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Friday, February 25, 2011

About Women's Health: Talking To Teens About Sex - Menstruation

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From Tracee Cornforth, your Guide to Women's Health
From puberty and menstruation to sex, birth control, and STDs, find out what your daughters need to know about growing up. Have a healthy week! Tracee

How To Talk To Teens About Sex
I've always considered myself open with my children about safe sex issues. However, when the day came soon after my "baby" son's 18th birthday that he asked me to take him to Planned Parenthood for free condoms all my openness flew out the window. I asked Duane Westhoff, HIV & STD Prevention Specialist for Health and Education for Youth/Young Adults (HEY), a Project ARK Program for his advice.

Q&A On First Periods
The menstrual cycle is how a woman's body prepares for the possibility of pregnancy each month. Your menstrual period is just one part of this cycle. A cycle's length is determined by counting from the first day of one period to the first day of the next period. The average menstrual cycle is 28 days long. However, a cycle can range anywhere from 23 days to 35 days. Find out more about what to expect when you get your period.
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What Is Puberty?
Puberty is the time when your body begins to change from a child's body into an adult woman's body. For girls, puberty usually begins between the ages of 9 and 13, while boys experience their changes between the ages of 10 and 14. This is why girls are often taller than boys are during puberty and why girls sometimes feel uncomfortable about their bodies during puberty.

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Friday, February 18, 2011

About Women's Health: Menopause - Hot Flashes - Testing

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From Tracee Cornforth, your Guide to Women's Health
This week we're talking about menopause, hot flashes, testing yourself, and natural remedies for the vasomotor symptoms of menopause. Have a healthy week! Tracee

Menopause - A New Beginning
Menopause needn't signal an end to your life. In some cultures menopause is seen as a time when older women can help support the younger women as they raise their children. The older women are revered for their wisdom and knowledge. Menopause is a time of freedom and renewal- if you have any children, they should be grown and you are free of the monthly hassle of menstruation.
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Test Yourself - Is It Menopause?
This is a home-use test kit to measure Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) in your urine. This may help indicate if you are in menopause or perimenopause.
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10 Ways To Relieve Hot Flashes
Hot flashes and menopause -- it's almost impossible to think of one without the other. Hot flashes are probably the first symptom we think of when we think of menopause or perimenopause (the years before menopause). Whether you already experience hot flashes, or you are still waiting for your turn, here are ten tips that can help reduce the severity of hot flashes when they happen to you.
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Herbal Remedies For Menopause
There are many "herbal" products for sale that claim to help menopausal symptoms. These products are not regulated through the same government system as drugs, so there is little research to back up their claims. In addition, most have to be taken routinely, are not covered by insurance, and can become costly over time. Any herbal remedies for menopause should be thoroughly discussed with your health care provider. You should tell your provider if you are taking any other medications, since some of the herbal products can have harmful interactions with other drugs.
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Friday, February 11, 2011

About Women's Health: Keep Your Heart Healthy

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From Tracee Cornforth, your Guide to Women's Health
With Valentine's Day around the corner, it's time to think about keeping your heart healthy. Learn what you can do to prevent the number one killer of American women. Have a healthy week! Tracee

How To Prevent Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States. While it's true that the majority of women still believe that breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women, the truth is that more women die of heart disease each year than die of all types of cancer combined. Sadly, the fact is that only 13% of women are even aware that heart disease is number one killer of U.S. women.

The Facts About Heart Disease In Women
Heart disease is the single most preventable cause of death. Lifestyle factors play a key role in heart disease. Things like smoking, failing to get regular exercise, and eating a non-healthy diet can significantly increase your risk of hear disease.
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Eating For A Healthy Heart
I interviewed Carol Ritchie who is the National Volunteer Spokesperson for the American Heart Association's Meals in Minutes Cookbook. Carol was also one of the recipe developers for the cookbook. She is a traveling cooking instructor, television cooking show host, and cooking expert for a local television news station in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

High Blood Pressure And Women
Many people falsely assume that men are the most at risk for cardiovascular diseases, but -- at publication time -- more women than men had died of cardiovascular diseases every year since 1984. Untreated high blood pressure can cause kidney damage, and raises the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases. The cause of 3 out of 5 cases of heart failure in women is high blood pressure.

 


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