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What Are Hot Flashes And Why Are They Happening To Me?
There are many symptoms associated with menopause, but the symptom that epitomizes menopause is the Hot Flash. About 85% of women will experience Hot Flashes as they approach and enter menopause....
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Painful Sex and Response to the “Ask Amy” Advice Column
A patient of mine brought to my attention, a series of articles that appear in the “Ask Amy” advice column that appears in the Chicago Tribune. A male follower of “Ask Amy” wrote in to ask her about...
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How Do You Know If You Are Winning Your Fight Against Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is an insidious disease. You cannot feel it as it gradually approaches. One day, your doctor orders a bone density test for you, and you find out that your bones have lost density and...
View ArticleDHEA: The reality surrounding one of our most plentiful hormones
DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) is one of the most abundant steroid hormones in the body, but there is some mystery about what DHEA actually does. It’s known that DHEA levels decline as we age, and it...
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March is National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month so I am resending out a few thoughts about nutrition. Many health problems are caused by poor nutrition and many of them can be treated with proper nutrition. It is...
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Menopause, Hormones, and Weight Gain
Weight gain and menopause seem to go together. Many of my female patients describe rapid weight gain as they approached and entered menopause. I hear them say,”I don’t know what happened. I eat the...
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Comment on The North American Menopause Society Postition Statement
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) issued the following revised position statement, which is in favor of hormone therapy for women in menopause: http://www.menopause.org/psht12.pdf This may...
View ArticleTestosterone For Women
Yes, testosterone is the male dominant hormone, but women need it too! When I first started as a Bioidentical Hormone Specialist, women would be somewhat taken aback when I recommended testosterone...
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Does Estrogen Cause Breast Cancer?
This is a topic that causes a great deal of confusion. I wish I could answer this question with a simple yes or no, but like many things in medicine, the answer is much more complex than this....
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Bacteria in the Gut
As I have written previously, a healthy gut is imperative for good overall health. Although we think of the gut as internal, it’s actually one of our biggest connections to the outside world. A great...
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Complex Carbohydrates: The ‘Good’ Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are chains of individual sugars, linked together as one molecule. You need carbohydrates for energy and to remain healthy. In fact, carbohydrates should make up 40 to 60% of the...
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You Can Lose Weight This Year
The stigma surrounding obesity has been around for well over 100 years, actually starting with the media in the 1800s. Using fear and unscrupulous advertising, fat-shaming ads were heavily present...
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Organize Your Dinner Plate
The way you prepare a dinner plate can help with weight loss success. Just follow some simple rules: Use a smaller plate than the standard dinner plate (approximately 9 – 10” diameter). It will help...
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Manage Your Stress to Manage Your Eating
Stress is a common trigger to overeating. When you feel stressed, your brain releases certain chemicals that can trigger cravings for salty, sweet and high-fat foods. While eating these foods may...
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Why You Should Avoid Artifical Sweeteners
Although artificial sweeteners have no calories, they can actually cause you to gain weight. Because these sweeteners are significantly sweeter than sugar, they can activate the cravings centers in...
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Stop Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs)
Weight loss is as much about monitoring your food intake as it is about monitoring your thoughts. Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) are negative thoughts that automatically come into your mind and can...
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Another Good Reason to Quit
By now, you probably know that there are a lot of good reasons to quit smoking. Maybe you have thought about it. Maybe you have tried and relapsed. Quitting isn’t easy, but here is one more good...
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Maximize Longevity
Many people prefer to live in the moment and avoid dwelling on the time when their life in this world will come to an end. Most, however, wonder at some point or another just how long they will live....
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Manage Your Microbiome, Manage Your Weight
Most people are unaware that they are playing host to around 100 trillion bacteria in their gastrointestinal tract, bacteria that comprise about three pounds of their body weight. They probably also...
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Is Low Fat or Low Carb the Best for Weight Loss?
Warm weather is just around the corner, and you may be starting to think about slimming down for the summer. But what diet should you go for? Low-fat? Low-carb? Gradually, research is providing some...
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