3 HOW TO REDUCE RISK OF HEART DISEASE

January 18, 2012

Do not have a presumption that heart disease only occurs in older people. In fact, the current cases of heart disease that strikes women aged 35 years, increased significantly.

According to the American Heart Association, more women died of heart disease since 1984.
To reduce the risk of heart attack at a young age, there are three steps you can do.

1. Recognize the symptoms

Women often do not experience chest pain that is often associated with painful symptoms of a heart attack. Chest pain as a symptom of heart attack are more common in men than women.

Meanwhile, women tend to experience symptoms such as neck, shoulder or abdominal pain. Some also experience nausea, vomiting, fatigue or shortness of breath. To that end, it is important to recognize heart attack symptoms in women.

2. Know the risks

The risk of heart attack is greatly increased if you are obese / overweight, smokers, have a history of high cholesterol, or diabetes. Including, in women who experience severe insomnia and family health history with heart disease.

3. Perform the test

Some women, who did not experience any pain or symptoms of a heart attack at all. This condition is known as the ‘silent attack ‘, which resulted in long-term heart attack. This makes the heart blood flow and oxygen deficiency.

If you are a woman in post-menopausal and have at least three risk factors for heart disease, talk with your doctor to perform the test. This test is to determine whether you have coronary artery disease.

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5 SYMPTOMS OF STRESS

December 20, 2011

Almost everyone has experienced stress, either because of work, personal problems or other causes. There are some signs or symptoms of stress that is often not realized by many people.

Here is a 9 (nine) hidden signs that show that you actually are under stress and need more time to calm down:

1. Stomach ache

Anxiety and stress can cause abdominal pain, along with headaches, backaches, and insomnia. A study involving 1953 men and women found that individuals who experience stress are three times more likely to experience abdominal pain.

Even so, the researchers claimed that there is no relationship that can scientifically explain the link between stress and abdominal pain. But one theory suggests that the gut has a relationship with the nerve pathways in the brain. So, when the mind reacts to stress, intestinal take the same signal.

2. Itchy Skin

A study in Japan recently involving more than 2,000 people have found evidence that those with chronic itch (known as pruritus) were twice as likely to experience stress. Even the experts said, feeling anxious or tense may also aggravate the condition.

3. Acne

Stress can increase inflammation (inflammation) that causes acne.

4. Weird dream

Effect dream will usually provide a positive atmosphere while you sleep, thus improving mood (mood) when you wake up, says Rosalind Cartwright, PhD, a professor emeritus of psychology at Rush University Medical Center. However, when a person is under stress, they will tend more often awakened during the night.

5. Bleeding gums

Based on the results of research conducted in Brazil from 14 previous studies note that those who are stressed have a higher risk of periodontal disease. Increased stress hormone (cortisol) which continues to interfere with the immune system and allows bacteria to invade the gums, the researchers said.

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ENDOMETRIOSIS, WOMENS AND PREVENTION

October 18, 2011

endometriosisEndometriosis for about 30 years showed an increased incidence. The incidence of 5-15% can be found among all pelvic surgery. Endometriosis is more common in women who are not married at a young age and who do not have many children.

High-risk women against endometriosis cyst is a woman who in her family have a history of ovarian cancer and breast cancer. Preventive measures that can be done is to consult a doctor regularly. Early detection greatly helps reduce the sustainability of the cyst becomes more severe endometriosis.

Endometriosis cyst is actually one type of cysts are not malignant and is not a true tumor. However, these cysts often recur and annoying because it can interfere with female fertility.

Endometriosis cysts may arise in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or body of the uterus. Although not known exactly causes recurrence, suspected of an incomplete treatment after surgical removal of the cyst so the trigger. The incidence is not known, but the prevalence is quite high in certain groups. High-risk women against endometriosis cyst is a woman who in her family history of ovarian cancer and breast cancer.

The cause of endometriosis cyst is still examined by experts. The old theory says, menstrual blood went back into the oviduct (fallopian tube) with a tissue (endometrium) of the uterine lining so that the network settle and grow outside the uterus. Cysts are often called chocolate cysts of endometriosis because blood contains brownish and endometrial cells.

Preventive measures that can be done is to consult a doctor regularly. Early detection greatly helps reduce the sustainability of the cyst becomes more severe endometriosis. Early detection will be able to minimize the number of complications that may arise, besides handling reproductive disorders have to be comprehensive for the prevention of malignancy.

The obstetrician said that the pregnancy is the best way to prevent endometriosis. Therefore, marriage should not be delayed too long, and after marriage should be sought so that a desired children in the not too long. Such an attitude was not only a good prophylactic against endometriosis, but avoid the occurrence of infertility after endometriosis.

Handling of endometriosis consists of: prevention, surveillance, hormonal therapy, surgery and radiation.

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