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Lesbian Health
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Lesbian and bisexual women face significant health disparities, including higher risks for cardiovascular disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and mental health struggles compared to heterosexual women.
As a nurse and a nursing instructor, I would like to address lesbian health issues.
Compared to heterosexual women, more of us have higher risks for cardiovascular disease, obesity, high blood pressure and mental health struggles. Let’s discuss these.
**Cardiovascular** problems are mainly attributed to higher rates of smoking, increased obesity (higher BMI and waist-to-hip ratios), and psycho-social stressors. This should strongly suggest to us that those of us who smoke should quit, those of us who are overweight should switch over to a new lifestyle way of eating, and nearly all of us should seek out professional psychological support and LISTEN UP LADIES – support one another!
Weight loss ideas:
· switch to smaller plates, smaller bowls and smaller spoons
· eat slower, chew more, and take the time to enjoy your food
· drink more water
· ditch white bread and replace it with whole wheat
· ditch soft drinks
· learn about a Mediterranean diet
· never skip breakfast
· avoid large meals late in the day
I once read advice by Rita Mae Brown about weight loss. She said just go on the half ass diet -- try to eat half of what you normally eat so your ass will be half as small!
At the time, I thought: "Sheesh! She must just be one of those high energy eat-anything- they-want-women – a person who completely lacks understanding or compassion about weight gain. But now that I have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, I quickly put myself on small portions. You may wonder, how is it going? Well, since I eat slow and use smaller eating utensils, I hardly notice the difference.
Now let’s address the fact that lesbian women are less likely to receive routine screenings, such as Pap smears, and they face barriers to care due to stigma, discrimination, and a lack of inclusive providers.
This is a problem that those of us in education are working hard to fix. When you find a supportive health care provider, be sure to share their name with your friends. However, if you have no choice, better to bite the bullet and go to a provider you consider a real horses ass than to skip screenings. Lesbian and bisexual women face a higher risk of developing and dying from breast cancer compared to heterosexual women. Early detection and treatment will help more of us survive.
**Be a really good friend . . . encourage your friends to get screened!**
by Rhonda Webster (author of Not Hers to Possess)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12320750/
https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/news/lesbians-higher-incidence-some-cancers/
#adult
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Lesbian and bisexual women face significant health disparities, including higher risks for cardiovascular disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and mental health struggles compared to heterosexual women.
As a nurse and a nursing instructor, I would like to address lesbian health issues.
Compared to heterosexual women, more of us have higher risks for cardiovascular disease, obesity, high blood pressure and mental health struggles. Let’s discuss these.
**Cardiovascular** problems are mainly attributed to higher rates of smoking, increased obesity (higher BMI and waist-to-hip ratios), and psycho-social stressors. This should strongly suggest to us that those of us who smoke should quit, those of us who are overweight should switch over to a new lifestyle way of eating, and nearly all of us should seek out professional psychological support and LISTEN UP LADIES – support one another!
Weight loss ideas:
· switch to smaller plates, smaller bowls and smaller spoons
· eat slower, chew more, and take the time to enjoy your food
· drink more water
· ditch white bread and replace it with whole wheat
· ditch soft drinks
· learn about a Mediterranean diet
· never skip breakfast
· avoid large meals late in the day
I once read advice by Rita Mae Brown about weight loss. She said just go on the half ass diet -- try to eat half of what you normally eat so your ass will be half as small!
At the time, I thought: "Sheesh! She must just be one of those high energy eat-anything- they-want-women – a person who completely lacks understanding or compassion about weight gain. But now that I have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, I quickly put myself on small portions. You may wonder, how is it going? Well, since I eat slow and use smaller eating utensils, I hardly notice the difference.
Now let’s address the fact that lesbian women are less likely to receive routine screenings, such as Pap smears, and they face barriers to care due to stigma, discrimination, and a lack of inclusive providers.
This is a problem that those of us in education are working hard to fix. When you find a supportive health care provider, be sure to share their name with your friends. However, if you have no choice, better to bite the bullet and go to a provider you consider a real horses ass than to skip screenings. Lesbian and bisexual women face a higher risk of developing and dying from breast cancer compared to heterosexual women. Early detection and treatment will help more of us survive.
**Be a really good friend . . . encourage your friends to get screened!**
by Rhonda Webster (author of Not Hers to Possess)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12320750/
https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/news/lesbians-higher-incidence-some-cancers/
#adult
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