Medical Conditions
8 Risk Factors for Bone Fracture
Fact: More than half of all bone fractures are in people with osteopenia rather than osteoporosis. Right now may be the perfect time to bone up on your potential fracture risk. If you haven’t heard of FRAX, it stands for Fracture Risk Assessment Tool. It was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to estimate a person’s risk of bone fractu...Read More
A little sweat goes a long way for heart health
It can break when you lose a loved one. It can swell when your baby is born. It can flutter during your first kiss. The heart is one of the most important muscles in your body and keeping it healthy is essential. Even though February (American Heart Month) is several months away, we hope to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and educate o...Read More
Women Have Menopause, Men Have Manopause
What is Andropause? Most people know that women go through menopause. Periods stop, reproduction stops, and there are a number of other signs and symptoms caused by low estrogen levels such as hot flashes and mood swings. But a dirty little secret that most people don’t know is that many men go through their version of the same thing; their own mid...Read More
Walking helps keep blood sugar in check
If you’re at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, then take a 15-minute walk after every meal. A recent study shows that moderately-paced walks after meals work as well at regulating overall blood sugar in adults with prediabetes as a 45-minute walk once a day. Walking after a meal “really blunts the rise in blood sugar,” says the...Read More
Dry Mouth, Osteoporosis – 10 “Gotta See” Questions
Ever have a dry mouth? It could be a sign of osteoporosis. The journal Menopause published a study showing that women in menopause who have a dry mouth are at increased risk of low calcium and osteoporosis (brittle bones). First, doctors eliminated medical reasons for a dry mouth, such as: Medication (an antihistamine, diuretic or medicine for urin...Read More
Family + Friends + Food + Fitness: Heart-Healthy Habits
Could you be at risk for heart attack? According to physicians of the Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, protecting your heart boils down to four fundamentals: family, food, fitness and friends. Family Discussing health history with family members may be just as priceless as a prized heirloom. If you have a family member who had heart dis...Read More
Endometrial Ablation: A Solution to Heavy Menstration?
Heavy menstruation (heavy enough to require a tampon or pad change almost hourly) is an issue that affects many women at some point throughout their lives, whether the woman is 20 or is after 50. And, this is not uncommon as we approach menopause. There can be numerous causes for this, but doctors don’t often identify the problem, much less figure ...Read More
Menopause: How and When It Can Impact Sex Drive
It’s not surprising that both menopause and age can cause changes in sex drive. Have you noticed a change in yours? Worry and confusion about how menopause might impact sex is a pretty common concern for women, especially in midlife. A groundbreaking study in the April 2017, journal Menopause sheds some light on this important issue. Nearly 1400 wo...Read More
Top 7 Symptoms of Heart Attack in Women
If you want to live a long and healthy life, right now, today, is the best time to protect your heart. Heart attack is the most common cause of death in women, and one of the most preventable causes. But many women don’t realize that women usually have different symptoms of a heart attack than men do. Sure, some women experience the crushing chest ...Read More
When Does Early Menopause Happen? Sooner Than You Think!
When do you think menopause happens? One common myth that I hear all the time is that menopause happens when you’re older. If you think that menopause happens when you’re older you may may be surprised that the mean age of menopause is 51 years, and the range is 46 to 55. But five to ten percent of women go into menopause at age 45 or under. Five t...Read More
Perimenopause: 3 Essential Tips
As your reproductive years are starting to wind down, your hormones move into transition mode. And that means hormones out of balance. It’s natural and it’s inevitable, and the severity of your symptoms depends on your overall health and your knowledge of what is going on in your body and so you can do something about it. Let’s take a look at hormo...Read More
