Top Ten Women’s Health Threats and Prevention Tips

You may or may not know the top ten health threats facing women today. This article re-introduces those the top ten women’s health threats and then explains how to prevent them.

This is a short summary of the top 10 health threats. These threats include as follows:

1. Heart disease-This would include heart attacks, poor cardiovascular circulation, high or low blood pressure, high cholesterol, or rapid heart rate. It could include irregular heartbeat.
2. Cancer-Lung cancer as well as breast and colon cancer are the top female killers. Watch out and prevent these!
3. Stroke-When the supply of blood is interrupted to the brain this could occur. It often results in permanent nerve damage or at the very extreme death.
4. COPD- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease usually means that a woman has both chronic bronchitis and emphysema. This is caused by narrowing of the airway passages.
5. Alzheimer’s disease-This disease is characterized by degeneration of the brain. Memory loss and confusion also are issues for people who have Alzheimer’s.
6. Injuries-Accidents happen to women while driving, working, or even shopping or taking care of children. The most life-threatening would be ones that hit the heat or the heart or major veins-or actions that would cause her not to breathe.
7. Diabetes-This is a situation in which a person’s blood sugar levels are not normal. They are usually high and this leads to all kinds of health problems such as those mentioned above.
8. Flu-Symptoms of this include fever, sore throat, severe headache, coughing, weakness, or fatigue and general discomfort.

Prevention

The best way to prevent most diseases and illnesses from happening to you is to maintain a healthy weight by eating right. This includes consuming low-fat foods, limiting cholesterol and salt as well as sugar. It also helps not to smoke and to also exercise on a regular basis.

You can stop smoking and using tobacco products to reduce your risk and avoid exposure to secondhand smoke. Exercise on a regular basis also helps, and so does reducing or eliminating intake of alcohol. Limiting use of caffeine also is a great help.

If you are healthy now you may also want to take vitamins and supplements, but make sure you take the right ones. Regarding the use of natural supplements, a doctor can guide you along the way regarding this. This professional can also introduce you to new women’s health tips and health concerns.