I was raised on a farm, and I can remember my dad coming in from the field, his clothes soaked with sweat. My husband was a laborer, and he used to come home, perspiration dripping off him. Now...
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It's a real blow when you lose your job, whether your a high paid executive or a struggling waitress. I know. Been there and done that. No matter the amount, you depend on that income and suddenly...
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If you suffer from an anxiety disorder or have panic attacks, you are not alone. According to iVillage.Wellness: Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from anxiety disorders, including panic...
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Do you have trouble sleeping because of strange sensations in your legs? This is restless legs syndrome. It feels like bugs are crawling on your legs, especially on the calves. Your legs tickle. They...
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Do you like to keep track of your health and healthful activities? Do you own a Series 60 Symbian phone from Nokia? The folks at Nokia have developed this nifty little program to help you keep track...
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I can remember the debates when I was pregnant, some forty or more years ago. Is she carrying low? Is she carrying high? If low, it was a boy for sure, high a girl One lady believed in the pendulum......
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Are you pregnant? Do you smoke? We all know that smoking is a danger to the health. It can cause all sorts of problems, like bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer. Smoking is addictive. I've heard...
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All your friends have babies or are pregnant, or maybe both. It hurts to see all those wee faces and those extended tummies and know there's a good chance it will never happen to you. I can only...
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Ever since Birth Control Pills came on the market, there's been a worry about side effects, especially life-threatening blood clots. Some lifestyle choices increase that risk, including smoking....
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My mother lost both breasts to breast cancer, one in the forties, the second one ten years later. It left a real blight on her life. She lived to almost ninety, but the fear of having the cancer...
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Does the sight of all that delicious food make your mouth water? Me too. We truly live in the land of plenty. Unfortunately, maybe we have too much plenty. An article from FOX news tells us that the...
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When you're a woman, right from the early teens until menopause. Month after month, your menstrual cycle comes, regular as, well, clockwork. That's bad enough, but when your cycle leads to...
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The hysterectomy, to some women, offers relief. It did to me. I had six healthy children, far more than I'd ever planned on. Every month, I was near to hemorrhaging, and my blood count was way...
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A few days I wrote about exercise during pregnancy. But what about when the pregnancy is over and you are breast-feeding your little one? Is exercise safe then? This is the time you want to exercise...
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I was lucky. I had six easy pregnancies and six natural births. Four girls and two boys. Some women, however, aren't so lucky. The embryo starts to grow outside the womb. This is called ectopic...
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Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years. It's Chinese in origin and still practiced today all over the world. I've tried it, for headaches, which it definitely helped. Acupuncture...
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An article in Reuter's Health News reports: Although obesity and lack of physical activity both raise the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, obesity appears to be the more important factor,...
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Middle aged and older women face a barrage of health problems, including fallen bladder, fallen uterus, vagina or lower bowel. I'm in that age group, and I've already had my share of problems....
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Sometimes being pregnant can be a real headache, and I mean that literally. With all of my pregnancies, I suffered through some terrible head pounders. Migraines run in my family, and I've had...
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Anyone can have problems with his or her weight - men, teens, even young kids. Obesity has grown to almost epidemic proportions. But it seems to be women that worry about it the most. I've tried...
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I always found exercise beneficial when I was pregnant. Nothing too strenuous, of course, but a brisk walk, swimming and the easier yoga poses get the blood running and rid you of that dull, lethargic...
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You've just lost most of the weight after the birth of your baby. The last thing you want to do is gain more weight. No. Make that the second last, because you certainly aren't ready to get...
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