Prepared by Dr R. NIRMALA
Dedicated to all Women and Families
FATTY FEMALE – FORTY
What is forty? Forty years after completing her activities as a daughter, wife, daughter-in-law, and grandmother. A woman has four stages in her life.
- Childhood & youth up to 25 years – the happiest golden period in her life.
- Marriage and family life as a housewife, mother, and daughter-in-law. She has undergone incredibly stressful 20 years managing her children, husband, and their wellbeing. This also can be managed because of her age and healthy outlook.
- Perimenopausal and menopausal period – 40 to 50 years of age. The most stressful and sensitive phase has to be managed with courage, physical strength, and mental health.
- Postmenopausal – 50 to 60 years above. This period is not stressful, but with deteriorating, physical and mental health can be carefully managed.
Our topic is “FEMALE FORTY.”
Two things to be concentrated are physical health and mental health.
PHYSICAL HEALTH
Most problems start at 40 or after 40 years.
- HORMONAL DISTURBANCES
- Woman’s hormonal careers getting exhausted by 40 years. Because of this, hormonal changes excessive bleeding problems leading to anaemia and other complications. Due to this, excessive hormonal problems leads to the development of breast and intrauterine and ovarian cancers.
- Due to lowered levels of thyroid hormones, there is a situation that leads to the above complications mentioned.
- Obesity – Women put on excessive weight which also contributes to the disturbances of hormones and excess fats can lead to gall bladder stones and fatty liver.
- Medical problems – Most of the woman have a family history of diabetes, hypertension, hypothyroidism, and a few malignant problems.
MENTAL HEALTH
Hormonal factors are leading to depression, frustration, and irritability which upsets family peace.
The feeling of letting down by the family for whom she struggled for the past 25 years.
HOW TO MANAGE THESE PROBLEMS
“A WOMAN HAS TO KEEP HER FIT BOTH PHYSICALLY & MENTALLY”
- PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Take a proper healthy diet with a schedule.
Healthy foods
- Milk, green vegetables – mostly as salads, fruits, healthy nuts.
- Reduce carbohydrates and fats.
- Eat more of millets and cereals.
- Periodical health checkup – Blood pressure, Blood sugar, Haemoglobin, Thyroid, Ultrasonography of whole abdomen and Mammogram.
- Take calcium, iron and other drugs as prescribed by your physician.
- Believe in yourself that you can be healthy with good 6 to 8 hours of sleep, exercises, yoga, and meditation.
- Faith in God as per your choice.
Believe in yourself, and you are your own master, do not have expectations – you can be still strong mentally and physically
“YOU SHOULD TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FOR YOURSELF”
After you cross 50 and 60 years, you become stronger and stronger can run through your peaceful, healthy life until you are 80.
SO, WOMEN OF FORTY START YOUR HEALTHY RUN FROM TODAY TILL YOU REACH YOUR GOAL – GOD BLESS YOU.
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