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Considering Breast Cancer-Reducing Your Risk – Part 4 of 4
Where Do We Go From Here? Key Points About Breast Cancer & Other Hormone Related Cancers More deaths occur from heart disease than the next 16 causes of death combined including diabetes, all...
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Gina’s Journey: A Hysterectomy Story
I often have women tell me – “I wish I’d never had my ovaries removed because all my problems started after I had that surgery.” Women with benign disease are sometimes told, “You’ve had all your...
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Where Do We Stand Now?
Although the debate over the safety of hormone replacement still rages in the press, it appears some semblance of common sense is beginning to be heard. Yes, we need more confirming studies, but...
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Understanding Integrative Medicine
I believe our health care system needs to be more patient- centered and engage patients in their own care. American medicine excels at crisis intervention with innovative drugs and surgical...
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Flourless Brownie Recipe
Ingredients: 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped ½ cup honey 1/3 cup creamy roasted almond butter (unsweetened) 1 medium ripe avocado, pitted 2 large eggs, room temperature 1 TBSP coconut sugar 1 tsp...
View ArticleIs it better to go through menopause naturally?
December 20th, 2015 I’m often asked by women, “Isn’t it better to go through menopause naturally? If God’s design was for us to go through menopause, why should we still be taking estrogen?”...
View Article2016: LOOK & FEEL YOUNGER WITH ESTROGEN!
The beginning of the new year is a time when many women want to lose weight and improve their appearance. Why not do this by restoring deficient hormones that occur with aging? It often starts with...
View ArticleSugar-Free, Chocolate Macaroon Truffles
Ingredients: 1 cup Raw, organic, cocoa powder* 1 cup Raw, organic, cocoa butter* 3⁄4 cup Full-fat coconut milk (Native ForestR has BPA-free can) 2/3 cup Raw, organic Yacon syrup** 2 tsp Lo Han...
View ArticleChronic Insomnia and Hormones
Bonnie had always been able to enjoy a good nights sleep in the past. No matter how stressed she might be, she could count on laying her head on her pillow, falling asleep and waking up the next...
View ArticleTESTOSTERONE INCREASES HEART ATTACKS: FACT OR FICTION??
Headlines screamed in 2013 after a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported increased cardiovascular risk in men given testosterone replacement. The study compared the...
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Perimenopause – Making It a Smoother Transition
Perimenopause, the time around menopause, can last a few months to several years. It can begin as early as the late thirties but typically starts in the forties. An occasional woman will have normal...
View ArticleAre Birth Control Pills Safe?
Artificially controlling your menstrual cycle with birth control pills (BCPs) may seem like an ideal method for highly effective, relatively inexpensive and easily reversible birth control. After all,...
View ArticleSafer Options Exist—Top Eight Natural Birth Control Methods
Young women are often not given options for natural birth control. They opt for BCPs because they’re easily available and convenient and they’re not aware of the the health risks. Here are some...
View ArticleDoes Estrogen Make You Gain Weight?
Postmenopausal women suffering from hot flashes, may hesitate to take estrogen because they’ve heard it can cause weight gain. Who needs any extra help to gain weight? Is there any truth to all this?...
View ArticleEstrogen – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Estrogen is an essential hormone that has over 400 actions on a woman’s body. It’s what defines a woman. It’s been in your body since you were born and increases greatly at the time of puberty. It’s...
View ArticleCABBAGE CRUNCH
Cabbage is one of the most potent medicinal foods available, with almost 500 studies demonstrating its cancer-preventive and anti-inflammatory properties. It grows during late fall through winter,...
View ArticleWhen Sex Hurts…
At the time of menopause, women who had previously enjoyed sex may develop vaginal dryness and pain with intercourse. They may also experience difficulty achieving orgasm. A milder version of this can...
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