Migraine headaches (sometimes called chronic headaches) are moderate to severe recurrent headaches, often occurring on one side of the head, which may last from a few hours to several days. It is estimated that about 6% of men and 18% of women sufferer from migraines in the U.S. Characteristics of chronic headaches The pain of [...]
Don’t let weekend weight gain ruin all your hard work. You’re usually a bit stressed out during the week trying to juggle all your responsibilities. You do your strength training and cardio religiously. You pass on the creamy, rich desserts and you eat lots of fruit and vegetables. You control your portion sizes and make [...]
The month of february is here again when we remind ourselves that heart disease is the number 1 killer of women in the U.S. Many women still don’t know. Of the ones that do, many don’t take it seriously. Heart disease has always been popularly considered a male disease, the stereotype being the middle-aged executive [...]
In life, the simple things often have the greatest impact on us, like learning how to increase your energy levels by getting rid of toxins in your body. Do you feel like you’re slowing down? Worn out and stretched thin trying to cram more and more activities into your busy life? This may be just [...]
Flavonoids are chemicals that are found in abundance in foods like berries, apples and grapes e.t.c. Research has shown that flavonoids protect against cardiovascular disease which includes heart disease and stroke and possibly other diseases you are more likely to get as you get older like Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Tomatoes are naturally very [...]
Women that are very obese are more likely to develop cancers of various types. Unfortunately, it has been found that this group of women are the ones most likely to skip scheduled cancer screenings including mammograms and pap smears. Analysis of the information gathered from the National Health Interview carried out in 2000 came to [...]
Obese women are less likely to have mammograms and pap smears (screening tests for breast cancer and cervical cancer) than women who are not. In view of the epidemic of obesity that is sweeping across the US, this is a problem. This problem was found more amongst white women than black women who were more [...]
Yoga is supposed to be the ultimate stress reliever. Although research has shown that moderate to strenuous exercise may be better at reducing stress and anxiety, yoga can provide lots of other health benefits. Backache : if you suffer from backache you may get noticeable relief from doing yoga twice a week for 6 months [...]
Menopause is a condition that many women dread, mostly because they don’t know exactly what to expect. One of the most common symptoms of menopause is osteoporosis. Virtually every woman will have osteoporosis to varying degrees after menopause. The severity will depend on factors like heredity and how much care you took of your body [...]
If you have a tendency to twist or sprain your ankle when you’re exercising, or even when you’re carrying out your day to day activities, then you may have a problem with the muscles in your lower leg. Research has shown that people who sprain their ankles have less mobility in their ankle joints than [...]
