Women are terrified of breast cancer. And rightfully so. It is the most common type of cancer in women. What about colorectal cancer? Not so much.
Screening rate for breast cancer is 72.4% versus 58.8% for colorectal cancer according to 2010 CDC data. Colorectal cancer kills women too. [Read more…]
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Perhaps in all fairness, I shouldn’t dub this specific family for the next set of common minor female health maladies, but since this family of matriarchs is one of the most highly recognizable, visible, presumably wealthy and famous reality families on TV (so I’m told, since I don’t have TV) I figure they can take it. [Read more…]
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As I write this, scores of women are on the operating table right now getting breast implants. We all want to feel good about our bodies but it’s always a good idea to examine the pros and the cons.
As a D-cupper, I felt it my duty to let you know what obtains on the other side of the fence. Before you sign that check or swipe that credit card and certainly before you secure that surgery date, think through what I am about to tell you.
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I don’t know how we got wrapped up with the term “birth control” but a more accurate job description of the pill would be “pregnancy control”.
Pregnancy control however is just one of the many things taking the pill can do for you.
I would actually say up to a quarter of women taking the pill use primarily for it’s other benefits while the pregnancy control aspect is simply the icing on the cake.
We all get freaked out by vaginal discharge. Chief of the worry is having contracted some sexually transmitted infection.
You might have towed the line and stayed faithful but what if the other party “steps out of line” or even worse; goes around town spreading some lovin’? [Read more…]
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The issue of sunshine versus sunscreen is like being between a rock and a hard place.
You have all heard of how exposure to sun is bad for you. You’ve been told that sun exposure will kill you and that sun exposure causes skin cancer.
It’s only logically to see sunscreen as the savior from a painful, untimely death from skin cancer. [Read more…]
Everything (well almost everything) gets worse as you get older . The chances of suffering a stroke increases the older you are. If you happen to be younger than 50, don’t sit tight yet –strokes can happen at any age, even in babies.
A stroke is to the brain what heart attack is to the heart. [Read more…]
Howling and screaming while trying to have a bowel movement is not fun way to go through life!
The thing is that most cases of constipation are preventable. Stop the offending habits that got you constipated in the first place and the thought of taking a bathroom trip wouldn’t have you break out in cold sweats . [Read more…]
Food is meant to bring comfort and pleasure so you have my sincere sympathy if the consumption of food leaves you feeling bloated and uncomfortable.
While there are a hundred and one reasons for feeling bloated, most people will fall under the 5 categories I am about to share with you. [Read more…]
You are upset and rightfully so. The stinky, fishy vaginal odor would not go away no matter what you try. You start to think that everyone else can smell it from a mile away and your self confidence takes a big hit.
Just so you know, the Wet “Down There” Treatment Plan will tell you the cause of your vaginal odor and provide you a personalized treatment plan for getting rid of it.
