Weight Loss Information

What Every Woman Needs!


As a woman, your body is very complex. Throughout every phase of your life you will require extra care and nutritional support. Today's scientific advances support a number of natural choices for women, like soy. Still, the fact remains that calcium, folic acid and iron continue to be the most important nutrients that can impact a woman's total health. All women should take a daily multiple vitamins with these essential nutrients.

Calcium is essential to strong healthy bones.

As a woman you have a much greater risk of developing osteoporosis because you have less bone tissue and lose bone more rapidly then men do. Be sure to consume adequate calcium throughout life, as this may reduce your risk of osteoporosis later in life. Calcium is essential to the health of bones, teeth and skin, yet few adults get enough of it in their diets. Make sure you find a high quality calcium supplement to ensure you receive a health-enhancing daily allowance.

Folic acid impacts women in many ways.

It plays an important role during rapid fetal growth and development. In fact, adequate intake of folic acid as part of a healthy diet before and in early pregnancy may reduce the risk of having a baby with a birth defect of the brain or spinal cord. All women of childbearing age are recommended to consume 400 mcg of folic acid everyday starting at least one month before conception into the early weeks of pregnancy.

Folic acid also plays a role in the maintenance of normal homocysteine levels; elevated levels of homocysteine are believed to be a risk factor of heart health.

Iron

Iron is a vital nutrient that plays an essential role in forming healthy red blood cells and transporting oxygen. It's estimated that as many as 62% of women over the age of 20 are not meeting the RDA for iron. Women also tend to be low in iron because they tend to eat foods low in iron and lose iron through menstruation.

Drinking a glass of orange juice with your cereal can boost iron absorption by the body. Vitamin C helps the body metabolize the iron. A high quality Vitamin C supplement rich in antioxidants to help fight the harmful effects of free radicals is a wonderful supplement not only to assist iron absorption, but also to combat ageing.

Vitamin C is coveted for its many benefits, including a contribution to healthy bones, teeth, blood vessels and the production of collagen.

In addition to taking a daily multiple vitamin, routine exams are key to prevention and healthy living. You should have a yearly gynecological exam that includes a pelvic exam, breast exam and PAP test. Also, consider performing monthly self-breast exams to familiarize yourself with how your breasts normally look and feel. If you are over 40, you should have a mammogram every year.

(c) Kim Beardsmore

-- Kim is a successful weight loss coach who will cut through the diet-hype and help you reach your goal weight. No public 'weigh-ins', meetings that cost you money or fads...simply results you will love! You can receive a free consultation. Visit today: http://tinyurl.com/5xsw5 Are you interested in earning money from home? We can help you grow a profitable home business: http://tinyurl.com/5wyma


MORE RESOURCES:

Examiner.com

Weight Loss Examiner
Examiner.com - 21 hours ago
These websites were picked by the Weight Loss Examiner as useful resources. The weight-loss drug Alli has been running a new batch of TV ads showing ...


Fars News Agency

High-Protein Breakfast Helps Weight Loss
Fars News Agency, Iran - 16 hours ago
According to the study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, a high-protein breakfast creates a greater sense of sustained fullness throughout the ...


Best Syndication

Discover the 6 Benefits Bananas Provide to Help You Achieve ...
Best Syndication, CA - Sep 5, 2008
Eating too much of any one food is not the best way to achieve a healthy weight loss, we all know that. But some foods eaten on a regular basis can provide ...


Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating Seeks Weight Loss Clients for New ...
MarketWatch - Sep 4, 2008
Those who are selected will appear in the new commercial totaling their weight loss results and celebrating their combined success. ...


Winning at Weight Loss Takes Team Effort
WSET, VA - Sep 5, 2008
When people joined a group based weight-loss program with friends and family, they lost more weight and kept it off better than those who joined the same ...


Hawaiian trip may be won for weight loss
Valencia County News Bulletin, NM - Sep 5, 2008
After losing 57.4 pounds in the nationally run Weight Loss Challenge, Segura is in the running for a free vacation trip to Hawaii. "I am excited about being ...


Weight Loss Improves Urinary Incontinence in Overweight and Obese ...
DG News - Sep 5, 2008
By Laura Gater CHICAGO -- September 5, 2008 – Initiation of weight loss should be considered a first-line approach to the treatment of overweight and/or ...


Safe, Simple and Scientific Secrets to Successful Weight Loss
WSET, VA - Sep 5, 2008
But what if you applied the concept of sustainability to your weight-loss and health-improvement efforts? The results would be life altering, ...


Weight loss
Planet Thrive, NY - Sep 5, 2008
I understand that unexplained weight loss is one of the symptoms of lyme borreliosis. I'm trying to understand why the weight loss. ...


Painless Weight Loss Tips!
Mom Logic, CA - Sep 5, 2008
Watch your portions--calories are still at the core of weight loss and weight gain. 8. Exercise at least 30 minutes (cardiovascular and resistance training) ...

Weight-Loss - Google News

home | site map
© 2006