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Steps for Better Health During Women’s Health Week: Sunday, May 8th – Saturday, May 14th

May 10, 2016

This week women of every age across the country are challenging themselves to be healthy. National Women’s Heath Week is coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health. The goal is to empower every woman to make her health a priority, and steps she can take to improve her health.

Better Health for Every Age

There are some basic steps that you can take to improve your physical and mental health:

  • Get a well-woman check-up and preventative screenings
  • Get active by doing at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day
  • Eat healthy
  • Support your mental health with managing stress and getting plenty of sleep
  • Avoid risky behaviors like smoking, excessive drinking, or texting while driving

As you age your health needs change. All women need to focus on their general health and prevention of diseases and adverse health conditions. But women in their childbearing years need to make their reproductive and sexual health a priority. In addition to screenings for sexually transmitted diseases and a Pap test, you should start a conversation with your doctor about your plans for having children.1,2,3 Almost one out of two pregnancies (45%) is unplanned.4 You should talk to your doctors about family planning and birth control.

If you’re pregnant, your prenatal care can also be part of a well-woman visit. There are certain tests during pregnancy that are recommended to check both mom and baby’s health. As you move into your 40s and 50s the conversation with your health care provider will shift to perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms.3,5

The Women’s Health website provides excellent checklists for women at every age. Click below to download and print specific steps for better health for your age:   

Take the Pledge for Better Health

In an effort to bring about better health for women across the county, the Office of Women’s Health is challenging women to take the National Women’s Health Week Pledge. In doing so women pledge to take at least one step to improve their health. For women who are pregnant this is an excellent opportunity to take care of yourself and also give your baby a healthy start to life.

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Nutritional Support for Mothers & Babies

The Prenate® Vitamin Family is committed to promoting women’s health. Prenate® Vitamins can help support mother and baby throughout pregnancy and through labor and delivery.  Even with a balanced and healthy diet, many women have trouble meeting their daily recommended intakes for certain vitamins and minerals. Talk to your doctor to see if a prenatal vitamin may be right for you to help fill nutritional gaps.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.

WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.

WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.

This site and its contents are an information resource only, and are neither intended to nor should be used in replacement of your doctor or other prescribing professional’s medical guidance, recommendations or advice. Neither this site nor its information should be used or relied upon for any diagnostic, medical, treatment, nutritional or other purpose. All aspects of pregnancy, including whether pregnancy is right for you, and the nourishment and care of your child, should be made with your doctor and other appropriate medical professional, and in consideration of your and your child’s particular medical history. Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Avion”) makes no representation, warranty or other undertaking that this site or its information are appropriate for you or your child’s specific needs or issues, and further expressly disclaims all damages, losses, injuries or liability whatsoever incurred or alleged to have been incurred in consequence of your reliance on the information on this site. Avion does not endorse any test, procedure, treatment, remedy, therapy, cure, nutritional regimen, method or other activity or undertaking that you and/or your doctor or other medical professional may elect or recommend. By visiting this site you agree to these terms and conditions and acknowledge that you have read and understand the same. These terms and conditions, together with any information on this site, may be amended, restated or otherwise changed from time to time and at any time by Avion within the sole, absolute and uncontrolled exercise of its discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Avion has no duty or obligation to keep you informed of any amendments to, restatements of or other changes to these terms and conditions or this site, and that you are solely and exclusively responsible for apprising yourself of the same.

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