ON BALANCE: How Martina McBride maintains a healthy lifestyle
By Bonnie Siegler

For country star Martina McBride, life is all about checks and balances. Like most of us, the 42-year-old singer is seasoned at juggling work and family. With a hectic 2007 that brought her Female Vocalist of the Year nominations from both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association now past, McBride puts as much effort into her personal life as she does her professional one. This busy mother of three daughters— Delaney, Emma and Ava—works overtime to put her health and that of her family on center stage.

“Every day is different,” she says about juggling motherhood and her career. “It’s just thinking through what needs to be done and figuring out a way to get it done. Prioritizing. You don’t have to be a mom to juggle work and personal life, though. There are just so many hours in everyone’s day.”

Taking Time for Health
At McBride’s Nashville home she shares with her daughters and husband, John, the singer with the passionate voice is also passionate about cooking and finding some “me” time to unwind and relax, a key component of her general health. Just a simple 15 or 20 minutes can make a big difference in her day. “I like to sit down with a cup of coffee in the morning and read a magazine or look at catalogs for gift buying. On Monday mornings, I have my coffee while I look at my cookbooks and plan the dinner menus for the week. Then I make out the grocery list for the week.” What’s on the menu this week? “White bean stew, lasagna with fresh green beans and salad, pot roast with mashed potatoes and peas, and grilled chicken with broccoli and lemon rice,” McBride says.

While the household’s nutritional staples run the gamut from whole-wheat bread, milk, bananas and other fresh fruits to homemade guacamole, McBride is quick to point out that she doesn’t try to be the food police. “As a family, we eat fresh, healthy food with hardly any processed foods. We eat mostly organic, and I like cooking with olive oil. Berries of all kinds are a great snack for us, as is guacamole with whole-grain crackers. My kids don’t even know of white bread,” she says. “But if I want that cheeseburger, I’m going to have it. I just don’t have it every day. My everydays consist of lots of fruits and vegetables.” ...

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IN THIS ISSUE...

2 LETTER FROM THE FOUNDER
Keeping balance
3 Tipping the scale
4 8 tips to prepare for pregnancy
5 Survival strategies
What you need to know about heart attacks
6 HEALTH HEADLINES
What’s making news in women’s health
8 5 reasons you’re not losing weight
9 SEX & GENDER MATTERS
Is sex always painful?
It could be vulvodynia
10 On balance
How Martina McBride maintains a healthy lifestyle
13 Polycystic ovary syndrome
More than a reproductive problem
14 Are you too old for asthma?
16 HEALTHY BITES
Eat your vegetables!
How to fit veggies into your family’s meals
20 HEALTHY MIND
Help for the ‘baby blues’
21 Your health: It’s a family affair
Knowing your health history could save your life
22 HEALTHY MOVES
You should be dancing!
24 HEALTH SMARTS
Are you hip to health screenings?

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