Britta Heidemann was born on 22nd December 1982 in Cologne. She is a German épée fencer. At the age of 14, already being a successful athlete and swimmer, Britta Heidemann had her first contact with fencing in a variation of modern pentathlon called Friesenkampf. After first switching to modern pentathlon, at the end of 2000, she began to specialize in fencing.In 2001, she became épée junior world vice-champion and junior European champion. In 2002, she reached third place in the World Fencing C...
Coping with the pressure of daily routine at office and at home, women can be left panting with exhaustion. A break is needed to walk away stress. A retreat is a destination with the ideal conditions for a more profound practice of meditation.
Its time to clarify and re-define your goals for 2013 and rock all through the year. Catch on the latest exercise routine called, The Start - Keep - Stop exercise.
The new year brings a new craze following for diets to get rid of the holiday excess baggage. Best to know the diets that really work--or at least give you benefits--from those that only let you experience torture and double the cravings afterwards.
Bleeding affects 20% to 30% of all pregnancies. Up to 50% of those who bleed may go on to have a miscarriage (lose the baby). Of even more concern, however, is that about 3% of all pregnancies are ectopic in location (the fetus is not inside the uterus), and vaginal bleeding can be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy.
Out of all the women who experience vaginal bleeding in the first trimester, half will have a miscarriage. But the odds of other problems are lower: ectopic pregnancy occurs in 16 out ...
Cerebral venus sinus thrombosis (CVST) occurs when a blood clot forms in the brain’s venous sinuses that prevents blood from draining out of the brain. As a result, blood cells may break and leak blood into the brain tissues, forming a hemorrhage. This chain of events is part of a stroke that can occur in adults and children, even in newborns and babies in the womb. A stroke can result in damage to the brain and central nervous system. A stroke is serious and requires immediate medical attentio...
Cervical cancer occurring coincident with pregnancy is, fortunately, quite rare, probably less than 1 in 10,000 pregnancies.Pregnancy and cervical cancer can be categorized under two categories for a better understanding.
According to a survey submitted by The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Body weight training is at number three position in Top Fitness Trend for 2013. Body weight training has become increasing popular with “at home” exercisers and folks “on the road.” Also because, it's affordable (no equipment to purchase), speeds up the workout time (no equipment to adjust), and doesn’t require much space.
Everyone has dreams. Everyone dreams of the beautiful women. This year in 2012 women and men alike dreamt of women they adored the most or wished in their inner conscious who made it to their dreams. Women Fitness after interviewing a number of its visitors and Internet surfing data analysis led to the final selection of "2012 Top 10 women in the world who came in one's dreams". The women who made to this list are from Australia, Russia, South Africa, Canada, Colombia and USA. But they ...
Women Fitness has just selected the Top 10 Most Beautiful Women Swimmers in the World. These women are actually like fish in water, but because of their beauty and perfect ten bodies they put the water they swim in on fire.
A medical disorder common, especially among women aged 20 to 50. Individuals affected by the disease experience long-term, widespread pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons and other soft tissues- that's Fibromyalgia. Three to five percent of the population suffers with this condition with over 80% being women. With regular yoga practice, pain was reduced by an average of 24 percent, fatigue by 30 percent and depression by 42 percent. Symptoms of fibromyalgia
Stress and increment in chronological age, tends to weaken the muscles around the eyes. Eyesight becomes weak after the muscles around the eyes lose their elasticity and become rigid, thereby reducing the power to focus different distances. In addition, tension around the eyes affects the brain causing stress and anxiety.
Cheer leading has evolved from leading the crowd in cheers at football games to a competitive, sport featuring acrobatic stunts performed by a group of athletes- and as a result the number and severity of injuries from cheer leading has also surged.
An inherited progressive degeneration in the retina, the light - sensitive membrane at the back of the eye. Speaking, generically it can be described as a progressive cause of visual loss, which is attributed to the loss of viable photoreceptors.
Aging is an inevitable process. Every living thing on the earth that has experienced growth has to age with passage of time. Its true advances in science has not yet been able to discover ways to control the signs of aging, but there are certain lifestyle modifications which can help you in the process of delaying the biological clock. Forty years of research has shown that when a nourishing diet is eaten sparingly, aging can be retarded and you can add years of vitality to your life. This strat...
A study published in the British Journal of Dermatology found that acne patients experience social, psychological, and emotional ramifications at the same level of those with chronic health problems, such as epilepsy, diabetes, and arthritis.
Massage is not the unnecessary extravagance you might think; in fact, it is associated with a wide range of very real, and very important, health benefits. The good news is, you can now enjoy all those benefits without dropping a huge fee on a professional massage.
The nutritional content of meal replacement products varies from one product to another. A meal replacement shake usually contains only 220-400 calories and 24 grams of easy to digest protein.
With monsoon showers around there are high chances of your makeup getting absolutely ruined and washed out.
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Probiotic intake for overall good health has been underestimated by even the alternative health community. The fact is that gut bacteria greatly affects both overall physical and mental health.
Women of varying ages have funny and sometimes silly reasons for going to the gym.Some would go to the gym because of peer pressure, friends who simply cannot do without the other or just to see a crush pumping some iron.
The American Cancer Society released new screening recommendations (14 March, 2012) for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer.
If performed correctly, this exercise composed of twelve bodily poses does not strain or cause injury. If performed in the morning, it relieves stiffness, revitalizes your body and refreshes the mind. Do it during the day and it will instantly boost you up, practice it after sundown and it helps you unwind.
Is Alicia Silverstone totally clueless about the potential health risks of feeding pre-masticated food to her 10 month old son Bear? In a recent post on her The Kind Life blog, she shared a photo of her son eating from her mouth.
Those who get less than six hours of sleep or longer than eight hours are more prone to suffering heart problems than those who get six to eight hours of sleep every night, according to a study.
In yoga, it has been used for its extremely powerful physical, psychological and spiritual benefits. However, in the modern world - fed on an attitude of immediate gains - jalaneti has gained immense popularity because of its dramatic effect on the sinuses.
A facelift can lead to your eyes or mouth not opening and closing properly. Absence of lower eyelid resting against the eyeball can result after facial surgery. Breast implants might result in oddly shaped breasts. And post-surgical infection is a risk, as is severe psychiatric injury.
Health campaign groups in Australia launched on Friday the independent Alcohol Advertising Review Board. The main task of the new board would be to name and shame alcohol firms with advertising campaigns that violate international alcohol advertising regulations.
The treatment of ankylosing spondylitis typically involves the use of medications to reduce inflammation and/or suppress immunity to stop progression of the disease, physical therapy, and exercise. Physical therapy and exercise help improve posture, spine mobility, and lung capacity.
Diabetic pregnant women are almost four times more likely to give birth to an unhealthy baby than women without diabetes because higher blood sugar levels raise the risk of birth defects, according to researchers.
