5-step plan to optimal health By Murray MiddlemostThe first step a program is Healthy Nutrition and there are ten basic rules:1. Never skip a meal again (keep the calorie burning furnace burning)2. Eat real, unprocessed foods (if man made it do not eat it)3. Eat balanced meals (protein, fat, and carbs in every meal)4. Choose a protein

It seems that everyone is jumping on the antioxidant bandwagon and why not? New research is coming out all the time that seems to indicate antioxidants can prevent cancer, strengthen your immune system and even keep you from aging. Antioxidants work by sucking up free radicals that can damage your body's cells and transporting them to the liver w…

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) affects 5-10 percent of pre-menopausal women, making it the most common female endocrine disorder. PCOS wreaks havoc on hormones: excessive amounts of insulin stimulate the ovaries to produce large amounts of testosterone. The result can be irregular periods and infertility, along with symptoms such as male-patter…

Hair loss usually occurs because of hormonal factors. As a consequence, biological events like puberty, pregnancy and menopause that effect female hormone levels can also cause female hair loss. In the case of pregnancy, hair loss is simply a consequence of the stress the body undergoes during labor and should stop approximately 6 months after bi…

Alesse oral contraceptives are highly effective means to control the unwanted pregnancy. Alesse oral contraceptives consist of synthetic forms of two hormones produced naturally in the body and the fluctuating levels of these hormones plays an important role in fertility which helps to avoid unwanted pregnancy among women.Alesse birth control pill …

Alesse oral contraceptives are highly effective means to control the unwanted pregnancy. Alesse oral contraceptives consist of synthetic forms of two hormones produced naturally in the body and the fluctuating levels of these hormones plays an important role in fertility which helps to avoid unwanted pregnancy among women.Alesse birth control pill …

In these days there are a lot of methods of Birth Control are available for couples. Some examples are Calendar method, cervical cap, cervical mucus, Copper IUD, Diaphragm and Birth Control pill, etc. The Birth Control Pill is a very reliable means of contraception. One of the advantages of the birth control pill is that it is quickly reversible. O…

Question : I'M in my late 30s. There are blood clots in my menses. Are they caused by poor blood circulation? I have an acne problem too. Answer : WOMEN with heavy menstrual periods commonly complain of passing blood clots. All blood will clot and it is not unusual for menstrual blood to clot within the uterus. When bleeding is heavy or brisk, the …

Question : I AM a healthy, single woman aged 42. I had an operation to remove my uterine fibroid as well my uterus, but I still experience some blood flow a few days every month. The doctor gave me antibiotics and asked me to see him while having my period as he wanted to investigate where the blood is coming from. Currently, I have watery discharg…

Question : I HAVE had no menstruation for two years since I came to Melbourne to further my studies. In the first year, I was homesick, coping with studies, stress and a new environment. In the second year, I went on a diet. Answer : THE absence of menstruation in a woman during the usual menstruating years for more than six months is called amenor…

It is always intriguing to me when science discovers a food that has a positive effect on one gender and quite the opposite on the other.  An example has arisen in a study on Amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis (ALS) orLou Gehrig ’s disease.  As a reminder, Lou Gehrig’s disease or (ALS) is a deadly disease that damages key neurons i…

Counting on Gender Development Containing Spread of AIDSAnirudha AlamHIV/AIDS is not merely a health issues. It is sorely a development issues undoubtedly. The vulnerability to HIV/AIDS has a grave and in-depth impact on every aspect of life. So the responses from all the levels and parts of the societies are very much necessary to curb the spread …

I thought the Oprah show could've presented a more balanced view on the topic of bioidentical hormone replacement. I've been prescribing bioidentical hormones for over 11 years and have seen nothing but an amazing change in women who use the cream, very much like the woman Oprah interviewed from Ontario. As the "Anti-Aging Guru" for iammodern mag…

Many people dont know that endometriosis is one of the most common causes of pelvic pain and infertility in women. Endometriosis is defined as a painful, chronic disease where tissue that should only be found inside the uterus is found somewhere else inside the body. The areas that can be affected include the bowels, intestines, appendix, ovaries, …

They say women are blessed with the gift of child bearing. This also means having the burden of monthly periods and everything it entails. It requires doubling the hygiene rituals as disregarding those may cause complications. One of these complications can be endometriosis.Endometriosis is a common issue for women over 30 who are of reproductiv…

The majority of women who suffer from endometriosis also suffer from estrogen dominance. That is they have more estrogen in their hormonal system then normal, much of it caused by outside environmental factors. This is concerning to medical researchers because estrogen is the primary hormone that causes endometrial cells to reproduce and grow. The …

Although Endometriosis affects one out of seven women throughout the world, not much is known about the disease. It occurs when tissue that is usually found inside the uterus appears in other parts of the body. The cause of endometriosis is unknown, though researchers have several theories. Endometriosis is often compared to cancer since both are …

Infertility is a problem that many women experience. One cause of infertility is endometriosis, a disease that affects millions of women. This disease appears when tissue similar to the one that can be found inside the uterus is found elsewhere in the body. Endometriosis can be diagnosed in four modes ranging from mild to severe. Women with mild e…

Pilates is a body conditioning system, invented by Joseph H. Pilates over eighty years ago. It is popular among performers and devotees of the fitness world, and its simplicity attracts many new practitioners. Pilates consists of over 500 controlled exercises that improve posture, reduces stress, and creates long, lean muscle without bulking up. Pi…

Endometriosis is a dangerous disease experienced by many women. The symptoms vary from woman to woman, but some common ones are painful, heavy, or irregular periods, fatigue, vomiting, stomach problems, infertility, and pelvic pain. The most common symptom is pelvic pain. Many women ignore this pain because they think it is simply period pain. This…

It seems like every other couple I meet these days is either struggling themselves or knows someone close to them who is experiencing infertility.  Although in extreme cases,IVF may be the only route, there are often natural remedies and aids which can do just the trick and help you to conceive on your own.  For example, several herbs hav…

Fabulous Foods for Fabulous Women!ALMONDS: rich in heart-healthy vitamin E and fiber.

Wise Woman herbal and home remedies are simple, safe ways to help yourself when you have a diagnosis of uterine fibroids.Uterine fibroids are solid muscle tissue growths in the uterus. They are also called fibroid tumors, myomas, or leiomyomas. Fibroids occur so frequently (in up to half of all women over forty) that they could be considered a norm…

If you're one of the millions of women who experience painful menstrual cramps every month, then you're probably looking for some sort of pain relief. For some women, the monthly flow is not just a time of annoyance or a passing inconvenience, but is a time of severe pain that they dread from month to month.Here are a few tips that can help you dea…

If you’ve been reading up on the latest health news recently, you’ve probably already gotten your vitamin D levels checked, and if you haven’t, I suggest you do it asap.  It has recently come to global attention that there is an epidemic of inadequate and deficient vitamin D levels in much of the world’s population, chi…