|  1. STRESS
How much stress can you handle without wiggin'? As more and more women march their way into the workforce, becoming masters of multi-tasking and setting impossibly high standards, they consequently set themselves up for major stress. If a day in the office is becoming-literally-a daily grind, then you should learn to relax.
When your body is under stress, it behaves as if it's under attack. Chemical messangers in the bloodstream are released causing physical changes like an increase heart rate. Even worse, stress is said to play a big role in developing diseases like heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
REMEDIES:
Move it! Exercise promotes the release in endorphins, hormones that relieve stress and makes us feel better.
In Control. Recognize the difference between things you can control and things you can't. Make a list of each and post it on your desk or fridge. Stop stressing over what's beyond your control.
Laugh out Loud. Experts believe laughing at least 1 times a day is essential for good health.
2. Osteoporosis
Don't wait until your twilight years to start worrying about this.
Osteoporosis is a painful and crippling disease where bones become brittle and break easily.
REMEDIES:
Got Milk? Calcium is vital in preventing bone loss. Milk and other dairy products are rich sources of calcium. Lactose-intolerant? Ask your doctor about calcium supplements you can take instead.
D Vitamin. Vitamin D is important for calcium absorption, helping regulate blood calcium levels and the rate the body rebuilds the bones. The richest and cheapest source is sunlight, 30 minutes of which is enough to boost your D reserves daily.
Move it! Exercise builds stronger,denser bones.
Eat right. A diet high in salt and fat lead to bone loss. This is also true for a high protein diet. Too much caffeine can also lead to the thinning of bones.
3. Endometriosis
We all know what menstrual cramps feel like. But if your monthly periods are becoming increasingly painful and you experience premenstrual spotting and back pains during your cycle, you may have endometriosis. This is a condition where the uterus lining grows in the other areas of the body, causing pain, irregular bleeding and infertility.
REMEDIES:
Doctor is In. If you have any of those symptoms, visit your gyne immediately.
4. Heart Disease
If your heart skips a beat for reasons, you might have high blood pressure
REMEDIES
Weigh in. As your body weight increases, so does your blood pressure. If you're overweight, you're two to six times more likely to develop high blood pressure.
Move it! Exercise helps lower the body's total cholesterol, raises HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) and helps lower high blood pressure.
Eat Right. Slash your salt intake and keep it to one tablespoon max daily. Beware of hidden sodium content in processed foods and salt added during cooking.
5. Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer is the most common type of cancer among women. However, if detected in it's early stages, it can be treated with surgery, radiation and systematic therapy.
REMEDIES:
Breast Friend. By the time you're 20, you should be conducting breast self examination monthly, preferably a week after your period starts.
Family Ties. If you're family has a history of breast cancer, you have a higher risk of developing it too. This makes it more important to get regular clinical breast exams (CBE)
Eat right. Switch to a low fat diet rich in fruits and vegetables
6. Diabetes
Diabetis is characterized by the body's failure to produce or properly use Insulin the hormone that converts sugar into energy.
While one's getic disposition is usuallty to blame, doctors now believe the swelling number of cases is due to an unhealthy lifestyle with a poor diet and the lack of exercise.
REMEDIES:
Move it. An average of 20 to 30 minutes of aerobic exercise a day can help prevent the onset and progress of diabetes.
Eat right. a diet high in fat raises our blood sugar levels, consequently leading to insulin problems.
Sugar free. Get your blood sugar checked regularly.
Weigh in. The heavier you are, the higher risk for diabetes complications, Obesity is a major cause of diabetes.
7. Domestic Violence
We're past the age where we have to fight for our equality but we're still fighting for our lives. Domestic violence is a leading cause of injury in women aged 15 to 45. In the Philippines, six out of ten battered women have lived with domestic abuse for more than five years. The average woman will leave and return to her abuser seven or eight times before making the final break. Also, approximately 75% of women who are murdered by their abusive partners are killed in their attempt to leave the relationship or after they've left.
REMEDIES:
Call for Help. If you are victim of domestic violence.
8. Smoking
Before you spark up, consider this: Cigarette smoking contains more than 40 carcinogens. Studies have confirmed that smoking is a major culprit in almost all types of cancer and other debilitating diseases like diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
REMEDIES
Quit smoking. This is one habit you definitely have to quit. The risk of developing lung cancer falls to 1.6 percent after 16 years if a person who smokes one to twenty cigarettes a day quits.
9. Stroke
Te older we get, the higher the risk to get stroke. It remains a leading cause of death. A major cause of stoke is high blood pressure which affects a lot of women under 45
REMEDIES
Family Ties. If your family has a history of stroke, tald to your doctor to ask whether you can take oral contraceptives which double your risk for stroke especially if you are over 35
Quit smoking. Smoking leads to high blood pressure and blocks off arteries that supply blood to the brain
Move it! Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are major factors that lead to stroke.
10. Aids
It may seem too far-fetched that you could contract this disease but the numbers don't lie. The number of HIV positive cases reported increases...sometimes, it is not because of sexual intercourse, but if you have open wound then you got some who have this disease, there is possibility that you can be infected.
REMEDIES
Pass the Test. Get tested for AIDS
Be in th know. Be well-informed about the causes and the ways the disorder is transmitted.
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