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The thyroid gland is very important to women since its main responsibility is to regulate metabolism. Any imbalance in the thyroid gland could lead to serious health problems. A simple overactive thyroid could cause significant weight loss or gain that can be quite difficult to recover from. These types of health issues could be because of either a under or overactive thyroid. Most thyroid problems are typically found to be because of significant levels of fluoride in drinking water. .

Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism

an underactive thyroid will typically result in significant weight gain. Hypothyroidism is a condition that involves a deficiency of thyroid hormones in the body. Acute hypothyroidism can easily lead to morbid obesity.

Hyperthyroidism is the exact opposite. The body is being pumped with unsafe levels of thyroid hormones and results in a much higher metabolism and significant weight loss.

As we women get older, monitoring our blood pressure becomes more and more important to our overall health. Here are a few tips that can help you regulate your blood pressure safely and quickly.

 Quit smoking. It should go without saying that smoking is dangerous to your health. Quitting smoking will not only lower your blood pressure, but it will also significantly reduce your risk of several types of cancers and other respatory diseases and complications.  Smoking is main risk factor for atherosclerosis. Smoking also inhibits oxygen travel and increases cholesterol as well as the risk of heart disease.

Weight. There is a direct link between obesity and blood pressure. No matter how much you monitor and try and regulate your blood pressure, if you have a weight problem then you are fighting an uphill battle. Not only will you have a hard time lowering your blood pressure but you also run a much higher risk of diabetes. Even something as simple as cutting out 300 calories out of your daily diet can make massive improvements to your overall health.

If asked, over 40% of all women will claim to be currently on or starting a diet. Women are constantly trying to find new and easier ways to stay healthy and lose weight. Of course if you’ve been at this for more than a few days then you probably know that it doesn’t happen overnight! Losing weight and feeling better takes dedication and actual sweat-equity. However there is one easy to maintain trick that you can use to help shed some of those unsightly pounds. Green tea has been shown to be very effective when used in a healthy diet and exercise regiment.  

In 2004 the UK Tea Counsel (yes there really is an official tea counsel in the UK!) ran a study to determine what, if any, benefits caffeine and tea itself had to weight loss and other medicinal benefits.  

It goes without saying that every woman prays for a healthy and happy baby. Unfortunately a lot of women do not take their own diet into consideration during pregnancy. Believe it or not, the foods you eat DO affect your baby.

It’s hard for pregnant women to eat healthy food. With constant cravings, (most of which being far from healthy), as well as beige inundated with fast and frozen convenience foods its no wonder that soon to be moms are struggling to eat the right foods. If you walk around any market today and the vast majority of all foods are processed in one way or another and are stock full over unnatural preservatives. The wholesome and nutritional foods may be hidden in the backs and sides of the shelf, and you may have a lot of trouble finding them!

The International Journal of Obesity has recently published a report that claims to genetically link childhood obesity to their parents eating habits. We all know that the environment will play a major factor in our child’s habits and tendencies, especially at a young age. However this new research seems to link weight loss to the type of eating habits shown by the child’s parents; regardless of how close attention you pay to your daughter’s weight.