Years ago, premenstrual syndrome wasn’t taken seriously. Today that’s all changed. It is now recognized by doctors as an emotional and physical disorder that affects a woman’s ability to function. There are steps women...
In America this year, about 185-thousand women will get breast cancer. But in Japan, far fewer women will. Researchers believe there’s something special about the Asian diet that protects women from breast cancer. Meal...
It’s estimated that nearly half of all pregnant women suffer from morning sickness. There are some home remedies that may help women through it. Adrienne Scheck is pregnant with her second child. For the...
They’ll do anything to pump up their muscles. Weight lifters, especially professional ones, take an incredible assortment of dietary supplements each day with the hope of building big muscles. What are the supplements du...
Is there a particular group of women who get benign breast disease or is it just random? Dr. Santen: It really is random. It’s a very common disease. Two thirds of women will have...
Protein Power by Michael R. Eades, M.D., and Mary Dan Eades, M.D., Bantam Books, 1996 “If you’ve been struggling with your weight, your blood pressure, your cholesterol, or your blood sugar on a diet...
Eating healthily is one of the main ways in which you can manage your diabetes and help keep your heart and blood vessels working efficiently. You may be overweight if you have Type 2...
Complex carbohydrates (starches): e.g. rice, potatoes, pasta – your body’s main source of energy, they cause a gradual rise in your blood glucose – about two-fifths of each meal should consist of this type...
Myth “People with diabetes can’t eat sugar” Truth It’s impossible to avoid sugar altogether but sugar and sugar foods are converted into glucose faster than other foods so they can cause a sudden rise...
Labels can give you useful information on which to base your food choices. Ingredients are always listed in decreasing order of weight. Sugar is also called fructose, glucose syrup, maltose, or dextrose. Looking at...
Using breast cancer risk as an example, a new survey tested what women would do if offered a hypothetical pill that would cut their risk of breast cancer in half. Researchers form the University...
The reasons people require lung transplantation are three sets of diseases. One is emphysema which most people are aware is where the lung sort of dilates up. It doesn’t have the ability to really...
Grapefruit The best essential oil is expressed from the peel of fresh, ripe, grapefruit; the distilled oil is inferior. It has a fresh, sweet, citrus aroma and blends well with basil, bergamot, cedarwood, chamomile,...
Lemons are an amazing and versatile fruit with a deliciously clean, sharp, fresh fragrance. Rich in vitamin C, lemons have abundant culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic uses in and around the home. The essential oil,...
Should I eat at specific times? No, but if you know when your pills or insulin work, you can make sure that your meals or snacks coincide with these times – your health professional...
Aloe Also known as medicinal aloe, medicine plant, burn plant The name comes from the Arabic “alloeh”, meaning “bitter”, because of the bitter yellow liquid found between the gel and the leaf skin (once...
A hardy perennial, garlic grows to about 12-36 in (30-90cm), with long, green, strap-like leaves growing from leaf sheaths up the unbranched stem. On top of the stem, a clump of small, white florets...
OSTEOPOROSIS: Despite the high level of physical fitness among baby boomers, an alarming number are afflicted with osteoporosis. The National Osteoporosis Foundation says 44 million American men and women aged 50 and older have...
It’s no secret that the key to effective weight loss is making positive changes in diet and exercise. That’s why USANA scientists developed the USANA RESET™ weight-management program—to help people jumpstart healthy eating habits...
An estimated 25 million American women either have or are at-risk for getting osteoporosis. Many people don’t even know they have the disease. Now, a lightweight, easy-to-use test helps doctors identify more people with...
Martien Atkins was a 67-year-old grandmother who began to have pain in the bones, compression fractures in the spine and ribs and a loss of height and weight. The symptoms pointed to osteoporosis, a...
The USANA® Essentials™ are made up of two products that are meant to work together in order to build a strong foundation of exceptional nutrition for a lifetime: Mega Antioxidant provides essentials vitamins and...
Today, osteoporosis is a major public health threat for more than 28 million Americans, 80 percent of whom are women. It is estimated that in the United States, 10 million individuals already have the...
How widespread is osteoporosis among men? Dr. Silverman: Osteoporosis occurs not only in women but men and children as well. If we judge our number of fractures by extreme old age, one in three...
Doctors say women are born with natural protection. The hormone estrogen protects them from heart disease, osteoporosis and some types of cancer. When menopause hits, estrogen production goes down. Judy Bahnson hates ice cream,...
Do spinal fractures happen as a result of osteoporosis frequently? Dr. Zoarski: Osteoporotic compression fractures are a common problem particularly in elderly patients and particularly in women. Why do heart transplants or transplant patients...
Oil changes, wheel alignments, emissions tests. You get them done regularly to keep your car running, but when was the last time you had a medical tune-up? Unfortunately, a woman’s good health sometimes takes...
Osteoporosis affects more than 10 million Americans each year. The condition causes brittle bones, which often results in painful fractures. Now doctors are using something known as “bone cement” to patch the problem. It’s...
If asthma goes undetected, is it dangerous? Yes. Some people who aren’t given a diagnosis of asthma are poor perceivers of their symptoms, so their airways become narrower and narrower over just a few...
Nearly 1 million osteoporosis patients suffer from fractures of the spine each year. The injuries are painful and often limit mobility. Traditional treatment includes bed rest and a brace, but a new procedure helps...