Feminine hygiene products have transformed women worldwide. American Women Health Service participants most commonly utilize pads and tampons, as well as more modern options such as internal menstrual cups and period underwear.
Supplements provide targeted support for specific health needs, but for maximum effectiveness they must be administered under guidance of healthcare providers. That’s why the AWHS team conducts regular follow-ups with participants of the program to review and optimize their supplement regimens.
Holistic Medical Care
Holistic integrated healthcare focuses on optimizing overall health and wellbeing. This approach acknowledges the interconnectivity between physical health and emotional, spiritual, and intellectual well-being. Furthermore, holistic healthcare providers take time to educate patients on healthy behaviors such as avoiding unhealthy foods and making exercise part of daily routine.
Holistic healthcare encompasses practices like herbal medicine, acupuncture and massage as well as mind-body therapies such as meditation and yoga. This type of holistic healthcare draws upon ancient healing traditions while applying modern scientific research.
When looking for a holistic doctor, look for one with experience in integrative medical care. These practitioners should work well alongside your primary care provider (PCP), possess a collaborative attitude, and avoid miracle claims. You should also inquire whether they adhere to evidence-based medicine and offer patient education – Wellness OBGYN embeds teaching into every visit as well as offering access to vetted online resources so as to help women move from managing symptoms toward improving overall health and vitality.
Supplements
Supplements designed specifically to address female health and wellbeing are increasingly popular and contain numerous ingredients, but should only be seen as an adjunct to whole foods rather than as a replacement for good nutrition. Omega-3 fatty acids, folate, calcium and iron supplements are key nutrients to female wellbeing while omega-6 fatty acids, folate, calcium and iron may support pregnancy health as they form blood vessels and brain cells during gestation. Choline plays an integral part of proper blood vessel and brain cell formation during gestation. Women also require specific sex-specific nutritional recommendations during gestation in order to support hormonal fluctuations associated with menstruation cycle or oral contraceptive use throughout their lives – something men do not.
Feminine Hygiene
Feminine hygiene industry is vast. Feminine hygiene products play a central role in many women’s daily routines and annual expenses, so the market for them can be enormous. There are hundreds of disposable absorbent products on sale like internal tampons and full-sized sanitary pads; panty shields for light menstrual flow or spotting, panty shields designed specifically to manage light flow; as well as reusable menstrual cups for sale in this sphere of business.
Problematic products encourage an environment of insecurity and shame around vaginal health and hygiene before and after sexual encounter. Most women learn to use these products from early age by their mothers, grandmothers or other female family members.
These products, along with soaps and douches, interfere with a woman’s natural acidic environment that naturally protects her against bacteria. Douching and excessive showering alters vulva microbiome which may result in yeast infections; use only warm water when cleaning vulva; use non-abrasive cleaning solutions like reusable cloth napkins, sea sponge tampons or menstrual cups which provide cleanable solutions that are comfortable yet eco-friendly alternatives.
