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Alternative Cancer Treatment – How To Do a Breast Self-Exam?

Overall, about 1 in 12 women will contract breast cancer at some age, with the odds higher later in life. But thanks to modern medicine, many breast cancers can be successfully treated with only minor impact. However, the success of that treatment depends critically on early detection, and the earlier the better. One simple way to up the odds of discovery is to perform a regular breast self examination. Continue reading

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Breast Cancer: Can your Lifestyle and Environment Effect you?

Though it is still an active research area, many lifestyle and environmental factors for breast cancer have been identified and are being studied. Luckily, most of them can be controlled if an individual wishes to optimize his or her health. Even men can get breast cancer, but it is at a lower rate than women, occurring in only 1 out of 133. Continue reading

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About Cellulite And Why Women Hate It

Cellulite has become one of the most hated female conditions in recent years especially amongst those who are generally slim; it is generally found in the lower half of the body. Most women carry excess fat in thighs and buttocks, but this problem is not confined just to the overweight; women who are naturally slim can also suffer with this unsightly problem. Continue reading

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High Blood Pressure: The Silent Enemy

A killer is stalking one third of the adults in this country, and one fourth of them are completely clueless. Over 73 million people over the age of twenty in the United States suffer from high blood pressure, also called hypertension. Their arteries and blood vessels are rigidinflexible, creating more work for the heart as it pushes blood through the body. Undiagnosed or ignored, this killer quietly works the heart harder and harder until it can no longer take the stress, and the end result can be a massive heart attack or stroke. Continue reading

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What Does Gestational Diabetes Mean?

Gestational diabetes is when a pregnant woman who has never had diabetes develops diabetes in the twenty-fourth to twenty-eighth week of pregnancy. There are reportedly 135,000 cases of gestational diabetes every year in the United States. While it is a serious condition, women diagnosed with gestational diabetes can and do deliver healthy babies. With the proper medical care, a healthy diet, and controlled weight gain the risks of this type of diabetes are minimized. Continue reading

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