Women
5 small diet changes that can have big benefits
When it comes to what you eat, small changes can have a big impact on your overall health. March is National Nutrition Month. This month, try committing to a few small changes every day and feel the difference yourself!
1. Eat breakfast: Starting your morning with a nutritious breakfast will get you on the right track to making better choices throughout the day. Including fruits and vegetables in your breakfast meal can help you to reach your goal for the daily recommended amount — five cups for most adults.
Learn more »Free information nights offered in Grass Valley on 21-day cleanse
February 29, 2016 —Cleanses, detoxification or purification diets have become increasingly popular among the health conscious — but are they really necessary?
That and questions such as, “Is my body toxic?” or “Doesn’t my body cleanse itself?” are also common.
Learn more »Core Opening Yoga: a different way to strengthen your bones
In our busy world of pushing and striving, Core Opening Yoga offers a new way of being in your body and life that invites ease, self-compassion and subtle body awareness.
This yoga practice, which I teach, is unique in that it’s centered more on “beingness” than “doingness.”
Learn more »A heart disease wake up call
Janice Dunn knew she had high cholesterol for years. “When I was 41, I had my cholesterol checked and it was 396, which is very high,” she recalls. “But — I felt young and I was otherwise healthy and very active. My doctor suggested maybe taking a statin to lower it but after we talked for a bit we both agreed not to go that route.”
So, Janice, a financial advisor focused on helping women manage their money, continued living her life and didn’t give her cholesterol much thought, despite a family history of heart disease. “Both my grandmother and my mother have heart disease. That should have been a big red flag, but I just wasn’t worried about it.”
Learn more »What every woman needs to know about AFib
February 24, 2016 —While most people are familiar with heart attacks and the symptoms they bring, very few people understand arrhythmia, a problem in which your heart beats too fast or too slow.
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) — the most common type of arrhythmia — affects more than two and a half million people in the U.S.
Learn more »Women gather Feb. 15 in Nevada City to discuss menopause
February 15, 2016 —Menopause is a profound period in a woman’s life where women come into the full bloom of inner wisdom, says Alexandra Epple, an instructor at Nirvana Wellness Center and leader of at an upcoming event on that topic.
Yet, Epple said, many women are discouraged as their bodies are gaining weight, hot flashes start to hit, periods become irregular and moods are unstable.
Learn more »Baby Boom at SNMH Family Birth Center
Last year, 442 babies were born at Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (SNMH), and those numbers are on the rise, according to Ann Erdmann, MSN, RNC, Director of the Women & Infants Care Unit/Nursing Administration.
“We saw a 22 percent increase in births at the hospital in the second half of last year,” Erdmann said.
Learn more »Classes starting this month to trigger creativity, passion
Maxima Kahn, a local poet, dancer and musician, is offering three creativity classes for adults starting next week.
“The Artist’s Way,” which is offered as a telecourse, starts Feb. 9.
Learn more »Early detection program helps find cancer early
Eunice Wren never expected to be diagnosed with lung cancer, particularly when she felt healthy and well.
“I didn’t have any symptoms. I was just going on my own merry way,” Wren said.
Learn more »New Year's health resolutions: Start early for best results
The first of January is a chance for new beginnings; a time when many of us resolve to live better, healthier lives. We may plan to begin a new exercise regimen or diet to counteract the overindulgences of the holidays and we make promises we hope to keep throughout the year to feel better.
But most health-care providers suggest a different approach.
Learn more »Finding support for those affected by Alzheimer's
“As far as I know, I don’t have Alzheimer’s or dementia,” said Kimberly Parker, executive director of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation. “However, like so many others, there are days I can’t remember something that should be easy to remember, or I forget to do something, or wonder why I can’t remember the name of the person I know so well. I feel that fear deep inside wondering if it could be the early signs of Alzheimer’s or dementia. I know I am not the only one that has thought that.”
Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in this country and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the U.S. that can’t be prevented, cured or slowed.
Learn more »Women encouraged to seek help from doctors — not just friends
For many women, taking care of their own health takes a backseat to caring for those around them. By nature, they may be busy raising children, caring for a spouse, or tending to the needs of friends, family or work obligations, and ignore the signs and symptoms that their body is trying to tell them.
This is especially true in the case of gynecological issues. Whether it is undiagnosed pelvic pain, complications from menopause, or worsening incontinence, many women seek information from friends or online sources, rather than schedule an appointment with their doctor. But seeing a doctor when something isn’t quite right can help women improve their quality of life and may be the first step toward a crucial diagnosis.
Learn more »Paint the Town Pink: Survivors to be treated to makeovers
When asked how long she has been cancer-free, Tamara Fadel said, “I don’t consider myself to be cancer-free because the effects seem to be here to stay, so I’ll never be free of it, but I’ve been a survivor of it for six years.”
Fadel and two other cancer survivors have been selected for makeovers during the 9th annual Paint the Town Pink event, taking place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 22. inside the main building at the Nevada County Fairgrounds (see sidebar).
Learn more »Savoring the moments One young woman's journey through breast cancer
Cancer was the last thing on Megan Peterson’s mind. As the mother of a toddler, full-time manager at a medical office, and loving wife, she was busy yet happy.
Last summer, however, at age 28, Peterson found a small lump in her breast. She went to her primary care doctor, who ordered an ultrasound, which led quickly to further testing via mammogram and a biopsy.
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