National Women’s Health Week is a weeklong health observance, set to kick off on Mother’s Day, aimed at empowering women to make their health a top priority. This year, make the effort to take steps towards a longer, healthier, and happier life.
Orlando, FL, May 11, 2010 — National Women’s Health Week is a weeklong health observance, set to kick off on Mother’s Day, aimed at empowering women to make their health a top priority. This year, make the effort to take steps towards a longer, healthier, and happier life. With physical activity, nutrition, regular check-ups, avoiding risky behaviors, and lifestyle changes, such as getting enough sleep each night and finding healthy ways to relieve stress, it’s possible for women of all ages to live the best life they can live.
Bioidentical Hormone Experts Support National Women’s Health Week With Top Testing Tips
“The keys to wellness are regular, preventive check-ups,” said Dr. Jennifer Landa, Chief Medical Director of BodyLogicMD, the nation’s largest network of expert bioidentical hormone doctors (http://www.bodylogicmd.com/bioidentical-hormone-doctorsIn honor of this weeklong event, the experts at BodyLogicMD would like to share some tips on how women can become the CEO of their own bodies, regardless of age.
20’s and 30’s
Going to your doctor may be the last thing on your mind right now, but regular check-ups may save your health — and your life — later. Starting in your 20s and 30s, your doctor can perform or recommend a number of simple tests to look for problems that can rob you of your health.
• Stepping on the Scales. We all hate to do it, but your weight — or too much of it — puts you at high risk for developing a number of diseases later in life.
• Blood Pressure. It’s simple, it’s cheap and it’s quick. Your heart (and arteries, brain, eyes and kidneys) will thank you later.
• Cholesterol Profile. High cholesterol levels are a major reason why people have heart attacks and strokes. Everyone over 20 should know their cholesterol numbers, and get them checked at least once every five years.
• Breast Exam, Pelvic Exam and Pap. A yearly clinical breast exam and 10 minutes of mild discomfort from the pelvic exam once every one to three years pay big dividends in protecting you from cancer and diseases that can cause infertility.
• Hormone Baseline Test. By getting a baseline hormone test at this age you can discover if your ovaries are functioning normally. In addition, younger women who are feeling fatigue, depression, decreased libido, mood swings, and irritability should also have their neurotransmitters and adrenal glands tested.
40’s
How healthy are you? Your 40s are a great time to assess the current state of your health, correct the abuses of your past, and prepare your body for the next four, five (or six!) decades of your life.
• Hormone Levels. For optimal health and wellness, balanced hormone levels are the key – helping women to effectively protect themselves against things like osteoporosis and heart disease. Our hormones work together like a symphony; a problem with just one hormone, or instrument, throws off all of the others. Worse yet, hhormonal imbalances are at the root of many chronic health problems and can increase your risk of serious disease. In women, the symptoms often first appear in perimenopause or menopause, when estrogen, progesterone and testosterone production begins to diminish. The only way to accurately measure Evaluate your symptoms using state-of-the-art diagnostic tests, such as, saliva, urine and/or blood tests to determine your hormone levels.
• Mammogram. Begin annual screenings of your breasts. If caught early, breast cancer is beatable.
• Blood Sugar. Decades of eating the wrong food, plus weight gain and hormone changes in women may have overworked your pancreas. It can’t keep up and that can lead to diabetes. Starting at age 45, be sure to get a fasting blood sugar test, and then at least once every three years.
• Blood Pressure. Don’t be surprised if your blood pressure starts rising now – that’s common. Fortunately, you can lower your blood pressure through diet, exercise, and stress reduction. It’s worth the effort. Lower blood pressure is a key factor in longevity and preventing disease
50’s and beyond
It’s the prime of your life — or it should be. Don’t let illness rob you of your health. Here are 3 tests you should have done:
• Jump On That Scale. This is the age when most people start gaining weight. Watch this weight gain carefully, and fight back with healthier eating and exercise. Being overweight puts you at high risk for developing a number of diseases — and studies show that weight loss can improve your odds.
• The Rectal Exam. Make sure you get one — every year. Along with other tests your doctor may recommend, it may give clues to treatable problems in your colon (think colon cancer).
• Protect Your Bones. Osteoporosis is no joke. If you have it and you suffer a fracture — especially of the hip — you’ve significantly increased your risk of permanent disability or death. Women should have a bone density test at age 60.
No matter what age group you are part of it is important to take action and get the recommended checkups. But taking care of your health extends beyond visiting your doctor’s office. Take responsibility and right steps not only for your wellness, but for others as well by:
• Exercising regularly. Park farther away, take the stairs, get a buddy and go for a walk at lunch
• Focus on good nutrition. Choose wheat instead of white, olive oil instead of vegetable oil, take a supplement every day, get some Vitamin D, and include anti-oxidants in your diet
• Incorporate stress reduction into your daily routine
• If you smoke, quit.
• Limit your alcohol intake to no more than 1 drink per day (for women)
As women you need to feel empowered to take the necessary steps to prevent disease and keep as healthy as possible. These visits only take an hour or two of your time, and the results are priceless.
About BodyLogicMD (www.bodylogicmd.com)
Founded in 2003, BodyLogicMD physician-owned practices make up the nation’s largest and fastest growing network of the most highly trained physicians specializing in natural bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Integrated with fitness and nutrition programs, BodyLogicMD’s medically supervised programs are for men and women suffering from hormone imbalance associated with menopause and andropause. BodyLogicMD is currently featured as an expert resource on Oprah.com; Suzanne Somers’ latest bestselling books “Knockout: Interviews With Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer And How To Prevent Getting It In The First Place” and “Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness” lists BodyLogicMD as an expert resource, and her book, “Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones” dedicates an entire chapter to BodyLogicMD. Florida Trend cover story December 2009, features BodyLogicMD as the national leaders in the growing anti-aging industry; BusinessWeek cover story March 2006, features the BodyLogicMD business start-up story.). “I tell all my patients, ‘know your numbers.’ “Getting the right screening test at the right time is one of the most important things you can do for your health.” Continued Landa. “Screenings find diseases like cancer or diabetes early, before you have symptoms, and when they’re easier to treat. Which test you should have depends on your risk factors and your age.”
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