Coaching
sessions can help seniors become more assertive during medical visits,
suggests a new review of studies on methods to increase older patients’
involvement in their own health care.
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This
year, millions of women worldwide will experience a universal female
experience: menopause. Although some women will sail through the
transition with few problems, three of every four will experience
symptoms due to wide fluctuations of the hormones estrogen and
progesterone. One in four will experience major symptoms that impair
their quality of life.
When the Women's Health Initiative
Study linked hormones to breast cancer and heart attacks, the use of
hormones to treat menopause fell by 30%.
Millions of women quit taking hormones to reduce the risk of breast
cancer and heart disease and their reward was the return of sweaty days
and sleepless nights. Fortunately there are safe alternatives that
reduce hot flashes says Julie A. Calligaro author of a new book, Hot Flashes: 21
Safe and Effective Ways to Turn Down the Heat All Day and Sleep Well
All Night.
One such alternative is paced breathing.
In spite of the high use of complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM) among people age 50 or older, 69 percent of those who use CAM do
not talk to their doctors about it, according to a new survey conducted
by AARP and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health. The survey
examined conversations between patients and their physicians regarding
CAM use.
CAM is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. It includes such products and practices as herbal supplements, meditation, homeopathy, and acupuncture.
