Are
women more
prone to
illnesses as they are considered to be weaker sex? If this is so it is certainly true because of many reasons;
Women in their early stage of lives are victims of blood
loss due to heavy to moderate menstrual blood loss and this is seldom replenished in their lives as they enter into
various stages of life, like adolescence or adult womanhood in child bearing age.
During their entire life span there is constant loss of health through blood loss and thus making them more prone to
diseases as compared to their male counterparts. They are always anemic and their hemoglobin mostly hovers around 8-9 gm% which is why they are often called anemic.
It is also due to heavy loss of blood due to irregular periods due to some disorder of uterus and ovaries. At times women suffer from various diseases of these organs. Being weaker sex their immunity never builds up and constantly throughout their lives they suffer from one disease or other.
After the delivery of a baby a woman is naturally weak due to immense loss of blood, body proteins and fat. It is also during lactation that they tend to weaken themselves.
After the age of 40-50 years, women generally fall a prey to diseases like osteoporosis which is deficiency of
calcium in their bones. This is generally due to child bearing on one hand and due to inadequate intake of enough calcium supplements during or after pregnancy.
In order to lead a disease free and healthy life, women should take healthy diets throughout their life span and also take enough supplements to cater to the needs of deficiency of various minerals like calcium, vit-B, iron, folic acid and zinc.
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