women are mutitaskers and studies have found that women are better at it than men but thanks to all the multitasking and the demanding work and family lives many women neglect their health we spoke to consultant gynecologists dr rishma dhillon pai dr nandita palshetkar and consultant nutritionist dr pooja makhija to list a few lifestyle habits that women should always keep in mindprioritise fitness exercising daily and working at a regime that provides a healthy mix of cardiovascular aerobic and strength training reduces risks of diseases like diabetes heart problems and even certain cancers when you exercise happy hormones are secreted and act as stress busters battling depression and anxiety maintain weight a bmi around 1925 is healthy the key to maintaining your optimum weight is to balance the calories consumed with the calories burnteat right include iron folic acid and calcium in your diet as these are considered important nutrient components for a woman dont forcibly starve yourself and avoid going on binge sprees take care of your digestive system you should avoid having artificial sweeteners additives undercooked contaminated foods and dairy if lactose intolerant constipation diarrhoea irritable bowel syndrome heartburn colorectal cancer are conditions that can be managed by lifestyle changes and otc medications but in some cases medical advice is needed fluids and highfibre diet is essentialcheck cholesterol too much of cholesterol can clog blood vessels and deposit plaque over the years this narrows and hardens the vessels atherosclerosis having low fat low cholesterol diet avoiding smoking and exercising daily can helpquit smoking smoking is a leading cause of death in women lung cancer causes more deaths than cervical and ovarian cancer also heart disease in women smokers strikes at an earlier age than in nonsmokersavoid alcohol men weigh more than women and have more water in their bodies so the alcohol they drink gets diluted faster in their bodies than in that of a womans also a chemical that breaks down alcohol in the stomach is more active in men than in women hence alcohol related problems may progress quickly in women despite less alcohol intaketackle depression depression during pregnancy can have an adverse effect on both the mother and the child it can be treated by psychotherapy antidepressants or bothuti infections urinary tract infections uti are common in all age groups prompt urine check appropriate antibiotics and plenty of fluids can cure this problemget a thyroid test thyroid problems should be diagnosed in time hypothyroidism can lead to menstrual problems weight skin hair and conception problems since the condition of hypothyroidism is common and treatment with the thyroid hormone is effective the condition should be checked for by a blood test every six monthssex education programs these programs are informative for all agegroups because many arent aware of sexually transmitted infections hiv prevention treatment issues they talk of reproductive health risks consequences of multiple partners unhealthy sexual practices contraceptives unsafe abortions etc learn kegels pelvic exercises get pap smears done when you are in