Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

The risk of stroke increases with high job stress, according to the latest findings. Additionally, women were found to be at higher risk of these effects. To achieve the findings, researchers analyzed six previous studies, which looked at nearly 140,000 individual across different countries. Participants were followed for up to 17 years. Researchers found that ...click here to read more

Gout risk is higher with purine-rich foods as it increases uric acid levels.  Purines are a chemical compound found in some foods. Gout is a condition that affects joints and the musculoskeletal system. It is a form of inflammatory arthritis caused by an excess of uric acid. Uric acid is the product of metabolic processes. ...click here to read more

Fatty liver disease risk is higher in postmenopausal women due to increased testosterone levels. During menopause women experience many different changes – many of which pertain to hormones. Although testosterone is typically known as a male hormone, women do have moderate levels of it, but when it increases, especially during menopause, it can have serious ...click here to read more

If your daily exercise consists of running to the bathroom because you have to urinate, you probably have a bladder condition. Problems associated with the bladder can occur more often the older we get as the bladder muscle becomes weaker. This is generally more prevalent for women because childbirth, too, can contribute to a leaky ...click here to read more

An essential part of efficiently managing type 2 diabetes involves exercise, but many diabetics report that exercise is far too difficult. The findings come from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Women, in particular, experience an exercise barrier, which contributes to a more sedentary life and leads to worsened health. Associate professor Amy Huebschmann, ...click here to read more

Type 2 diabetes risk may be predicted by a women’s body type by examining her hip circumference, according to new findings. There are many different body types: banana (straight from shoulders down), apple (wider top half, thinner lower half), pear (wider hips, thinner top), and hourglass (thin at the waist, rounded bust and hips). Even ...click here to read more

Researchers found that chronic neuropathic pain treatment may now be possible for diabetes, cancer and multiple sclerosis (MS). The findings were published in the Journal of Neuroscience and revealed the role of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels, which control pain transmission signals to a particular area of the brain. Dr. Philippe Séguéla, Ph.D., lead study ...click here to read more

New findings uncovered that women born during summer months were more likely to be healthy as adults in comparison to babies born in other seasons. The findings suggest that more sunlight, which contributes to higher vitamin D for pregnant mothers in their second trimester, could potentially be the reason. Birth month was also found to ...click here to read more