

Resources:

http://www.healthline.com/health/birth–control/over-the-counter-birth–control#1

 

DOs and DON’TS of Eyelash extension

by Filed Under: Ask Dr. Lisa, Beauty & Fashion, Health & Wellness

Hello and welcome to Health in Heels with Dr. Lisa!

We are all looking for a fuller, and natural looking lash. If you find mascara and falsies to look too heavy and fake, and good lash extension may be exactly what you are looking for.

As opposed to falsies (which glue a prepared lash on top of your current lashes), lash extensions volumize your lashes by applying single lashes in between your lashes for a fuller, more natural look. Here are some things when considering lash extensions.

1: Research your technician. Make sure they are licensed and they have examples of work to show you. Remember this person is applying glue very close to your eyeball, so you want to be very sure they have the proper training. You’ll want them to do a “patch test” to make sure you don’t have an allergic reaction to the lash glue.

2: Lashes Extensions come in all different thicknesses, lengths, and degree of curl. Make sure your lash technician does a thorough consultation before getting started to make sure you are getting the lashes you want. You don’t want to go in wanting a little extra volume and leave with dramatic super dense lashes, or vice versa. Once you’re ready to begin, expect to be in the chair for about two hours.

3: Lash Extension aftercare is SUPER important. Groom your lashes daily with a clean spoolie. Your lashes exist to catch dirt and debris, so it’s important to wash them daily. Gently rub diluted baby shampoo over your lashes once a day.

4: Ditch the waterproof mascara (or any oil based product for that matter). Waterproof eye make-up contains oils that destroy the lash glue and will result in your lashes falling out prematurely. Check the ingredients of your makeup and removers before applying them near your lash extensions.

5: Your lash extensions should lash as long as your natural lash cycle (about six to eight weeks). Make sure your lashes make it by treating them gently. Don’t rub your eyes with a towel or sleep face down on a pillow.

Follow these tips and you’re sure to have the perfect lashes you will love.

Thanks so much for watching my video. I hope this video was helpful, if you have any questions or comments, be sure to submit them in the comments below or on my Twitter or Facebook page.

Thanks for tuning in, as always, I’m Dr. Lisa reminding you to be well and be fabulous!

 

Resources:

 

The Right Brazilian: Waxing Tips

by Filed Under: Ask Dr. Lisa, Beauty & Fashion, Health & Wellness

Welcome to Health in Heels with Dr. Lisa,

Spring Break is coming up in April, and that means bathing suit season is right around the corner. If you want the smoothest bikini area, you can’t beat a Brazilian wax. Especially if you are a first-timer, Brazilians can be a little scary, but they don’t have to be.

Here are a few tips before you get your wax on:

  1. You want the hair to be at least a quarter-inch long, which means not shaving for two to four weeks, depending on how quickly your hair grows.
  2. It’s going to hurt, especially if it’s your first time. Why? The bulb of a first-timer’s hair is larger than the pore it’s being pulled from. Regular waxes make the hair finer and the bulb smaller. But even if you are a regular, it’s still going to hurt. You can use an OTC Lidocaine spray [recommendation] 10 minutes before your wax to help with the pain.
  3. You can also take an anti-inflammatoires like Ibuprofen.
  4. If you are on your period, you can still get a Brazilian, but alert your waxing technician in advance and wear a tampon. Most technicians are OK with working around the string, but it may hurt more since your skin is more sensitive during your period.
  5. After the wax use a soothing serum with aloe vera or tea tree lotion to prevent ingrown hairs.
  6. And exfoliating between waxing helps.
  7. You should only get a Brazilian wax if you have healthy skin. Do not go to the the salon if you have a sunburn, or you have a skin condition like psoriasis or sores.

Something to think about:
If you are on accutane [other medications]- the Rx leaves skin thinner and susceptible to tearing.

Also, do not go tanning right after a Brazilian wax. The waxing removes a layer of skin vital to UV Ray Protection.

Resources:

Hope this video was helpful, if you have any questions or comments, be sure to submit them in the comments below or on my Twitter or Facebook page.

Thanks for tuning in, as always, I’m Dr. Lisa reminding you to be well and be fabulous!

A Healthy Way to Detox

by Filed Under: Food & Drink, Health & Wellness

Hello and welcome to Health in Heels with Dr. Lisa!

Are you ready to detox after some winter indulgences? We are coming off the holiday season where many of us indulged a little too much. Halloween Candy, Thanksgiving Pie, Egg-Nog, New Year Champagne, and of course those little heart-shaped chocolates.

When people hear “detox” they think of extremely restrictive diets accompanied by irregular and frequent bowel movements. But “detoxing” doesn’t’ have to be torture. In fact, when you eat the right foods, in the right balance, your body naturally rids itself of excess waste and unwanted compounds. And that is the theory behind Clean Eating Detox.

By eating unprocessed whole foods, a Clean Eating detox can help you overcome cravings for sugar and other processed foods, restore your gut health, and remove toxins and extra body fat.

Unlike extremely restrictive diets like juice cleanses (which all but abolishes protein), you can actually sustain a Clean Eating Detox over a longer period of time, just follow these three simple tips:

  1. Get enough lean protein, and distribute it throughout the day. Women need at least 50-60 grams of protien a day (more for active women). So make sure you are consuming 20-30 grams of lean protein every 4-6 hours. That’s a 4 oz salmon filet, a half-cup of diced chicken breast, or a half-cup of black beans.
  2. Switch your carb sources. Try to get most of your carbohydrates from vegetables and whole grains instead of sugars and flour. Make sure you are getting no fewer than 120 grams of carbs per day.
  3. Keep calories down and spread throughout the day. A low-calorie diet for women should be between 1500 and 1800 calories with 350 at breakfast, 450 at lunch, 550 at dinner and two 150 calories snacks in between.
  4. In order to make a lower calorie diet enjoyable, avoid added sugars and saturated fats that suck of calories without leaving you feel full.
  5. It’s also a good idea to take some form of nutrient supplement while you are calorie restricting.

I’ll post links to some of my favorite clean eating recipes below.

Hope this video was helpful, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to submit them in the comments below or on my Twitter or Facebook page.



Thanks for checking out Health in Heels, as always, I’m Dr. Lisa reminding you to be well and be fabulous!

References:

http://dailyburn.com/life/recipes/how-to-detox-healthy-recipes/
http://www.loseweightbyeating.com/detox-diet-week-7-day-weight-loss-cleanse/

Recipes:
http://www.thephilosophie.com/blogs/recipes/tagged/philosophie-cleanse

http://dailyburn.com/life/recipes/how-to-detox-healthy-recipes/

Try this Simple Green Protein Detox Smoothie

½ cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tablespoon almond butter
1 banana
2 cups mixed greens (kale, chard and spinach)

Red Beet Detox Smoothie

 

1 small beetroot (washed, peeled and diced)
5 strawberries
2 frozen bananas
3 soaked dates (soak dates in filtered water overnight)
1 scoop raw meal powder
2 soaked prunes (soak prunes in filtered water overnight)
1 cup almond milk
Blend the chopped beets with 3 tbsp. of almond milk for 1 minute, then slowly add the rest of the ingredients one at a time and process until smooth.

Facts about the Zika Virus Every Woman Should Know

by Filed Under: Health & Wellness, In the News

On our latest Health in Heels with Dr. Lisa segment, we discuss what you need to know about Zika.

Last summer, the Zika virus was getting a lot over media coverage, which has all but stopped. But that doesn’t mean the virus has gone away, and women aren’t still at risk. In fact, Brownsville, TX was added to the Zika travel guidance as a place to avoid in late October.

https://youtu.be/B4cH3g3tJ1k

So here is what you need to know about Zika:

  • The virus is spread by mosquito bites. It enters the bloodstream of the infected person and can be transmitted through sex even if the infected person does not have symptoms.
  • The virus can be transmitted from mother to fetus and can cause birth defects.
  • If you are pregnant do not travel to areas with Zika. Includes Brownsville, TX and south Florida and many areas in the Caribbean, Central, and South America.

If you do travel to a country that has a Zika travel alert, be sure to take these precautions:

  • Prevent mosquito bites by using an EPA approved insect repellent. EPA-registered insect repellents are proven safe and effective, even for pregnant and breastfeeding women
  • Keep mosquitoes outside by staying in places with air conditioning and with window/door screens.
  • Protect yourself during sex. Women- consider using condoms or not having sex for at least 8 weeks after travel (if you don’t have symptoms) or for at least 8 weeks from the start of symptoms (or Zika diagnosis) if you develop Zika.
  • Avoid areas where there is standing water because they attract mosquitoes.

We’ll post links to the CDC’s travel and prevention guidance below.https://www.cdc.gov/zika/.

Hope this information was helpful, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to submit them in the comments below or on my Twitter or Facebook page.

And feel free to follow my new Instagram page!   We’re having so much fun.

Thanks for checking us out, as always, I’m Dr. Lisa reminding you to be well and be fabulous!

 

Ask Dr. Lisa: Can Oral Sex Prevent Cancer?

by Filed Under: Ask Dr. Lisa, Health & Wellness

In this episode of Health in Heels with Dr. Lisa – Ask Dr. Lisa edition, a viewer inquires about something her boyfriend told her… The viewer shared that her boyfriend claimed that oral sex can help prevent cancer.

Check out the video to hear Dr. Lisa’s response.

 

If you have a question that you’d like to ask, you can do so on our Twitter or Facebook accounts.  Click the icons below.

As always, be sure to like and subscribe on our YouTube channel & remember to “be well and Fabulous!”

Ask Dr. Lisa: Can I Chose the Sex of My Baby?

by Filed Under: Ask Dr. Lisa, Baby & Kids, Health & Wellness

In this episode of Health in Heels with Dr Lisa: Ask Dr. Lisa Edition, a viewer from Albania asks if there is anything special they can do to make sure that they have a baby boy.

Dr. Lisa discuss myths surrounding caloric intake, potassium and timing sexual intercourse with the ovulation cycle.

Check out the video to hear Dr. Lisa’s insight.  If you have a question that you’d like to ask, you can do so on our Twitter or Facebook accounts.  Click the icons below.

As always, be sure to like and subscribe on our YouTube channel & remember to “be well and Fabulous!”

 

 

Ask Dr. Lisa – Birth Control Implant Issue

by Filed Under: Ask Dr. Lisa, Health & Wellness

Shannon from Illinois has a birth control implant issue for Dr. Lisa:

Hi Dr. Lisa. I’m 32 yrs old and my period is usually very heavy and painful. I’m 10 days late, I’ve been feeling nauseated, emotional, gassy, and lot of symptoms as if I was pregnant. I took a home pregnancy test and it came out negative. I also have the arm implant birth control but it is expired. Would the hormones from the implant be giving false negative results? What should I do? hope to hear from you soon.

See Dr. Lisa’s response here:

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The Magic of Conception

by Filed Under: Baby & Kids, Health & Wellness

Dr. Lisa Masterson takes a moment to explain the magic of conception.

As a practicing OBGYN, Dr. Lisa often has to explain the the Birds and the Bees to her patients and her Santa Monica clinic.  To keep things from getting too complicated and confusing, Dr. Lisa will often break out her Giant Microbes.  Giant Microbes are plush replicas of organisims that are too small to be viewed by the human eye.  They are also super cute and make talking about complex scientific processes much easier and relatable to her patients who might be overwhelmed.

Take a look at Dr. Lisa video here:

Something magical is about to happen! Watch as the ovulation process occurs, and then millions of sperm swim upstream on a quest to fertilize an egg.

Egg: The egg cell, or ovum, is the female reproductive cell (gamete) in oogamous organisms. The egg cell is typically not capable of active movement, and it is much larger (visible to the naked eye) than the motile sperm cells.

Sperm: the mature motile male sex cell of an animal, by which the ovum is fertilized, typically having a compact head and one or more long flagella for swimming.

Stem Cell: an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation.

ZYGOTE: a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum.

DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid is a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms

Giant Microbes has loads of great box sets check out their site the next time you’re looking for educational or out of the box gifts!

Until next time!  Be well and be fabulous

Ask Dr Lisa: Kick Off

by Filed Under: Ask Dr. Lisa, Health & Wellness

We are starting a new series of videos on Health in Heels with Dr. Lisa called “Ask Dr. Lisa”messages-image956305568 We often receive questions on Facebook and Twitter and Dr. Lisa wanted to come up with a fun way to address some of them.  Today she is kicking off the series with a simple question from a fella named Jason.  Jason asks how Dr. Lisa stays fit.  Check out her YouTube video breaking down how she keeps in shape and inspired.

If you have questions for Dr. Lisa feel free to reach out on Twitter @DrLisaM or on her Facebook page.

Note: If you have any serious medical issues Dr. Lisa always advises the first thing to do is consult you physician.

Hope you enjoy the video!  Be sure to Like and Subscribe on Youtube!

Be well and Be Fabulous!