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Celebrate Women’s Health!

It’s never too early or late to work toward being your healthiest you! 

National Women’s Health Week, May 8–14, is a great time to empower all women to make their health a top priority.




Women often serve as primary caregivers for their families, putting the needs of their spouses, partners, children, and parents before their own. As a result, women’s health and well-being can become secondary. 

National Women’s Health Week brings together communities, businesses, government, health organizations, and other groups in an effort to promote women’s health. 

So remind all the women in your life to be sure they are taking care of their own health along with all the other people they care for.

Ladies: Have You Taken Care of Your Health Checklist?


National Women’s Check-Up Day is May 9. Follow these tips to help stay your healthiest.



GET PREVENTIVE SCREENINGS 
Visit a health care professional to receive regular checkups and preventive screenings. 
Important screenings for women include an annual physical, blood pressure test, and screenings for cervical cancer (pap test), cholesterol, and thyroid function. 
Starting at age 50, women should get screened for breast cancer every one to two years. And after menopause, women should get a bone density test to be screened for osteoporosis.

GET ACTIVE 
Regular activity is one of the most effective strategies for maintaining a healthy weight, along with reduced calorie intake. 
Being physically active most days helps to improve your cardiorespiratory (heart, lungs, and blood vessels) and muscular fitness, helps with mood, and can help reduce your risk of cognitive decline.



EAT HEALTHY
Eating healthy isn’t really that difficult—and the health payoff is incredible. To reduce your risk of chronic diet-related health issues:
  • Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables—at least seven servings per day
  • Eat dark grains, such as whole wheat, oatmeal, and brown rice—and avoid white grains
  • Eat only lean proteins, including fish, skinless poultry, lean red meats, dry beans, eggs (try just egg whites), and nuts
  • Cook primarily with monounsaturated fats, such as olive oil
  • Limit saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, sodium, and excess sugars
  • Drink alcohol in moderation—for women, that means no more than one drink per day



GET ENOUGH SLEEP AND MANAGE STRESS 
Try to get a good night’s rest every night. Adequate sleep makes you more productive and energetic—this means 7–8 hours per night. 
Recognize the signs of stress and take action when you notice them. Focus on controlling what you can, and let the rest of it go.

AVOID UNHEALTHY BEHAVIORS 
Smoking, texting while driving, not wearing a seatbelt or bicycle helmet, and other unhealthy or unsafe habits can severely damage your overall health.

TAKE YOUR SUPPLEMENTS
Supplements are now considered to be a necessity. With the lower vitamin and nutrient content in our food to elevated toxins in our environment, we simply cannot get enough nutrients from diet alone. Study after study has proven that. 
Just be sure to only use a supplement that is proven both safe & effective. That is why we recommend Shaklee.


Today, we’re more empowered than ever before to take control of our lives and our health. 
Whether it’s pushing ourselves a little harder at the gym or calling our doctors to make sure we’re up to date on our screenings, we can all truly make a difference—not just for ourselves, but for all the women we love.

To learn more visit: ToBeHealthy.MyShaklee.com












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