Women’s Wellness: All Of These Things Are True While Going Through Menopause

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Being a woman is challenging enough without also having to navigate the time after childbirth and before menopause. It’s especially difficult when you’re feeling like you’re not measuring up to other moms while going through menopause. These days, mothers and women going through menopause often feel like they’re not measuring up to other women. It can be difficult to talk about your depressive thoughts but you can set boundaries to create space for your own reflection. Menopause can also really help even discover issues that you didn’t know existed.

The three stages of menopause

Perimenopause is the time leading up to menopause. It describes a time when hormones start to decline and menstrual cycles become erratic and irregular. You may start to experience side effects of menopause, like hot flashes or vaginal dryness.
Menopause occurs when you’ve stopped producing the hormones that cause your menstrual period and have gone without a period for 12 months in a row. Once this has occurred, you enter postmenopause.
Postmenopause is the time after menopause has occurred. Once this happens, you’re in postmenopause for the rest of your life. People in postmenopause are at an increased risk for certain health conditions like osteoporosis and heart disease.
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In this article, we’ll explore three key things that we know about the transition into menopause for women and offer some tips on how to navigate it with ease.”

Prepare for the Transition to Menopause

Menopause is a natural process, but it can be an unpleasant one with symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats. It’s important to start preparing for the transition so you can minimize these symptoms and feel your best. The most important thing to do is talk to your doctor about balancing your hormones. Some doctors may prescribe hormone therapy that will help reduce these symptoms or recommend lifestyle changes such as reducing alcohol intake and increasing sleep time. Healthy Skin

We all want healthy, beautiful skin at any age. Choosing foods that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals can help your skin stay healthy and smooth. Omega-3s also support healthy skin, hair, and nails.

The Importance of Exercise

Women’s Health (like Men’s) suffers when we don’t get enough exercise. Studies show that women who exercise regularly tend to have a lower risk of breast cancer, osteoporosis, and even depression. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend either 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity per week (or any combination of the two). Sugar. It’s not only the white granulated stuff that’s bad for you. Sugar is an additive in far too many foods these days (and a lot of them aren’t even sweet!). One of the biggest culprits is soda and other sugary drinks, which have been shown to be linked to breast cancer.

Also Read Here Are Some Exercises For Women From Every Age Group

What Triggers Anxiety in Women?

Anxiety can be triggered by many different things. It’s important to remember that it is those triggers, not the anxiety itself, which make an individual feel anxious. For some people, sitting in a public place alone can trigger feelings of anxiety and nervousness. For others, the sound of a slamming door or someone yelling their name can cause sudden and intense feelings of panic and dread. For some, anxiety is triggered by their thoughts, feelings, and memories. They can feel anxious about their past experiences, the future or even their imagined fears. For others, anxiety can occur while they are in the middle of an activity or conversation. An individual may not realize that a particular situation is causing them anxiety until they take a step back and reflect on it.

Why is it Important to Reduce Stress

When it comes to stress, there are many different types. Too much or too little of any type can lead to long-term health problems. With the right balance of nutrition, sleep, and exercise, you can reduce your stress levels. Addressing other underlying health issues will also help you to feel less stressed. With the right balance of nutrition, sleep, and exercise, you can reduce your stress levels. Addressing other underlying health issues will also help you to feel less stressed.

Why You Should Stop Comparing Your Body with Others

Comparing our bodies to others is often a time-consuming and demoralizing activity. While the goal might seem like a good idea in theory, it’s not something that we can really change. Not everyone will have the same body type. So, let’s stop comparing our bodies to others and instead focus on what we know we can change. Don’t beat yourself up about it, and don’t compare yourself to what you see around you.

How to Log Off of Social Media

In a world that seems to be getting hectic by the day, it can be very hard to slow down and take the time for your mental health. Social media can be a huge catalyst in our mental well-being. The more we’re scrolling through social media, the more we’re stressing ourselves out and making ourselves unhappy. It’s important to focus on what really matters and log off of social media when you need to get your head on straight.

Female Empowerment

Women’s empowerment is a phrase that can be applied to any number of things. It can mean taking control of one’s life and making the best decisions for oneself, or it can mean fighting for equality in a world that still sees women as unequal. Some may say that women’s empowerment is about owning your sexual orientation, your body, and your sense of self. Whatever it means to different people, however, one thing remains true: all women deserve to be empowered. Menopause can be one such time where you may not only feel empowered but also liberated. So enjoy the journey.

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World Hepatitis Day (WHD) takes place every year on 28 July bringing the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to influence real change.

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most commonly caused by a viral infection. There are five main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. These five types are of greatest concern because of the burden of illness and death they cause and the potential for outbreaks and epidemic spread.

Hepatitis B and C cause 1.4 million deaths per year – more than HIV/AIDS and malaria, and a number comparable to tuberculosis. Together, these viruses cause two in every three liver cancer deaths across the world.

In India, about 4 crore people are chronically infected with hepatitis B and 60 lakh to 1.2 crore people are chronically infected with hepatitis C. According to the Indian Journal of Medical Research, in India about 2,50,000 people die of viral hepatitis or its sequelae every year
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What makes viral hepatitis a global health problem?

Chronic hepatitis B and C are life-threatening infectious diseases that cause serious liver damage, cancer, and premature death. More than 300 million people are living with the hepatitis B virus or the hepatitis C virus.

Hepatitis B and C are silent epidemics, hitting children and marginalized populations the hardest which include people who inject drugs, Indigenous Peoples, prisoners, men who have sex with men, migrants and people living with HIV/AIDs.

Globally, 90% of people living with hepatitis B and 80% living with hepatitis C are unaware they are living with the disease, resulting in the real possibility of developing fatal liver disease or liver cancer at some point in their lives and in some cases, unknowingly transmitting the infection to others.

With the availability of effective vaccines and treatments for hepatitis B and a cure for hepatitis C, the elimination of viral hepatitis is achievable, but greater awareness and understanding of the disease and the risks is a must, as is access to cheaper diagnostics and treatment.

Types of Hepatitis

HEPATITIS A

Transmission: hepatitis A is mainly spread through eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water. The disease is often endemic in countries with a lack of safe water and poor sanitation.

Prevention: a vaccine exists to prevent hepatitis A. Treatment within a few weeks of exposure to the virus can also bring short-term immunity. The risk of exposure can be greatly reduced by practicing good hygiene and sanitation and avoiding drinking water that has come from a potentially unsafe source.

Treatment: there is no treatment for hepatitis A. Hepatitis A only causes acute hepatitis so the body is often able to clear the infection itself within a few weeks. However, hepatitis A infection can sometimes cause further complications.

HEPATITIS B

Transmission: hepatitis B is transmitted through contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person. For example, it can be spread from mother to child during childbirth, through sharing razors or toothbrushes, having unprotected sex, and sharing needles and syringes to inject drugs.

Prevention: hepatitis B vaccination is very effective in preventing infection. If you have not been vaccinated, it is best to use condoms and to avoid sharing needles or items such as toothbrushes, razors or nail scissors with an infected person to reduce chances of exposure. You should also avoid getting tattoos or body piercings from unlicensed facilities. If you think you are likely to be exposed in the future, vaccination is highly recommended. Children born to mothers with hepatitis B should be vaccinated within 12 hours of birth, as this can prevent an infection that is likely to progress to chronic hepatitis B.

Treatment: although there is currently no real cure for hepatitis B, drugs such as alpha-interferon and peginterferon and a variety of antiviral drugs are available. These drugs slow the replication of the virus and occasionally result in its clearance. Most importantly, they greatly reduce the risk of the complications that hepatitis B can cause such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.

HEPATITIS C

Transmission: hepatitis C is spread through blood-to-blood contact. The most common modes of infection include unsafe injection practices, inadequate sterilisation of medical equipment and unscreened blood and blood products. It can also be transmitted through certain sexual practises where blood is involved. Whether it can be transmitted sexually without the presence of blood remains unclear. If it does happen it appears to be extremely rare although the risk may be increased by the presence of other sexually transmitted infections.

Prevention: currently there is no vaccination for hepatitis C. To reduce the risk of exposure, it is, therefore, necessary to avoid sharing needles and other items such as toothbrushes, razors or nail scissors with an infected person. You should also avoid getting tattoos or body piercings from unlicensed facilities.

Treatment: treatment can cure hepatitis C infection. Until recently treatment hs involved a combination of interferon, generally pegylated, long-lasting interferon, and ribavirin but there is increasing use of potent direct-acting antiviral drugs. People with different hepatitis C genotypes respond differently to treatment, some more successfully than others but the differences between the genotypes are disappearing as cure rates with the new drugs approach 100%.

HEPATITIS D

Transmission: hepatitis D is passed on through contact with infected blood.

Prevention: hepatitis D only occurs in people who are already infected with the hepatitis B virus. People who are not already infected with hepatitis B can therefore prevent hepatitis D infection by getting vaccinated against hepatitis B. Avoid sharing needles and other items such as toothbrushes, razors or nail scissors with an infected person. You should also avoid getting tattoos or body piercings from unlicensed facilities.

Treatment: treatment for hepatitis D consists of interferon but it is not very effective.

With a person dying every 30 seconds from hepatitis-related illness – even in the current COVID-19 crisis – we can’t wait to act on viral hepatitis this World Hepatitis Day.

Source www.worldhepatitisalliance.org