The pros & cons of menopause treatments
MANILA, Philippines – The latest issue of the Healthy Options Lifestyle Newsdigest is brimming with interesting reads and helpful tips — from weighing the pros and cons of menopause treatments, to recognizing emotional triggers of overeating in kids, to combating chronic UTI, and on to preventing common sports injuries.
For many women, the symptoms of menopause — hot flashes, disrupted sleep and fatigue, depression, vaginal dryness, and other discomforts — may become severe and unbearable. To obtain relief, some opt for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which is touted to also provide long-term protection against cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and colorectal cancer. Read the article “Hormone Therapy: Is It Right for You?” to be enlightened on the issue.
Apart from hormone therapy, a woman can undertake other steps to adjust to the changes in life during menopause. Eat healthy foods, do regular exercises to decrease bone loss, maintain healthy heart muscle, and improve balance. Consult a medical expert and know what herbal supplements may also ease the symptoms of menopause. One such supplement is Evening Primrose Oil, which takes centerstage attention in the Supplement Review section. Find out how the herbal remedy which contains a high concentration of a fatty acid called gamma linolenic acid (GLA) can prove to be so health-enhancing.
Do you have chronic urinary tract infection? A weakened immune system may be rendering you susceptible to chronic UTI. Arm yourself with information on what you can do to effectively combat UTI. Learn much more than factors that encourage bacterial growth through the article on Urinary Tract Infections in the Women’s Health section.
Children’s obesity is a growing health problem that is causing alarm to many parents. Healthy Options Lifestyle Newsdigest features a timely article “Depression Eating in Children” which also cites ways through which parents and other elders can help their overeating, depressed kids overcome bad habits and get back to feeling good and becoming healthier.
In between the helpful health articles of the September/October Healthy Options Newsdigest are colorful ads of natural product finds that can be purchased at Healthy Options. Empower yourself and live longer and happier, keeping in mind pointers from the Healthy Options Lifestyle Newsdigest, available free to customers of Healthy Options stores, with branches located at: level 1 of Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Mandaluyong City; Rustan’s Supermarket, Makati City; level 2 of Festival Supermall, Filinvest, Alabang; ground level of Ayala Center, Cebu City; lower ground floor of SM City, North EDSA; level 2 of SM City Manila; level 2 of SM Megamall B, EDSA, Mandaluyong City; SM Pampanga; SM Mall of Asia; SM Clark; Bonifacio High Street at the Fort; TriNoma in North EDSA, Quezon City; SM City Davao; Power Plant Mall, Rockwell in Makati City; SM City-North Wing in Cebu City; lower ground floor of Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center, Makati City; and at the G/F Commerce Mall in Alabang Town Center.
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