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The Missing Piece of Medicine

Posted by Leslie

American Chronicle
By Terry Leder
August 26, 2008
“That missing piece of our complex human body is known and taught in grade schools as the body´s messengers, hormones. Hormones have not been completely ignored; there have been significant advances in this area of medicine as well. We have Endocrinologists to investigate and research how all of these substances […]

Are Plastic Bottles Dangerous for Kids?

Posted by Leslie

MomLogic
Friday, August 22, 2008

In the fifth installment of her “Dangerous or Safe?” series, pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson sets the record straight on plastic–once and for all.
In an effort to get in those touted “eight glasses per day,” we schlep around water bottles everywhere we go. But is the drinking water in those plastic bottles safe? […]

Moon Cycles and women

Posted by Leslie

Menstruation.com.au
Supporting women’s menstrual health through practical information and healthy products.
Human beings are affected by the moon. Women especially are affected by the moon and their menstrual cycle is intimately linked to this celestial body.
The moon:

regulates your menstrual cycle,
can trigger ovulation and fertile times,
affects your emotions and
affects the way people behave and view the world.

Women are connected […]

Coffee Contributes to Estrogen Dominance in Women

Posted by Leslie

Daily Planet
Telluride, Colo. -
August 13, 2008
You are probably reading this while sipping your hot beverage of choice this morning. Is it green tea, which you’ve heard contains lots of antioxidants that are good for you (but do what
exactly?!) What if you could have a drink in the morning that could lower your risk of diabetes, […]

Some Protestants find spiritual appeal in natural family planning

Posted by Leslie

Taking a page from Catholic doctrine, Protestants are avoiding artificial contraception for religious reasons
By Eileen E. Flynn
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Phaedra Taylor abstained from sex until marriage. But she began researching birth control methods before she was even engaged, and by the time she married David Taylor, she was already charting her fertility.
Taylor, a fresh-faced […]

The Condition of Your Mouth Can Reveal a Lot About Your Sex Life

Posted by Leslie

Natural News.com

by Flora Stay, D.D.S
August 13, 2008

(NaturalNews) As women, when we think about hormonal health, we usually consider issues related to our monthly menstruation, menopause, sexual health or weight gain. In reality, hormone imbalance can affect our total well-being. For example, women’s sexuality has to do with a lot of factors including physical as well […]

A Possible Cure for the Baby Blues?

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Miller-Mclune
By Matt Palmquist
August , 2008
A mechanism in the brains of mice — specifically, the lack of a protein that is key in adapting to sex hormone fluctuations — might explain why some human mothers experience depression after giving birth, and the discovery could lead to better treatments for postpartum depression.
The study, funded in part by […]

Estrogen patch shows promise for prostate cancer

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Health Experiment
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
August 8, 2008
A patch that delivers estrogen
through the skin may prove useful in treating advanced cases of
prostate cancer, preliminary research suggests.
In a study of 13 prostate cancer patients who were given
the Fem7 estrogen patch, UK researchers found that the therapy
substantially lowered the men’s testosterone levels.
Because testosterone helps fuel the growth […]

Getting to the Heart of Women’s Health

Posted by Leslie

Natural News
August 8, 2008
by Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D. (see all articles by this author)
(NaturalNews) Cardiovascular Disease has long been thought of as a man’s disease while in reality it is the leading cause of death among women today. This year 435,000 women in America will have heart attacks with over half of them resulting in […]

Taking Charge of Your Fertility

Posted by Leslie

August 10, 2008

By Sandy Halliday
Fertility, by definition is the ability to produce offspring. In the past fertility problems were thought to be due to problems only with the female reproductive system. Today science knows that the problem can be due to male or female infertility or both.
In medical terminology problems with fertility (infertility), is diagnosed […]