Women's Health
Health Maintenance and Preventive Care
Diet and Exercise
Having plenty of zip to meet the demands of your job and personal life starts with your diet. To maintain your energy level, your body breaks down the food you eat into glucose -- the body's main fuel -- and sends a steady stream of it to your cells. But here's the trick: To feel energized throughout the day, your blood-glucose level should stay within a certain range. If your blood glucose drops too low -- which can happen if you go too long without eating -- you're going to feel lightheaded and lethargic.
Healthy Pregnancy
Planning to have a baby? There are steps you can take before you ever become pregnant to help ensure a smooth pregnancy and a healthy outcome for you and your infant.
Preventive Care
The basics of wellness -- eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly and practicing healthful habits -- can help you live a longer, healthier life. Adopting even one of the following components of good health and better self-care can improve your well-being. Embracing all of them will yield significant benefits.
Sexual Health
The "right way" to make love and the "right" number of times to have sex are simply what work best and are most satisfying for each couple. But anxiety and physical, emotional, or relationship issues can interfere with a person's or couple's ability to enjoy or participate fully in sex.
Using the Healthcare System
Having a good talk with your doctor may be the best medicine around. Studies show that when patients are satisfied with how they can discuss problems with their doctors, they tend to recover from illnesses more easily. Still, for many people a trip to the doctor is stressful.
Well Being
Stress exists in your mind -- but it's also evident in your stomach, heart, muscles and even your toes. During stressful times, your body produces cortisol, an immune-suppressing hormone. The more cortisol produced, the weaker your immune cells become and the more susceptible you are to illness.