Lively Women

September 10th, 2007

National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week (Sept. 10-16)

Thanks to Kendra at Diabetes Notes and Laura at CFS Squared for the tip off on National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week this week.
What’s an invisible chronic illness? Anything that people won’t know you have just by looking at you. Examples include…

Mental illness
Eating disorders
Endometriosis
Diabetes
Arthritis
Chronic pain
Heart disease
Autism
Migraines
Cancer
Multiple sclerosis
Chronic fatigue syndrome
and anything else you just can’t see

Check […]

By Kristen King -- 5 comments

August 3rd, 2007

Don’t Kid Yourself: Diet Soda Ain’t Healthy!

Drinking diet doesn’t make you exempt from the link between soda consumption and risk factors for heart disease, say new findings from Boston University School of Medicine.
“We were struck by the fact that whether it was diet or regular soda that participants consumed, the association with increased risk was present,” says Ramachandran Vasan, a professor […]

By Kristen King -- 6 comments

June 7th, 2007

Danger: Top 10 Causes of Death in Men vs. Women

I know, I know, the blog is Lively Women, but today we’re focusing on the guys as part of the Science & Health Channel’s monthly Theme Day. This month’s topic is, you guessed it, men’s health.
According to WomensHealth.gov (ironic, no?), even though men’s life expectancy is approaching ours, they still need to be extra careful […]

By Kristen King -- 3 comments

January 31st, 2007

Biological Age Is a More Reliable Predictor of Heart Attack than Chronological Age

Research reported in January 2007 suggests that the age of your cells, not your calendar age, is what may best indicate your risk of heart attack and heart disease.
Every time a cell in the body replicates, the DNA string (the telomere) at one end of the chromosome gets shorter. When it gets too […]

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January 11th, 2007

Cheerios for Heart Health (not just for breakfast)

Cheerios announced on January 9 that it will be partnering with The Heart Truth and WomenHeart in a campaign to raise money and awareness for heart disease prevention and education. According to yesterday’s press release,
Although most women do not consider themselves at risk for heart disease, the reality is that almost […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

January 4th, 2007

Potentially Dangerous Side Effects from Common Psychiatric Drug?

After reading this article in today’s New York Times, I’m tempted to write a letter to my doctor thanking him from taking me off of Zyprexa and switching me to Zoloft.
According to the article, “Mother Wonders if Psychosis Drug Helped Kill Son,” in today’s Business section,
An autopsy showed that the 41-year-old Mr. Kauffman [who had […]

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