Women's Health Package
Over 300,000 words, organized under six main topic areas. The selection of materials
compiled by the editors of Harvard Health Publications, focuses on health and wellness
issues specific to women including: reproductive health and pregnancy, nutrition,
exercise and management of diseases most-common to women.
BREAST HEALTH
GYNECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION
MENTAL HEALTH IN WOMEN
EXERCISE, NUTRITION, AND WEIGHT LOSS
JUST FOR WOMEN: COMMON HEALTH CONCERNS
EXERCISE, NUTRITION, AND WEIGHT LOSS
Exercise: A Program You Can Live With
Healthy Eating: A Guide to the New Nutrition
Quickie Workouts
Are "no-sweat" workouts any good? Short workout plans don't do any harm, but they don't live up to all their promises.
How to Become Physically Active
Things have changed since the "no pain, no gain" days. We
now know that some quite simple changes to your lifestyle can
help you become physically active at a level that will improve
your health and help you live longer. Here are four suggestions
to get you started or back on track.
Fitness and Health: Benefits of Moderate Activity Confirmed
Two new studies have shown that regular moderate exercise (like a brisk walk for 30 minutes) is enough to reduce the risk of chronic disease, and even help you lose some weight.
What’s Moderate Activity?
Defines moderate activity. Will help people interested in an exercise program to improve their health understand whether they're hitting the mark.
Partners in Resistance: Strength and Power
Strength and power training have become a way for the elderly and those in rehabilitation to have their independence.
By the Way, Doctor: How Long Does Calcium Absorption Take?
I've read that the body can't assimilate more than 500
milligrams (mg) of calcium at a time. How long does this take? I
want to allow enough time between taking my 500-mg calcium
supplement and drinking a glass of milk.
The Skinny on Popular Diets
If losing weight was one of your New Year's resolutions and
you have already quit your diet, don't despair. Many
off-the-shelf diets come with the seeds of failure ---
restriction, deprivation, hunger, and cravings --- already
planted.
New Diet Guidelines: A Few Steps Forward, a Few Back
Every five years, the federal government tells us what we should eat to stay healthy. However, these guidelines are published under intense pressure from the food industry.
Why Do We Eat So Much?
Studies show that the environment in which we eat may have significant effects on how much we eat.
Obesity in the Extreme
The number of Americans suffering from severe obesity (a BMI of 40 or more) has increased greatly. But there are treatments available, including several different types of surgery.
Overdoing the Late-Night Nosh
Examining the causes and treatment for compulsive late-night eating.
HARVARD COMMENTARIES/COLUMNS
- Balancing a Vegetarian Meal
- Defending Against Disease with an Anti-Inflammation Lifestyle
- Disease-Fighting Phytonutrients
- Food for Thought: A Fish Story
- For Health, Pair Fitness with Food
- Fruits and Veggies: Are Five Daily Servings Enough?
- Is Bottled Water Better than Tap Water?
- Key Fat for Your Health: Omega-3
- Low-Carb, High-Protein Diets
- Mastering the Mindful Meal
- Navigating the Polluted Food Environment
- Nourish Your Noggin
- Nuts are Healthy
- Organize Your Lifestyle
- Pesky Produce Pesticides
- The Mediterranean Diet
- Vitamin D
- Acne and the Role of Diet
- Can Nutritional Supplements Enhance Athletic
Performance?
- Does Diet Play a Role in Arthritis?
- Nutrients: Can You Have Too Much of a Good Thing?
- Sugar's Role in Diabetes
- The Perfect Diet
- Osteoporosis and Exercise
- Yoga for the Body and Mind
- Chronic Fatigue: When Exercise Makes You Feel Worse
- Reaching the Limits of Exercise
- Fitness in the Sun
- How Much Exercise is Enough?
- Obesity: Is the Cut the Cure?
- Burning Calories with Exercise
- Fluid Replacement and Exercise
- Exercise and Your Menstrual Cycle: Does the Time of the
Month Matter?
ASK-THE-EXPERT
- What abdominal exercises are effective in toning the stomach area after surgery such as a C-section or similar incision?
- I've recently had the Essure procedure done and was told by a staff nurse that I shouldn't exercise vigorously. I am wondering if a low-stress/easy-movement exercise such as swimming with a kick-board or light yoga would be acceptable? I don't want to lose my physical stamina in my exercise program, but I also don't want to jeopardize my health and the procedure.
- I had gastric bypass surgery three months ago. I just found out I am pregnant, too. What are the risks of the pregnancy to me and the fetus?
HARVARD INTERACTIVE TOOLS
- Body Mass Index Calculator
- Desk Exercises
- Exercise Quiz
- Weight Quiz
- Caffeine Quiz
- Chocolate Quiz
- The Flow of Food and a Look at Your GI Tract