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Zinc is potent micronutrient that we need for general wellness, your thinking processes, as well as fertility and gyno health. It's been in the news again as it was reported in JAMA that a new study tried to look at zinc supplementation for improving sperm count, and found that it sadly did not work. Zinc is a trace mineral, also called trace element, widely available in meat and plant sources. It has long been known that antioxidant nutrition has benefits against cancer and heart disease. Because the zinc is harder for us to chemically extract from vegetarian food sources there is lower bioavailability in plant sources. In other words, having lower bioavaibility means, its there in your food, but you just can't extract it. Vegetarians and vegans are urged to get approximately 50% more zinc from supplements than those who do eat meat. In fact your zinc blood levels will vary depending upon how much meat you do eat. Fish sources have zinc too, and oysters are among th

The Minerva System and the NovaSure uterine ablation technologies were developed to treat women with heavy menstrual periods who also are no longer trying for pregnancy. This technology would not be right for you if you intend to have children in the future. These technologies have become rapidly adapted, but failure rates are between 10 and 20%. If you are in your thirties the procedure is more likely to fail than if you are in your forties. If you had pre-existing menstrual cramps, or dysmenorrhea, you are doubly likely to have a failed ablation procedure. Although ablation procedures render the uterus significantly less fertile, it is not a reliable method of contraception, and make the uterus less hospitable for IUDs. If you want to use an IUD for contraception you might not want to have an ablation procedure. Accompanying pelvic disorders are another reason endometrial ablations fail, although gynecologic problems including endometriosis, adenomyosis, and uterin

Many women with uterine fibroids complain of fatigue. Uterine fibroids cannot affect your hormones, and they might be causing pain and pressure symptoms that can wear you down , but it's really the anemia that causes fatigue. Anemia is a common consequence of uterine fibroids and irregular bleeding because of these fibroids. Regardless of symptoms people with anemia should be treated. So those with heavy periods should have a blood count to see if they are anemic or not. In many women correction of the bleeding, or treatment of uterine fibroids corrects the associated anemia. Particularly if the anemia is modest and your diet is rich in foods that contain iron. In some women, their iron stores become so depleted that the anemia cannot correct easily. If you have various GI conditions or 'stomach issues' it may make oral iron tough to tolerate, and other treatments are possible. In women facing uterine fibroid surgery the correction of anemia should ideal

The top ten reasons to exercise are listed here, but before you just glance at the list, consider the way you are going to exercise, as you need strength, you need stretching and you need to do some HIT (High intensity training,) and then you will improve tones increases your energy relieves stress lifts the blues relives pms and cramps burns calories improves skin immune boost helps your hair shine sweetens sleep And of course no matter what you do you will still need to check on your levels of nutrition with you

conditions are straight forward, easy for your gyno to diagnose, and they resolve promptly. On the other hand, there are those who seem to pop up with one infection after another and either fail to find a cause or a treatment, and this was the subject of a review in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The 5 mosst common Diagnoses were actually 1. Contact dermatitis 2. Actual chronic yeast 3. Atrophic Vaginitis 4. Vestibulodynia 5. Physiologic Discharge First an accurate diagnosis is important as overuse of antibiotics is unhealthy. And won't be effective for conditions such as atrophic vaginitis which could be treated non-medically with CO2 fractional therapy called MonaLisa Touch. If you have struggled with what you think are chronic yeast infections the authors wanted women to know than normal discharge, contact dermatitis, atrophic vatinitis. and vestibulodynia were often a few causes that women had not considered. One in 20 women with a yeast infection wi

Heart health and cardiovascular disease health is dominating the news. And it should. Improving heart health will make you look better, have better sleep, have better sex, and make you perform better and more efficiently; AND better heart health reduces your risks of strokes, and heart attacks, and high blood pressure. Thus improving your heart health helps to save your kidneys, your eye sight and your brain function as well! There are many cost effective and relatively simple heart tests that you can have, which can then be used to improve your heart health. Just having completed a few circuits at the gym gives you a hint that some things are functioning well. Being unduly fatigued or short of breath or seeing that your ankles are swelling in the morning, those could be your body signaling that you are not quite as healthy. Although there are some 400 factors leading to heart disease, not all of which can be tested, some factors are more easily identified, and more important,

Should you get mani-pedi's when pregnant? Having been both the delivering obstetrician and a mom I can tell you that getting a pedicure in the third trimester can be the most luxurious feeling; and to the extent that you get a bit of massage of your feet, calves and ankles, the benefits on reducing swelling are terrific as well! Hormonal factors and growth hormones that soar will help hair, nails, and skin. With the addition of prenatal vitamins and the extra hydration you make sure you get during pregnancy, most moms are excited to see they can truly glow with minimal effort! Your nails will grow when you are pregnant, and this may be your best time to just buff and shape and your hands will look beautiful. It is safe to get manicures when you are pregnant. Quick answer is yes, but there are several factors to take into consideration when deciding to more than just the manicure and get into the discussion of all the ranges of polish colors and type. Polishes are full of