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PMS—It Does Exist!

PMS is a true medical condition, and is being recognized more and more as such. Physical PMS symptoms include, but are not limited to breast tenderness and heightened skin sensitivity, while mental and emotional PMS symptoms may manifest themselves in increased irritability, depression, and a desire to be left alone (in other words, feeling antisocial).
PMS [...]

Is it Sinus or is Something Else Causing My Headaches?

Sinus headaches occur as a result of fluid buildup in the sinus cavities of the face and head. The excess fluid exerts pressure on nerve endings, causing pain. Sinus cavities are located in the forehead and nose area of the face. Because of their location, it is not unusual to feel the pain of sinus headaches [...]

Migraine Headaches 101

Migraine headaches are different from other types of headaches. For one thing, the pain is usually more severe, and a migraine headache may last longer. Migraine headaches often occur as a result of a “trigger.” A trigger can be anything from a certain type of food, food additive, or food preservative or even hormonal fluctuations.
Sometimes, [...]

Cancer Risk with Artificial Sweetener Aspartame and New AminoSweet

Aspartame can cause cancer in the brain, lymph glands and kidneys if used as an artificial sweetener. This finding was discovered in 2006 by the Italian Ramazzini Foundation, when a study looked at 200 rats who ingested the aspartame at much lower doses than what humans usually ingest. In 2007, the same foundation discovered that [...]

Rebound Headaches: Battling Migraine Medication Overuse

As a migraine sufferer, I understand the need for pain medication when a migraine hits hard. All you want to do is get through the day and even just a little bit of reduction in the pain that you feel from a migraine is enough to motivate you to take pain relievers such as Tylenol [...]

Headache or Migraine: Migraine Symptoms

If you’ve ever experienced the intense pain of a bad headache, you may have wondered whether or not it was a migraine. A migraine headache isn’t much different than a severe headache except that it can cause you to suffer additional symptoms.
Symptoms of Migraine Headaches
Someone with a headache can usually go about their day with [...]

New Heart Attack Risk: High Protein – Low Carb Diet May Contribute to Heart Disease

A recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that diets high in protein and low in carbohydrates may contribute to heart disease. Mice were put to the test with these diets and their arteries were much more likely to be susceptible to plaque buildup. This finding suggests that people who [...]

Are you Asking Women’s Health Questions?

Recently, I saw a commercial on TV that made me think. It started out with a rather annoying female in a restaurant that asked many questions about the food in a restaurant before ordering. She asked how the food was cooked and if she could have it made to her liking. The commercial then said [...]

Johnson & Johnson Recall Pain Management and Headache Medicines Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin and Rolaids

Raid your medicine cabinet for pain management and headache medicine like  Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin, Simply Sleep and Rolaids because Johnson & Johnson have recalled 54 million packages. The reason for the recall is that some packages had a smelly mold odor to them that could be from traces of a chemical called [...]

Effectively Dealing with PMS

Every month, about two weeks before your period starts, you may feel out of sorts because of PMS. You may have the following symptoms:

Fatigue
Irritability
Moody
Stomach pains
Headaches
Depression
Anger
Breast tenderness
Bloating
Food cravings

If you have these symptoms and they are intense enough to interfere in your daily activities, you may wonder if there is something you can do to help you [...]