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Posted in General, Prevention on Jun 15th, 2022
As you might likely imagine, coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. It contains a variety of compounds including caffeine, diterpenes and chlorogenic acid, all of which fully develop with the bean roasting process. There is a growing list of benefits for daily and up to moderate consumption including risk reduction […]
Intimate Partner Violence Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as physical and sexual violence, emotional abuse, or stalking by an intimate partner. One in four US women and one in ten men have experienced IPV in their lifetimes. Throughout the world, IPV is the single leading cause of homicide death in women. In the U.S. […]
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 […]
Posted in Endocrine Health, General, Menopause, Weight Management on Apr 18th, 2022
Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumor of the uterus and their incidence increases over the reproductive years until menopause. Uterine fibroid tissue is made up of smooth muscle cells in the myometrium and are hormonally dependent on estrogen and progesterone and because of this, are the most symptomatic in the years prior to […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, General on Mar 30th, 2022
The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the preventive effects of oral pine bark extract (Trademarked product: Pycnogenol®) 150 mg/daily in individuals with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI). Both men and women, the study subjects had to have had at least three symptomatic UTIs in the previous year, two episodes […]
Posted in Depression, Dietary Supplements, General, Mind and Emotional, Stress on Mar 11th, 2022
One of my mainstay nutraceuticals for general anxiety disorder is L-theanine, even though the research is not consistent or considerable. My clinical experience is what mostly guides my consistent recommendations for it. Theanine is a non-protein amino acid that was first isolated from green tea and is chemically similar in structure to glutamic acid. L-theanine […]
I’m thinking I’m like many of you, in that Ukraine and the Ukrainian people are very much on my mind. Just one very small way I might raise awareness about Ukraine, is to talk about their traditional diet. Ukraine is often referred to as the breadbasket of Europe and wheat and grain are central to […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, Pregnancy on Feb 22nd, 2022
There are 490 documented positive pregnancy outcomes after use of ginger root during pregnancy registered with the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Data indicates that no malformation or fetal toxicity was associated with the use of ginger root during pregnancy. But, because they require a minimum of 1,000 cases to determine safety, the EMA still advises […]
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