This women’s health book is a must read! It offers information in a way that is easy to understand and easy to apply to everyday life. Included are tips to stay fit and healthy, lower your risk of disease, as well as tips for managing many conditions common to women. This helpful, thorough guide gives women the tools they need to be proactive about their own health, as well as the health of their children and loved ones.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Taking Charge of Your Health
- Heart Disease
- Understanding risk factors for this number one killer of women, as well as heart attack signs, common tests, treatments, and living with heart disease.
- Stroke
- Recognizing the signs of a stroke, as well as understanding risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of stroke.
- Cancer
- Understanding risk factors, symptoms, important screening tests, and treatment of cancers affecting women.
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Knowing the signs of type 2 diabetes and how to manage, prevent, and delay the condition.
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Recognizing symptoms of autoimmune diseases more common in women, dealing with diagnosis, and understanding special pregnancy concerns.
- Blood Disorders
- Learning how blood works and recognizing symptoms of bleeding disorders, clotting disorders, and anemia.
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Lowering the risk of sexually transmitted infections, symptoms to watch for, understanding treatment, and dealing with a diagnosis.
- HIV/AIDS
- Preventing HIV, understanding the importance of testing, recognizing AIDS-related infections, and living with HIV.
- Reproductive Health
- Caring for your reproductive health, understanding reproductive and gynecologic disorders, and understanding your birth control options.
- Pregnancy
- Preparing your body for pregnancy and delivery, understanding body changes, and learning about the stages of pregnancy.
- Breastfeeding
- Learning how to breastfeed your baby, with practical tips and suggestions for getting your baby to latch, expressing milk, and caring for your breasts.
- Mental Health
- Learning how to care for your overall mental health, understanding mental health disorders, and finding out how to get help.
- Healthy Aging
- Dealing with menopause, understanding common signs of ageing, and living with chronic health conditions.
- Violence Against Women
- Understanding the impact of violence against women in the United States, recognizing dangerous relationships, and learning practical ways to get help.
- Urologic and Kidney Health
- Learning how the urinary system works and recognizing, preventing, and treating common urologic and kidney health problems.
- Digestive Health
- Learning how the digestive system works, dealing with digestive health problems during pregnancy, and understanding how to keep your digestive system healthy.
- Respiratory Health
- Understanding how the respiratory system works, dealing with common respiratory conditions, and recognizing symptoms.
- Oral Health
- Caring for your oral health, understanding oral health issues specific to women and learning how to recognize oral health problems.
- Skin and Hair Health
- Caring for your skin and hair, understanding the link between hair and skin and overall health, and dealing with common skin and hair problems.
- Nutrition
- Learning about healthy eating, including practical tips for making healthy food choices.
- Fitness
- Learning about the importance of physical activity, including practical tips for leading an active lifestyle.
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