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  • Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) - Are You In Balance?

     It has been two years since the Women's Health Initiative Estrogen plus Progestin (WHI) arm of this large trial was stopped early because it caused harm. The WHI showed the opposite of what was expected--Estrogen (Premarin) plus Progestin (Provera) caused heart disease and breast cancer as well as blood clots and strokes. WHI results show that estrogen does not improve the quality of life for women.More

  • Let's Talk About Hormones - What Every Woman Needs To Know

     I have recently observed a number of women friends and acquaintances, who have had their HRT therapy - a combination of the pharmaceutical drugs Premarin (pregnant mares urine) and Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) - discontinued by their physicians. Suddenly, women ranging from their 50's to late 70's are suffering from hot flashes, vaginal dryness, weight gain, fatigue and worse. Another group are told not to worry about HRT as long as they only use it for three to four years.More

  • Hormones and Breast Cancer: What Is the Connection?

     Breast cancer has become a major health issue for women in North America. The rate of breast cancer has increased by 1 per cent a year since 1940.In our country, a woman dies of breast cancer every 12 minutes!More

  • Breast Cancer - Estrogen Dominance & The Imbalance Of Hormones

     Estrogen Dominance is a term coined by the late John R. Lee, M.D.More

  • The Birth Control Pill & The Breast Cancer Connection

     There is only one drug in the world so well known that it's called "the Pill." For more than forty years, more people have taken “the Pill” than any other prescribed medicine in the world.Sex, pregnancy, and contraception have been hot topics for millennia.More

  • Lower Your Risk For Breast Cancer & Heart Disease

     Many postmenopausal women are looking for alternatives to hormone therapy, especially in light of the recent Women’s Health Initiative research findings concerning the risks of combined estrogen and progestin therapy. Of particular interest are phytoestrogens, which have been gaining popularity due to their “natural” status, alleged health claims, and availability in a wide range of foods and supplements.What are Phytoestrogens?More

  • Ovarian Cancer & Hysterectomies - Becoming Informed About Your Options

     A hysterectomy is not often a procedure that needs to be performed urgently, except in the case of cancer. Therefore, a woman considering the procedure should take time to investigate all her options, including other possible treatments. There are now new treatments for conditions that previously would have required a hysterectomy.More

  • 5 Steps to Hormone Health and Weight Loss

     Our hormone health effects our bodies in many ways but one specific way is an increase in weight. Hormonally challenged women gain weight around their middle between the armpits and the top of the thighs. Often their arms are normal, their legs are normal and from the neck up they look great!More