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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 28th, 2008
Halloween is upon us once more. That means fun creative costumes and some yummy hand-outs. Whether you’re buying candy to hand out to the kids or enjoying the sugar coma yourself, there are ways you can buy treats that are good for you and the planet.
Unfortunately most candy is made with high fructose corn syrup [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 23rd, 2008
This month is breast cancer awareness month and I want everyone to be aware of a supplement that I think is essential in preventing breast cancer.
That supplement is indole-3-carbinol (IC3). The supplement Bioresponse DIM is equally as good. This is how these supplements work:
Estrogen and its metabolites (which is what estrogen breaks down into) have [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 12th, 2008
This article emphasizes that there is no one-size-fits-all in diets. Some people can’t wait to see what the next new fad diet is to see if this one may “work” for them.
It is best to choose a diet (or lifestyle food choices) that you can live with that fits your personality and goals.
There’s [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 7th, 2008
Within the past year, a newer type of screening method has been used for women with dense breasts. This test is molecular breast imaging, otherwise known as “Breast Specific Gamma Imaging” (BSGI).
Researchers screened 940 women with both BSGI and mammography. All of these patients were diagnosed as high risk for breast cancer and had a [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 7th, 2008
It’s hard to miss the headlines in the news concerning the economic turmoil in this country; only weeks away from what may be the most important presidential election in history. There are many important issues in this election, healthcare being one that is on the top of my list.
Peoples’ lives have changed, that has [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 3rd, 2008
Watch out for that slow, creeping weight gain that can take us by surprise as we get older. It is a common frustration I see when counseling women at mid-life. How and why does this happen?
So much of this is related to what we eat and our activity level. We may have been able to [...]
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