We live in a world full of information being shared with us all of the time. From the news to our social media’s new feeds, there is A LOT of information about health, fad diets, latest trends, “super foods”, and more. This can all be so overwhelming, even as a professional.

February is heart month, with Valentines Day and Family Day in the middle of the month, it’s the perfect time to learn about what makes our hearts happy. This month is used to spread awareness of heart disease and stroke prevention. With a special tie in to pelvic health by understanding how fiber helps both!

Cozy up with a vegan mac & cheese and Elle’s newest favourite dish - which one could it be.

The holidays can be a time of wonder, joy, celebration, reconnecting with loved ones, and sometimes a little sprinkle of stress. The negative effects of stress run from your head to your toes. Headaches? Upset stomach? Picking up all the sick germs? Not sleeping well? Tight muscles? Easily fatigued? Pelvic floor dysfunction?

From Halloween to New Years, the holiday season is often full of play foods that are .sweetened with sugar. When we connect sugar or artificial sweetener to pelvic health both can be seen as an irritant. An abundance of either refined sugars or artificial sweeteners can increase inflammation in the body, including in the pelvic muscles and bladder.

Perfect recipes for the transition into colder weather. Fun and delicious meals that have the fiber you want!

With the wide range of hormonal changes that occur in the body, it makes sense that the changes that occur are so wide. In this post we are going to dive into the why behind the common changes that occur in the body. Which hormones are doing a rhythmic dance and why they are so important.

There is a lot of new research showing how important it is for our mental health and brain function. The foods that we fuel our body with have an impact on all body systems, including our emotions and moods. Remembering that things like constipation and stress both have a direct impact on our pelvic floor health.

Move into fall with these yummy recipes, discover something new and exciting with brand new bowls!!

The International Continence Society has been saying it for years – pelvic floor muscles need more than just Kegels – they need Training.

YOU can play a more active role by just sitting on a chair. This is where innovation has entered the game! Emsella does the exercise work for you, we give you ALL the tools you need to help yourself and you get to go back to doing the things you love, a lot faster. Finding freedom and confidence again doesn’t have to be challenging.

Menopause, the change of life, the big M, this change is one that happens in half of the human population and might even be the reason you’re experiencing pee leaks and pelvic floor health issues.

With summer coming to an end these delicious recipes will keep you full, hormone balanced and moving! August recipes are here!

And as a pelvis owner, you should know that... like your other parts, it has very specific functions in your body and conditions for those functions to work optimally.

As we have more conversations to help normalize the discussion around incontinence, we should also work to normalize talking about poop! Because every body poops! Constipation can also lead to more bladder leaks, or frequent urination by adding excess pressure to the bladder.

Keeping your pelvic floor happy with recipes to keep you moving! Yummy recipes full of fiber. July’s recipes are here!

“Women are not small men”, and we are underrepresented in medical studies and science. Hormonal shifts, along with other human experiences like incontinence are often seen as taboo, even within the medical world. With an estimated less than 40% of individuals experiencing incontinence reporting it to a doctor or nurse.

Many people with pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms don’t seek help because they assume there is nothing to be done about their leaks or pain and accept it as a fact of life. Thankfully, this isn’t true, pelvic floor dysfunction can be treated!

For stress incontinence and urge incontinence, a stronger pelvic floor could be exactly what you need to stay leak-free. But how do you strengthen a pelvic floor and how long does it take to strengthen pelvic floor muscles?

At V Lounge, we recommend that our patients consult with a pelvic floor physiotherapist to ensure they are a candidate for Emsella® treatments. Sometimes they ask us, what is physiotherapy and what happens at a pelvic floor physiotherapy appointment? In this post, we outline the basics of pelvic floor physiotherapy to help you understand why working with one can be a crucial step towards alleviating your pelvic floor woes.