A brighter, healthier future

On TV, she’s the smart psychiatrist who has all the answers for mob boss Tony Soprano. But in real life, the tables were turned: Actress Lorraine Bracco was the patient, getting professional help for her own depression. Learn how she survived this dark time in her life—and how she’s now living with a renewed energy and lust for life—in “Stepping out of the darkness” on page 10.

In this issue of Women’s Health Today, you’ll also learn more about medical breakthroughs that are changing the way women take care of their pelvic organs. Extended-cycle contraceptives offer new ways for women to tailor their menstrual cycles to their lives, making them more convenient and comfortable (“The end of your period?” page 6). New treatment options for bladder control (“New ways to stay dry,” page 18) are helping women significantly improve their quality of life. And Gardasil®, the newly approved vaccine for cervical cancer, will protect future generations of women from this deadly women’s cancer (“Cervical cancer breakthrough,” page 16).

Medical advances like these are helping more women take charge of their health and look forward to a healthier future. I hope you’ll use the information in this issue of Women’s Health Today and on our Web site, www.womenshealthexperience.com, to take charge of your health.

Sincerely,
MICKEY M. KARRAM, MD
CO-FOUNDER, FOUNDATION FOR
FEMALE HEALTH AWARENESS

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Health Headlines:
A new reason to skip the meat?

Ahigh intake of heme iron, the type found in meat, may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the journal Diabetes Care. Harvard researchers followed 85,000 women for 20 years and found that the risk for developing diabetes rose with heme iron consumption.

Women who consumed the most heme iron had a 28 percent higher risk for diabetes than the women who ate the least, even after considering factors like body weight, exercise and diet. It’s thought that too much heme iron may contribute to diabetes through long-term cell damage. Iron from plant foods and supplements (not as readily absorbed as heme iron) didn’t appear to increase diabetes risk.

Recommended iron intake is 18 milligrams (mg) a day for premenopausal women and 8 mg a day for women older than 50.

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