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Every year 4,000 or more women enter menopause and spend about a 1/3 of their life time in that state. For some women, menopause causes no major changes in their lifestyle and has little effect on their mood or physical well being. For others, the symptoms and emotional upheaval can be overwhelming. Some of the most common symptoms of menopause include:

When our bodies digest food, there are many hormones and chemicals that the body must deal with. Everything we eat converts to blood glucose, and one of three things happens: it is burned right away, converted to glycogen and stored in the muscles for later use, and converted to fat to be stored for longer periods of time. One of the most important factors in the digestive process is how much insulin is released, because insulin is what decides which nutrients to burn, and which to store in the body. In those who have higher blood sugar levels in their bodies, more insulin is released, and more food is stored as fat. But, in diabetics, there is not enough insulin released by the pancreas, which makes dealing with blood sugar quite difficult for the body.

Everyone needs protein in different amounts to be healthy. A common misconception that many people have is that vegetarians and vegans do not get enough protein in their diets. Plant foods have protein in adequate, but not excessive, amounts. While vegans and vegetarians generally get enough protein in their diet, they have to be careful that they get enough of the right kind.

Not that long ago, the biggest diet fad was the Atkins diet, at the time thought to be the saving grace of the diet industry. People could still eat their bacon and eggs in the mornings; they just had to skip the toast and the juice on the side. They could still have their bacon cheeseburgers, they just had to skip the buns, the ketchup, and the French fries. Unfortunately, they also had to skip the dill pickles that go so deliciously with these foods. But, how effective could a diet that suggested eating burgers with bacon and cheese really be? And, how long could a human body continue to go without complex carbohydrates without developing serious problems?

These days, many people who are overweight and not able to lose it the traditional way through diet and exercise are opting for gastric bypass and other weight loss surgeries to help solve their problem. Most people think that if they are overweight, they fit the criteria to have these types of procedures done. However, there are cases where some people are so obese that the surgical procedures may actually endanger their lives. In such cases, most physicians will refuse to perform the surgery until the patient has lost a specific amount of weight. Usually, the diets they must go on are extremely restricted and are rigidly supervised. In fact, in extreme cases, some patients actually are hospitalized so that their diet can be constantly monitored.

Despite its name, morning sickness does not only strike during the morning hours. A pregnant woman can feel the queasy, nauseous feeling of morning sickness any time of the night or day. It is different for every woman and for every pregnancy; a woman can have no morning sickness at all for one pregnancy and be sick all of the time with the next one. There are several old wives tales about how and why this occurs. One myth holds that excessive morning sickness means the baby is more active and will be bigger, while another claims the sickness means that the baby will have curly hair.

Diabetes is a disease that strikes thousands of people every year. In the past, Type II diabetes was seen in adults in the majority of cases, however thanks to the rising epidemic of childhood obesity, there are more and more cases of the disease in children. It is important to know that juvenile diabetes is an entirely different condition from Type II diabetes and affects the body differently.

Insomnia is a problem that affects as much as a quarter of the population at any given time and almost 10% on a regular basis. Insomnia affects people in different ways and has a number of causes, which makes it very difficult to treat. Not everyone has the same sleep needs – some people can get by on six hours a night while others might need ten. The definition of insomnia is highly different for each person. It all depends on how much sleep you need daily to wake up feeling refreshed.

Think about it: everything that you eat is part of your diet by the mere definition of the word. But, in reality, when people are talking about diet food, they mean certain types of products that line the shelves of every grocery store in the country- usually with huge labels that proclaim them to be “fat-free” or “sugar-free” or any number of variations on those terms.