The Glands and Hormones of the Female Endocrine System This particular table lists the key endocrine glands which are commonly found in females as well as the hormones they naturally release, in addition to many of the diffuse endocrine organs plus tissues [...]
Your body faces a toxic burden from countless sources, including but not limited to: Environmental toxins Outdoor pollution Indoor pollution Carpeting, especially when new Combustion by-products (e.g., carbon monoxide) Dust, at work or at home Mold and mildew Manufactured wood products, especially [...]
Updated 05/20/2023 Have you been trying to figure out whether or not you should stop HRT? And what to even expect from the whole process? The information out there on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) withdrawal can be confusing. And while I don’t [...]
Your period is a monthly health report card Menstrual cycles highlight your “best times of the month” Regular cycles help inform your health decisions I’m sure there are things you don’t enjoy about your period; I’m right there with you sometimes. But [...]
Updated: 9/01/19 I haven’t yet met a woman who hasn’t heard of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Every woman I talk to has some kind of experience with symptoms related to her menstrual cycle. Too many of them also say they don’t think there’s [...]
What causes PMS symptoms? Lifestyle factors contribute to PMS Simple changes to feel better No matter if you are suffering from one particularly painful PMS symptom or 100 PMS symptoms, I want you to know that you have the ability to modify [...]
Your food choices can be one of the most powerful tools you have to eliminate symptoms of PMS. There’s no doubt that the foods you eat have a direct impact on the way you feel. If you find yourself sluggish, irritable, anxious, [...]
Choosing birth control—options for women It shocks me how frequently, when I ask them about contraception, patients assume I am asking about birth control pills. This confusion tells me how little the majority of women are taught about contraceptive options and how [...]
Everyone goes through life with a certain amount of “baggage” — an inheritance that’s both physical and emotional in nature. When it comes to our physical inheritance (our genes), many women feel that there’s not much they can do to change matters. [...]
So many women I talk to are afraid to try herbal remedies because they’re uncertain about safety. They think that because a pharmaceutical drug has been studied in a laboratory, regulated by the FDA and prescribed by a doctor, it has to [...]
