Midlife crisis: Unmarried older women twice as likely to lack health insurance, study shows http://ping.fm/Bj1xE

Americans favor conservation, but few practice it http://ping.fm/DRgIx

Naptime Helps Babies Remember New Things http://ping.fm/7q56d

Happy Marriage Cuts Men's Risk for Stroke http://ping.fm/wrkN1

HealthDay http://ping.fm/12GfS

A not so formal introduction :-))

I Am Danielle...
I Am A Woman...
I Am Concerned About Womens Health...
I Volunteer With The Center of Wellness for Urban Women Because I Am Concerned About Womens Health...
I Will Be Adding Great Things to This Blog...
Get to Know Me!

Serving Size vs. Portion Size: Is There a Difference? http://ping.fm/u47RT

Exercise Can Quiet Anxiety That Comes With Illness http://ping.fm/EjR0p

Text4Baby - Free Mobile Pregnancy Information Service - Office on Women’s Health (OWH)

"Each year in the U.S., more than 500,000 babies are born prematurely and an estimated 28,000 children die before their first birthday. In response to this national public health crisis, the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) is launching text4baby, a free mobile information service that provides pregnant women and new moms with information to help them care for their health and give their babies the best possible start in life. The Office on Women's Health is a partner in this educational service.
If you are pregnant or a new mom, text4baby can help keep you and your baby healthy. Sign up for the service by texting BABY to 511411 (or BEBE in Spanish) to receive free text messages each week, timed to your due date or baby’s date of birth. These messages focus on a variety of topics critical to maternal and child health, including birth defect prevention, immunization, nutrition, seasonal flu, mental health, oral health, and safe sleep. Text4baby messages also connect women to prenatal and infant care services and other resources."

Is HPV Running Rampant http://ping.fm/wTOJQ

Qanta Ahmed, MD: Movement As Medicine: Spinning And The Self-Care Movement http://ping.fm/V0aq3

Music training enhances brainstem sensitivity to speech sounds, neuroscientist says http://ping.fm/Mzybr

Soccer practice may significantly reduce blood pressure in inactive people http://ping.fm/s5VSb

Children more likely to visit the dentist if their parents do, too http://ping.fm/uPigb

What Is An Ovarian Cyst? What Causes Ovarian Cysts? http://ping.fm/FiOfs

Half Of Women Would Not Call 911 If Having Heart Attack, Many Unaware Of Symptoms http://ping.fm/CycDr

MAC AIDS Fund Survey Reveals 73 Percent Of Women Unaware Of Their Current HIV Status False Sense Of Security Prevents Most Women From Taking Control http://ping.fm/zUtoo

Heel-First Walking Conserves Energy http://ping.fm/fKxe7

Racial disparities persist in the diagnosis of advanced breast cancer and colon cancer in the U.S. http://ping.fm/N0Pd1

Mind-body connection noted after surgical removal of tumors, study found http://ping.fm/4iYCs

Disparities seen for flu and pneumonia inoculations, researchers say http://ping.fm/hjORS

Women's Heart Disease Awareness Still Lacking http://ping.fm/QEhMa

Blueberries counteract intestinal diseases http://ping.fm/IKLSl

Biological risks of eating reptiles http://ping.fm/5tbS5

Mom's Lifestyle in Early Pregnancy Affects Baby's Size http://ping.fm/5YJjK

Losing sleep, losing brain? http://ping.fm/dPPVw

Condom or no condom? It's not what you say, it's how you say it http://ping.fm/R4S9G

Severe complications of diabetes higher in depressed patients http://ping.fm/3vGlG

More smokers than non-smokers accept HPV vaccination for their daughters http://ping.fm/m4V49

Mediterranean Diet May Help Keep You Smarter http://ping.fm/IPiYJ

VA Hospital Upgrades Care For Female Vets : NPR http://ping.fm/oiG8J

Is Depression Overdiagnosed In America? : NPR http://ping.fm/mRNcF

Fibroids May Raise Risk of Stillbirth http://ping.fm/5PKW0

Heart Health Fact Sheet! Go RED!!

Heart disease is the number 1# Killer of women. We have to do more to take care of our heart through diet, exercise, and stress reduction through skillful coping.

Here are some Heart Health Facts from the Women's Heart Foundation:

http://www.womensheart.org/PDFs/FactSheet_WHD.pdf

Prevalence:

• Worldwide, 8.6 million women die from heart disease each year, accounting for a third of all deaths in women. Three million women die from stroke each year. Stroke accounts for more deaths among women than men (11% vs 8.4%) with additional risk for CHD unique to women related to oral contraceptive use in combination with smoking.

• 8 million women in the US are currently living with heart disease; 35,000 are under the age of 65. Four million suffer from angina.

• 435,000 American women have heart attacks annually; 83,000 are under the age of 65 with the average age of 70.4 years.

• 42% of women who have heart attacks die within 1 year, compared to 24% of men.

• Under age 50, women’s heart attacks are twice as likely as men’s to be fatal.

• 267,000 women die each year from heart attacks, which kill six times as many women as breast cancer. Another 31, 837 women die each year of congestive heart failure, representing 62.6% of all heart failure deaths.

At-Risk:
• 71% of women experience early warning signs of heart attack with sudden onset of extreme weakness that feels like the flu.

• Nearly two-thirds of the deaths from heart attacks in women occur among those who have no history of chest pain.

• Women who smoke risk having a heart attack 19 years earlier than non-smoking women.

• Women with hypertension experience a risk of developing coronary heart disease 3.5 times that of females with normal blood pressure. High blood pressure is more common in women taking oral contraceptives, especially in obese women.

• Women with diabetes have more than double the risk of heart attack than non- diabetic women. Diabetes doubles the risk of a second heart attack in women but not in men.

• 23% of white women, 38% of black women, and 36% Mexican American women are obese.
Obesity leads to an increased risk of premature death due to cardiovascular problems like hypertension, stroke and coronary artery disease.

• The age-adjusted rate of heart disease for African American women is 72% higher than for white women. African American women ages 55-64 are twice as likely as white women to have a heart attack and 35% more likely to suffer CAD.

• Marital stress worsens the prognosis in women with heart disease.

Compared to Men:

• Men’s plaque distributes in clumps whereas women’s distributes evenly throughout artery walls. This results in women’s angiographic studies being misinterpreted as “normal”.

• Women wait longer than men to go to an emergency room when having a heart attack and physicians are slower to recognize the presence of heart attacks in women because characteristic” patterns of chest pain and EKG changes are less frequently present.

• After heart attack, women are less likely than men to receive beta blockers, ACE inhibitors and aspirin - therapies known to improve survival. This contributes to a higher rate of complications after heart attacks in women, even after adjusting for age.

• Women are twice as likely as men to die within the first few weeks after suffering a heart attack; 38% of women and 25% of men will die within one year of a first recognized heart attack.

• 46% of women and 22% of men heart attack survivors will be disabled with heart failure within six years.

• Women are two to three times as likely to die following heart bypass surgery. Younger aged women between the ages of 40-59 are up to 4 times more likely to die from heart bypass surgery than men the same age.

• Studies show women who are eligible candidates for life-saving clot-buster drugs are far less likely than men to receive them.

• Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease each year, and the gap between men and women’s survival continues to widen.

• Women receive fewer heart disease procedures than men, however, more is not necessarily better in this setting and the best course of treatment for a woman with heart disease has yet to be established.

• Women’s hearts respond better than men’s to healthy lifestyle changes, yet 2% of the NIH budget is dedicated to prevention.

• Women comprise of only 24% of participants in all heart-related studies

Living my own 7 dimensions

One of the philosophies of CWUW is that their are 7 aspects of your health that if you pay attention to, you will live a healthier life. They are the 7 Dimensions of Wellness. They include:

• Physical
• Emotional
• Spiritual
• Environmental
• Intellectual
• Occupational
• Social

This year I've decided to make sure that address of these if not daily, weekly. Personally, its a hard thing to do because like so many women, we focus on everything but us. This is the year of ME and its a good thing.

So daily, I've been making sure I workout, I have an alter in my home, I continue to journal, I've gotten a new library card and have ordered books, I have a new job, and I'm TRYING to get out more for just enjoyment.

This is just the minimum. It has to be very purposeful and thoughtful. Its not easy but needed.

My health is important.

So with me, look at the 7 Dimensions of you daily! Make changes, seek support, and live life well!

To Haiti with love Event

Osteoporosis Research Study $70 compensation

IU School of Medicine is looking for 1,400 women to participate in an

Osteoporosis Research Study

It will be a onetime visit lasting apprx. 3 ½ hours, the test will include:Free Non- Invasive Bone Density Measurement, Free Blood Sugar Screening, Cholesterol screening and Free Blood Pressure Check.

All Volunteers must be healthy females, age 20 to 45 years old and not pregnant or breastfeeding. You cannot be taking any medication, however birth control is permitted.

You will be compensated $70.00 once all procedures have been completed.

At your convenience, please contact us @ 317-274-8433 or 274-4035, we need to screen you for qualification and schedule your appointment.