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June 25th, 2010 -- Posted in Women's Health |
Whoever has felt weak, faint or drained out of energy is aware of the detrimental effects low iron levels can have to one’s body. Iron is after all one of the fundamental elements for maintain a healthy body and support physical and mental growth.
Although the exact process of absorption are somewhat unclear, most scientists tend to believe that incorporating vitamin C with iron consumption has very positive effects. The human body is capable of metabolising and absorbing around 5% of the iron consumed through normal diet. You will be happy to find out that it isn’t only for the traditionally unpleasant foods that contain iron as lentils and spinach, but iron can also be found in chocolate 2.5mg per 100 grams or a 5-10% of the average daily requirement.
Anaemia being the most widespread everyday nutritional problems is predominantly a direct outcome of iron deficiency with women the more severely affected. Women lose more iron that men do due to loss of blood during their menstrual cycles. The amount of lost blood, which can range between 30-60ml for every cycle, results in the loss of 15-30mg of iron from the body.
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June 14th, 2009 -- Posted in Women's Health |
Women always believe that they would look better if they had bigger boobs. Some women are lucky enough to be born with full breasts while some have to spend lots of money and undergo surgery just to get that same effect. Even though it’s no longer nature-given, a fuller breast with a saline or silicone implant still looks and feels very natural.
There are three incision methods used for breast augmentation using solutions such as saline and silicone and the choice to which of these methods would you want done must be the first thing you need to decide on. Operations on the breast would leave scars but with these incision methods, you can choose the scar placement that would be most convenient to you. The three incision methods being used are; through the nipple, under your arms, and under the breast.
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June 10th, 2009 -- Posted in Women's Health |
Women who want a more equipped facade over their lunchtime break should know one name that will change their appearance: Macrolane.
Macrolane is a substance which contains hyaluronic acid using NASHA technology (Non-Animal Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid) which has been successfully used for over 7 million treatments around the world.
A Macrolane injection (also known as “boob jab”) requires local anaesthetic and is a walk-in walk-out procedure. The patient can return to her daily activities right after the procedure which will last between 30 and 90 minutes.
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May 12th, 2009 -- Posted in Women's Health |
Most women nowadays are conscious not only of their weight but also of their overall health and well-being. However, when you get pregnant, a woman’s health becomes slightly more fragile and at risk. So how do you keep yourself and your precious unborn baby healthy?
First, when you are expecting there are certain types of food that you should avoid and that you should stock up on. For example, fruits that are loaded with Vitamins are essential and so are vegetables that are high in fiber especially since constipation will be a part of your pregnancy (It’s a hormone thing).
Drinking a lot of water keeps your body hydrated plus, in some cases, it can keep those pesky stretch marks at bay since your skin is always hydrated.
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May 7th, 2009 -- Posted in Women's Health |
It is really a misnomer to think that heart diseases only happen to men as women get heart disease as much as men do. In fact, in the United States it’s the number 1 killer of women and it’s one of the leading causes of disabilities to females as well.
Heart disease is caused by the blockage or narrowing of the arteries of the heart. These blood vessels supply the blood required for the heart to pump at one time. The coronary artery disease happens slowly and its complete blockage or narrowing of the vessels can be prevented through regular exercise and proper diet. If left to continue, the woman may have heart attacks or may even lead to death.
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March 30th, 2009 -- Posted in Women's Health |
IVF is a short cut term for In Vitro Fertilization. It’s a method where a woman’s egg cells are taken outside of her body and would be fertilized by sperm cells. Usually the fertilization occurs in a Petri dish thus the misconception that it occurs on test tubes since babies that are born because of IVF are called test tube babies.
IVF or In Vitro Fertilization is an option for couples who have tried other methods to conceive a baby. It can be quite expensive but it’s worth a try if a couple is desperate in wanting to have a baby. Usually, in IVF cases, the babies born are multiple. This is because more than 1 fertilized egg cell is planted back in the woman. After check-up and the doctor detected more than 1 egg cell has thrived, they can either terminate other egg cells if consented by the mother.
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March 26th, 2009 -- Posted in Women's Health |
It’s never too early to start drinking milk. Milk is an excellent source of calcium and the more you drink milk, the more you are saving in your bone bank. Bone bank means, you get to save more calcium in your bones so even when you get older you won’t end up suffering from osteoporosis.
Although osteoporosis can happen to both men and women, the majority of people with osteoporosis are women. Women after menopause are more susceptible to osteoporosis which could severely reduce their quality of life and can even affect their life expectancy. A woman with osteoporosis is a lot more vulnerable because an ordinary fall that you can normally handle well in your glory years would now be fatal when you reached an old age because your bone mass is significantly lower than normal. Usually those who get fragility fractures would have fractures on their spine, hip, rib or wrist.
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March 21st, 2009 -- Posted in Women's Health |
A pregnant woman must not only take care of the growing baby inside her but she also has to take care of herself too. If the mother is not healthy, the baby will turn out to be unhealthy as well.
In order to keep the baby healthy and to avoid serious defects at birth, the mother must get enough of the folic acid from the day that she got pregnant. In fact, before conception, a mother must already be having sufficient amount of folic acid daily.
Folic Acid or Vitamin B9 can be found on green leafy vegetables such as spinach. You can also find it on oranges and enriched grains. Studies show that when a woman gets enough folic acid, about 0.4 mg a day, during her early pregnancy, she reduces the chance for the serious neural tube defect by up to 70%! During the early stage of development for the baby, these defects occur and unfortunately, they may occur even before the woman even knows she’s already pregnant! So it is really important to keep yourself healthy and consume plenty of green leafy vegetables and other folic acid-rich foods.
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March 13th, 2009 -- Posted in Women's Health |
Mothers who are giving birth can experience severe complications but the chances of experiencing severe complications are less than 1%. Though it’s less than 1 out of 100 mothers who experience such complications, researchers found out that the rate has increased significantly over the years between 1998 and 2005.
Usual complications such as blood clots, shock, kidney failure and blood transfusions had increased by 26% from 0.64% to 0.81% in 2004/2005. This result is still low but it’s devastating to find a mother experiencing such complications and now, results show that the trend is really increasing.
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March 5th, 2009 -- Posted in Women's Health |
Women have cellulite even if you are of a normal weight. There are many factors that contribute to women having cellulite and also, men can have cellulite too but this is very rare in men. Cellulite is ugly and when a woman has it, it lowers her self esteem.
Cellulite is often associated with fat. If you are overweight then for sure you have cellulite but, women who are not really fat also suffer from having cellulite on their lower body. Actually, there are several factors that contribute to having cellulite and if you won’t avoid these factors then brace yourself for even more cellulite!
Cellulite are caused by a bad diet. If a woman drastically loses weight and then gains back weight then most of her weight gain is still focused on the lower body, thus these cellulite would appear… and lots of them!
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