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Women's Health - Straight to the Heart

2011-07-14 12:21:37

If you think men are more vulnerable to coronary disease than women, think again. Don't wait for a warning sign - start looking after your heart today.

Statistics show one in three Australian women is at risk of heart attack, angina, stroke and peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Worse still, two thirds of women who die from a sudden heart attack have had no previous symptoms, according to The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health. Age, smoking, a lack of exercise, weight gain, diabetes and a poor diet all increase your risk of cardiovascular disease, as can family history.

The good news is that simple lifestyle changes can lower your chances of having a stroke or heart attack, says Professor Susan Davis, chair of Women's Health at Monash University in Melbourne.

Regular exercise
Regular exercise is an extremely important factor in women's health. Daily exercise can help control your weight and sugar levels, strengthen your heart,... [more]

Women's health and the human pheromone

2011-07-14 12:21:37

Sorry ladies, you will be seduced, pheromones make it impossible for you to resist men, no matter how dreadful the man wearing the pheromones may be. Wait, don't panic. Sadly the pheromone marketing craze may be causing us to turn a blind eye to an interesting discovery. I think it's like hearing about vitamins for the first time from a hard core drug dealer. When you get over your encounter with Mr. Dealer, you are not going to think of vitamins in the same way as a person who had heard about vitamins from GNC or Vitamin World. I believe the same thing is happening with marketers and pheromones. With that in mind let's take a look at pheromones.

Most people still believe pheromones are no different from X-ray glasses sold in the back of comic books. Others have been using them for years. To be sure, they are used heavily by government agencies worldwide. Business uses them daily, you may even use them. Of course I'm talking about insect and animal pheromones.

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The Five Taboo Things to Women's Health

2011-07-14 12:21:37

Possessing a health body is the capital of human; it is particular that women's health should not be neglected, because female' body in general are weak than men's. This is a question women should pay attention to. In order to keep a healthy body, women should get an acquaintance about the basic healthy knowledge. There are 8 taboo things listed below:

Avoid drinking thick tea. Most professional women have the habit of drinking tea, for tea can remove fatigue, refreshing mind, enhancing working efficiency. Although tea has so many merits, it can also do harm to our body. Too many theophyline can stimulate gastric acid secretion, which is a main factor can cause gastric ulcer. Therefore, when drink tea, you should add small amount of milk and sugar in it.

Avoid smoking. Currently, many women deem smoking as a stylish thing. In fact, smoking does lots of harm to women. The statistics shows that the rate of heart disease smoking women gets are 10 times higher tha... [more]