Women's Health

In the last two decades, the incidence of strokes in middle-aged women, or those among ages 35 to 54, has tripled and nearly quadrupled. Two percent of women, or 1 in 50, reported suffering from a stroke in a recent study. The last time this information was collected in the early 1990s, the rate was about half of one percent, or 1 in 200. The only other significant change from the previous report was an increase in body mass index, or BMI, from 27 to 29. With more women falling into the overweight and obese categories, they are at risk for a host of other health problems.

For centuries, doctors didn’t have an answer for women who lost their sex drive as they underwent menopause. Now, they may have one – and it’s…testosterone!

From a recent study out of Poland, there is evidence for a direct relationship between several lifestyle factors and breast cancer risk. In a case-control study involving data from 858 women with breast cancer and 1,085 controls (free of cancer), various diet and lifestyle factors were found to be associated with risk of breast cancer.

As Americans age, they face more and more debilitating eye conditions, including severe cataracts and macular degeneration. But by eating certain vegetables, you may be able to reduce your risk for such health problems.

Ann S., a 43 year old mother of three, came to me at the point of exacerbation for help losing weight. Although she was eating a low calorie, high protein diet with fruits and vegetables and was exercising 6 days each week for at least one hour per day of cardio and weights she was unable to shed those last 15 lbs. she had been carrying around since the birth of her last child 5 years ago.