Contraceptive Effectiveness
Contraceptive Effectiveness
Fifty-three percent of unplanned pregnancies occur in women who are using contraceptives. When choosing a method of birth control women often consider the publi...
What is Puberty?
What is Puberty?
Puberty is the time when your body begins to change from a child’s body into an adult woman’s body. Boys also experience puberty although they&rsquo...
Can Exercise Really Be Fun?
Can Exercise Really Be Fun?
How much physical activity do you get each week? Every one of us needs at least 30 minutes daily of exercise just to maintain our current weight. Those of us wh...
Your Own Perfect Medicine
You may think that when it comes to alternative health therapies - you've heard it all. But there is one natural therapy you've probably n...
Cause of Migraines
My Hypothesis That Ties in Many of the Seemingly Unrelated Conditions Migraines tend to occur along with: Arm and shoulder pain and tingl...
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Stretching
Go stretch yourself.Stretching is probably one of the most overlooked forms of...
Fitness for Cancer Survivors
While millions of Americans place fitness as one of their top New Year's resol...
Inhalation of golf course pe
 When golfers in the northeastern United States dream of returning to tho...
Exercise & Fitness FAQ
My two goals seem more and more conflicting. I have been working out for years...
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Antioxidants may kill
For years, the word "antioxidant" has been synonymous with disease-f
Psychiatric Effects of Media
The debate is over. Over the last three decades, the one overriding finding in
Managed Care And Your Mental
What You Need to Know About Your Managed Mental Illness Insurance Benefits In
Chocolate may shun dementia
Some types of cocoa products that are high in antioxidants known as flavonols
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Cardiac Symptoms in Women
Cardiac Symptoms in Women
In standard textbooks of cardiology, much space is devoted to a description of the symptoms that typically occur with heart disease. In most cases, these "typical" symptoms turn ou...
Do I Have PMS?
Do I Have PMS?
The Physical and Mental Symptoms of PMS and PMDD Considering that at least three of out of every four menstruating adolescent girls and adult women have PMS or premenstrual syndrome, there&...
Preventing Pregnancy
Preventing Pregnancy
Contraceptive Choices - Birth Control Methods and Options Several factors come into play when deciding which method of birth control is best for you. Your overall health, age, frequency of ...
Do I Have Risk Factors for Cervical Canc
Do I Have Risk Factors for Cervical Canc
Did you know the Pap smear is the only screening tool for cancer that has resulted in a significant drop in the number of cancer diagnosis, as well as increasing the survival rate for any ty...
Top 10 Causes of Heavy Menstrual Bleedin
Top 10 Causes of Heavy Menstrual Bleedin
All of us, from time to time, experience what we feel is unusually heavy bleeding during our menstrual periods. Fortunately, most often what we think is abnormal uterine bleeding is not exce...
Exercise & Fitness
Exercise to Improve Your Body and Your Brain
Exercise to Improve Your Body and Your Brain
Exercise is a critical component of good health, especially as you age. Exercise will help you: Sleep better Lose weight, gain weight, or maintain weight, depending on your needs Im...
Core exercises: Beyond your average abs routine
Core exercises: Beyond your average abs routine
A well-balanced core exercise routine focuses on more than your abs. Gain a better understanding of the role your body's core muscles play and how to strengthen them.   Did you know that your ...
Walking: A Step in the Right Direction
Walking: A Step in the Right Direction
Why walk? Walking is one of the easiest ways to be physically active. You can do it almost anywhere and at any time. Walking is also inexpensive. All you need is a pair of shoes with sturdy heel supp...
Healthy Living
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders
The eating disorders you are likely to have heard most about are anorexia and bulimia (full names anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa). There is also a disorder called binge eating disorder...
Keeping Fit
Keeping Fit
Keeping fit is important at all ages. Fitness is the key to your physical health and to enable you to live happily. Regular exercise can increase energy levels, release stress and make you f...
Health Care
Body Building
Bodybuilding has become a very popular sport over the past few decades. A...
Healthy Living Principle
If you look around you at the people who are successful in life, you can ...
Aloha Program Inspires W
 Anyone spotted in Montpelier exercising in sub-zero temperatures we...
The Pilates Method
A popular mind-body conditioning method developed by Joseph Pilates. It c...
Skin Care: Men Who Care About Their Skin Protect It
Men and Depression
Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age
Men With Breast Cancer at High Risk of Second Tumor
Eat Right to Fight BPH
Introduction Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), which is sometimes called prostatism, is an extremely common condition in older men. It causes incr...
Eating Healthy in a Fast Moving World
“We will start with why I chose this topic.  It’s simple.  People always say it takes too long to go and get something healthy t...

Women's Health

Women: Aging Well, Living Well
Normal Menstruation

Women and Coronary Arter
Why is it important for women to learn about coronary artery disease?

Coming to Terms with an
The microbes that cause sexually transmitted diseases are equal opport

Three Easy Ways to Light
There’s more to fitness than losing weight! What’s the use

LDL Cholesterol: How Low
In previous entries I discussed why total cholesterol levels aren't ve

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