Diagnosing Osteoporosis
As always, the more information you have, the easier it is to make informed choices about what you need to do to keep yourself healthy and well. Checking for the risk of osteoporosis is...
Monthly Archive: April 2011
Acid-Alkali Balance
Nutritionists often talk of the acid-alkali balance in the body. This is because a healthy body should be slightly alkaline. However, in the West most of us veer towards the acidic end of the...
Innocence Revisited
Inspire the innocence, imagination, and creativity of youth in your adult life. Try taking part in some of these classic activities to help reduce stress, revitalize energy, and gain greater appreciation for your world:...
How do I prevent long-term cubicle weight gain?
Do you worry about the long-term effects of sitting at your desk for eight to 10 hours a day? A sedentary job can make your fat-loss efforts challenging and with regular office birthday cakes...
Too Much of a Good Thing
While you might think overtraining is a problem only for world-class athletes, you too can push your body beyond its limits. Watch for these signs that you’re exceeding your exercise demands… and learn how...
Greek Inspired Power Foods
Look to the Mediterranean diet to help you blast through even the toughest of glutes workouts. Libido Booster Not only has the Mediterranean diet been linked with healthy hearts, but several studies have also...
Fast Track to Get Fit
Want to lose pounds fast and spend less time working out? It’s possible – but only if you push your body to its absolute sweat-dripping, out-of-breath max. in other words, up the intensity. Researchers...
Get More From Your 24
These totally genius time-management strategies will make your day infinitely less crazed. 1. Defrost and Dash. Before you go to bed, mix up this energizing smoothie from Cheryl Forberg, R.D., author of Flavor First,...
Your Pain Tolerance
Childbirth. Menstrual cramps. Migraines. If you were born with XX chromosomes, you’re probably well acquainted with all kinds of discomfort. Women are more likely to suffer chronic pain than men are, thanks in part...
Over-Taxation
Beyond your financial demands, many factors can tax your emotional, mental, and physical health. Common burdens left unchecked can squander wellness. From workaholics to soccer moms to kids, Americans today are busier than ever....
Ask Women’s Health
Why is my face brightred after a workout? A rosy flush means the blood vessels in your face are expanding to bring more blood to the skin’s surface to cool you down. The redness...
Natural Menopause
Your Diet The first step on your road to natural menopause is to eat a healthy, hormone-balancing diet. Reduce saturated fat Keep down your intake of red meat (such as beef) and cheese because...
Conventional Treatments for Preeclampsia
The WORD eclampsia is from the Greek meaning “bolt from the blue”. If you’ve been diagnosed with milk preeclampsia, you may need only regular checks with your doctor or midwife, as long as the...
Seeking Emotional Health Amid Physical Ailment
Another way to look at life, another way to look at death — this was the goal of Gerald Jampolsky, M.D., when he opened the Center for Attitudinal Healing in Sausalito, Calif., in 1975....
Pediatric Transplants Stressful for Parents, Too
Organ transplantation is now the treatment of choice for a number of serious medical conditions that today’s children face. While the experience is, no doubt, stressful for the young children who undergo transplantation, a...
Preeclampsia
Characterized by high blood pressure and protein in the urine, preeclampsia is a condition that, if allowed to develop into full-blown eclampsia, can have implications for you and your baby. Preeclampsia occurs in about...
Eating Disorders: A Campus Concern
Although eating disorders are not limited to any particular age group of women, they are certainly more prevalent among college-aged women. Women who suffer from eating disorders have an intense fear of gaining weight...
Exercise Could Prevent Pregnancy Disorder
Exercising during pregnancy could help prevent preeclampsia, according to a new report. Preeclampsia is a disorder in pregnancy that can lead to the death of the mother and/or the baby. Preeclampsia is often diagnosed...
Safer Surgical Weight Loss
(Ivanhoe News 2000) — Can’t lose weight? You’re not alone! Experts say obesity is at an all time high. Nearly 55 percent of Americans are overweight. While surgery is not the best option for...
Breast Cancer Study
One in 11 women will, at some point in her life, find out she has breast cancer. As cancer researchers work to find a cure, women are stepping up to take part in a...
Choosing Jogging Strollers
The American College of Sports Medicine emphasizes the importance of using a jogging stroller safely. This stroller checklist will help keep your child safe during your morning run. Since jogging strollers were first developed...
Hypnosis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Doctor’s Interview
What is IBS and how many people does it attack? IBS is a set of symptoms that affects about fifteen percent of the population. It involves primarily pain and discomfort in the abdomen that...
Laugh Until It… Doesn’t Hurt
Whatever you’re doing, stop right now. Take a moment… and laugh. If you can’t muster a knee-slapping, gut-knotting hoot, even a giggle will do. With enough chuckles, you just might do things like lower...
Options for Lose Weight
There are three main ways in which your doctor is likely to suggest you lose weight. The first is by suggesting that you diet. Then, if the problem is severe, he or she may...
Spring Clean Your Way to Health
Open those windows, sweep under the fridge, and dust away those cobwebs. It’s spring cleaning time. While tossing those old newspapers makes your keys easier to find, there are surprising health benefits too: Clutter...
What Causes Weight Gain
It’s easy to think that weight gain is controlled only by the mechanism of calories in and energy out. Although this is mostly the case, and you certainly won’t lose weight unless you burn...
A “PERFECT DIET” Day
The following is an ideal menu plan for a woman with gestational diabetes. BREAKFAST Organic oatmeal made with water rather than milk (instant oatmeal doesn’t count) and topped with ground mixed seeds; or scrambled...
How to Fit in Regular Exercise
Healthy eating is crucial for optimum weight loss, but it must be combined with regular exercise. Exercise lowers your risk of breast cancer, boosts your immunity, keeps your digestion functioning efficiently, helps balance your...
Stopping Skin Cancer
Summer is in sight. The days are longer, which means we have more time to expose ourselves to the sun. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. But...
Detecting Melanoma
Full-body skin examinations performed by doctors and patients can effectively detect early forms of melanoma, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Florence. Researchers studied more than 800 patients...