Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Posted in Breast Cancer Prevention on Apr 16th, 2025
On occasion over the years, I have a colleague contribute to the blog. Dr Jeane is a naturopathic physician practicing in northern California and is a naturopathic oncology expert. I asked her to clarify the current breast cancer screening guidelines, and highlight the concern about cancers, including breast cancer, in younger women. Thank you, Dr […]
Posted in Cancer Prevention, General, Mind and Emotional, Prevention on Jan 21st, 2025
It might still be surprising to some readers, that alcohol is a leading cause of cancer. Conversations and science about alcohol benefits and risks has been going on for decades, with the lingering thought in everyone’s minds, that moderate alcohol drinking was able to reduce the risks of heart attacks and strokes. It has been […]
Posted in Breast Cancer Prevention, Endocrine Health, General, Hormone Replacement, Menopause on Aug 29th, 2024
Menopause hormone therapy prescribing is an essential skill in the care of women. It is imperative that all prescribers have a science-based approach to the benefits and risks of menopause hormone therapy (MHT). In these now forty years of clinical practice as a licensed naturopathic physician and a clinical practice in women’s health, I think […]
Posted in Cancer Prevention, Dietary Supplements, Endocrine Health, General, Prevention, Probiotics, Vaginal Health on Mar 7th, 2023
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are among the most frequent infectious disease throughout the world and are defined as infectious organisms which are transmitted between sex partners. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 19 million cases are reported each year with more than 20 different STIs. [i] HPV is one of the most […]
Posted in Breast Cancer Prevention, Cancer Prevention, General, Menopause, Prevention on Feb 21st, 2023
The most common cancer in women second to skin cancer, is breast cancer, both in the U.S. and worldwide. In 2021, the US experienced an estimated 281,500 new diagnoses of invasive breast cancer and an additional 49,290 cases of in situ breast lesions. Reliable estimates demonstrate that that at least one third of breast cancer […]
Posted in Breast Cancer Prevention, General, Prevention, Weight Management on Apr 29th, 2020
There are two recent studies that I want to call attention to, that are relevant for our continued efforts to reduce the risk of breast cancer. The first addresses the issue of weight loss. In postmenopausal middle-aged women who lose weight and actually are successful in keeping it off, their risk of breast cancer is […]
Posted in Botanicals, Breast Cancer Prevention, Cancer Prevention, General, Green Tea, Menopause, Prevention on Nov 29th, 2019
Perhaps you are already a connoisseur of green tea, or perhaps you are already aware of the many health benefits, including the area of breast cancer risk reduction and recurrence. Based on a study some years back, I have been advising women with stage I and II breast cancer to drink 5 cups/day or take […]
Posted in Breast Cancer Prevention, Dietary Supplements, General, Menopause, Nutrition, Phytoestrogen, Urinary Incontinence on Oct 31st, 2019
Today is Halloween…. and not surprisingly, I’m thinking about pumpkins. Pumpkins have found their way into my heart from seeing fields and fields of bright orange globes adorning the landscape, then finding their way onto the steps and counter tops of celebrating homes— complete with creative additions and carvings, aglow with candles…and then of course […]
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