Healthy Girl Workout
By Kelli Porter, WHNP-BCIn my 12 plus years of caring for women, I have heard every excuse in the book for not exercising…. “I don't have time”, “I have kids”, “I can’t afford a gym”, “I don’t know where to start...
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Oct
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Oct
Sugar vs Cigarettes: Which is Worse For You?
What kills more people: sugar or cigarettes? You may want to hold off before you answer this question. A closer look at the statistics behind what kills people could show a sweeter killer. Initially, people didn't know that cigarettes could cause bad health. Media, doctors...
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Oct
What is the BRCA gene mutation?
According to the National Cancer Institute the BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that are responsible for producing tumor suppressor proteins. When there is a mutation in one of these genes it increases the chance that DNA damage isn't repaired properly. This increases the chance o...
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Oct
Skin Cancer Awareness
Educate Yourself About MelanomaMelanoma is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in the United States and the deadliest form of skin cancer. Rates of melanoma are rising rapidly, especially in younger people. In fact, cases of melanoma have tripled in the last 30 years, at a...
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Oct
“Vaginal Kung Fu” could injure your vagina
By vagina Allure and I mean pelvic floor muscles (the muscles that wrap around the vagina). I am an expert in these muscles. I treat pelvic floor muscle conditions every single day that I am at work. Every. Single. Day. I palpate them. I recommend therapy, sometimes to strengthen...
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Oct
Skin Cancer - What you should know
One person dies every hour from MelanomaOne in 50 people will get MelanomaIt is the 2nd most common cancer in women < 39Most common killer in women age 29-34How can you protect yourself? See your dermatologist for an annual skin exam. Wear Sunscreen. Make sunscreen a dai...
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Oct
Moderate Drinking Defined
RISKS OF ALCOHOL USEThe Dietary Guidelines define moderate drinking as no more than one drink a day for women and no more than two drinks a day for men. Drinking above these guidelines can increase the risk for motor vehicle crashes, weight gain, insomnia, high blood pressure, s...
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Oct
Eating and Treating vs Causing Disease
Food acts as medicine, says Leder ScholarOne quarter of Baltimore residents don't have easy access to stores stocking healthy foods, and empty calories from sugar and solid fats make up 40% of the daily diet of American adolescents. These statistics motivate the volunteer...
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Oct
Women’s Fertility
Many women are surprised to learn that their ability to conceive decreases with age. According to the CDC “A women's chances of having a baby decrease rapidly every year after 30”. ACOG (The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) states that at age...
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Oct
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle wasting and weakness. It is the most common genetic cause of infant death, and the carrier frequency is about 1 in 50 in the general populati...
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