How to Prevent Yeast Infections (9 Simple Tips)

How to prevent yeast infections? Generally, taking time out of relax (helpful to avoid stress), nutritious meals, and well-balanced eating style are some of great healthy lifestyle approaches that can be effective option to keep well the performance of your immune system -- which eventually will be also helpful for your body to prevent all kinds of infections (including vaginal yeast infections).

Well… It is believed that 3 of 4 women will experience vaginal yeast infections at several points in their lives (approximately 45 percent of women get 2 or more, and about 75 percent of women have had at least one time).

Yeast Infections in Men (Causes and Symptoms)

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Yeast infection is relatively more common in women (or familiar known as vaginal yeast infection). But this doesn’t mean that it is only restricted to women, in other words we can say that there are also yeast infections in men!

Like in vaginal yeast infections, ‘Candida yeasts’ are still the major reason of yeast infections in men. These yeasts not only normally live in the genital areas, but also can cover other areas (like under the foreskin). The problem occurs when these yeasts get the ideal environment (because of certain external factors) to overgrowth.

How to Cure Yeast Infection (self-treatment)?

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After knowing causes and symptoms of vaginal yeast infections, now you may be looking for information about how to cure yeast infection! There are a number of treatment choices to choose from, and the best choice should be based to your condition. Some popular treatment options are nonprescription vaginal boric acid capsules, vaginal medicine (prescription oral), and nonprescription vaginal medicine.

You may also be interested to know and read more about how to prevent yeast infections!

And generally there are two major options for treating signs or symptoms of vaginal yeast infection: (1) see a doctor to get an examination (including clearly diagnosis) and (2) self-diagnose your signs/ symptoms (and then use nonprescription medicine).

Causes of Yeast Infections in Women

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If you ask about yeast infections in women, then it is often referred to vaginal yeast infection! In fact, 3 of 4 women have this disorder at least 1 time during their lives, which also become the second most common cause of vaginal discharge, itching and burning. The next question ‘What are causes of yeast infections in women?”

You may also like to know about how to prevent and cure yeast infection, before continuing!

The answer is Candida yeast, which usually lives normally in the vagina (it also usually lives in small amounts in gastrointestinal tract and mouth). But a certain condition can make Candida yeast get an ideal environment to ‘overgrow’ that eventually will be out of its ideal balance and finally will cause what we call ‘vaginal yeast infections’.

How and When to Test Blood Sugar after Eating?

One of frequently asked questions about blood sugar testing is how and when to test blood sugar after eating! Well, you should clearly know that the food that you eat before and after your test can influence the test result. -- You may also like to know the correlation between overweight and diabetes!

Most of food you eat will be digested by your digestive system and then can contribute to the level of blood glucose in about 1-2 hours after your meal.

Type 2 Diabetes Diet (Carbohydrate and Fiber Counting)

A healthy diet is so important to maintain the weight and blood sugar level (especially for people with diabetes). And as well we know that type 2 diabetes is the more common than type-1 and gestational diabetes (only in pregnancy) -- read also the related previous posts about “type 2 diabetes symptoms and  risk factors”!

A proper type 2 diabetes is not only useful for people with diabetes but also will be helpful for anyone to promote good overall health. Like mentioned before, this diet is healthy diet that more purposed to control the level of blood sugar level.

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors

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It is so important to know about type-2 diabetes risk factors, so thus if you have one or some of these risk factors you can consider getting a diabetes test immediately for better prevention by asking and discussing more with your doctor!

Fortunately, unlike type-1 diabetes, there are some modifiable risk factors of type-2 diabetes that can be helpful enough to lower your risk. Although you have type-2 diabetes risk factors but with a healthy lifestyle approaches, a proper diabetes diet, and if necessary you can use a helpful diabetes medication (talk with your doctor for more detailed information) will be effective enough to manage your diabetes almost similar like other areas of your life!

Type-2 Diabetes Causes (The Role of Insulin)

What you should know about type 2 diabetes causes, especially about the role of insulin in the reason of type 2 diabetes? As well we know that it is the most common type of diabetes, even approximately effecting up to 85-90 percent (or more) of all individuals with diabetes!

You may also like to read appropriately diet for people with type-2 diabetes, before continuing!

And although older people are more likely susceptible to getting this disease (because in the older period, the body tend to work less tolerant of sugars), but your risk is also higher if you are overweight, you have a family history with diabetes, you get a metabolic syndrome (the combination of some health problems such as high blood pressure, high bad cholesterol, or high triglycerides) and so on.

Difference between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes!

What is the difference between type-1 and type-2 diabetes? As well we know that one of the most common disorders & health problems of the endocrine (hormone) system is diabetes (or also familiar known as diabetes mellitus for the formal name). It can occur when the levels of blood sugar are consistently above the level of normal!

Read also factors or conditions that increase your risk of type-2 diabetes!

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are two major types that have in common. Generally, type 2 can occur if the body cannot respond well to the function or effects of insulin and type 1 can occur when the body is not able to produce insulin (the pancreas’s inability to create insulin). And the following are pieces of helpful information about the differences between type-1 and type-2 diabetes!

Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms (Signs)

What are type 2 diabetes symptoms (signs)? There are many symptoms, but before discussing about these signs, you should first clearly understand that  the diagnosis of this disease is not easy in many cases which often will only be able to be diagnosed clearly if the other health complications have occurred!

Read also a related article about type-1 vs. type-2 diabetes!

In almost 2/3 of all type-2 diabetes cases, people with this disease don’t know or don’t realize that they have been living with it. And actually there is no a very or significant gradual development of this disease.

Gestational Diabetes Test Preparation

What you should know about gestational diabetes test preparation? Like written in the previous article about gestational diabetes symptoms and causes, there are no clearly causes of this disease. Therefore, you need to get a proper screening test to find a clearly diagnosis, particularly after 24-28th of your pregnancy!

Understanding what you should prepare before going to test will be helpful enough to make sure that you are ready for your test which eventually will be useful to obtain the most accurate test-results, so thus you get the better chance to avoid any further testing!

Gestational Diabetes Symptoms and Causes!

What are gestational diabetes symptoms and causes? A condition of a pregnant woman (first recognized during pregnancy), which characterized by the high level of blood sugar (or familiar known as ‘glucose’) is the definition of gestational diabetes! It can occur about 4 percent of all pregnancies.

You might also like know about gestational diabetes test preparation tips, before continuing!

Understanding the gestational diabetes symptoms!

Unfortunately, there are no clearly symptoms or signs if you experience gestational diabetes! Therefore, since it doesn’t result any clearly signs you may need to get a proper test to get the clearly diagnosis (contact your doctor for more detailed information, advices and treatment). You may need to get this test for about after 24-28th weeks of your pregnancy!

What Does It Mean to Have an Irregular Period?

What does it mean to have an irregular period? Well, menstrual periods from month to month that can vary more than a few days in length are often considered irregular. Most intervals of women’s menstrual cycle occur between 24-35 days (the normal range). -- You may also like to know about reasons of late period!

How to count the interval of the menstruation? Star or begin counting from the 1st day of the last cycle (the last period) and then stop counting on the 1st day of the next cycle (the next period). For regular period, the menstrual cycle intervals occur almost 28 days (or almost once a month).

Irregular Period Causes and Spotting

Looking for irregular period causes and spotting (bleeding)? In fact, there is still no clearly link or correlation between irregular period and bleeding (or spotting between periods)! But in many cases, many women will get higher chance to get irregular period if they get bleeding between their periods. 

The vaginal spotting or bleeding between your periods can be categorized into abnormal category if it occurs: (a) At a time when you don’t expect your menstrual cycle, (b) when you get heavier or lighter of menstrual flow than what is normal for you, (c) At certain times when it should not occur (like after you experience menopause, and before you are 10 years old) – according to HealthWise!

Early Signs of Pregnancy First 2 Weeks

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As well we know that there are several symptoms in early pregnancy, including for the early signs of pregnancy first 2 weeks! One of the clearly symptoms in the first 2 weeks, you may begin to notice your missed period (especially if you have regular period with 28 days of cycle).

You may also like to know about pregnancy symptoms before missed period, before continuing!

But if you do a home pregnancy test in this time (first 2 weeks after conception or 14 days after ovulation), the chance to get a positive test is lower because your body still produce less amount of pregnancy hormone that make your home pregnancy test cannot detect your pregnancy properly. Just keep relax (avoid stress) and wait for next 7-10 days to retry your home pregnancy test! Get a clinic pregnancy test for more accurate result if necessary!

8 Days after Conception (Ovulation): Pregnancy Symptoms

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Looking for 8 days after conception symptoms? There are some early pregnancy symptoms after conception. Some of these signs are vivid dreams, changes in breasts, elevated cervical fluid, nausea, bloating, flatulence, mild cramps, or even exhaustion (fatigue).

You may also be interested to know about early signs of pregnancy first 2 weeks, before continuing!

The chart below explains some of the most common symptoms in early pregnancy, particularly 8 days after conception or ovulation. The pink color in the chart represents the percentage level of the symptoms if you are pregnant and the blue color represents the percentage level of symptoms if you are not pregnant. Higher % level may indicate the higher chance of your body to feel and get the symptom.

Missed Period Negative Pregnancy Test on Birth Control

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If you get missed period with negative pregnancy test on birth control, your chance to get pregnant is still very lower. There are some women who experience this situation and then they are scared that they are pregnant, especially for some of them who are beginner on taking a form of birth control.

If you are one of them you may need to read the previous helpful article about “what you should know about late period on birth control!”

Yes’ the late period is one of the clearly signs of early pregnancy symptoms! But if you take a form of birth control, this sign is something that can be a common event which can be the indication that your pills work well to prevent your pregnancy. In other words, we can say that missed period with negative pregnancy test on birth control is a common case.

Pregnancy Symptoms before Missed Period

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Missed period is one of the early signs of pregnancy, but there are also some earlier pregnancy symptoms before missed period which usually closely associated to hormonal shifts in your body before you note your late period. And these earlier signs of your pregnancy before late period are largely and once again dependent on your hormonal shifts.

You may also like to know early signs of pregnancy first 2 weeks, before continuing!

In several cases, there are also some women who don’t notice these earlier signs, until their late period is noted. But for some women who are very sensitive or very in tune with their body may be able to feel and notice any slight differences in their body, like increased body temperature, pregnancy fatigue, changes in the nipples & breasts, or even to the morning sickness.

Missed Period with Negative Test

Do you get a missed period with negative test? Absolutely this is the bad news particularly if you are trying to have a baby or have a plan for pregnancy. But there might be other reasons that you should clearly understand, especially for reasons of late period that can cause some health problems.

Or you can retry your test in next a couple of days, because your body may not produce adequate of pregnancy hormone early which means your less pregnancy hormone is difficult to be detected by your home pregnancy test.

Late Period on Birth Control

Late period on birth control is something that often scared for some women. This is one of the most frequently asked questions if you are trying a new medicine or some methods of birth control. Even the late period can take more than 5-6 weeks, which usually known as amenorrhea.

If you are not on a birth control, a missed period can be the strong indication or early symptoms of pregnancy which will be the good news if you are trying to get pregnant.

Generally, other reasons of late period include; illness (like a head cold or flu may also delay your cycle), the side effects of a certain medication (including some methods of birth control or a certain form of antibiotic), changes in your schedule that result increased activity or even stress, the side effects of your new diet, doing too heavy activities (like a heavy exercise, dancing or running), poor sleep, etc.

Late Period (Top 5 Reasons)

Late period or missed period is something that can strike fear into the heart of women, unless some of them who are trying to have a baby or get pregnant. There are some factors or reasons that can cause a missed period. -- You may also like to read about late period on birth control!

As well we know that a later period is one of the most popular early signs of pregnancy, even it can be categorized into one of the strong early symptoms of pregnancy. However, sometimes a missed period can be used for the indication that there is something wrong with your body, such as some health problems. So, what are causes or reasons of a late period? Below are some of those reasons!

Menopause & peri-menopause!

A woman with menopause will no longer menstruate or ovulate. Therefore, a late period can be used for the indication of peri-menopause (the period of time that refers the transition to a non-reproductive age from reproductive age), especially for old women.

Norovirus Gastroenteritis: Incubation Period

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The illness like nausea, vomiting and diarrhea that caused by noroviruses are usually referred to norovirus gastroenteritis. What actually is norovirus! You can find the answer about the definition of noroviruses in here!

The symptoms of the infection usually can be used to diagnose whether or not someone has this infection. Therefore, the doctor usually will give and ask a number of questions to get a norovirus gastroenteritis diagnosis, particularly about symptoms & signs and the medical history of the patient. Sometimes, doctors also need to perform a physical exam to find a clearly diagnosis.

What are the other names used to call this infection?

Sometimes, this infection is difficult to catch because in a few cases there is no any sign or symptom in individuals with this infection. Viral gastroenteritis is also popular known as ‘stomach flu’, which actually  refers or means an inflammation of the intestines and stomach.

The stomach flu is not single name used for the infection with norovirus. Sometimes, this infection is also called as calicivirus infection, non-bacterial gastroenteritis, food poisoning, and acute gastroenteritis - depending on the characteristics of infection.

Norovirus incubation period

The noroviruses starts to multiply within small intestine once an individual get the infection. The symptoms of the infection will occur usually after 24-48 hours after the infection. And the norovirus incubation period is  between the transmission of the norovirus and the early time of the symptoms appear. In the other words, we can say that the incubation period of the infection is usually about 12-hours (less or more) after exposure.

During the norovirus incubation, person with the infection usually is not contagious! He or she usually will become contagious after the symptoms of the infection occur or about 2-3 days after the infection. Even, in a few cases, person with infection begin become contagious for about 7-14 days after recovery. Therefore, you should keep the cleanliness of your hands and use other hygienic practices after you have recovered recently from the infection with norovirus.

In addition, norovirus infection is the major cause for almost a half of foodborne outbreaks of gastroenteritis -- according to the data from CDC (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)! It is believed many acute gastroenteritis cases (around 23 million cases) are caused by the norovirus infection.

*** Talk with a doctor for in-depth information about norovirus gastroenteritis, especially more detailed information about the incubation period of the infection!

Norovirus Infections and Children (Symptoms and Treatment)

Norovirus can attack anyone, including children. So what you should know about norovirus infections in children? Here are pieces of helpful information for you. Read also about norovirus and pregnancy and incubation period of the infection!

These infections can give a significant impact for the health of the body. Even around more than half of food-borne diseases is caused by noroviruses – according the estimation calculation from CDC. They are the 2nd most common cause of diarrhea in kids and the 1st most common cause in adults.

Norovirus and Pregnancy: What You Should Know?

Norovirus infections and pregnancy? What you should clearly understand about them? If you search on internet, there are not too many researches published that discuss about this issue specifically, but one thing that you should know, about 50 percent of the gastroenteritis-cases may be caused by norovirus infection (gastroenteritis includes diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain). This suggests that the risk of norovirus infection in pregnancy (for pregnant women) is believed relatively high.

Weight Loss Ideas: 4 Bad Habits You Should Avoid!

You do your exercise regularly and properly, and you have a tight diet to control your fat intake but why you still not find a pleasant result of your weight loss program? There might be something wrong that you should find and resolve immediately!

You may also like to read how to lose weight in 2 weeks with simple secrets, before continuing!

And below are pieces of helpful information about bad habits that can increase your weight and make you fat that you must avoid if you seriously want to get a successful result of your diet!

You watch TV or movie while eating!

A recent research found that the bad habit of playing computer, watching movie or watching TV while eating can lead to an invisible mistake that can make you loss control of what food that you eat. Therefore, it is much better not to eat while watching TV or movie.

Hidden Causes of Fatigue in Women

Well, do you know that there are some hidden causes of fatigue in women? Fatigue may be a symptom of an illness, even a serious illness, which mostly caused by minor problems.

You do your routine exercise properly and you have adequate sleep (sleep well) but you feel easy to get tired, why? Even your fatigue may go on for more than seven days (a week) and you don’t know the clearly answer about any cause of your fatigue. If you feel these symptoms you may need to see your doctor! Before seeing you doctor, you may find the answer by reading some hidden causes of fatigue below!

5 Celebrities with Breast Cancer (Battled It)!

Below are some famous women or celebrities who diagnosed and battled breast cancer, which can be one of our inspirations for ‘breast cancer-fighting’! You may also like to read top myths of breast cancer, before continuing!

Christina Applegate

She was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 36 or in 2008. Well, it is unimaginable for most women when the only one choice is the thought of parting with 1 breast, let alone two! But this is something that was selected by Christina Applegate after the doctor told her that she had breast cancer (even though she was diagnosed with this disease in only one breast).

She said that the selection of mastectomy to decrease the chance & probability of this disease could come back or even spread again!

Top 5 Myths of Breast Cancer

The following are 5 myths of breast cancer!

The risk is only for women who have a family history of breast cancer?

In fact, there are no identifiable risk factors from about 70 percent of women diagnosed with this disease. But your risk may be double if you have sibling, child or parent (‘first-degree relative’) with breast cancer.

Therefore, this means that the risk should not only be directed for a woman with a family history of this disease -- although her risk especially if she has a first-degree relative with this disease may be relatively higher. You may also like to read celebrities with breast cancer!

Top Foods to Fight Prediabetes

What are foods to fight prediabetes? You may find several choices which you can search the information about them on internet not too difficultly, and here are some of them!

As well we know that diabetes is one of the most popular diseases that can attack anyone. So, this means it not only attacks people who have a family history with diabetes. Moreover, there are many complications associated with it, such as; strokes, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetic neuropathy, kidney disease and even eye problems (like retinopathy, glaucoma and cataracts).