Staying fit doesn’t require an expensive gym membership or an overabundance of sweat. Five simple exercises-swimming, tai chi, strength training, walking, and Kegels-can keep weight under control, and improve strength, balance, and range of motion.
Light therapy can be an effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder. protecting the eyes during treatment involves not staring at the light source and using fluorescent rather than incandescent light.
Too much on-the-job stress puts women at increased risk for a heart attack or stroke. Stressful jobs might contribute to heart problems by leading women into unhealthy behaviors like smoking, or by contributing to depression or high blood pressure.
One reason women need reading glasses sooner than men could have more to do with their preferred reading distance or arm length than with their focusing power.
Bladder training can help women deal with incontinence. it involves learning to urinate on a schedule and doing pelvic muscle exercises.
A joint statement by 15 medical organizations concluded that hormone therapy is safe as a treatment for hot flashes as long as women take it early in menopause and use it for the shortest time possible.
Having an annual mammogram starting at age 40 can catch breast cancer early, when it’s most treatable. Women who are comfortable doing breast self-exams should do them to look for changes in their breasts.
Skipping meals and eating in restaurants work against women who are trying to lose weight. Keeping a food journal can help because it helps focus attention on the foods a person is eating.
Americans’ love affair with red meat (which includes veal, beef, lamb, and pork) may be endangering their health. Diets high in red meat have been linked to cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and premature death.
Almost 14 million cancer survivors-more than half of them women-are living in the United States today. Better odds of surviving cancer make planning for life after cancer almost as important as planning treatment for the disease.