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• NEW!!! Fat & Fit" Women Have Lower Risk for CAD Than Thin, Unfit Women - A number of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women have been established, including obesity and physical fitness.  What has not been clearly established is the relative importance of each of these risk factors.  The purpose of this study was to determine if obesity or physical activity had a stronger influence on coronary events and outcomes in women.

•  NEW!!! Coronary Heart Disease In Women - Know The Risks Traditionally, coronary heart disease (CHD) has been considered a disease that primarily affects men. Statistics indicate, however, that approximately 250,000 women die from CHD, and a 2002 study found that 28 percent of all women above age 50 die from coronary heart disease, making it the leading cause of death for women in that age group.

•  Benefits Of Weight Training on Female baby Boomers - "My stomach used to be flat, now I have this 'pooch.' How can I get rid of it?" "I'm an inch shorter than I used to be, and no diet can get me back to the weight I was just a few years ago. What can I do?" "I've noticed that my posture is getting worse, and my lower back hurts more than it used to." sound familiar ? Read on Tracy L. Darmstadt

•  Having A Baby? Think Yoga - If you're pregnant and thinking about taking a Lamaze class, you might want to consider yoga instead. "The connection between yoga and pregnancy, as far as the western world is concerned, goes back to the work of Dr. Fernand Lamaze in the mid-20th century," says Julio Kuperman, MD, head of the Division of Neurology at Saint Agnes Medical Center, part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia. Kuperman is also a yoga instructor and director of Yoga Teacher Training at the Baptiste Power Yoga Institute in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Carol Sorgen

• Just Hormones? - Many women take estrogen plus progestin, a form of hormone replacement therapy, to combat the negative side effects associated with menopause. After health risks were determined to exceed benefits, earlier this year, the safety monitoring board for the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) halted an eight-and-a-half-year study on postmenopausal women taking estrogen plus progestin. - Brought to You  By: Collector Chiropractor ... more

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