Everyday, millions of people suffer from the dreaded
headache sending you to grab that pill you oh so love to take away the
pain. The fast paced lifestyle we all engage in doesn't help and the stresses of the day just keep piling up leaving us weak and fatigued. Readily available OTC drugs may offer relief but that may not be the best solution for the dreaded headache. Your
lifestyle may be the primary cause adding the stress you go through each and everyday, might be the culprit.
Men are less likely to suffer from chronic pain due to extreme activities than men due to the hormone testosterone which has been shown to help lessen the damage to muscles and tissue, thus leaving
women to suffer more. Statistically, women suffer an average of 15 episodes that can ...
Tags: Chronic Pain, Depression, Headache, Health
I have to admit defeat…during the
holidays, despite my best intentions when it comes to weight loss and weight maintenance, even my strongest efforts shatter into pieces right before my very eyes. The moment I lay my eyes on the buffet table, my resolve just seems to disappear.
I have to say that I have found other ways to deal with the whole thing. If I can’t totally abstain from enjoying the holiday feasts, then I will just put extra effort into exercising BEFORE the holidays. MSN has a really good article for people like me (and you, probably!). Check out this computation of calories:
Consider a typical winter-time week: Let's say you eat an extra 1,500 calories on the ...
As the month of October draws to an end, let us wrap up this series of articles on breast cancer. I was wondering what to write about when I came across an article which urged people to re-examine their lifestyle as a means to prevent breast cancer. The fact of the matter is that many experts say that there really is no clear cut way to prevent breast cancer. However, a recent study seems to have found some details that may shed a new light on the matter.
According to breast surgeon Trevor Smith, a change in lifestyle may actually help prevent breast cancer. He urges everyone to pay more attention to the link between breast cancer and lifestyle.
Stuff, a New Zealand web site, ran this story today:
Hundreds of published studies identified risk ...
Did you learn anything new from the 3 myths about breast cancer I shared in the last post? I sure did! Here are more popular myths.
Myth #4: Women with lumpy breasts have to be extra careful as they are more likely to get breast cancer in the future.
This condition is called
fibrocystic breasts. In the past, people thought that just because a woman had fibrocystic breasts, then she would more likely have breast cancer. Medical advances have proven that this is not true. Still, these lumps may need to be removed, hence the importance of breast self-examination.
Myth #5: Physical injury or force on the breast can cause breast cancer.
I totally believed this one, to be honest. However, it is completely unfounded. Sometimes, breast cancer is detected in women who have recently experienced ...
Myths surround most everything on this earth and breast cancer is not exempt from that. We all know and hear about breast cancer but it does not mean that the information that we have is always accurate. That is why there are some things which are considered myths! Why don’t you check your knowledge against these myths? You (or others around you) will be better off with the right information.
Myth #1: I (or someone you know) am too young to have breast cancer.
The truth is that women of all ages can be affected with breast cancer. The reason behind this myth is that most women who get breast cancer are older but that does not exclude the possibility of younger women getting it also. This is one good reason women should have ...
Despite the fact that breast cancer is one of the most fatal illnesses, there have been a lot of medical breakthroughs, which mean that having breast cancer need not be the end of the world. We have heard - and we continue to hear - about real stories wherein women have overcome the challenges of breast cancer. One of the most recent of these women is
Christina Applegate. Let's look at some of the important developments in breast cancer research.
Better screening
It used to be that the standard for screening was mammography. This method basically identified lumps and calcification in the breast tissue. Today, however, MRI is also used to detect breast cancer and it is far more effective and accurate.
Better medication
The cutting edge in breast cancer drugs today are called aromatase inhibitors (AIs). ...
There are no easy answers when it comes to preventing breast cancer, or any other kind of cancer for that matter. The general consensus, however, points towards a healthy lifestyle as the best way to prevent breast cancer. This includes eating healthily and exercising on a regular basis.
In their web site, the
Mayo Clinic makes it clear that diet and exercise are the best breast cancer prevention strategies. Let's look at some of the things that you can do specifically to help lower the risk of getting breast cancer.
Limit your alcohol intake
Though just because you drink a lot does not mean that you will definitely get breast cancer, there is a strong relationship between high alcohol consumption and cases of breast cancer. The best route to take would be to limit your alcohol ...
If you have been diagnosed with female incontinence, how do you deal with it?
Reading about statistics and news about the condition is one thing but actually having to live with it on a daily basis is something else. The truth is, no one would probably totally understand the situation like you do. But do not fret, there are things that you can do to help you make the best out of your situation. I have some tips – thanks to
iVillage – which can help you deal with your condition.
There is a more comprehensive article on their web site on how to deal with female incontinence. For this post, I would like to focus on one thing – avoiding the possible triggers of female incontinence. The triggers are different for each person but here are some of the most common ones.
Excessive ...
I shared the findings of a study that highlighted the high occurrence of female incontinence in American women in the previous post. This time, let us take a deeper look at this condition. What causes female incontinence? What are its symptoms? How do you know if you have incontinence? Thanks to WebMD, I was able to find detailed information on this condition.
First, let us take a look at the symptoms. Basically, the main symptom of female incontinence is the inability to control urination. This condition can be broken down into two, however. First, we have what is called
stress incontinence. This is characterized by the involuntary release of urine when one laughs, coughs, or sneezes. This is in fact the most common form of female incontinence. Second, we have ...
There are certain health conditions that we do not like talking about. I can name quite a few of these but one of the more sensitive conditions is female incontinence. Who would like not being able to control the excretion of her bodily fluids? I am sure no one.
According to Dr. Ingrid Nygaard, a professor in the division of urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the
University of Utah School of Medicine, pelvic floor disorders are very common among women in the United States.
They recently published the findings of a study on this topic.
The new study, published in the Sept. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, reviewed data from almost 2,000 women over the age of 20 who had participated in ...
