Women can recover more slowly from a heart attack than men. But don’t worry, there’s plenty you can do to prevent that from happening to you. Let’s start with the four fundamental ways to quickly bounce back. 1. Learn To Say “No” This wasn’t the first thing you thought would be on the list, right?
Most women struggle to keep their hormones in balance during their lives—to prevent PMS, to bring more harmony during perimenopause and beyond, and even during their teenage years to make that period easier to deal with emotionally. But did you know that environmental toxins, hormone-disrupting chemicals and the added stress of modern life have made
Almost all commercial dairies now market their milk as being free of synthetic estrogen compounds, but dairy milk actually accounts for around 60-80% of all the estrogen we consume as humans. How can this be so? The main reason is that most milk products originate from pregnant cows that are artificially kept pregnant for about
Hormone imbalance is widespread in the female population: as many as 80% of women experience it during their lifetimes. But women mustn’t be blamed for ignoring the symptoms of hormone imbalance. They can be extremely confusing, even for medical doctors, and often creep up on a person so slowly that it’s difficult to discern if
Have you ever been ignored by your doctor, or had a problem dismissed as being “normal for your age” or “nothing to worry about for the time being”? It’s amazing how many stories women out there have about these types of problems, even in this age of technological advancement and supposed improved levels of gender
A new study performed at the University of Bergen found that cleaning the house could do as much damage to women’s lungs as smoking a packet of cigarettes per day. This study that tracked 6,235 men and women’s lung health over the course of 20 years concluded that women who cleaned around the house as
We all have to cope with gray hair and wrinkles at some point. But some of the hormone-related symptoms of aging can become problematic as you reach and move through the more senior years of your life. Women are used to dealing with moving through shifts in their bodies: they go through menstrual changes every
Hormonal changes can produce a wide range of physical and mental symptoms. Hormones are the chemical messengers that allow your body to function in harmony. During your reproductive years, women’s hormones cycle up and down every month naturally. Changes also commonly occur during the two significant events in your life that affect your hormones the
Older people sometimes develop dementia, a somewhat common condition that results in mental and emotional confusion. Some of these people, particularly those who are institutionalized, often display anger outbursts in reaction to relatively mild provocations, such as an unwanted meal item. At other times the anger is warranted, such as when another resident initiates a
Vitamin C and Vitamin E are both antioxidants that are believed to play certain very important roles in our bodies. Very similar to one another, both vitamins help prevent free radical damage to our brains. It is believed that free radicals can cause damage to cell structures and other genetic material. The damage free radicals
