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Take your vitamins. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Drink in moderation. All standard advice, yes, but some things should be better tailored to the needs of women. After all, health care isn’t one-sex-fits-all. We talked to the experts and found out female-specific health advice—on topics from sleep to alcohol intake—for those of us without a Y chromosome.

General Health Advice: Drink in Moderation

For Women: Limit your alcohol intake to one drink per day, and try not to drink every day. When it comes to alcohol consumption, the standard health advice has been for men and women to limit their daily alcohol intake to the following units: one drink for women, two drinks for men. Here’s why: “Women may sustain greater liver damage with alcohol intake or the same liver damage but with less consumption of alcohol than a man,” says Z. Colette Edwards, MD, an internist and vice president and senior market medical executive for CIGNA HealthCare Mid-Atlantic in Columbia, Maryland.

Yet what may be even more important is the frequency of drinking. While men may be able to drink in moderation daily with little consequence, the same may not be true of women. Recent research indicates an alarming correlation between daily drinking—even moderate drinking—and breast cancer in women. Your best bet? Don’t drink every day, even if it is in moderation.

General Health Advice: Know the Symptoms of a Heart Attack

For Women: You may experience very different symptoms than men do during a heart attack. When most people think of heart attacks, they think of men, says Dr. Edwards. “Although heart disease is sometimes thought of as a ‘man's disease,’ it is the leading cause of death for both women and men in the United States, and women account for 51 percent of the total heart disease deaths.”

Her warning to all women is to know that the symptoms of a heart attack for a female can be dramatically different than for a male. “Heart attacks in women may manifest as overwhelming, unexplained fatigue, nausea and a sensation of ‘just not feeling well’ rather than crushing chest pain with left arm and jaw radiation.”

General Health Advice: Have Your Cholesterol Levels Checked

For Women: Have your cholesterol checked with your routine gynecological exam. A Pap smear and a cholesterol check? It sounds like an unlikely pairing, but that’s what experts, like Steven Foley, MD, a gynecologist who practices in Colorado Springs, Colorado, recommends. “For many women, their annual gynecologic examination is the only routine preventive care they receive,” he says. “As a result, ob-gyns acting as primary caregivers are in a unique position to discuss heart disease with their patients and incorporate cholesterol testing as a standard part of their patients’ exams.”

Dr. Foley is a fan of the VAP (Vertical Auto Profile) cholesterol test, which is inexpensive and doesn’t require fasting. He hopes that women will remember to ask for a VAP with their Pap (it helps that it rhymes!). “About 64 percent of women who die of cardiovascular disease have no prior symptoms,” he says. “The American Heart Association recommends cholesterol screening starting at the age of 20. More frequent screening should be considered in women with cardiovascular risk factors, including smoking, hypertension, diabetes or pre-diabetes, obesity or a family history of heart disease.”

General Health Advice: Eat Your Veggies

For Women: Eat fruits and vegetables that are high in folic acid. You always eat your veggies, right? Be sure you’re consuming some that are rich in folic acid, says Erin Palinski, RD, LDN, CDN, CPT, a registered dietician in private practice in New Jersey. “It is very important for women of childbearing age, especially those planning on becoming pregnant in the near future, to consume adequate amounts of folic acid daily. Low levels of folate have been associated with the birth defect spina bifida. Since this birth defect can occur very early in pregnancy, those planning on becoming pregnant need to ensure they are consuming adequate folic acid prior to becoming pregnant.”

Pregnant women and women planning on becoming pregnant require 600 mcg per day of folic acid. All other women between the ages of 18 to 70 should consume 400 mcg per day. “Best sources include leafy green vegetables such as spinach,” says Palinski. “Orange juice, citrus fruits, beets, broccoli, wheat bran and tomatoes are other good sources.”

General Health Advice: Brush and Floss to Prevent Cavities

For Women: Brush and floss to prevent cavities—and preterm labor. Of course you want to stay cavity-free, but taking care of your teeth and gums (and flossing when you really don’t feel like it) could also have surprising health benefits. “Periodontal disease has been linked to preterm low-birthweight deliveries,” says Carolyn Taggart-Burns, DDS, FAGD, spokeswoman for the Academy of General Dentistry. And, in what seems like a vicious cycle, once you’re pregnant, your dental problems could get worse. “Pregnant women have a risk for increased inflammation of the gums because of the surge in estrogen and progesterone.”

While Dr. Taggart-Burns recommends that women see their dentists for professional cleanings at least twice a year in addition to brushing two to three times a day and flossing daily, she also says that pregnant women need a little extra dental diligence. “I even recommend an extra cleaning during pregnancy to help decrease the inflammation and discomfort."

General Health Advice: Get Plenty of Sleep

For Women: Try to get more sleep than your husband, even if you don’t think you need it. “Women have hormonal changes happening each day, each week, each month, and if they would simply get an hour more of sleep each night, their hormones levels would not fluctuate as sharply. This is especially important because so many women experience PMS and other menstrual-related pathologies such as fibroids, endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS),” suggests Cathy Margolin, LAc, a licensed acupuncturist in Los Angeles.

According to researchers at Duke University, poor sleep is also associated with a higher risk for psychological distress and heart disease in women. So, what should you be aiming for in terms of a good night’s sleep? “Men don't have the same monthly hormonal changes that women have and can manage with six to seven hours of sleep or less,” Margolin says. “Most women need eight to nine hours to really be fit and healthy.” Think that sounds like a lot? “Before the advent of electricity, nine to 10 hours of sleep was the norm,” she adds.

General Health Advice: Take a Daily Multivitamin

For Women: You may need to take calcium supplement, too. You take a daily multivitamin, so you’re good, right? “Many women don’t realize that a multivitamin usually contains far below the RDA for calcium, usually only 40 to 50 mg,” says Palinski. Women need more calcium than men—between 1,000 and 1,200 mg per day for optimal bone health, she adds.

“When choosing a calcium supplement, I always recommend that my patients choose a supplement that contains calcium in the form of calcium citrate, as this is the best absorbed. I also recommend choosing a calcium supplement that contains 400 IU vitamin D.” Hate swallowing pills? “The best food sources of calcium come from dairy products such as milk, yogurt and cheese, along with canned fish containing the bones,” she says. “Good sources also include broccoli, cooked dried beans, dark-green leafy vegetables and peas.”

General Health Advice: Drink Coffee in Moderation

For Women: Limit coffee to one cup per day to avoid potential side effects. Your husband can down a pot of coffee in the morning, but should you? Probably not, says Sybil Keane, PhD, a psychologist and mental health expert for JustAnswer.com. “Caffeine affects women differently than men,” she says. “PMS in itself causes women to have many uncomfortable symptoms. These symptoms can be aggravated by caffeine, and eliminating coffee will ease breast tenderness, nervousness and other PMS symptoms.”

Too much coffee can affect your health in other ways, too. “Caffeine, like alcohol, slows down the absorption of minerals that are important to maintaining a healthy self,” Dr. Keane says. The bottom line: Nobody’s telling you to give up your morning vanilla latte, but just make sure it’s not a triple.