Kategoria BISAC: Health & Fitness >> Women's Health - General

When Rebecca Weller's pounding, dehydrated head woke her at 3am, yet again, she stared at the ceiling, wondering why the hell she kept doing this to herself.

At 39 years of age - and a Health Coach, no less - she knew better than to down several bottles of wine per week. Her increasingly dysfunctional relationship with alcohol had to stop, but after decades of social drinking, she was terrified of what that might mean.

How could she live a joyful existence, without alcohol? How would she relax, socialise, or celebrate - without wine?

In sheer frustration, on a morning...

Halfway through her thirty-five-year bout with Atrial Fibrillation, Rosalie Ungar, at sixty-two, has a heart attack while giving a presentation on heart-healthy foods. So starts the battle to take control of her Atrial Fib and newer heart issues.

Told from the perspective of the patient, In A Heartbeat traverses the ups and downs of living and thriving with an irregular heart rhythm. Determined to question, challenge and negotiate doctors' orders, Rosalie navigates changes in technology, pharmacology and physicians' recommendations with a sharp wit and a tenacity for...

At the age of 33, Karen Mangia faced an undiagnosed illness - she didn't know what to call it, and neither did a team of five doctors. Despite diet and exercise, she gained weight, lost color in her skin and eyes, watched her energy drain away... Who was she? What was she becoming? And what exactly was wrong with her? Through the confusion, Karen kept working, doing, being and achieving - sacrificing her health, her relationships...herself. A last-ditch trip to an unorthodox doc helped her to face a crossroads in her life - identifying the childhood reason for her poor health - and helping...

Five Steps to Sweet Sleep is a unique approach to a problem that plagues millions of Americans. Designed for nightly reading, the five steps will bring the reader a change in perspective and attitude that can allow restful sleep to follow. The more this book is used, the more effective it becomes. The use of this book with senior adults who suffer from chronic pain or dementia can provide a comforting bedtime routine.

"The fight against cancer isn't necessarily limited to eradicating it from your body; too often it continues with the very system that's supposed to heal us."
-- Apryl Allen

Apryl Allen was desperate to learn what her future would hold after a diagnosis of breast cancer. What she didn't anticipate was an underlying factor no one talked about . . . healthcare.

Depicting the poignant complexities patients encounter, Apryl takes us deep into the realities of the human side of the disease: the nerve-wracking undertakings of her quest to find multiple health...

La mayorIa de las mujeres, antes y durante su perIodo, sufren de algUn tipo de dolor abdominal y de espalda, un sIntoma premenstrual que viene en una variedad de sIntomas como irritabilidad, torpeza, dolores de cabeza, dolor y sensibilidad en los pechos, nAusea, diarrea, hinchazOn, acnE, etc.

Los sIntomas menstruales aparecen 7-10 dIas antes del inicio de la menstruaciOn y, usualmente, siguen unos dIas despuEs de iniciar el perIodo.

Estos sIntomas varIan de ciclo a ciclo y entre mujeres. Pero una cosa es cierta, cada mujer en el planeta ha experimentado algunos de estos...

46 Recetas de Comidas Para Prevenir Caries: Fortalezca Sus Dientes Y Su Salud Oral Comiendo Alimentos Llenos De Nutrientes

Por Joe Correa CSN

Una sonrisa bella, saludable, y llena de confianza es una de las primeras cosas que notamos en las personas. Nos atraen estas caracterIsticas. Dientes brillantes son simplemente necesarios.

La mayorIa de los doctores concuerdan en que los dientes son extremadamente importantes para la salud en general, y estAn conectados con el resto del cuerpo de tal manera que pueden hacer mucho daNo si se los deja en mala forma.

El...

Self Care During Pregnancy: Self-care is gentle; it is not strict or regimented. It is not another line item to add to your "to-do" list. It is moment-by-moment, day-by-day, relaxing into what is and allowing yourself to feel loved and taken care of. Just as you will love and take care of your baby, you first give the same care and attention to you.