Resisting a rest? Revival tips for women

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin

Jgi/jamie Grill / Getty Images/Blend Images”Highly charged women often don’t sense that they’re burning out,” says Debbie Mandel, author of “Addicted to Stress.” “They get addicted to the high of accomplishment.”By Maura RhodesWomen’s HealthIt’s 6 a.m., and Alena Burley’s alarm clock is screaming. By 7:30, the 23-year-old from Tallahassee, Florida, has walked her dog, eaten an egg-white omelet, showered, dressed, and driven 30 minutes to her third-grade teaching job. By 4:30, her dog is back on its leash, then Alena sprints to the gym before her grad-school class, after which she rushes to her evening babysitting gig. Back home well past 10 p.m., totally beat, she grades papers and falls into bed, after setting her alarm…for 6 a.m.”Sometimes I go so nonstop that I suddenly realize I’ve had to go to the bathroom for hours,” says Alena.

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Prolonged sitting may raise women’s diabetes risk

Posted on May 4, 2012 by admin

By Rachael RettnerMyHealthNewsDailyProlonged periods of sitting may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes in women, a new study finds.In the study, a woman’s likelihood of having risk factors for diabetes, such as insulin resistance and chronic inflammation, increased with the more time she spent sitting. No such link was found in men.Even women who engaged in moderate or vigorous physical activity were at an increased risk for early signs of diabetes if they also were also sedentary for prolonged periods, the study found.”If these results are replicated, they have implications for lifestyle recommendations, public health policy, and health behavior change interventions, as they suggest that enabling women to spend less time sitting is an important factor in preventing chronic disease,” the researchers wrote in the January issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Thomas Yates, of the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom, and colleagues analyzed information from about 500 people living in the U.K. who attended a diabetes screening program. Participants reported how much time they spent sitting on a weekday in the last seven days. The researchers collected blood samples to test for diabetes risk factors.On average, women said they spent five hours a day sitting, while men said they spent six hours a day sitting.Related: 5 Tips for Sitting Less During Your DayFor women, prolonged sitting was linked with insulin resistance and high levels of markers of inflammation, including c-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6).The strength of the association decreased when the researchers took into account the women’s body mass index (BMI), indicating that obesity might explain part of the link.

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Stressed moms more likely to overfeed their babies

Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin

MyHealthNewsDailyMothers under stress may be particularly prone to over-feeding their infants, a new study suggests.Researchers looked at moms in low-income households and found that those who experienced certain stressors, such as depression or single parenthood, were more likely to add cereal to their infants’ bottles, a practice that increases the risk of weight gain in childhood.”These findings demonstrate that stressors prevalent in low-income households…influence feeding practices likely to promote obesity,” said study researcher Dr. Candice Taylor Lucas, of New York University School of Medicine. “It is important to provide support for parents related to healthy feeding practices if we are to end the epidemic of childhood obesity,” Lucas said.Advertise | AdChoicesThe American Academy of Pediatrics recommends feeding babies exclusively with breast milk for the first six months of life, and advises breast-feeding continue until the baby is at least 1 year old.

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Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

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Trying on swimsuits really is the worst, study shows

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

By Stephanie PappasLiveScience If trying on a bikini under unflattering dressing room lights has ever soured your mood, rest assured you’re not alone. A new study finds that, for women, even just imagining trying on swimsuits can increase a bad mood. Imagining wearing a swimsuit also increases feelings of self-objectification, a term used by psychologists to describe how people, often women and girls, take an outsider’s view of their bodies, reducing themselves to objects to be evaluated. ” Self-objectification has a variety of negative consequences — always worrying about how you look, shame about the body, and [it] is linked to eating disorders and depression,” study researcher Marika Tiggemann, a psychologist at Flinders University in Australia, wrote in an email to LiveScience. Self-objectification is a personality trait, meaning that some women are more likely to objectify themselves in general than others

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Moms with heart trouble likely to have girls

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

By MyHealthNewsDaily staffPregnant women with heart disease are more likely to give birth to girls than boys, according to a new study from Iran.The study involved 200 pregnant women diagnosed with heart disease who were referred to a heart center for delivery. Of the 216 children born to these women, 75 percent were girls.The number of boys born in any human population should be similar to the number of girls born, but the boy-to-girl ratio in any given country can vary depending on practices of sex selection. In Iran, about 105 boys are born for every 100 girls, according to the Central Intelligence Agency. In the heart disease study, 32 boys were born for every 100 girls.The reason for the skewed sex ratio among babies born to women with heart disease is not known. The researchers, from Tabriz University in Iran, said they hope their study spurs additional research into the link

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Teens ignore melanoma risk to tan for prom

Posted on April 9, 2012 by admin

Courtesy of Mary EckertMary Eckert holds up the yellow dress she bought to wear at prom.By Becky Bratu, msnbc.comWith prom still about a month away, Mary Eckert has already found the perfect yellow floor-length dress, but she says she’s behind on her tanning schedule.”Girls already started, it’s crazy,” Eckert, a junior at a high school in Manheim, Pa., told mnsbc.com.She plans to start tanning next week by spending 12 minutes on a tanning bed every other day or so. Her yellow dress will look better on tanned skin, Eckert said.”I think people just look better when they’re tan,” she added.The prom and tanning go hand-in-hand, but the practice has come under renewed scrutiny after a recent study published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings found the incidence of melanoma in young adults has soared, with a sixfold increase in the past 40 years. The rise is particularly noteworthy in young women ages 18 to 39, where the incidence of melanoma increased eightfold from 1970 to 2009, and fourfold in young men.Advertise | AdChoices“The number one thing – stop going to tanning beds,” dermatologist Dr.

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Quitting smoking harder for women? Blame nicotine

Posted on April 3, 2012 by admin

By Rachael RettnerMyHealthNewsDailyWomen tend to find it harder to quit smoking than men, and a new study suggests why — women’s brains respond differently to nicotine, the researchers say.When a person smokes, the number of nicotine receptors in the brain — which bind to nicotine and reinforce the habit of smoking — are thought to increase in number.The study found in men, this is true — male smokers had a greater number of nicotine receptors compared to male nonsmokers. But surprisingly, women smokers had about the same number of nicotine receptors as nonsmokers.Advertise | AdChoices”When you look at it by gender, you see this big difference,” said study researcher Kelly Cosgrove, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine.The findings are important because the main treatments for people who want to quit smoking are nicotine-replacement therapies, such as nicotine patches and gums. The study suggests women smokers may benefit more from other types of treatment that don’t involve nicotine, including behavioral therapies, such as exercise or relaxation techniques, and non-nicotine containing medications, Cosgrove said.Elements of smoking not related to nicotine, such as the smell and act of holding a cigarette, may play a greater role in fueling the habit of women smokers, compared with men, Cosgrove said.Locating nicotine receptorsCosgrove and colleagues scanned the brains of 52 men and 58 women, about half of whom were smokers.

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Decisions about Insemination

Posted on March 30, 2012 by admin

Insemination Logistics

In addition to all of the other things on your list to talk about with your sperm donor, make sure you add insemination logistics. Here are a few things to think about:

Where do you want to do the insemination? Will you be doing it at the Fertility Clinic? Do you want to do it at home? Or do you want it to be a neutral place?

Who is involved? If either of you are partnered, do your partners want to be involved and if so, how?

If you are inseminating at home, how do you want to get the semen? Will you pick it up, will he drop it off? Will he ejaculate at your place? Will you inseminate at his place? One couple I saw on television had tea together after! Knowing some basic information about sperm longevity will help you make these decisions.

Remember that sperm can live outside the body in a sterile container for up to 4 hours, but insemination within an hour is best. Also, exposure to air and light affect them, as well as temperature changes. Keep all of these things in mind to create your insemination plan.

Get the right equipment. Sterile containers for him, and syringes (obviously without the needle) for you. You can get these at the drug store – just ask the pharmacist. The size you will need depends on the amount of semen he produces (I have found 10ml to be a good size, most days).

Pre-Insemination Logistics

How will you keep each other in the loop? Remember that it’s best if he doesn’t ejaculate for at least 48 hours before you start inseminating. Chances are you will inseminate about 3 times a cycle, likely 24 hours apart, so you want at least the first time to be optimal. In that case, you’ll want to give him a heads-up of when that might be. Consider getting in touch on Day 1 of your cycle (and with an idea of when you usually ovulate) so he can plan.

Be clear about your expectations for the insemination – are you in touch more often the closer you get to ovulation? How will you do that: Telephone? Text? Email? How flexible are your schedules?

Finally, think about the experience you want to create for yourself. Especially if you are doing this alone, what can you do for yourself to make this a special occasion? It can feel mechanical (especially if you are doing it alone) but it is still a magical thing – you’re making a baby! We recommend finding some way to remember that during the process.

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AM I PREGNANT?

Posted on March 29, 2012 by admin

 

Am I Pregnant?

By Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE, About.com Guide

Planning for a pregnancy and baby has never been easier. Now that so much is known about fertility, ovulation and getting pregnant, we’re able to help families conceive much more quickly. The same is also true for diagnosing and treating many couples who suffer from infertility. So from your preconceptional health visits to the big fat positive on your pregnancy test – we’ve got you covered when you ask the question - Am I Pregnant?

Am I Pregnant?

Let’s face it, women often spend a lot of time wondering if they are pregnant or not. Sure you’ve got a symptom or two, but what does it really mean?

Pregnancy Signs

Pregnancy signs are indicators that you may be pregnant. This might be a missed period, morning sickness or feeling pregnant. What was your first sign of pregnancy?

Pregnancy Tests

The tests to determine how much hCG, a pregnancy hormone, that is in your blood or urine are very sensitive these days. This is true even of the home pregnancy tests. So which one will you take and will you know what it means?

Announcing Your Pregnancy

Yes! You’re pregnant – congratulations! Now comes the fun part – telling people. You may have a really good idea of who you’re going to tell when and why. But if you’re looking for some creative ideas to share your good news, we’ve got you covered.

How to Get Pregnant

Getting pregnant involves the particular timing of sex with ovulation for most couples. Trying to determine when you ovulate can be tricky for some, but fertility charting and ovulation prediction kits (OPK) can be helpful. It is also a good idea to be preparing your body physically for a baby with good preconception care from your midwife or doctor.

Ovulation and Fertility

Ovulation prediction and figuring out your fertility can be the key to getting pregnant quickly. While not everyone chooses to start out by detecting ovulation in order to conceive, it is becoming more common as women try to gain control over their fertility or if they are having difficulties in conceiving. This is also beneficial for women who are trying to plan for a specific timing of their pregnancy, though pregnancy doesn’t always work out that way.

Planning for Pregnancy

Believe it or not, but what you do before you get pregnant actually has a large impact of the health of your pregnancy and baby. With a tiny bit of planning you can maximize your chances of having a healthy, full term baby – what we all want.

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