February 11, 2012

Navigating the Changes of Perimenopause

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Written By Rebecca Gelber, MD | The kids are out of the house; you’ve finally gotten that corner office and you no longer feel the need to change your wardrobe monthly to keep up with the latest fashions. The hard part’s over--right? Then why do so many women find these prime years of life fraught with physical and emotional turmoil, symptoms which are often dismissed or quickly camouflaged with antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, painkillers or even major surgeries? The years … [Read more...]

Alleviate Menopause Symptoms Naturally

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Written by Dr. Bruce Eichelberger, OMD If you or someone you love is female and approaching 50, menopause is on the horizon. The exceptions are women who have had a hysterectomy earlier in life and have already gone through this change. At some point in her life, every woman experiences this “change of life” process, often with great discomfort. The average age for the onset of menopause in Western societies is 51, but it can happen as early as the early 40s or as late as the mid 50s. It … [Read more...]

Brain Fog? Memory Loss? The Hormone Connections

By Michael Gerber, MD, HMD Senior moments happen in children, teenagers, in men and women throughout all stages of life. Was it ADD or could it have been the waffles with syrup and jam for breakfast?  Normal brain functioning can be impaired by life habits, toxic exposures and inherited or acquired hormonal imbalances. Fortunately, there are many positive steps to repair and rebuild foggy brains and fading memory. Some people come into the world with weak adrenals (chief stress modulating and … [Read more...]

Black Cohosh:

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The Safe Herb For Hot Flashes, Osteoporosis and Other Menopausal Symptoms By John Morgenthaler Most American women reach menopause between the ages of 45 to 55, but menopause-like symptoms can begin at least ten years earlier. “Menopause is often heralded by the onset of a change in menstrual flow or skipped menstrual periods,” says Christiane Northrup, M.D., bestselling author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom (Bantam Books, July 1994), and The Wisdom of Menopause (Bantam Books, … [Read more...]

Menopause

Treatments Based On Your Body’s Individual Needs By Mark Gunderson, MD What is Menopause? Menopause refers to that time in every woman’s life when menstruation ceases completely. The ovaries output of estrogen and progesterone diminishes severely. In addition to signifying the end of a woman’s ability to have children, changing hormonal levels affect the entire endocrine system. Menopause is considered complete when a woman has had no periods for a full year. This varies but is normally … [Read more...]

Bioidentical Hormones – Hype or Healthy?

By M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG | Over the past few years, “bioidentical” has been the buzzword of hormone replacement therapy; a Google search for “bioidentical hormones” yields 88,700 hits! But are bioidentical hormones a panacea, or it is all hype? Like most things, the truth lies somewhere in between. What is a bioidentical hormone anyway? Many people use the term interchangeably with “natural”, implying that it is better than synthetic. All “bioidentical” means is that … [Read more...]

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