Progesterone or Progestin-Does it Matter?
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Women’s Health
Does Estrogen Cause Cancer?
Does Estrogen Cause Cancer? This is the million dollar question for a woman, once she’s been through cancer treatment, had a hysterectomy, or entering her menopausal years. To begin to answer this question there are three important facts to keep in mind. 1. The majority of breast cancers occur in women over 50, when circulating estrogen is
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Is Starting HRT Safe for Women Over 60?
Is it ever too late to start Hormone Therapy?
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Not All Estrogens Are Equal
We most often refer to estrogen as just that, ESTROGEN, not realizing that we make three different types, depending on where we are in our life’s cycle. It’s important to understand the distinctions between these three, in order to better understand their roles when it comes to cancer, weight gain (menobelly), overall inflammation and the
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What’s up with the Menopause Belly Bulge?
DO YOU KNOW YOUR FASTING INSULIN LEVEL? Before you jump and say ‘yes’! Of course I do! You might want to double check, as about 90% of the people who come to see me have no idea what their insulin levels are. And that’s because most doctors, unfortunately, don’t test it. Fasting insulin is way more
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What’s The Forgotten Lab Marker When Assessing Thyroid Function and Inflammation?
The missing test for thyroid symptoms and it’s right at our fingertips. What Ferritin levels mean.
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It Matters How You Say It…
All hormones are NOT the same. Progestins and progesterone work very differently in our bodies which means we need to understand the risks and benefits of using them.
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Where’s My Knight in Shining Armor?
A couple of years ago, I was hoisting my carry-on into the overhead bin and I found myself vacillating between feeling mortified that I was having such a hard time and a little peeved there were no knights in shining armor rushing to help me as I visibly struggled. It was a moment of reckoning. It
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