Adapted from Is it Me or My Hormones? In recent years, the word “stress” has taken on such negative connotations, but from the body’s point of view, it only means any type of demand or challenge that requires the body to expend extra [...]
Updated: Aug. 18th, 2024 How well are your adrenal glands functioning? Adrenal gland dysfunction could be behind your moodiness, exhaustion, fuzzy thinking and more! Discover how balanced cortisol levels help regulate and protect your body. Try my simple actions for change I’ve [...]
Updated 11/15/2020 Respiratory bugs hit frequently in the fall and winter, and this year, it’s even more important to keep your immune system strong and healthy to avoid catching anything (especially now). My friend, Sheila, was recently telling me how worried she [...]
Listed below is a list of the most popular anti-anxiety medications (also known as anxiolytics) grouped by category: Antidepressants These drugs, particularly the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are most frequently prescribed by healthcare practitioners for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder, [...]
Birth control is an important decision that a woman of reproductive age faces. You will want what works best for you in your situation. This is one of the most important health matters that will affect your lifestyle and emotions, as you will deal with [...]
Have you been diagnosed with endometriosis, and told you need to have a laparoscopy procedure? Are you wondering exactly what that means, and wishing someone would explain it to you clearly? You’ve come to the right place! I can walk you through [...]
One Woman’s Amazing Story of Gastrointestinal Relief When Sarah first came to see me, she was 45, and had suffered for more than five years with gastrointestinal pain and discomfort. She reported that her body alternated between constant diarrhea and constipation, and [...]
You may be surprised to learn that it is extremely easy to overlook or miss the signs and symptoms of a heart attack in women because these symptoms show up in different ways in women than they do in men. This is [...]
At the Women to Women clinic we have learned over the years that many laboratories don’t really offer very helpful stool studies. Several patients become discouraged when their stool analysis comes back with a “normal” result while they are miserable with persistent [...]
When a laboratory technician looks at the section of cells that was taken from your cervix during your Pap test, they will be searching for indications of specific changes that occur within the cells (cervical dysplasia). These reveal a variety of discrete [...]
