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Welcome to Health for Women |
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Your guide to a healthy and fulfilling life.
Free community forum - Sydney
Managing Midlife & Menopause
Monday 27 September 2010
7.00pm - 9.00pm
Presented by The Jean Hailes Foundation in partnership with the St George Division of General Practice
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Speakers:
Professor Helena Teede, Endocrinologist
Dr Mandy Deeks, Psychologist
Topics include:
- Menopause management options
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Midlife health screening
- Emotional health & wellbeing
- Libido
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We know we should eat a balanced diet, stop smoking, have at least two alcohol free nights a week and increase our level of exercise. We know what lifestyle options are better for our health and wellbeing, only sometimes it is really hard to make these health choices and changes. Or is it?
Following are some guidelines about the influences and barriers that we all face when we want to make changes and some strategies on how to make these changes. Hopefully, reading this will make forming healthier lifestyle habits a whole lot easier! |
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Making changes to your lifestyle |
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Only you can make changes to your lifestyle, no one else can do it for you. Other people may suggest healthier alternatives, but only YOU can put these in to practice.
To make these changes it is helpful to understand a little bit more about yourself, what motivates you, your goals, and what has happened in the past when you have tried to make changes in your life. |
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Most developed countries have seen an increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the trend is accelerating. Obesity represents a major public health issue in women due to its association with altered sensitivity to insulin, negative implications for reproductive health, including polycystic ovary syndrome and infertility, higher obstetric risks, gestational diabetes, as well as type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. |
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How are you feeding your body and how is it affecting your health?Poor eating has a direct impact on our physical health, weight, mental health and energy and in fact, impacts on every single part of your body. |
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10 Tips to prevent weight gain |
How can you improve your diet and exercise behaviours?
Changing daily routines to increase healthy eating and physical activity takes a little effort and practise. |
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