Women's Health Tips

Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, whole-grain cereals and breads, beans, peas, lentils, nuts and seeds, and broiled chicken, turkey, and fish. Have high-protein snacks between meals

Make sure your diet includes foods that are high in complex carbohydrates and rich in fiber; these can help the body to get rid of excessive estrogen if high estrogen levels is your problem

Drink 1 quart of quality water daily, starting a week before the menstrual period and ending one week after
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Eat a high fiber diet based on fresh fruits and vegetables, plus grains, legumes, raw nuts (except peanuts) and seeds, along with soured products such as low-fat yogurt; the cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and cauliflower are especially important, along with yellow/orange vegetables such as carrots, pumpkin, squash, sweet potatoes, and yams

Eat vegetables raw or slightly steamed; for grains use unpolished brown rice, millets, oats, and wheat; eat whole grains only and if possible consume only organically grown foods as pesticides and other chemicals have been linked to breast cancer (they may mimic the effect of estrogen on the body)
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women (alongside skin cancer), and is the second leading cause of cancer death (following lung cancer) for women in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that every year, about 175,000 people are diagnosed as having breast cancer, and about 43,300 deaths are attributed to the disease.

The lifetime risk of developing breast cancer for American women is one in eight. Surveys suggest that it is the health problem feared most by women—but the good news is that, since 1990, the number of new cases of breast cancer has stopped increasing. Also, if breast cancer is detected early, the five-year-and-beyond survival rate is very high: about 95 percent.
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Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a disorder that affect many women during the one to two weeks before menstruation begins.

Symptoms can include any or all of the following: abdominal bloating, acne, anxiety, backache, breast swelling and tenderness, cramps, depression, food cravings, fainting spells, fatigue, headaches, insomnia, joint pain, nervousness, skin eruptions, water retention, and personality changes such as drastic mood swings, outbursts of anger, violence, and, sometimes, even thoughts of suicide. The symptoms are so numerous and various that diagnosing and treating this condition is often difficult.
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