Health and Beauty Articles for Women

Noshing on the right foods can actually help whittle your waist. Here are some of the top appetite-killers in your kitchen

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Why is it that when it comes to bathroom habits, guys seem to turn into a bunch of 12-year-olds (”Just taking the Browns to the Super Bowl!”)? But even if potty talk grosses you out, flushing and running isn’t the best strategy either. Docs say that what’s in the toilet can provide important clues to your health. Yale gastroenterologist Anish Sheth, M.D., the author of What’s Your Poo Telling You? and Poo Log, says, “What comes out tells you a lot about what’s going on inside.” Here he explains what you should look out for. Take a deep breath. You can handle this.

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Asian-American women who ate a lot of soy as children had a 58 percent reduced risk of developing breast cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that suggests soy may have a protective effect.
“Childhood soy intake was significantly associated with reduced breast cancer risk in our study,” said Dr. Larissa Korde of the National Cancer Institute, whose study appears in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

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What Increases Your Risk

People who practice certain behaviors or have certain jobs are at high risk for becoming infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). If you are a member of a high-risk group, you should receive the hepatitis B vaccine(What is a PDF document?).

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What Happens

After you are infected with hepatitis C, you will enter an early, shorter-term (acute) stage of the disease. Some people with acute hepatitis C fight off the virus permanently and never have any liver problems. But up to 85% of people who are infected with the virus will go on to develop long-term (chronic) hepatitis C.²

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What Happens

After the hepatitis A virus (HAV) enters your body, the number of virus grows and grows for 2 to 7 weeks. The average incubation period is about 4 weeks.

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Orthodontics is a special discipline of dentistry concerned with aligning the teeth and jaws to improve one’s smile and oral health. “Ortho” means correct or straight, and “Odont” means tooth.A dentist usually recommends braces to improve the patient’s physical “orofacial” appearance. Through orthodontic treatment, problems like crooked or crowded teeth, overbites or underbites, incorrect jaw position and disorders of the jaw joints are corrected.

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You might have read the book Attitude is Everything: 10 Life-Changing Steps to Turning Attitude into Action, by Keith Harrell. This practical guide inspired me to develop a winning attitude when it comes to a healthy lifestyle and weight. Below are Mr. Harrell’s first 5 steps, along with my take on them:

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Tuberculosis (TB) develops when Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria are inhaled into the lungs. The infection usually stays in the lungs, but the bacteria can travel through the bloodstream to other parts of the body (extrapulmonary TB).

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What is naturopathic medicine?

Naturopathic medicine (or naturopathy) is based on the belief that the body can heal itself naturally. Naturopathic medicine attempts to improve health, prevent disease, and treat illness by promoting the use of organic foods and exercise; encouraging a healthy, balanced lifestyle; and applying concepts and treatments from other areas of complementary medicine (such as ayurveda, homeopathy, and herbal therapies).

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