Womens Health

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Womens Health

• 60s

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Growing Older Healthy May Be Up to You

• Enormous amounts of evidence shows that a healthy
  lifestyle and preventive health care can reduce
  or prevent health problems associated with aging.
• Even if you had unhealthy habits, its never to
  late to change.
• Now women in their 60s are returning to college,
  starting businesses and running marathons
• Researchers at Yale University that people that
  feel positive about ageing actually live longer
  and are more likely to take control and
  responsibility for their health
• National Council on Aging found that 51 of women
  find their 60s to be the best years of their life

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Consequences of Lifes Choices

• Many diseases associated with aging are caused by
  life choices.
• Smoking
• Lack of exercise
• Chronic stress and obesity

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Leading Health Issues

• Heart Disease
• Cancer
• Osteoporosis
• Sensory decline
• Other conditions

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Increased heart disease risk

• As estrogen diminishes many older women develop
  high blood pressure and high cholesterol
• Things you can do
• Exercise
• Limit Alcohol
• Dont Smoke
• Maintain a Healthy Weight

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Cancer

• More people are surviving many forms of cancer
  for five years or more
• As you age, certain cancer increases, including
  endometrial, ovarian, colon, breast and lung.

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Bone Loss

• After menopause, the rate of bone loss increases
  significantly
• An estimated 20 of women in their fifties
  already have osteoporosis
• Make sure your diet is rich in calcium and you
  engage in regular weight-bearing exercises and
  strength-training

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Sensory decline

• Vision, hearing and sense of smell and taste
  gradually decline a bit
• There are many treatable eye conditions which
  include cataracts, dry eyes, and glaucoma

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Other Conditions

• Memory Loss
• Higher risk of diabetes which could contribute to
  heart disease
• Cancer risk increases, particularly of the
  thyroid gland, breast and colon
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Bladder infections are common

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Questions to Ask Your Health Care Professional

• Refer to Handout

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Necessary Preventative Health Screenings

• Pap Test for cervical cancer (1 to 3 years)
• Clinical breast exam (1 to 3 years)
• Mammography (yearly)
• Blood pressure for hypertension (1-2 years)
• Cholesterol (5 years)
• Diabetes blood glucose test (3 years)
• Weight
• Thyroid Test (TSH) (recommendations vary)
• Colorectal cancer screening (regular intervals)
• Dental Exam
• Complete eye exam (every 2-4 years)
• Skin exam for skin cancer (yearly)
• Bone mineral density exam/bone mass measurement
  (follow-up scans 2-4 years)

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Immunizations

• Tetanus
• Pneumonia vaccine (65 and older)
• Influenza
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B

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Exercise and Weight Management

• Fat burns fewer calories than muscle.
• Your exercise routine should be design
• to maintain muscles
• to burn calories
• to raise your metabolic rate

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Resources - Organizations, Web sites to contact

• American Heart Association1-800-242-8721http//w
  ww.americanheart.org
• American Diabetes Associationhttp//www.diabetes.
  org
• National Womens Health Resource Center
• 1-877-986-9472http//healthywomen.org
• North American Menopause Societyhttp//menopause.
  org
• U.S. Centers for disease Control and Prevention
• http//www.cdc.gov