Added February 9, 2012, Under: Diseases, Women's Health
The problem is that often the HPV remains invisible which means that although the virus has altered the DNA structure of the affected skin cell, there is no visible sign on the skin itself and so no warts. As a result, people are unaware that they have HPV but they pass on the virus to others through skin-to-skin contact, sexual contact or intercourse.
The good news is that firstly, the majority of women who contact the HPV virus will have it ...
Added February 2, 2012, Under: Exercise, Pregnancy, Women's Health
Many women start to notice that telltale dimpled skin and orange peel effect of cellulite from quite a young age and very few escape altogether because some 95% of all women will suffer from this skin condition to some extent.
Easy to spot with its orange peel, puckered appearance of the skin, cellulite is usually found on those areas where fat gathers – namely the thighs, buttocks and abdomen. For some it is in the genes and then they follow the ...
Added January 17, 2012, Under: Environment, Skin Conditions, Women's Health
Many women like to keep their nails looking attractive and polished especially in the work place or for special occasions. But nail polish and remover can be particularly toxic and it becomes very high maintenance to keep those nails looking freshly polished because let's face it, nothing looks more tacky than chipped nail polish.
Nail polish, polish removers and artificial nail products contain a host of toxic chemicals known or suspected to cause cancer, reproductive harm, asthma and other negative health ...
Added January 6, 2012, Under: Diseases, Technology, Women's Health
Women are well aware of mammogram but perhaps not so of thermograms. And yet, thermograms are safer, painless, more efficient and don't radiate you. Sadly, mammograms expose your body to doses of radiation that can even be up to 1,000 times greater than that from a chest x-ray. And remember that this x-ray techonogy is cumulative so it builds up in your tissue. Thermography, using a different method, sees the "heat" generated by any developing growth long before it shows ...
Added November 29, 2011, Under: Diseases, Doctors, Women's Health
Sometimes we might have a persistent symptom and many times we are able to resolve what is causing this symptom and treat it accordingly. But there are a few symptoms in women that really do need further and medical investigation. Find out below which are the five common symptoms in women that you should definitely check out and not neglect however busy you are:
1. Abdominal pain and/or bloating as well as a change in your bowel movements. Any of these ...
Added November 21, 2011, Under: Diseases, New Moms, Pregnancy, Women's Health
As you can imagine, women will use thousands of different types of sanitary products during their lifetime – it can be as many as twenty thousand - but how safe are these countless items when you consider that they are worn so intimately and so often?
There is much to consider.
Manufacturers of sanitary pads and tampons are not legally required to provide the ingredients in their products. They do not have to list any chemicals used in the manufacturing process. In ...
Added November 15, 2011, Under: Diseases, Nutrition, Women's Health
Achieving optimum bone health (while avoiding osteoporosis later on) is often about what you eat, the supplements you take and regular exercise.
1. Avoid processed foods which are minus the nutrients you need and often full of refined salt. Refined salt saps calcium from the bones, weakening them over time. But refined salt should not be confused with natural salt which is essential for life (you cannot live without it ) but it must be natural and not processed salt.
2. Avoid ...
Added November 5, 2011, Under: Men's Health, Skin Conditions, Women's Health
I have recently written about those every day skin tags that hang off various parts of the body and which are more of a nuisance than a concern. However, there is a slight variation on the normal skin tags which I am going to tell you about this time. These are skin tags that appear on the genitalia.
They include anal skin tags, groin skin tags and vaginal skin tags.
Anal skin tags in particular can differ from normal skin tags as ...
Added November 4, 2011, Under: Men's Health, Skin Conditions, Women's Health
You have probably seen those funny bits of skin that hang off various parts of the body – maybe on other people or perhaps on yourself. These are known as skin tags and they are harmless and benign but sometimes they can be a bit of a nuisance and it is possible that they will grow larger. A skin tag is the perfect description for this condition.
Skin tags are not contagious – they are simply a common skin abnormality. The ...
Added October 26, 2011, Under: Diseases, Women's Health
Whatever our age, we all need silica. It is vital for healthy skin, fingernails, ligaments, tendons and bones and is regarded as one of nature's building blocks providing the answer to healthier, younger looking, more radiant skin, hair, nails and especially helping good bone health. Silica is often associated with the growth of hair.
In fact, silica is one of the most important constituents of the body’s connective tissue. Bones need silica to re-calcify and to strengthen bone tissue. Silica is a ...
