How Your Gut Impacts Whole-Body Health

Plus, is that lump cancer? How to tell. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Health Central - Women's Health](/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=) [GettyImages-1222387692-3000x2000.jpg](=/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=) 5 Things You Gotta Know Now 1. [Your Gut Bacteria Impacts Your Whole-Body Health](=/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=) [This is how the community of microorganisms living in your gut](=/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=) works to help you digest your food, generate nutrients, boost your immune system, alleviate inflammation, and oversee other functions, like appetite and mood regulation. [large-GettyImages-1328313991-3000x2000.jpg](/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=) 2. [This Is What Breast Cancer Lumps Feel Like](/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=) Good news is most breast lumps are not cancerous. But if you’re doing a self-exam and you feel something, how do you know if you should be concerned? [Experts help us understand what to look and feel for](/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=). [large-GettyImages-1454581716-3000x2000.jpg](/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=) 3. [Up to 90% of Women Get Fibrocystic Breast Disease](=/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=) Lumps, cysts, and fibrous tissue in the breasts are super common and they can come and go. [We break down what these changes might feel like](/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=) and when to sound the alarm bells. [GettyImages-1340094748-3000x2000-lg.jpg](/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=) 4. [This Rare Form of Heart Disease Hits Pregnant and Postpartum Women](/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=) Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a type of heart failure that affects about 1,000 to 4,000 women a year and usually occurs in the final months of pregnancy or first months postpartum. [Learn what it is, how it’s treated, and how to protect yourself](/NTQxLUdLWi0yNDMAAAGQ9LX7Z-lGCgdF5cq2eF89gdqGWXT0A577saz0T6IX56Sn1Yb9rfFdo21kad8hl1vpbeL7vpw=). 5. [These Exercise Tips Really Work for Migraine]() If you want to get moving to improve your overall health with chronic migraine but you’re afraid it will set off a head-pain cycle, try these steps. [A little planning and care can go a long way]() in helping you feel better while you get your fitness on! Follow us! [Health Central | Facebook]() [Health Central | Pinterest]() [Health Central | Instagram]() [Health Central | Twitter]() You are receiving this message because you subscribed to Health Central's Women's Health newsletter. [Share with a friend]() ‌ ‌ ‌ [Unsubscribe]() ‌ ‌ ‌ [View in Browser]() © 2024 HealthCentral Corporation | All Rights Reserved.