Category: Women's Health

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Trouble Getting Pregnant Again? Using Mind-Body Techniques for Secondary Infertility

Trouble Getting Pregnant Again? Using Mind-Body Techniques for Secondary Infertility

Couples look forward to growing their families and can be in for a shock when baby No. 2 is not so easy to conceive, especially when they had no troub [...]
Healthy Eating for Busy Moms

Healthy Eating for Busy Moms

Imagine this scene—a day in the life of a busy mom… It’s the morning witching hour. You’ve got two kids (or more!) to corral. They’re moving ‘slowly’. [...]
Urinary Tract Infections:  A Potentially Recurring Problem for Women & Men

Urinary Tract Infections: A Potentially Recurring Problem for Women & Men

Urinary tract infections are the second most common type of infection in the body, accounting for about 8.1 million visits to health care providers [...]
Beyond Calcium:  Nutrients Critical to Bone Health

Beyond Calcium: Nutrients Critical to Bone Health

There is a general presumption, fed by dairy industry advertising, that adequate calcium is all you need to maintain strong bones. However, several [...]
Is My Diet Affecting My Ability to Conceive?

Is My Diet Affecting My Ability to Conceive?

Many people have heard the saying “you are what you eat”, well this saying is especially true for a couple trying to conceive. Never has nutrition p [...]
How Did I Get This “Muffin Top”!

How Did I Get This “Muffin Top”!

Carl and Cindy have always lived active lives. Married 30 years, they still enjoy biking and golfing, and they pride themselves in their healthy lifes [...]
Is Estrogen Blocking Your Weight Loss?

Is Estrogen Blocking Your Weight Loss?

Estrogen is a very well known hormone important for bone density, menstrual cycle regularity and brain function. But when it comes to weight loss this [...]
Controversies in Breast Cancer Screening

Controversies in Breast Cancer Screening

As October comes to a close, so too does Breast Cancer Awareness Month – 31 days devoted to raising public awareness and funding to combat one of Amer [...]
Six Baby Steps to a Healthier Pregnancy

Six Baby Steps to a Healthier Pregnancy

Whether you plan to start a family now or in a few years, there are things you can do that will help improve your chance of a healthy pregnancy. Start [...]
Optimizing Women’s Health and Fertility with Essential Oils

Optimizing Women’s Health and Fertility with Essential Oils

It is no mystery that a woman’s body is profoundly affected by her hormones. It seems like we go through life on this roller coaster ride of ups and d [...]
Natural Breast Health with Manual Therapy to Promote Lymphatic Drainage and Nutritional Wellness

Natural Breast Health with Manual Therapy to Promote Lymphatic Drainage and Nutritional Wellness

Breast Health Breast health is an important component of a woman’s health. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, regardless of race or [...]
Breast Health Beyond Cancer

Breast Health Beyond Cancer

A cancer experience is the definitive existential crisis. It shakes us out of a comfortable fog of illusion, which allows us to maintain a more-or-les [...]
Make Not-Getting-Cancer a Hobby

Make Not-Getting-Cancer a Hobby

Written by Deborah Percival on behalf of a friend. If you think staying healthy is complicated, try getting cancer. Suddenly, carving out time to e [...]
Can an Unhealthy Digestive Tract Increase Breast Cancer?

Can an Unhealthy Digestive Tract Increase Breast Cancer?

One in eight; this is the number of women who will experience breast cancer in their lifetime. Dramatically higher than in the past, this statistic ha [...]
The Genetics of Perfectionism

The Genetics of Perfectionism

Drive. It is so necessary. Without it we do not have the motivation to accomplish our goals and aspirations. Yet, for many, it can get way out of cont [...]
The Truth About Non-GMO Soy: A Nutritional Powerhouse

The Truth About Non-GMO Soy: A Nutritional Powerhouse

No sooner did the FDA take the highly unusual step of allowing a health claim to be made for soy as a food in 1999, than it came under attack by a v [...]
Can Diet Impact Our Genetic Lineage?

Can Diet Impact Our Genetic Lineage?

When does a patient become a parent? For me, as a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, this precious moment has nothing to do with [...]
Mercury, Fish, & ADHD – The Whole Story

Mercury, Fish, & ADHD – The Whole Story

Anyone paying attention to pediatric medicine over the past decade has noticed the dramatic increase in the incidence of attention and hyperactivity d [...]
We Have Been Conditioned to Have Poor Posture!

We Have Been Conditioned to Have Poor Posture!

Beginning at birth, we intuitively know about natural movement and begin to develop the musculature to propel us upward and outward into the world. We [...]
Nurturing Your Relationship While Being a Working Mom

Nurturing Your Relationship While Being a Working Mom

One of the most challenging jobs in the world is being a mom. Factor in being a working mom and that job just got a little harder. It’s easy to lose [...]
Creating a Conscious Relationship with Your Partner

Creating a Conscious Relationship with Your Partner

Is there a formula for success in relationships? Have you ever wondered how some couples sustain healthy, happy, loving relationships while others se [...]
Why Have I Lost Interest in Sex?

Why Have I Lost Interest in Sex?

I sat down with Dr. Deanna Cherrone, founder of Natural Health & Healing in West Hartford, who has been studying and practicing functional medicine fo [...]
Libido – Beyond Hormones

Libido – Beyond Hormones

Sexual health is often overlooked in medical settings. While many doctors and patients realize the importance of discussing mental, physical, and emot [...]
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) – The Critical Full-Body Protector

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) – The Critical Full-Body Protector

If you're older, your body becomes more and more challenged to convert the oxidized CoQ10 to ubiquinol . . . Further, as you get older your body l [...]
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