When your temples are throbbing and you can’t see straight, understanding the type of headache you’re experiencing may help you find relief.   Headaches occur when blood vessels and nerves inside and outside the brain are affected by triggers or events. Women are more likely than men to get migraines, but migraines aren’t the only catalyst of head pain. A headache …

You may already know that too much stress is a bad thing. You may even know that too much stress can increase your risk for certain health issues, such as high blood pressure and heart disease. But did you know that women consistently report experiencing stress at higher rates than men?  What Is the Mind-Body Connection? Chronic stress in women …

Despite what Hollywood might make you think, it is possible to enjoy your middle years without a midlife crisis.   What is a Midlife Crisis? The term “midlife crisis” was coined in 1965 by psychoanalyst Elliot Jaques after he noticed a trend that during their middle years, people tend to realize their own mortality and that we can only do so …

Living with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, requires some adjustments, but it doesn’t mean life will be any less full or meaningful. PCOS is a collection of symptoms that occurs if your body makes too many male hormones called androgens. A variety of treatments can help you reduce the effects of symptoms so you can focus on the things that …

Menopause brings several changes to a woman’s body. The most noticeable — and for many women, welcome — change is the end of monthly menstruation. But the related hormonal changes, causing mood swings and thinning or drier skin, can impact both your libido and your physical ability to have sex. But there’s no reason that the end of your fertility …

Sometimes, emotions get the best of you. If you’re not careful, they can drive you to turn to food for comfort, even when you’re not hungry. Sound familiar? Then you need to learn how to stop emotional eating so you can lose weight or simply enjoy life.  What Is Emotional Eating? Before you learn how to stop emotional eating, you’ve …

If it’s been a while since you had a pelvic examination, you might not know about the latest cervical cancer screening guidelines. The good news is that now you may not need screening as frequently as you once did. However, the screenings you get should be a little bit different now — although chances are, you won’t notice the change.   …

People have searched for a fountain of youth for many millennia, and that’s no different today if ads and infomercials for anti-aging products are any indication. Today’s promise of youthfulness comes in the form of wrinkle creams, eye creams and other skincare potions in pretty packages.  Can Skincare Companies Lie About Ingredients? While skincare product companies in the United States …

Here’s some news that will make you want to lace up your walking shoes — it turns out you can practice rheumatoid arthritis prevention with a brisk daily walk, according to findings published in The Rheumatologist, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology.  Studies have shown that an increase in daily physical activity, even if it’s just a half-hour …

If you’re like most women, when you experience abdominal cramps, bloating and mood swings before your period, you recognize it as premenstrual syndrome (PMS). But what about lesser-known symptoms? If symptoms leading up to your period each month feel more like the beginning of seasonal influenza than PMS, it could be “period flu.”  How Can You Get Period Flu? Period …