Women's Health Articles & News
Soy and Menopause The Menopause Relief Benefits of The Soy Bean & Soy Products
The soy bean first became a common staple food in China roughly five thousand years ago. Research on soy's cardiovascular benefits and other positive effects on cholesterol and bone health began in the early 1900's when it was discovered that chemicals called isoflavones, which are found in soy and actually make up a large part of soy, prevented the leeching of bone calcium that commonly occurs in individuals who consume red meats.
Menopause Symptoms, Diet, Exercises, Weight Gain: Tips to Sail through Menopause with Ease!
Menopause literally means the last menstrual period. It generally occurs in mid-life, that is around the age of 40. It is characterized by hormonal changes. Menstrual cycle stops and so does the production of some hormones like estrogen. Menopausal women often experiences weight gain along with weakening of bones.
Breast Augmentation Basics
Breast augmentation has been the subject of much debate, and much has been said for and against it. Understanding the definition is, therefore, important. Breast augmentation, technically known as augmentation mammoplasty, is usually carried out to increase breast volume (by one or two bra cup sizes) and enhance its shape following surgery.
You Don't Have to Like Your Body to Love It!
I want you to think about your body as one of your children or someone else you love dearly. When was the last time this person did or said something that really made you mad? In that moment, you might have been thinking “I really don’t like this person right now.” However, did his behavior cause you to stop loving him? Absolutely not! My teenager regularly acts in a way that I do not like, but I still love him. I will protect him, do what I think is best for him, and give him what he ...
Herbs for Menopause How an Herbal Remedy for Menopause Can Restore Your Quality of Life
Herbal remedies for menopause are quickly gaining attention for their effective relief of menopause symptoms, and restoration of quality of life and hormonal harmony. If you are currently undergoing this time of change, there are some herbal menopause remedies and alternative options you have other than hormone replacement therapy and estrogen therapy that can help ease you through this transition with minimal discomfort, mood swings, and other typical symptoms of menopause and ...
Learn How To Start Fingering Yourself Today Starting From Scratch
If you masturbate, but you're just not succeeding in pleasuring yourself as much as you deserve to, then this could be once of the most interesting articles you ever read.
What Every Woman Needs to Know about Natural Progesterone
Even if a woman has low estrogen levels, she can still be subject to the effects of estrogen dominance if her progesterone levels are extremely low. Dr. John R. Lee
Are There Any Side Effects of a Hysterectomy?
It’s a logical and frequently asked question - are there any hysterectomy side effects? Absolutely! Hysterectomy is defined as the surgical removal of the vital organ called the uterus. Most hysterectomies are performed on women between the ages of 20 and 49. In the United States, the rate of hysterectomy is higher among African-American women and is higher in the Southern states. There are 600,000 hysterectomies performed in the United States every year. There are ...
The Best Breastfeeding Advice I Ever Got
Recently I was with a group of Mothers who were discussing the breastfeeding advice they had received as brand new Moms. I realized quickly how fortunate I was to have been given the best advice I ever got on breastfeeding by my own Mother.
Natural Breast Enhancement
Having nicely shaped, rounded breasts can make a woman feel sexier and confident, there is no doubt about that. However, with surgical breast enlargement procedures (such as breast augmentation and breast lifts) having a number of alarming side effects, more and more women are turning towards natural breast enhancement.
Breast Augmentation Cosmetic Surgery
The breast augmentation procedure is becoming more and more popular. There are three approaches to this procedure and your surgeon will help you decide which technique is best for you.
Menopause and Insomnia
Insomnia is a very common symptom reported by numerous women at the onset of menopause. It is characterized by sleepless nights and often uncomfortable sleep such as tossing and turning in an effort to get comfortable. If you are primarily a mentally active person, it can become very difficult to calm the mind. You feel restless and irritable. Welcome to the change of life.
Menopause and Incontinence
Menopause can bring uncomfortable symptoms such as incontinence in several different forms. Even younger women experience occasional bouts of urinary leakage during pregnancy, after childbirth, and sometimes even during sex. But menses seems to bring out more occasions of uncontrollable incontinence.
Herbs for Menopause and Peri Menopause Relief How to Relieve Menopause Symptoms Effectively
Herbs for menopause and comprehensive herbal treatments for menopause relief are, at the moment, a greatly overlooked and under-used alternative health product that really does the trick for many women going through menopause and exhibiting the typical unpleasant symptoms of the menopausal stage of life.
Breast Enhancement Pill The Great Mystery Do Breast Enhancement Pills Work?
New breast enhancement pills and breast enlargement pills seem to be popping up one after another on the internet, in magazines and even on television. They are the subject of ongoing controversy and speculation. Do they work? Are they just a pipe dream sold to women wanting larger breasts but not wanting to have surgery, or not being able to afford surgery?
Link Found Between Bone Loss and Mental Deterioration
Mental deterioration that occurs with aging may put women at risk for increased bone loss, according to a report in the October issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Compared with women whose bone mineral density (BMD), a measure of bone strength, was in the normal range, those with spine fractures had lower scores on standardized tests of mental abilities and greater overall deterioration in mental status.
How To Choose The Right Contact Lenses
Today's contact lenses are used to correct specific vision problems or to change eye color. With all of the advances in technology, more people than ever before are able to wear contacts. There are a variety of lenses available including disposable, extended wear, flexible war, and gas permeable and even contacts for special needs.
Save Your Thighs: The Unstretched Truth About Cellulite Creams
Dimples in your cheeks? Not so cute if we’re talking about your other ones. Blotchy self-tanners, expensive lipo, invasive lasers... women try all sorts of treatments and potions to smooth out their cellulite. The most accessible treatment, though, is cellulite cream. Many of these products promise to melt away inches from your thighs and hips, firm and contour your skin into a taut expanse, and refine and minimize your imperfections. There are high-end brands and drugstore brands; ...
Eye Opening Information for Menopausal Women
Don't take calcium supplements. Calcium makes bones more massive, but more brittle. A stout dry branch breaks easily, while a green one, no matter how thin, won't break at all. Food sources of bone-building minerals (such as yogurt, nettle infusion, dandelion vinegar, and cooked kale) include "flexibility" minerals such as magnesium, boron, and zinc and are a superior way to prevent bone breaks later in life says Weed.
Fertility After Forty
The most fertile years of a woman's life are those between 18 and 28. Even into the mid-thirties, it is usually fairly easy to conceive and carry a pregnancy to term. During these years the hormones that control ovulation, enhance conception, and ensure a healthy pregnancy are usually made easily and in generous quantities. And detrimental life-style choices have not had decades of repetition to create chronic problems.
The Basics to Breastfeeding Your Baby
Throughout the 9 months of your pregnancy, nature ensures that your body will be prepared to breast feed your baby. Breastfeeding will give your baby the best source of nutrients, and result in a good healthy start for your baby.
Natural Breast Enhancement Just How Effective are Natural Breast Enhancement Products?
So, what are your options for natural breast enhancement if you are seeking ways to non-surgically alter (augment) the size of your breasts? Some may still say there is no way to increase your breast size other than breast augmentation surgery (breast implants). This, quite simply, is not true.
Female Tummy Tuck After Massive Weight Loss with Gastric Bypass
It took me a long time, 3 years, about 1-million ab-crunches and a few thousand miles on the treadmill before I gave in and decided to have a tummy tuck. After having lost weight with gastric bypass I was left with an apron of loose abdominal skin. A tummy tuck was my last hope to get rid of it.
Breast Augmentation
Over time, breasts may begin to lose volume or their shape changes. This can be caused by weight loss, childbirth, or just through aging. Women who desire a fuller bustline also use breast augmentation. Breast augmentation is a procedure in which an implant is surgically placed behind each breast. These implants increase the breasts’ volume and enhance their shape.
Help for Women with Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are solid muscle tissue growths in the uterus. They are also called fibroid tumors, myomas, or leiomyomas. Fibroids occur so frequently (in up to half of all women over forty) that they could be considered a normal irregularity. The occasional fibroid can become enormous (medical literature reports one that was 100 pounds!), but the majority (80%) remain as small as a walnut.
Menopause and Mood Swings
Menopause equals mood swings. You know, where the slightest request from your husband can cause you to go off. Or perhaps the cries of your child for a new Playstation game makes you lose it. Mood swings, which can trigger the sudden onset of crying, play a significant role in the menopause game and are often one of the first things women notices that causes her to suspect perimenopause. Characteristics of menopausal mood changes include extreme irritability, concentrated anxiety, ...
Female Breast Reconstruction After Weight Loss Surgery
In my pre-surgical consultation for gastric bypass weight loss surgery I remember asking my surgeon “will I lose my breasts?” He assured me, yes indeed, I would lose my breasts. Nine months and 100 pounds later they were gone. I was embarrassed by my after WLS breasts, now deflated skin balloons hanging low on my chest. My breasts – my sexual pride and joy for so many years - were now ugly sloppy flaps of skin. I loathed my trimmed down naked boy-body. Something had to be done.
Successful, Safe Breast Augmentation through Natural or Artificial Means
*** Natural Breast Enhancement**** The past decade has seen a significant rise and notice in the validity of herbal treatment for ailments and cosmetic improvements notwithstanding the area of natural breast enhancement. Most of the current breast enhancement products promise anywhere to ‘definite improvement in firmness’ to ‘within 1-3 months time’ a gain of at least one cup. All use some type of phyto-estrogenic derivative in varying ratios and other fillers. Although, the ...
Living With RA
When I turned 44 I never dreamed that I would have to hear my Orthopedist say that I had RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) and it was to the point I had to stop working.
Postpartum Depression Recognizing The Signs
In some cases, bringing home your brand new baby doesn't bring happy thoughts like the ones you were expecting. If this is the case, you may be suffering from postpartum depression. If you have suffered depression anytime before giving birth, your chances of suffering postpartum depression are even greater.