Women’s Health

U.S. Women’s Health Lagging

U.S. Women’s Health Lagging | Managed Care magazine

/ Women's Health

U.S. Women’s Health Lagging A recent Commonwealth survey of women’s health showed  U.S. women’s health lagging countries with similar economies. Particularly noticeable is the exceptionally high incidence of chronic diseases among U.S. women compared with other nations. Understanding that U.S. women have access to he same medical treatment and pharmaceuticals as women in all these countries, perhaps […]

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yoga popularity

Here’s How Popular Yoga and Meditation Really Are | Time

/ Ayurveda, Wellness and Wellbeing, Women's Health, Yoga

Yoga Popularity There may no better sign of the shift in consumer healthcare than yoga popularity. The number of Americans who have practiced yoga continues to rise and so does the money they put into lessons and equipment. Yoga and meditation have not reached all parts of American society equally, but that will continue to

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Diet has bigger impact on emotional well-being in women than in men

/ Mental Health, Women's Health

Diet Affects Mental Health More In Women It is really no surprise that diet affects mental health. However, we have never given much thought that diet impacts mental health more in women. Women may need a more nutrient-rich diet to support a positive emotional well-being, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University at

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Gua sha therapy may offer some relief in perimenopause | Reuters

/ Traditional Chinese Medicine, Women's Health

Gua Sha May Help Perimenopause Though not widely known in the West, Gua Sha has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries and gua sha may help with perimenopause. As we continue to appreciate the complexities of health and the intricate connections to Lifestyle and other determinants, adding in lower-risk therapies like gua sha

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Menopause can be unsettling. These habits can help smooth the transition

/ Aging, Nutrition, Women's Health

Preparing For Menopause As a Society it is perhaps time that the US stop leaving the conversation of menopause to comedians. It is a natural (and healthy) progression for women, not just “hot flashes” and “mood swings”. Ancient medical systems like Traditional Chinese Medicine have treated menopause not as an illness or a condition to

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Put women’s nutrition on the workplace menu – Personnel Today

/ Women's Health

Workplace Menu Can Promote Women’s Health Many workplace menus still focus on satisfying hunger. There is a real opportunity to promote health and well-being throughout the workforce with better menu choices. In fact, the workforce menu can promote women’s health in particular in so many ways. Women can experience specific health-related vulnerabilities and, as such,

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Fast Food Hurts Pregnancy Chances, Increases Infertility, Study Says

/ Nutrition, Women's Health

Fast Food Hurts Pregnancy Chances While fast food is convenient, we increasingly understand it is not always that nutritious. In fact, a new study has found fast food hurts pregnancy chances. It is incredibly difficult to maintain a healthy, holistic lifestyle in these modern times. That is is more challenging when we do not have

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Life Changes Lifestyle– Ayurvedic Supplements for Menopause: Do They Work?

/ Ayurveda, Women's Health

Life Changes Lifestyle Many women contemplate that phase of Life when they undergo “The Change”. Menopause is natural, if inconvenient and sometimes unpleasant. As with many conditions, how we choose to address menopause matters greatly. Quite simply, life changes lifestyle. What we did at age 10 is different from age 20 and is different from

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