Women’s Health

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Vitex: the fertility herb

Vitex is a great herb for both men and women, but it is most known for regulating menstrual cycles and improving fertility. The common name for vitex is chaste berry or monk’s pepper. Vitex is native to the Mediterranean and Central Asia. It prefers to grow in creek beds and river banks. It has beautiful slender…

Nettles: The plant that bites back

Stinging nettles are a personal favorite when it comes to herbs. A plant that is loved by few, and feared by many. I noticed the other evening that I have a fairly sizable patch of nettles growing in a nice shady spot under a spigot in my backyard. Perhaps this is a testament to how…

Osteoporosis: the hidden disease

Osteoporosis: a pediatric disease with geriatric consequences. Hightower L. Source: Community Medical Center, Missoula, Montana, USA. Abstract Source: Pubmed Osteoporosis affects 28 million Americans. The National Osteoporosis Foundation estimates this number will increase to 41 million by 2015. Ninety percent of bone growth occurs between the ages of 10 and 20. Present lifestyles of adolescents leave…

So many diets to choose from!

This is always one of the more difficult questions for me to answer because there are so many variables to consider when choosing which dietary approach is right for an individual. I don’t believe one diet is always better than all the others. I do believe a person needs to find a diet that is right for…

Cervical Screening Recommendations

Recommendations for Cervical Cancer Screening Benefit vs Risk Annual cervical screening is thought to lead to a large number of unnecessary procedures and treatments. The prevalence of the virus associated with cervical cancers is high, but the cervical cells will likely return to normal within 1 to 2 years as your body is capable of fighting off the…

Top 10 Reasons for Abdominal Discomfort and Bloating

Gas and bloating are some of the most common gastrointestinal complaints I hear in my office. There are a number of reasons we experience this uncomfortable and sometimes embarrassing symptom. If you are experiencing gas and/or bloating on a regular basis, it is definitely worth some investigation. There are some underlying causes that need to be ruled out to prevent any…

Weight Management

Excess body fat and distribution affects millions of people and may be due in part to underlying metabolic disorders such as dysglycemia (insulin resistance), adrenal dysfunction, and/or low thyroid hormone. The percentage of the population said to be obese has increased with each decade for the last 50 years or more. Women and lower socioeconomic…

Adrenal Fatigue?

Although adrenal fatigue is not considered medical diagnosis it has been demonstrated that when patients are given treatment to support their adrenals the symptoms associated with low functioning adrenals often resolve. Could it be that laboratory evaluations may not be sensitive enough to detect slightly low levels of the hormones produced by the adrenals, but our…

Fatty acids from MUFA to PUFA…

A lipid (sometimes used synonymously with the word fat) is the term used to encompass all water-insoluble biological molecules. Examples of lipids are fatty acids and all of their derivatives (mono-, poly-, trans-, saturated, and omega fatty acids) as well as, metabolites such as cholesterol and its variety of particle sizes (LDL, HDL, ect.). Lipids…

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