If you think back to your personal health history, I am confident you can pinpoint a time in your life when the weight just started to “creep up” on you. Whether it was an emotional or stressful trigger that prompted the number on the scale to climb or the hectic pace of life that caused…
The Cash and Consequences of Hormone Therapies
Women approaching menopause today probably have no idea how stigmatized their natural aging used to be. In 1966, a bestselling book called “Feminine Forever,” written by Robert A. Wilson, a Wyeth-funded gynecologist, called post-menopausal women “flabby,” “shrunken,” “dull-minded,” and “desexed.” Ads for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in medical journals accused women of “outliving their ovaries”…
Parent Smoking Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis
March 1, 2022
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes pain and swelling in the joints. It’s an autoimmune disease, where the body’s immune system attacks your own healthy joint tissue. Experts don’t know what causes the disease. Genes, hormones, and factors in the environment may play a role. Smoking cigarettes is known to increase the risk of developing RA. Researchers…
How to Help Teen Girls Cope With Stress
Adolescence is a stressful time in life. Teens have to navigate increased independence from their parents, new and more complicated peer relationships, and more demanding academics, all while managing radical changes in their brains and bodies. Not only that, the current COVID-19 pandemic has created additional hardships for them. No wonder they may be more…
8 Foods That Can Help Prevent High Cholesterol
Did you know, almost half of American adults have high cholesterol? A combination of lifestyle factors and genetics mostly influences cholesterol. But what you eat still matters. In fact, when you eat closer to what the Dietary Guidelines recommend, you could lower your risk of heart disease and cholesterol. So, aim to eat more fruits,…
How to Heal Your Gut Naturally
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a healthy mammal is home to a complex community of bacteria. This microbial community is often called “microbiota,” “gut flora,” or “beneficial bacteria.” These microbes have evolved with us to coexist in a mutually beneficial relationship. An Introduction to Gut Microbes We need beneficial gut microbes for proper B vitamin production, digestion, and assimilation. Some…
Placebos Have a Powerful Healing Effect on the Mind and Body
Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said yes, congratulations, your brain is using its power to create a “placebo effect.” For those who said no, you’re not alone, but thankfully, the brain is trainable. Since the 1800s, the word placebo has…
The Heart of Women’s Health
Keeping your heart in tip-top shape is no small task, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. An understanding and appreciation for the wonders of the heart and how it functions can be especially helpful when deciding what steps you need to take to keep it healthy. Discovering effective, natural ways to achieve this goal…
A Breakup Letter to Gout
Dear Gout, I’m breaking up with you. I appreciate the time we had together and everything I’ve learned from you, but it’s over; I don’t want you in my life anymore. Before we met, I’d heard about you. I know you’ve been around, going from person to person–often a single night, but frequently returning to wreak…
As COVID-19 Slogs On, Seniors Suffer Growing Malaise
February 26, 2022
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Late one night in January, Jonathan Coffino, 78, turned to his wife as they sat in bed. “I don’t know how much longer I can do this,” he said. Coffino was referring to the caution that has come to define his life during the COVID-19 pandemic. After two years of mostly staying at home and…
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