Health Tips for Women from the Experts
Drink your milk. Eat your vegetables. Have a
piece of fruit. Go outside and run around. Staying
healthy starts with the simple advice your mother
gave you everyday. But today, thanks to medical
research, there is a lot more you can do to prevent
illnesses like cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis
and live a longer and healthier life.
"The advice we received from our mothers
and grandmothers is a good starting point on
which to build lifelong strategies to prevent
disease and maintain good health," comments
Michelle Battistini, MD, director of Penn Health
for Women.
Although our knowledge continues to grow, we
have never known more about the components of
healthy diet and the benefits of a good exercise
program, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and
herbs. Also, medicine has made huge strides in
the early detection of cancer and cancer prevention
strategies and the importance of the treatment
and prevention of osteoporosis to maintain bone
health.
Enjoy our "head-to-toe" collection
of health tips on everything from good nutrition
and skin care to getting a good night's rest.
And remember, there is wisdom in eating an apple
every day, getting a good night's rest and smoking
being unattractive (and now we know it's bad
for you too!).
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