Another Reason to Love Your Hips

Psychology Today: Beauty Beat: Sharp Curves

Turns out that having ample curves means you'll have smarter kids. According to Psychology Today, omega-3 fatty acids are stored in a woman's hips and thighs then released during the third trimester of pregnancy. Then these essential fatty acids are used to build baby's brain into a super computer. So go ahead, eat that brownie--you're doing it for the children.

These Hips

Why do women always seem to have so much muscle tightness and pain in their hips? Sure, there are many physiological explanations: wearing high heels, carrying children, etc. But maybe there is another possible factor involved: we don't show them enough love. In fact, from the time we are barely teenagers, most of us have learned to loathe or at least dislike these parts of our bodies. How many times have you said, “God, I hate my butt!” or “I wish my hips would just go away.”? You know what they say about chocolate: once on the lips, forever on the hips. Maybe the same applies to our words. Every time we say something nasty about a body part, some of that hate gets transferred into the cells of that part in the form of tension, knots and chronic pain.

How do we rectify the situation? By learning to love all of our parts lumps, bumps and cellulite.

Check out this wonderful, empowering poem by Lucille Clifton. Embrace it. Listen to the story of your own hips and let them sing. They are feminine, they are powerful, they are beautiful.

30 things every woman should have and should know by the time she's 30: Lifestyle: glamour.com

I've had this list sent to me several times, often mistakenly attributed to Maya Angelou. Snopes, of course, set the record straight and guided me to the original author and this update. This is a list that every woman should print, memorize and pass on to every other female that she cares about.

To Pamela Redmond Satran, thank you. Through your words many women have found inspiration and a model to live by.

A Grown Girl's Guide to a Super Sex Life

The New Science of Sensational Sex

Does you sex life leave a little to be desired? Does the idea of an amorous evening with your significant other have all the appeal of,say, folding laundry? Have you really come to believe that chocolate is better than sex?

Nancy Kalish, writing for Prevention.com, explains that there are many reasons a woman might experience a low sex drive. Hormone changes, distracting thoughts, certain medications. These are just a few of the reasons a girl could find herself faking a headache more often than she'd like.

Fortunately, Kalish also suggests possible solutions. From prescription products to herbal therapies to a special lube, Kalish offers remedies that could help rev up your engine.