Bladder Awareness Q and A

Bladder Awareness Q and A

This month, we celebrate Bladder Awareness. We hope to highlight commonly asked questions about the bladder and explain why better bladder awareness can help improve overall health. A snippet on bladder function The bladder is essentially an organ that stores urine. Blood filters through the kidneys where impurities are removed. These are transported to the…

Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation for Urinary Incontinence

Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation for Urinary Incontinence

This month is Bladder Awareness Month! Various studies have found that the prevalence of urinary incontinence ranges from 5-70% depending on the age and gender. The majority of studies report an average of 25-45% prevalence. Women are affected more than men with 53% of women reporting urinary incontinence. Of these women, 30% reported moderate to…

Intestinal Habitats

Intestinal Habitats

In both healthy people and those with life-threatening infections, the gut microbiome appears to help regulate body temperature. There’s some interesting research out there about body temperature and how it’s tied to our gut bacteria. Turns out, our average body temperature has been dropping since the 1860s, and one reason might be our gut microbiome—the…