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Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, General on Mar 24th, 2023
Over the course of a woman’s lifetime, a woman has about a 50% change of developing at least one urinary tract infection (UTI) and 20-30% experience recurring UTIs. The mainstay of conventional treatment are antibiotics, which do in fact usually work quite well. However, one problem is that they can also lead to a vulnerability […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, General, Menopause, Urinary Incontinence on Dec 15th, 2022
Overactive bladder, also called OAB causes frequent and sudden desire to urinate and can be difficult to control, leading to urinary leakage, a.k.a. urge incontinence (UI), and nocturia (waking up more than two times in the night to urinate). It also is associated with frequency of urination day and night. Frequent urination is usually eight […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, General, Turmeric on Nov 30th, 2022
Various natural agents have come into view as having a potential role in reducing risk of severe covid symptoms, addressing covid symptoms, and addressing long covid issues. One of these is Curcuma long root, aka turmeric, aka curcumin. Common signs and symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, dry cough, congestion, sore throat and tiredness. More severe […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, General, Mind and Emotional on Aug 30th, 2022
Nootropics is a term used to describe those agents that improve cognition, memory, creativity or motivation. Nootropic substances can be as common as everyday caffeine and nicotine, or stimulants such as amphetamine and methylphenidate or many prescription items including levodopa. Nootropic agents can also include plants, vitamins or other dietary supplements. Bacopa monnieri is one […]
Posted in Botanicals, Chaste tree berry, Dietary Supplements, General on Jul 31st, 2022
Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a well-recognized clinical condition characterized by lack of sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, and/or pelvic pain/penetration, or a combination of these symptoms. Low desire is called hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), low arousal is called female arousal disorder (FAD), female orgasmic disorder (FOD) is delayed, infrequent or absent orgasms, or significantly […]
Posted in Botanicals, Endocrine Health, Green Tea, PCOS on Jul 26th, 2022
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) issues include 2 out of the following 3: 1) oligo-ovulation/anovulation (usually experienced as menstrual bleeding irregularities 2) Hyperandrogenism (includes acne, excess body hair, hair thinning on scalp, elevated serum androgens 3) polycystic ovaries on a pelvic ultrasound. The etiology and pathogenesis of PCOS are complicated but we do know the dominant […]
Posted in Botanicals, Depression, Dietary Supplements, General, Mind and Emotional, Prevention, Stress on Jun 30th, 2022
Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the U.S. While general anxiety disorder is the most common form of anxiety, there are numerous others including, panic disorder, phobic related disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In a 2020 survey, 62% of respondents reported some degree of anxiety. An estimated 31% of all […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, General, Prevention on May 5th, 2022
Women are more susceptible to urinary tract infections (UTIs) than men and 20%-30% of women have recurrent UTIs. Pregnant women, children, postmenopausal women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), elderly individuals with indwelling catheters and patients with neuropathic bladder are at increased risk of UTIs. They are prevalent in young women and young men and […]
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