Health care

Archive for April, 2010

By Dorothy Foltz-Gray, Special to Lifescript

Do you feel like you need to pee – constantly? It might not be your coffee habit; you could have an overactive bladder. But not to worry. These latest treatments and helpful tips can take the urgency out of your day…

A coffee refill, another glass of wine – they’re sure to send you to the ladies’ room. But are you taking far more bathroom breaks than you used to without knowing why? And what’s considered normal anyway?

Generally, eight bathroom visits a day is typical.

More breaks than that – especially if they disrupt your day or wake you at night – could mean you have an overactive bladder (OAB), according to D.C. urologist Arnold J. Willis, M.D., a faculty member at George Washington University Medical School.

“The real issue is urgency and whether the frequency [of bathroom breaks] interferes with the quality of your life,” Willis says.

About 17 million people suffer from OAB, the often sudden and compelling urge to urinate – and an occasional inability to hold back until you reach the toilet.

Although it’s more common as we age, women in their 30s and 40s are at particular risk, says Willis.

That’s because pregnancy and childbirth can weaken pelvic floor muscles, which support the bladder and relax every time you urinate. And the estrogen loss that comes with menopause dries vaginal tissues, shortening and weakening the muscle pressure around the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder), leading to leaks.

Why the waterworks? Essentially, something’s wrong with how your bladder lets the brain know it’s time to pee.

Normally, when the bladder’s three quarters full of urine, the sacral nerves that control the bladder tell your brain that you have to go. As you pee, bladder muscles contract, forcing urine to flow.

If you have an overactive bladder, the sacral nerves start signaling an urgency to urinate too early – when the bladder is only half full – and the bladder muscles contract more often and more urgently. It all leads to more frequent bathroom trips and occasional leaks.

By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach

By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach

By Nicole McEwen, Lifescript Staff Writer

So you do cardio and eat fresh greens. But that’s not enough to stay well. Lifescript Chief Diet and Fitness Expert Jorge Cruise has tips to boost your health and 9 best workouts for women. Plus, do you have a balanced lifestyle? Take our quiz to find out…

Just look at the nation’s obesity and diabetes rates, and you’ll see that many Americans don’t make health a top priority: The number of new people reporting type 2 diabetes has doubled in the last decade and the obesity rate is 34% of the adult population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Don’t be one of the statistics. We talked to Lifescript Chief Diet and Fitness Expert Jorge Cruise to get tips on staying healthy, plus 9 at-home exercises to build lean muscle:

Which body part do most women neglect?
Their lean muscle! It’s critical – it helps our bodies burn fat and keeps our bones strong as we age. That’s important for women at risk for osteoporosis.

Many women neglect lean muscle by doing low-impact cardio. Strength, or resistance, training is a more efficient, effective way than cardio to tone and build lean muscle.

Such workouts include free weights, machine weights or an elastic tension to contract and build specific muscle groups.

Every woman should strength-train 2-3 times a week in 20-30 minute sessions. The workout’s intensity will vary between women depending on fitness levels. But weekly strength-training sessions are a must!

A lot of women don’t go to the gym because they’re embarrassed to work out in front of other people; they just don’t feel comfortable enough with their bodies.

One of the most important aspect of playing golf is to add power to your swing. How do you do that?

Have you been thinking about trying to lose some of that extra weight that has been holding you back all of these years?  Want to slim down and tone up for that special event that‘s just around the corner?  If you fit into one of these descriptions, or want to lose weight for any other reason, then you may want to consider getting yourself into a weight loss program.

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Details About Skin Blemishes

Skin blemishes are not only uneasy to have but can shape a person’s self-esteem and self-worth, particularly for the period of teenage years. You would not think think a mere blemish could do all that, but statistics show that people with blemishes have inferior self-esteem and troubles with self-confidence. Thank goodness we exist in a time where in blemish removers are rich and reasonably priced. The only thing to do is pick what works great for you.

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Xoco Slim’s Homemade Chocolate Recipe is delicious, uses no sugar, and you can lose weight like mad with it. The Aztec’s called it xocoatl and felt it held mystical powers. Modern science has confirmed many of the benefits of chocolate. That is why this weight loss plan is called Xoco Slim and it is a ground breaking, melt in your mouth answer to losing a lot of weight quickly.

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What is BMI? BMI stands for Body Mass index. BMI determines if someone is at a  normal body weight Adolph Qouetechet invented the formula for BMI around 1830-150. The same formula has been used nearly 200 years. This isn’t saying BMI gives the final word on body weight. It was one of the first methods used to determine if someone is overweight. BMI doesn’t distinguish weight from fat or weight from muscle.

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While women are the most common sufferers of yeast infections, children and men can also suffer. Percentages of men and children diagnosed with yeast infections are much lower than women. The search for yeast infection relief is the one thing that candida infection sufferers have in common, regardless of age or gender.

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