How to get a good night’s sleep when going through menopause
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Women reading this may think, “I’ll never have a good night’s sleep.” Even though it sounds depressing and unmanageable, getting a full night’s sleep is still possible.
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Vitamin D’s effect on women’s health
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Vitamin D, aka the “sunshine vitamin” since it can be made from exposure to ultraviolet light, is a fat-soluble vitamin that acts as a hormone.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to have dense breasts?
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Fatty breasts are easy to read for breast cancer but dense breasts are harder to read, particularly if there is a small cancerous lump that could be missed.
Read MoreImportant facts women should know about ovarian cysts
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These two glands approximately the size and shape of an almond, quietly do their job of producing eggs for fertilization and producing the reproductive hormones of estrogen and progesterone.
Read More5 tips increasing your chances of getting pregnant
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Even couples, who are not yet actively trying to conceive, can follow these 5 steps improving their chances of holding their bundle of joy as soon as possible once that time comes.
Read MoreHow to banish painful menstrual cramps
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Menstrual cramps are caused by uterine contraction where the uterus tightens and relaxes allowing blood to leave the uterus.
Read MoreReduce breast cancer risk with exercise
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Over the years, studies have shown a positive correlation of women who regularly participate in some sort of physical activity and the role exercise has in not only reducing breast cancer risk but also suggesting it as a preventative measure.
Read More5 powerful ways music transforms your health
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Depending on music’s melodic form, it has this magical power to make us feel a wide range of strong emotions such as happiness, sorrow, joy, or melancholy.
Read MoreKey facts on women and heart disease
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Warning signs of a heart attack or heart trouble women should not ignore:
Read MoreUnderstanding menopausal mood swings and how to manage them
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Mood swings are considered to be common and a normal symptom of menopause but for women who have them, it is one more thing to have to contend with.
Read MoreThe ABC’s of supporting a healthy lifestyle postmenopause
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Once a woman enters into her postmenopausal phase of life, it becomes more critical than ever to make a healthy lifestyle a top priority. Fortunately, there are a number of steps woman can do to stay healthy making the transition as easy as reciting the ABCs.
Read MoreAlcohol’s unique harmful effect on women
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Women have many physiological factors making them at a greater risk of excessive alcohol consumption for the following reasons:
Read MoreHelp for menstrual-related migraines
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When it comes to headaches – especially migraines - being female does not help. Even though both men and women can be affected by the throbbing pain that can sometimes be accompanied by nausea and vomiting, women are more likely to have the unique experience of experiencing headaches due to their menstrual cycle.
Read MoreWomen and their risk of osteoporosis
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All it takes is a crack or break from a simple fall reminding a woman of her risk for weak, porous bones. Osteoporosis, a disease slowly and silently taking years to develop, can suddenly appear out of nowhere making a woman vulnerable to suffering the consequences of breaking a bone.
Read More6 nutrients women need most
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Before the age of 50, women need 18 milligrams of iron a day. After menopause, women’s iron needs drops to only 8 milligrams a day, the same as a man’s.
Read MoreHair loss – not just a guy thing
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A type of progressive hair loss in women is called female pattern hair loss (FPHL) also known as androgenetic alopecia. This is the most common cause of hair loss affecting up to 30 million women in the U.S. FPHL has a distinct pattern on hair loss which occurs mainly on the top and crown of the scalp.
Read MoreWhat women need to know about strokes
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Here is a fact women may not realize from the National Stroke Association – each year 55,000 more women have a stroke than men. This makes stroke the third leading cause of death in women.
Read MoreWhy women lose weight slower than men
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Is it lack of motivation, not trying hard enough, or being unable to avoid temptation for certain foods that women struggle with? No, no, and no.
Read MoreWomen with diabetes and vaginal yeast infections
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If you are a woman with diabetes and you keep having yeast infections, the blame most likely is your disease. Simply being a woman with diabetes means there is a very good chance you will develop a vaginal yeast infection at some point in your life.
Read MorePubic hair removal may dramatically increase risk of STD’s
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Over 14,000 individuals from the United States, aged 18 to 65 were surveyed about their grooming practices, sexual behavior and history of sexually transmitted diseases.
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