A new study revealed that heart attack symptoms in women under the age of 55 get missed or dismissed. The study included 30 women who were under the age of 55, with an average age of 48, who previously had heart attacks. All of these women were interviewed within a week of leaving the hospital […]
A new study disputes the myth that active overweight women can still be healthy and not face the risk of heart disease. A recent study determined that being active can reduce heart risks for overweight women but that doesn’t make them healthy. The weight of the woman still matters according to a female […]
A recent study that was released showed that women’s life expectancy declined significantly in 180 United States counties - mostly in the deep south and Appalachia between 1983 and 1999.
The women’s life expectancy decrease was due to obesity, high blood pressure, and chronic diseases related to smoking, lung cancer and diabetes.
The decline averaged 1.3 years […]
A diet that the government recommends, called the DASH Diet, has proven through a 25-year study that they might actually know what they are talking about!
The purpose of the DASH eating plan is to help women keep their blood pressure lowered and can save them from heart attack and stroke.
Researchers followed more than 88,000 healthy […]
A leading British eating disorder expert, Professor Janet Treasure from the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, reports that the size zero obsession in the fashion industry is fueling the flames for those with eating disorders. She says the size zero obsession is not only damaging to the public but to the models as well.
Professor […]
New research shows that doctors have a new method of determining if a pregnant woman will need to have a C-Section - the length of her cervix. Currently, some doctors have been determining the need for C-Sections by using age, weight and other risk factors.
The cervix closes off the uterus, where the baby is growing. […]
If you would like to know how you can get fit with exercising just 3 days a week, you’ve come to the right place!
You don’t have to run every day to burn off massive amounts of calories. If you do each of these exercises listed below once a week, with resting at least a day […]
Being a woman is hard and if men had to go through what we do physically, they would never make it. Having a menstrual cycle is a normal part of being a women and is necessary if we want to have children. The downside to having a menstrual cycle is all of the hormonal changes […]
Wednesdays from now on will be devoted to us wonderful women and our health! Each Wednesday, I will post on the latest in women’s health or something that relates to women’s health. Stay tuned for some great posts about women!
Sandy Robinson also is the blogger for her own website, Fighting Fatigue and the Fighting Fatigue Forum. […]
