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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Young women CAN and DO get breast cancer. It is estimated that more than 250,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40 or younger are living in the U.S. today. While breast cancer in young women accounts for a small percentage of all breast cancer cases, the impact of the disease is significant.

Studies show that Advance Breast Cancer is becoming more common in younger women…New research finds almost a tripling of advanced or metastatic breast cancer among women ages 25 to 39 between 1976 and 2009. -Women with no history of breast cancer will not get their 1st Mammogram until age 40…Should these young women be encouraged to get mammograms earlier than 40 even if there is no family history of breast cancer? If they don’t, and they do end up finding a trace of cancer in their breasts after a mammogram, could it have an impact on their outcome? It’s things like this that can make a difference to a person’s life, and what treatment they could receive if it was caught earlier. Contacting places in your area, like this windsor medical clinic, may be in your best interest when it comes to finding out about whether you can schedule to have one earlier if you’re worried. And if you are coming up to the regulated age for a mammogram, it is important that you book one as soon as possible, so you have a better chance of catching and treating the disease in the possibility of a worst-case scenario. Family history can determine some things within a family, however, there are times where women may not know their family history and if breast cancer runs in it. Because of this, they may want to do a family history search by such websites as genealogybank.com (click here), in conjunction with death certificates, and see if there is a link and how strong it may be.

The results are potentially worrisome because young women’s tumors tend to be more aggressive than older women’s, and they’re much less likely to get routine screening for the disease. In the United States, the incidence of breast cancer with distant involvement at diagnosis increased in W25-39-year-old women 1976- 2009. No other age group or extent-of-disease subgroup of the same age range had a similar increase. For 25- to 39-year-olds, there was an increased incidence in distant disease among all races and ethnicities evaluated, especially non-Hispanic white and African American, and this occurred in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. The incidence of women with estrogen receptor-positive subtypes increased more than for women with estrogen receptor-negative subtypes.

National Suicide Prevention Week September 7th-13th
This week marks the 41st Annual National Suicide Prevention Week

Suicide Prevention Is Everyone’s Business!
Here are a few ways to get started for the week:
FBprofile2015.1Post the 2015 Suicide Prevention Week graphic as your profile picture
Share this message on your Facebook Page and Follow us on Twitter @AASuicidology
Learn the Warning Signs and Risk Factors for Suicide
Make a donation
Host a Suicide Prevention and Awareness Event
Are you a clinician? Take a training!
Are you a school professional? Get Certified!
Contact AAS Central Office with your own creative ideas!
http://www.suicidology.org/about-aas/national-suicide-prevention-week

photo credit: www.veteransresources.org
photo credit: www.veteransresources.org

Know the Warning Signs of Suicide Information by:
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SUICIDOLOGY
How do you remember the Warning Signs of Suicide?
Here’s an easy-to-remember mnemonic:
IS PATH WARM?

I   Ideation
S   Substance Abuse

P   Purposelessness
A   Anxiety
T   Trapped
H   Hopelessness

W   Withdrawal
A   Anger
R   Recklessness
M   Mood Changes


A person in acute risk for suicidal behavior most often will show:

Warning Signs of Acute Risk:
Threatening to hurt or kill him or herself, or talking of wanting to hurt or kill him/herself; and or,
Looking for ways to kill him/herself by seeking access to firearms, available pills, or other means; and/or,
Talking or writing about death, dying or suicide, when these actions are out of the ordinary.

These might be remembered as expressed or communicated ideation. If observed, seek help as soon as possible by contacting a mental health professional or calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for a referral.

Expanded Warning Signs:
Increased substance (alcohol or drug) use
No reason for living; no sense of purpose in life
Anxiety, agitation, unable to sleep or sleeping all of the time
Feeling trapped – like there’s no way out
Hopelessness
Withdrawal from friends, family and society
Rage, uncontrolled anger, seeking revenge
Acting reckless or engaging in risky activities, seemingly without thinking
Dramatic mood changes
If observed, seek help as soon as possible by contacting a mental health professional or calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for a referral.

Women’s Health Hamptons Gala kicks off Run 10 Feed 10….Party under the Stars Gala to Benefit FEED FOUNDATION

Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson

As Many of you know the 2015 theme of Hamptons Mouthpiece is Journey to fitness...so when I was invited to attend Women’s Health Magazine annual Hamptons event I was excited to attend. Unfortunately I was unable to partake in the earlier activities in Montauk on Saturday, August 1st, but I was able to attend the evening event Party under the Stars in Bridgehampton a benefit for a wonderful organization FEED Foundation. The FEED Foundation is the non-profit arm of FEED that supports programs and organizations that are effectively working to fight hunger and eliminate malnutrition. It has since grown to encompass hunger relief efforts both stateside and abroad, as well as provide aid during natural disasters and humanitarian crises worldwide. As of January 2015, FEED has provided over 87 million meals globally. www.run10feed10.com

THE DAYTIME WELLNESS EVENT: Took place at the “Well-thy House” with Women’s Health and Domino Magazine–a co-branded event hosted at Women’s Health VP/Publisher Laura Frerer-Schmidt’s newly constructed Montauk home. The event featured top experts leading home and garden workshops, workouts, cooking demos, and nutrition consultations. So if you want to take part in a healthier new you, why not look at some exercise gear like workout leggings, you’ll be primed and ready to get fit. The lunch at the event was in support of Women’s Health’s partner, the FEED Foundation and the charity event series RUN10 FEED10. womens health-47
Joining Women’s Health and Domino at the Well-thy House included:
• Mandy Ingber, celebrity yoga instructor: Yoga class
• Heidi Powell, celebrity trainer and star of ABC’s Extreme Weightloss: Workout
• Jeff Dawson: Garden Manager at Golden Door; crating a backyard herb garden
• Greg Frey Jr.: Executive Chef at Golden Door; garden-to-table lunch and demo
• Keri Glassman, registered dietitian: The Cleanse
• GLAMSQUAD Hair & Makeup
• Owl’s Brew Tea mocktails and cocktails

womens health-31The annual “Party Under the Stars” event was held at the Bridgehampton Surf & Tennis club in the evening. Always a fun event,good energy,great drinks, beautiful location, great weather, amazing appetizers and fantastic music.

Taryn Manning
Taryn Manning
The star-studded event featured music by guest DJ Taryn Manning from the Netflix Series “Orange is the New Black” a live reggae band that was terrific a silent auction to benefit the FEED foundation, beach bonfire and cocktails & Hors d’Oeuvres by Robbins Wolffe.womens health-37
I spotted Rosario Dawson, Taryn Manning and Laura Prep from Orange is the New Black, Anne Burrell from Worst Cook in America, Ginger Zee from GMA, TV personality Andi Dorfman, Adrienne Bailon, Molly Sims,Tashiana Washington & Eric West.
Tashiana Washington & Eric West
Tashiana Washington & Eric West
Anne Burrell-Celebrity Chef
Anne Burrell-Celebrity Chef
Ginger Zee, GMA
Ginger Zee, GMA

Many people from NYC came out to the Hamptons for the day with transportation provided by Hampton Jitney courtesy of Women’s Health Magazine. This is one of my favorite Hamptons events because it is a mixture of real women, not your typical Hamptons event.womens health-53

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 Lindsay Brown and Bryan Quinlan.
Lindsay Brown and Bryan Quinlan.

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For more information on how you can get involved with RUN10FEED10
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Go Red for February..National Heart Awareness Month

February is National Heart Awareness month and the color is RED…What does that mean GO RED? Although Red is the color of Valentine’s Day it is the celebration on women who have battled Heart disease, it is the color for bringing awareness to Heart Disease the #1 Killer among Women in the Nation. It is a very important cause for me because my mother has heart disease and it was very scary and continue to be scary. Heart disease is the leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in the United States. Nearly 600,000 Americans die of heart disease annually. With heart attacks being so regular, we should all find the time to become trained in CPR. Visiting Mississauga Coast2Coast might prove to be life-saving. This represents almost 25% of all deaths in the United States. To raise awareness of this disease, February has been recognized as “American Heart Month” since 1963.

go redThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends cholesterol screening for men aged 35 and older. For people who have a family history of early heart disease the USPSTF recommends cholesterol screening beginning at age 20 for both women and men. Health care providers can help patients evaluate their family histories to determine a screening approach that is best for them.

  • Heart Disease is the #1 Killer for women in the Nation.
  • 42 million women in the US have Heart disease
  • #1 Killer among African-American women
  • #1 killer among all Americans both men & women
  • 1 in 26 women die from Breast Cancer
  • 1 in 3 will die from heart disease

My mother’s life was saved twice once in 2005 and again in 2013 because she recognized the signs and went to see her doctor…What are some of the signs to recognize:

  1. Extreme Fatigue
  2. Shortness of Breath
  3. Light-headed
  4. Nausea
  5. Intense heart palpitations

If you are administering these symptoms seeks medical attention, better to be safe than sorry…This my friends is not just a disease that hits older white men. It can attack anyone at anytime at any age. There are some preventative actions you can do as well:

  1. Loose Weight
  2. Develop a Healthy Plan
  3. Exercise
  4. Snack through-out the day with healthy snacks
  5. drink plenty of Water
  6. Decrease sugar and Salt intake (Star Jones recommends Stevia, a natural sugar substitute)
  7. organize a 30 minute walk a day…Make it fun walk with friends
  8. EAT LESS & MOVE MORE

Other things could even be practicing stress relief techniques, which could even mean traveling to reduce the risk of heart attacks, according to websites like https://www.casaderosie.com/why-we-should-travel-more-in-2021/. Take Control of your life Hamptons MouthPiece Readers….YOU CAN DO IT!

Go Red for February..National Heart Awareness Month..for more information visit American Heart Association, http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/

Easy ways to help fight heart disease…join National Wear Red Day! It’s easy. On Friday, February 7th, wear red and collect $5 donations from your friends/colleagues! They get a red dress pin and you can all feel good about supporting the fight against heart disease & stroke! I can sign you up to be your organization’s coordinator. Just email my friend [email protected].

795,000 Americans face stroke each year, and the number of Americans living with stroke is expected to grow to 3.4 million by 2030. Despite many medical advances, there is still so much work to be done. That’s why we need Congress to make stroke research funding a priority this year. Our lives truly depend on it. http://spr.ly/6180xIL4

American Heart Association Quick & Easy Cookbook, 2nd Edition: More Than 200 Healthy Recipes You Can Make in Minutes

Hamptons Wellness: Are You Getting Restful Sleep
We all need to sleep. It is an essential function of life, but sleep nowadays can be significantly disrupted. You may have been in bed for eight hours, but then you wake up feeling groggy. You now live in a world that requires you to go, go, and go. Many nights, you may be unable to shut your mind off, which reduces your ability to get enough restful sleep. Those with insomnia struggle further and find their quality of day-to-day life decline due to a lack of energy. Luckily, some people turn to natural treatments such as smoking marijuana to help them get a restful nights sleep. You can get more information on cannabis and its positive impacts at Leaf2Go. However, if this isn’t for you, another method to turn around your lack of sleep must be found. In turn, you have trouble staying alert throughout the day. Moreover, it can have a profound effect on your daily life. Here are some ways to make sure you are getting enough quality sleep:

  1. Stick to a sleep schedule. Go to bed at the same time, and wake up at the same time, even on weekends.
  2. Avoid taking naps. If you have insomnia, this could be why. However, if you need a cat nap, 30 minutes should be the limit.
  3. Dont be a victim of after-dinner dozing. Get up and do some activity after your meal. Moreover, big meals right before bed can cause stomach issues and heartburn.
  4. Avoid that nightly drink after work. Alcohol interferes with the quality of sleep.
  5. Caffeinated drinks can also be a culprit. It can cause sleep problems many hours after you finish drinking it.
  6. Make sure you get enough exercise. 20-30 minutes of daily activity, like a walk or a bike ride can help you sleep more soundly.
  7. Turn off the television. Many people use them to fall asleep. However, TVs stimulate the brain. That goes for your computer too. Read a book instead.
  8. Keep your bedroom cool. A bedroom that is too hot or too cold can reduce sleep quality. The temperature should be around 65 degrees.
  9. Manage your stress. A simple thing as getting organized can help. Moreover, taking a break when you need one goes a long way.
  10. You may use smoking as a coping mechanism. However, you should stop. Nicotine is a stimulant.
  11. Make sure your mattress is comfortable.
  12. Increase your exposure to natural light during the day. This will help with the production of melatonin.
  13. Take a bath before bed. It will help you wind down.
  14. Stop worrying about the day. If it can be put off until tomorrow, deal with it then.
  15. Write down any bothering thoughts in a journal. This way you can unload.
  16. Dont watch the clock while trying to fall asleep. It can increase your stress.

If you follow these tips and are still having trouble with getting a restful night’s sleep, you should see your doctor. It could be a sign of something more, such as:

  1. Diabetes: frequent urination, symptoms of low blood sugar, nighttime limb pain, and night sweats.
  2. Fibromyalgia: a condition characterized by painful ligaments and tendons. Researchers have found that about 50% of fibromyalgia sufferers have an abnormally deep sleep, in which slow brain waves are mixed with waves usually associated with relaxed wakefulness. People who suffer from fibromyalgia may find themselves in a lot of pain most of the time, and this doesn’t help when the time comes to get a good night’s sleep. Not only can products like these cbd topicals help with chronic pain symptoms such as fibromyalgia, but they have also been known to help people who are suffering from insomnia to get the sleep that they are desperately craving. Sleep is important for us all, so if there hasn’t been any luck to help improve your sleep pattern as of yet, it may be worth it to check out sites like everydayoptimalcbd.com, in the hopes of trying alternative methods to dealing with sleep, as well as the pains experienced from Fibromyalgia. With this being said, for anything new, do some research beforehand. This research is vital due to the confusion that can be experienced due to the different types of CBD available. For example, looking into the difference between full spectrum vs broad spectrum cbd is essential to decide what’s best for resolving your problems.
    Most people may decide to use this course of treatment after checking with their doctors first so that they know they are safe to take. If you think that you are suffering from fibromyalgia, make sure you seek medical advice.
  3. An overactive thyroid stimulates the nervous system, making it hard to fall asleep. It also causes night sweats.
  4. Heart failure: the heart’s inability to circulate blood properly. It can cause fluid to build up in the lungs and tissues. Patients with heart failure may awaken during the night feeling short of breath.
  5. Kidney disease: these damaged organs can no longer filter fluids and keep electrolytes in balance. Waste products build up in the blood and can result in insomnia or restless legs syndrome.
  6. Enlarged prostate: a person can have the urge to urinate constantly, getting up five or six times a night.
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The writer, Trisha Vassello, is a student of medicine at University of Florida’s College of Medicine who uses writing on medical topics as a means to provide supplemental income. Many of her friends work in the trucking industry, and so she also intends to get certified for DOT physical examinations, and to better facilitate this she plans to register her future practice online through www.driverphysicals.com.