Womens Health Problems

Womens health problems at this stage of life centre around half a dozen main issues. This is where you shake off the bad habits for longevity.

After 50 it feels like your health becomes spring loaded, ready to SPROING at the least provocation. Womens health problems are remarkably consistent around this time of life. They centre around half a dozen main health issues.

First and foremost are the symptoms associated with menopause.

Menopause can have a profound effect on some womens physical and emotional health. Those are covered in more detail in the articles menopause, menopause symptoms and menopause and sex.

Some women sail through this change of life, others struggle terribly.

Post menopause, you will become suseptible to a range of conditions. Suddenly the numbers are stacked against you for heart disease , breast cancer and osteoporosis.

Many womens health problems stem from excess weight around their middle, like type 2 diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is a progressive disease. That is, no matter what you do, it will get worse. The best thing is to try to control it for as long as you can with diet and exercise. Drugs can help, but once the effects start to impact on internal systems, its a difficult battle to win.

Mental health is also an important consideration around this time of life. The good news is that post menopause, you are far less likely to suffer depression.

To maintain optimal brain health however, you need to treat it like your other muscles and give it a regular workout.

With some things, it is up to a roll of the genetic dice on what we have to deal with health wise. There are three things you can do to prevent or manage many womens health problems.