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Weapons against infertility: Vegetables and fruit

September 13, 2008 – 8:28 am
Posted by Leslie

Chatham Courier
September 12, 2008
By Laurie Thomas
Eating a low-fat, high-fiber diet that is rich in vegetables and fruit may increase your chances of getting pregnant the old-fashioned way.
The standard American diet is so high in fat and animal protein and so low in fiber that it can cause hormone imbalances, reducing fertility in women and men.
A […]

By Leslie | Also posted in Hormones, Wellness, Women's Health | Comments (0)

The Problem with Plastics

September 4, 2008 – 4:47 pm
Posted by Leslie

Blogger News Network
Posted on September 4th, 2008
by Nancy Reyes in All News, Breaking News, Business News, Country News, Economic News, Environmental News, Medical News, Research News, Science News, Society and Culture, US Government News, US News

One of the environmental stories that has worried some of us for years is again in the news.
There is a […]

By Leslie | Also posted in Adolescent Girls, Breast Health, Education, Estrogen, Memory Loss, Men, Menopause, Menstrual Cycle, Mothers & Daughters, Pregnancy, Puberty, Wellness, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Women warned not to wear perfume during pregnancy

August 31, 2008 – 8:54 am
Posted by Leslie

ScotlandonSunday.com
Published Date: 31 August 2008
By Kate Foster

PREGNANT women have been advised to avoid using perfumes or scented body creams after research suggested the products can cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer in later life.

Research on rats carried out by Professor Richard Sharpe has found that the reproductive system of male foetuses can be […]

By Leslie | Also posted in Cancer, Men, Mothers & Daughters, Pregnancy, Science, Wellness, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Healthy lifestyle - Wild about yams?

August 30, 2008 – 11:05 am
Posted by Leslie

Jamaica Gleaner
KIngston Jamaica
August 30, 2008
Heather Little-White, Contributor
While there is talk about the virtues of Jamaican yams and their probable contribution to the success of our Olympians in Beijing, traditional yam lovers shouldn’t go wild about all varieties.
The wild yam, for example, is a herb, not a tuber that you would expect to cook […]

By Leslie | Also posted in Breast Health, Depression, Endometriosis, Endometriosis, Hormone Cycles, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Insomnia, Irregular Cycles, Men, Menopause, Menstrual Cycle, Menstrual Suppression, Menstruation, Natural Cycles, Natural Progesterone, Periods, Pregnancy, Wellness, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Coffee Contributes to Estrogen Dominance in Women

August 15, 2008 – 1:06 pm
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, […]

By Leslie | Also posted in Breast Health, Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Endometriosis, Estrogen, Heart Health, Migraines, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Think yourself to better health

August 11, 2008 – 8:57 am
Posted by Leslie

ioL
www.iol.ca.za
August 11, 2008
 
By Anastasia Stephens
A new Australian study suggests that the faster speed that athletes achieve when taking performance-enhancing drugs is all in the mind. The study compared athletes on growth hormones with those given a placebo.
Those taking the placebo were able to lift heavier weights than those taking the hormones. The results imply that […]

By Leslie | Also posted in Breast Health, Cancer, Cramps, Endometriosis, Endometriosis, Irregular Cycles, Men, Menopause, Menstrual Cycle, Migraines, Natural Cycles, PMS, Periods, Pregnancy, Premenstrual Syndrome, Premenstrual Tension, Wellness, Women's Health | Comments (1)

Irregular menstrual cycle linked to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

August 10, 2008 – 10:00 am
Posted by Leslie

Sunday Tribune
Nigeria
August 10, 2008
IT was during her search for solution to her childless condition that she sought medical help and then realised, better still, attached importance to her irregular menstrual pattern.
When questioned by her doctor on the various changes she had noticed in her body, Denrele, a married woman of three years in her twenties […]

By Leslie | Also posted in Menstrual Cycle, Periods, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome | Comments (0)

Taking Charge of Your Fertility

August 10, 2008 – 9:14 am
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 […]

By Leslie | Also posted in Hormone Cycles, Men, Menstrual Cycle, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Soy Compounds Affect Brain, Reproductive Development

August 1, 2008 – 2:37 pm
Posted by Leslie

Two hormone-like compounds linked to soy-based foods can cause irreversible changes in the structure of the brain, resulting in early-onset puberty and symptoms of advanced menopause, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University.
July 31, 2008
Newswise — Two hormone-like compounds linked to the consumption of soy-based foods can cause irreversible […]

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What Is The Connection Between Progesterone and Infertility

August 1, 2008 – 2:27 pm
Posted by Leslie

by Elysia Stewart
July 31, 2008
Progesterone plays a vital supportive role in the gestation of a pregnancy and sheds some insight into the importance of the reproductive process. Science has confirmed this theory and understands progesterone is one of the most essential chemicals for conception to occur. Without enough progesterone, the fertilized egg and the fetus […]

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