All women at some point are faced with questions that are intimately linked to their health and wellbeing on which they are clueless. The questions are important, yet they are put on the back burner, because they are not that pressing. The life keeps going on usually and women continue juggling with the multiple roles they play. We get the experts talking on such queries that must have crossed every woman’s mind at one point or another. 1. Is it okay to fudge with my menstrual cycle to accommodate festivals, board meetings, vacations etc? Well, the answer depends on how frequently, do you manipulate your periods. Period delaying pills are made of progestins, the hormone that accompanies

WOMEN play different roles in their life cycle. From a career woman to cook, cleaner, teacher, driver, nurse, and above all mother they carry all roles with aplomb. Such amount of multitasking can even embarrass an efficient juggler but women keep doing it throughout their lives with a grin on face. In all societies women work harder than men (you just need to look around) to find instances, but they don’t accord the kind of priority to their health that they would to their husband’s, in law’s or child’s. Why so? What makes an intelligent diva neglect her health? My Health Guardian enlists three essential things for today’s Woman to stay on top of their health throughout the

Modern way of living and stress are interlinked,  but for women stress multiplies, as she has to play multiple roles. The professional persona of the woman is just an aspect of her life. Her roles change the moment she reaches home. From mother, teacher, cook, care giver, warm hostess, efficient home-manager to super seductress….the roles just not seem to end for a woman. Moreover, you can’t discount the professional pressures either, says Dr. Arti Anand, consultant Clinical Psychology at Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi. What is stress? Stress is not always bad. Life would become mundane without some stress. Some levels are essential to keep ourselves alert and motivated. Stress within

High heels are the ticket to instant transformation for most women. Slipping on a pair of heels is like a fashion statement, which transforms the mundane into magical with never-ending legs, shapely derrieres and swaying legs. No wonder, women swear by these when they want to look and feel the best, never mind the agony their foot withstands. My Health Guardian  writes…. First, a little history, as far back as 1000 BC, women have been wearing high heels to convey social status and sex appeal. The earliest precursors of stilettos were discovered in the tombs of ancient Egypt, and many a French belle wore them under her hoop skirt in the royal courts of the 1600s. In the 1700s, European

Tobacco industry has tried to perpetuate certain myths for its own advantage. One of these is that smoking is an epitome of women’s liberation. Virgina Slims, the largest selling brand of cigarettes for women capitalised on the burgeoning women’s movement at that time with its slogan “You’ve come a long way, baby.”   What women smokers do not know– We know that smoking is injurious to health. What we do not know is that there are many health risks that afflict only women smokers, besides the usual ones—lung cancer and heart disease. In case you use birth control pills and smoke too, there is manifold increase in your risk factors for developing cardiovascular

Stress has permeated our lives. We have learnt to cope with it. But there are times when stress overwhelms our lives, more so for working women who are walking the tight rope of family and professional commitments. An occasional episode is okay but when this becomes a recurrent feature it can result in lapses in judgment, reduced creativity, emotional burnout, and a host of degenerative diseases. The modern urban woman wants to be a multi tasker-an efficient career woman, a loving mother, a caring wife and an active socialite. In this process, she gets stressed without even realizing it. Stress can give rise to gynaecological disorders like endometriosis, infertility, menstrual

According to a survey conducted by the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), 68 per cent of working women in the age bracket of 21-52 years were found to be afflicted with lifestyle ailments such as obesity, depression, chronic backache, diabetes and hypertension. Dr. Sushila Kataria, internal consultant with Medanta Medicity says, “Working women even in late twenties come to me with symptoms of chronic fatigue, anaemia, deficiencies of vitamin D3 and B12, which has repercussions on their health.” 1. Anaemia—Anaemia is very common in women, informs Dr Kataria. Anaemia is the most common nutritional problem in the world and especially affects women of child bearing

Women need to watch out for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, an infection of female reproductive organs. This stealthy disease, does not show symptoms most of the times, can make us infertile or even put our lives at risk through ectopic pregnancies. Ectopic pregnancies occur when embryo gets implanted in fallopian tubes instead of uterus. PID can cause permanent damage to the female reproductive organs. Infection-causing bacteria can silently invade the fallopian tubes causing normal tissue to turn into scar tissue. The scar tissue blocks or interrupts the normal movement of eggs into the uterus. Many women who develop PID may not experience any sign and symptom or seek treatment. When they

Hysterectomy refers to the surgical removal of uterus. It may be needed if you have one of the following conditions  If you have a gynecologic cancer — such as cancer of the uterus or cervix — a hysterectomy may be your best treatment option.  Hysterectomy is the only certain, permanent solution for fibroids — benign uterine tumors that cause persistent bleeding, anemia, pelvic pain or bladder pressure.  In endometriosis, the tissue lining the inside of your uterus (endometrium) grows outside the uterus on your ovaries, fallopian tubes, or other pelvic or abdominal organs. When medication or conservative surgery doesn’t improve endometriosis, you might need a

Anaemia –the most common nutritional problem in the world, mainly affects women of childbearing age, teenagers and young children. Anaemia may not pose as a serious threat, if you consider it alone. Though, it may be a symptom of a more serious underlying problem. Abnormally low amount of red blood cells qualifies for anaemia. Red blood cells contain haemoglobin, a red pigment, which gives blood its colour. Oxygen travels across the body through haemoglobin. When you are low on haemoglobin, the blood fails to supply to the body tissues with sufficient amounts of oxygen. Hence, lungs and heart will have to work harder to get oxygen into the blood. Recommended Haemoglobin Count Men 13g/dl