The 4th trimester is a term used to describe the first few months after giving birth. It is a time of a lot of physical change, as well as a change to your daily routine, sleep, etc. The change feels endless in those first few months, so there are a few things I would like mamas […]
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For some women, hormonal changes are gradual. For others, especially those who go through severe stress or a hysterectomy, there can be a more sudden dropoff in hormones. These changes are perimenopause, which is the slow climb to menopause that occurs around age 50. This hormone upheaval involves your estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Typically, progesterone starts
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The health benefits of coffee, or lack thereof, seems to be a subject that has engaged researchers for years. There are many research articles alluding to the health benefits of coffee, which include lowering breast cancer risk and cardiovascular disease, helping with depression, and reducing Alzheimer’s. These studies are correlative, meaning they look at lifestyle
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Xenoestrogens are part of a group of chemicals known as endocrine (hormone) disruptors. Endocrine disruptors, once in our system, can mimic or block our hormones and begin telling our tissues what to do. This is a problem, as they then start interfering with what our hormones naturally do to keep us in balance. This especially
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Moving back to the pacific Northwest has been lovely, since I consider it my home. However, I have to admit that I miss the California sunshine! When I attended the University of Washington, I had a professor who tracked test scores and temperatures. Whenever there was more sun in the spring, test scores were always
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Many women spend three weeks out of the month dreading that one week. Your regular doctor tells you to get on the pill. Some women are lucky and have no problems with their periods. These ladies are definitely the exception. The majority of women experience some discomfort around their menstrual cycles. There is good news.
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Have you heard of the BRCA1/2 gene? They are often labeled as the genetic cause of breast cancer. Doctors started running BRCA screenings on their patients, especially if the patient had a family history of breast cancer. The test results, combined with other lifestyle factors, would determine their overall risk and prompt certain patients to
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Estrogen dominance is a term found all over the internet these days. I have had a lot of women ask about it. So what exactly is estrogen dominance? Some women may have too much estrogen (or too much of the wrong type of estrogen), which leads to estrogen dominance. Too much estrogen can be caused by
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Many of my patients come in thinking they have a problem with their thyroid when they are having issues losing weight. Though it is not the only hormone pathway that is important for weight loss, it is one of them. In mainstream medicine, the thyroid is seen as black and white. If your TSH is
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A research study by the World Health Organization states that no amount of alcohol is safe for cancer prevention. In some analyses of previous studies, it is linked to breast, cervical, and mouth cancers. As a woman that enjoys wine and frequents Napa, it made me want to sort through the data. Many of us
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