Menopause effects each woman differently. Perhaps your best friend is struggling to sleep. You’re drenched in sweat from each hot flash. And your sister—lucky her—is enjoying a new sense of energy and creativity. What is Menopause? Just as puberty is marked at the...
Gynecology
Five Health Issues that Concern Women
You're taking care of yourself with diet and exercise, but you know that women have different health concerns than men do, and different rates of susceptibility. What are the issues that you need to learn more about to prevent them from impacting your life? The top...
3 Reasons Every Woman Should Get in the Water
Swimming is hands-down one of the best workouts for women. What other workout burns so many calories, firms every muscle, boosts metabolism, and de-stresses you like swimming does? And you don't have to be an Olympic gold medalist to reap the benefits. Swimming Blasts...
Douching: Do You or Don’t You?
You shower, put on deodorant, and change your underwear daily, just like your mother taught you. But should you do more? About one in four women in the U.S. add douching to their personal hygiene routine. The women claim that it makes them feel fresh, gets rid of...
Extra Work Comes With a Steep Price for Women
Women who work long hours for the majority of their careers may be hurting their chance to reap the rewards of their work in a healthy, happy retirement. Researchers recently found that when women work over 60 hours a week for most of their career, they increase their...
Hormone Blues: How to Reclaim your Life
Hormones…While some women hardly notice them, others dread the havoc hormones wreak on their weight, mood, food cravings, and desire for sex. Some women feel as if for a time they have lost control of their life. But hormones don’t have to overwhelm you. First, what...
Endometriosis: The Hidden Disease
It causes intense pain, cramping, nausea, headache, fatigue, and excessive blood flow. It affects 10{c32f220a97554538a750280585b6278238c6d138c527944464fd5f29699b7558} of women in the U.S. and costs the nation over $100 billion annually. Many women suffer in silence;...
Seasonal Allergies and Women: 5 Ways to Help the Stuffiness
For many, spring’s warm weather means parks, gardens, hikes, and playgrounds. For the 35 million allergy sufferers in the U.S., it also means a barrage of symptoms like runny noses, sneezing, drainage, red eyes, and dark circles under the eyes. Many women reach for...
Your Heart: Know Your Risk Factors
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), more than one in three female adults has some form of cardiovascular disease, and heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S. Sounds scary, right? Yet, women often ignore heart risks and symptoms....
Metabolic Syndrome – Know Your Risks
Most women know that lack of exercise and unhealthy diets lead to heart disease, diabetes and strokes. But as women make the transition from regular cycles to menopause and after, it becomes more difficult to maintain a healthy weight because of hormonal changes,...