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Welcome to the Lite 96.3 Women's Health Connection... your connection to the latest health news for your body, mind
and soul.
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New Guidelines Urge Cancer Survivors To Exercise More
 Cancer survivors, better work up a sweat. New guidelines are urging survivors to exercise
more, even – hard as it may sound – those who haven't yet finished their treatment.
There's growing evidence that physical activity improves quality of life and eases some cancer-related
fatigue. More, it can help fend off a serious decline in physical function that can last long after therapy is finished. Click here to read the rest of the article. Sugar or Sweetener? Your Body Knows What
Right.  Have you ever been sitting in a restaurant and watched someone add multiple pink, blue or yellow packets to their
food or drink? Whenever I see one of these "packet aficionados," I just want to lean over and ask, "What's
wrong with good old-fashioned sugar?" Read the 6 Tips for a sugar fix here.
Do You Know Your Risk of Skin Cancer? Because Northern Michigan Regional Hospital has seen
a 50 percent increase in melanoma patients over the past three years, local dermatologists and medical professionals are encouraging residents to know their skin and
to be aware of changes. (Click here for the rest of the story, bottom of Our Bodies page.)
Can You Be Healthy at
Any Size?  The rising fat acceptance movement says being overweight isn’t necessarily bad for you—and some
doctors agree. Other experts contend that’s a dangerous, even irresponsible, point of view. We look at both sides of
the debate.
Tyra Banks has a new mission: Cast an unlikely group of aspiring models--namely, those
whose curves can fill out a size 14--for a plus-size competition. "Plus-size is really the average American woman,"
Banks has said. "And that woman is healthy." That woman is also, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
more than 20 pounds overweight. Click here to read more.
The Science Of A Good Marriage  Why do some men and women cheat on their partners while others resist the temptation?
To find the answer, a growing body of research is focusing on
the science of commitment. Scientists are studying everything from the biological factors that seem to influence marital stability
to a person’s psychological response after flirting with a stranger. Their findings suggest that while some people may be naturally more resistant to
temptation, men and women can also train themselves to protect their relationships and raise their feelings of commitment.
Find the rest of the story here. 5 Tips
For Surviving The Family Vacation  Just as family vacations are part of summer, spending the holidays with extended family can get pretty hot.
I'm not talking about the outside temperature and sunscreen won't help. I'm about talking family heat, you know, those old
embers that flare up every summer when all the kindling comes together?
It can start like this: You pack up
the car with kids, pets, snacks and whatever else is indispensable for a long drive to Grandma's (the cousin's, your brother's
etc). Halfway there, the AC breaks. Your headache begins. By the time you get to your destination, the kids are covered with
gooey sweets, the dog's slobbered on the gifts, and you're fit to be tied. Your crew explodes from the car and lands in the
midst of greetings. Maybe you're still a little dazed when your mom (dad, sibling, whomever) starts in, "Hi,
How was the drive?" immediately followed by, "OMG, look at those kids! What were you thinking when you let them
eat candy the whole way?" and then "Why didn't you call to say you'd be so late?" Ugh. It's begun.
Again. Click here to read 5 tips to make the trip fun and stressfree. Are You Getting Enough Calcium? |
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 Overcoming Parental Guilt
 Guilt is that nagging sensation that we have not done all that we can do -- that somehow we have short-changed
ourselves and people we love because of something that we could have avoided. Despite our best efforts, we sometimes find
ourselves in deep states of regret or guilt about things we could have done. What are some of the factors that contribute
to this guilt, and what can you do to overcome this? Click here to read the rest of the article.
Summer Reading List For Your Brain
 By Riva Greenburg
If
you want your slink-in-bathtub, beach-reductionist summer read, go directly for Danielle Steele and Tom Patterson. This list
below is brain-food. You'll be thinking energizing, inventive new thoughts and getting a preview of what you'll want to put
in play come fall. A few of my favorites to benefit your brain, body, heart and soul are.....
click here to see the list.
Think It's Selfish?
Think Again.
 By Valerie MonroeI learned the hard way how to put myself first. Almost 20 years ago, my husband's identical twin brother
killed himself. He was addicted to drugs. My husband—also addicted, I soon discovered—began a rapid descent along
the same ruinous path, forsaking me and our 1-year-old son for grief's dark embrace. I tried to help my husband, became, in
fact, almost sick with trying to help him and take care of our baby and our precarious finances. Family and concerned friends
phoned me constantly to find out how my husband was doing and how I was holding up. "I can handle this," I told
them. "I'll be fine." Read more.
Take The Osteoporosis Quiz.... What You Really Need To Know  Osteoporosis can be a silent disease, one that causes the thinning of bones, which
then causes bones to become fragile and more likely to fracture.
“It’s a disease that people often don’t realize they have until they fracture their hip, wrist,
or ankle,” said Linda Linari, RN, BSN, ONC, and orthopaedic nurse clinician with Northern Michigan Regional Hospital
in Petoskey.While women and men, particularly the elderly, can both suffer from osteoporosis, more commonly, it affects women.
Click here to take the quiz.
Menopause
Is The Ultimate Sleep Challenge  Sleeplessness is second only to hot flashes as a reason my menopausal and perimenopausal patients ask about hormones.
While writing this blog I can say that on every day that I have seen patients more than one has described the loss of sleep
as the worst part of "the change" for them. Investigators often relate the decreasing amount of sleep during menopause
and perimenopause as interruptions due to hot flashes, but there is probably more to it than just waking up to sweats. Curiously,
the scientific data here is not very revealing. Most large studies have not shown conclusive links between estrogen decline
and sleeplessness, but gynecologists see a strong relationship in their patients. I often hear, "I would be OK if I could
just sleep," "I can take the hot flashes, but not the insomnia," " I will take hormones the rest of my
life if they help me sleep..." Click here to read the entire article. |
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