from Medscape by Sean Hyson, April 14, 2023 Aging may be the greatest threat to your freedom and independence you'll ever know, only because of what it does to your muscles. "The anabolic hormones that are responsible for maintaining muscle decline with age," says Brandon Grubbs, PhD, assistant professor of exercise physiology and co-leader of [...]
Uterine Fibroids – Women’s Health Update by Tori Hudson, Naturopathic Doctor Over the more than 15 years that I have been in clinical practice, not many health problems have eluded successful treatment with alternative therapies as consistently as uterine fibroids. Women who are seeking an alternative to pharmaceutical or surgical interventions for the treatment of [...]
Hello friends, I am available to answer your questions regarding your health or fertility. Here is a letter I received recently from a woman looking for help: Hello, I am 40 years old and have been trying to get pregnant for 2 years. My doctor has told recently told me that I have poor egg [...]
Did you ever wonder how bio-identical hormones first got started? Dr Jonathan Wright was the first person to put together bio-identical "natural" hormones for women. This man has done so much for women! In this video he tells his famous story of how he treated the first patient with bioidentical hormones. The History of Bioidentical [...]
by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP Perimenopause or premenopause is a relatively new term coined in the last twenty years by the medical community to describe symptoms caused by normal hormonal fluctuations that occur as a woman moves closer to her menopause. These symptoms can be broad-ranging and diffuse and differ for every woman, causing a [...]
From the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine The more the scientific community learns about premenstrual syndrome (PMS), the more a hormonal imbalance is thought to be the primary culprit. TCM and acupuncture have been used for centuries to regulate the body, promote healing, and regain a proper balance of energy, blood, and biochemicals. Practitioners have [...]
In 2011, Purdue University professor emeritus Don Huber notified US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, with a letter warning that tests show glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, may be contributing to spontaneous abortions and infertility in pigs, cattle, and other livestock. This wasn't the first time the chemical had been implicated as a [...]
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HEALING GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD) Most important things that have helped me: 1. Avoiding eating 3 hours before bed. 2. Avoiding trigger foods 3. Eating a simple, healing diet, and eating small meals. 5. Sitting down to eat, not rushing, and relaxing. 6. Conscientiously taking my herbs (1 – 3 grams of “Refluxan”, [...]
I am sharing this short blog from News & Blogs from www.babycenter.com, on the issue of infertility and weight loss. Is it okay to diet before trying to conceive? I'm overweight. Is it okay to diet before trying to conceive? Bridget Swinney nutritionist Yes. Your chances of conceiving and having a healthy pregnancy are greater [...]
Institute of Medicine Issues Flawed Vitamin D Guidelines On November 30, 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released their most recent report on Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D. This report, sponsored by the U.S. and Canadian governments, established new dietary intake guidelines, which include an increase in vitamin D recommendations and a [...]