Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Posted in General on Apr 21st, 2025
I’ve invited a colleague and expert in women’s health doctor, to be a contributor to the blog this month. Dr. Silmacoral López Jiménez is a naturopathic physician practicing in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, and is an expert in HPV, cervical dysplasias and natural medicine. I asked her to clarify the current advances in cervical cancer […]
Posted in Endocrine Health, General, Hormone Replacement, Menopause, Mind and Emotional, Rhodiola on Mar 31st, 2025
Brain fog is common in midlife women and a stunning forty to sixty percent of midlife women report cognitive changes during perimenopause. Symptoms of brain fog include forgetfulness; difficulty remembering words, names, anecdotes, and numbers; difficult to focus and concentrate; and distractibility. Some women may report symptoms that would best be evaluated for attention deficit […]
Posted in Dietary Supplements, General, Probiotics on Mar 20th, 2025
Many of us have at least a rudimentary understanding and awareness of the basics of probiotics. Not unlike other areas of medicine, and life, there are more advanced and nuanced issues that impact the specificity and effectiveness of their clinical impact. The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics defines probiotics as “live microorganisms that, […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, Endocrine Health, Green Tea, PCOS on Feb 26th, 2025
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a familiar condition to any women’s health practice. The dominant mechanisms that can be addressed in the management of PCOS are insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism. While genetic and environmental influences are involved in the etiology, the research on natural medicines to address the insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism is quite extensive. […]
Posted in Botanicals, Depression, Dietary Supplements, General, Mind and Emotional, Stress on Feb 17th, 2025
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera, Solanaceae) root is also known as Indian ginseng, although it does not belong to the ginseng family. This plant has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries as a compound or product that increases the ability of a person to resist, adapt, or become resilient to biological, physical, or chemical stressors. The […]
Posted in Dietary Supplements, Fatigue, General, Nutrition on Jan 28th, 2025
Numerous randomized trials over the years have shown that vitamin C shortens the duration of common colds. Some trials reported greater effects on severe cold symptoms compared with mild symptoms. This updated review systematically compares the effects of vitamin C on severe and mild common cold symptoms. Authors included all placebo-controlled trials of orally administered […]
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 Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, Endocrine Health, General, Menopause, Phytoestrogen on Dec 31st, 2024
Perimenopause and menopause symptoms are an individual experience for each woman. Some women experience symptoms that are few and short term and other women can experience significant and moderate to severe symptoms and for many years. Physical, emotional, and urogenital symptoms may be experienced, and some can have a significant impact on health and quality […]
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