BREAST HEALTH AND DISORDER

Breast are part of  a  woman’s  body that responds  to hormonal  changes  occurring  at puberty, menstrual period  and  menopause  and producing  milk  following the  giving  of  birth, having  healthy ,beautiful  breast is  important  for  most women  and  breast disorders  may  have  overwhelming  impact on a  woman’s  life  physically and psychologically.

 Breast disorder may  be  non cancerous(benign ) or  cancerous (malignant) most are non cancerous  and  not life  threatening that  can be  treated  with proper  life  style  changes .in contrast ,breast  cancer can mean loss of   a  breast or  of  life ,thus  prevention and  early  detection are  the  key solutions to health of  breasts

BENIGN BREAST DISORDERS

Benign  breast disorders  includes  breast pains, lumps  and  a  discharge  from the  nipple, having  breast symptoms  do  not  necessary mean  that you have  breast  cancer or  serious  disorder, for example, monthly  breast tenderness that  is related  to  hormonal changes  before  a  menstrual  period does not  indicate a  serious  disorder ,however, you should  examine  your  breast  once  a month  and  should see your  doctor if  you observe   any change in a  breast  particularly the  following :

-          A  lump that feel  distinctly different from other breast  tissue or that does not  go away

-         Swelling that does  not  go away

-         Pitting , puckering or  dimpling in the  skin of  the  breast

-         Scaly skin around  the  nipple

-         Changes  in the  shape  of the  breast

-         Changes  in the  nipple, such as  turning  inward

-         Discharges  from the  nipple especially if  it is  bloody

HOW TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER THROUGH LIFE STYLE

1.Maintain  a healthy body weight throughout  your  life ,weight  gain in midlife  has  been shown to significantly increase  breast cancer risk

2. Minimize or  avoid alcohol, alcohol use is the  most well established  dietary risk factor  for  breast factor, the  Harvard  nurses’  health study, along  with several others  has shown  consuming more  than one  alcoholic  beverage a  day can increase  breast cancer risk as much as  20-25%

3. Consume as many fruits and vegetables as possible

4. exercise  regularly  the rest of  your life ,many studies  have  shown  that regular exercise provides  powerful protection against breast cancer, aim for  30 mins  or  more  of  moderate aerobics  activity(brisk walking) five or  more  days a week  consistency and  duration, not intensity are  key!!

5. Choose the right fat! The type of fat in your diet can affect your breast cancer risk. Minimize consumption of  saturated  fats  and  trans  fat, maximize your  intake of  omega -3  fats ,especially from oily  fish

6. Take your supplements daily, vitamin c and vitamin e are anti-cancer agents that protects your breast cells against free radical damage

HOW GREEN WORLD FEMALE CARE PACKAGE CAN HELP YOU PREVENT BREAST CANCER

MULTIVITAMINS

1       Vitamin e: is a  powerful anti-oxidants that  can help prevent  cancer

2       Vitamin c: helps  your  hormones  to work especially when your  estrogen level drops

3        Green world deep sea fish oil

ANEMIA AND WOMEN

WHAT IS ANEMIA??

Many  women come to believe that   its  normal to feel tired ,weak or  irritable just  the  price  you pay for leading  a  busy  life as  a mom, a wife  or  even just as a  woman, those  symptoms can  be  caused  by anemia  a  disorder  that affects an estimated 400 million women world  wide

It  literally  means  “without  blood” and refers  to a  condition in which  blood  is  deficient  in red  blood  cells(RBC) or the  hemoglobin( iron containing ) portion of the  RBC’s .the  primary  function of  the  RBC is to transport  oxygen from the  lungs  to the  cells  of the body  in exchange for  carbon dioxide ,because  the  cells  have  less oxygen available  to them, they have  less energy to perform their  normal functions ,hence  you  have pale appearance  and  you always  feel  tired .

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE ANEMIC?

Two simple tests of your iron status involve your eyelids and finger nails

Look in the area under your lower eyelids- it should be rich pink/red color not pale

-         Press on the  end  of  your  finger nails turning  the  red white- it  should come back to red  quickly  when you  release  it  not  stay pale

-         For  women, anemia is  typically  defined as  hemoglobin level of  less than 11.0 gram/100ml and  women are  more likely  than men to have  iron deficiency  anemia because of the  loss of  blood  each   month  through  normal menstruation

WHAT ARE THE COMMON CAUSES OF ANEMIA?

Anemia can be  caused by both vitamin and  mineral deficiency, a  lack of  folic  acid, vitamin b12 and  vitamin c  in your diet can cause  anemia, yet  most common causes of  anemia  is  iron  deficiency

WHAT CAUSES IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA?

Iron-deficiency anemia can be caused by the following

DIET LOW IN IRON

 Iron is  obtained from food  in our  diets ,how ever only  1mg of  iron is   absorbed  for  every 10-20 mg of  iron ingested , a person unable  to have a  balanced  iron rich diet may  suffer from  some degree of  iron deficiency anemia

BODY CHANGES

 An increased  iron requirements  and  increased  red  blood  cell  production is  required  when the  body   is  going through changes  such as  growth  spurts in children and  adolescents, during pregnancy and  lactation

GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT ABNORMALITIES

 Malabsorption of  iron   is  common  after some forms  of   gastrointestinal surgeries most  of the  iron taken  by food  is  absorbed  in the  upper small intestine  any abnormalities in the  gastrointestinal(GI) tract could  alter  iron absorption and result  in the  iron deficiency  anemia

BLOOD LOSS

Loss of  blood  can cause  a  decrease  of  iron and result  in iron deficiency  anemia ,sources of  blood  loss may include GI bleeding  ,menstrual bleeding  or  injury

HOW TO PREVENT ANEMIA THROUGH A PROPER DIET

Red  meat  is  well  known as  a  good  source  of  iron  but  can also  be  rich  in saturated  fat ,sources  that  do  not  have  a  high fat content  include 

Eggs,  spinach and  other green, beans, lentils ,prunes, dried  apricots ,unripe plantains , molasses and  pumpkin seeds so eat plenty of  these as  well as   green  vegetables and  beans which  is  rich  in folic acid.

HOW CAN GREEN WORLD FEMALE CARE PACKAGE HELP YOU TO PREVENT AND TREAT ANEMIA?

1.     FE NUTRITION CAPSULES:  ITS  PROMOTES  THE  BONE MARROW  TO PRODUCE  NEW  BLOOD  CELLS TO REPLACE  OLD  ONES  THUS  PREVENTS AND TREAT  ANEMIA

2.     SPIRULINA  PLUS  CAPSULES:  RICH IN CONTENT OF  VIT  B12, FOLIC ACID,VIT C AND  IRON MAKE S IT  AN  OUTSTANDING  PRODUCT  TO PREVENT AND TREAT  ANEMIA

3.     PINE  POLLEN TEA: IS  RICH IS  VITAMINS AND MINERALS   AND  PROMOTES  BONE MARROW TO PROMOTE NEW  RED  BLOOD  CELLS TO  REPLACE  OLD  ONES,PINE  POLLEN  TEA  CAN ALSO  ENHANCE  FEMINE BEAUTY AS WELL AS  IMPROVE FERTILITY