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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, Endocrine Health, Menopause, Stress on Aug 25th, 2021
Hot flashes and/or night sweats, collectively called vasomotor symptoms (VMS), are the most common symptom of perimenopause/menopause. The average duration of VMS is about 7 years, so more options to address this frequently significant symptom, are always welcomed. While VMS can come in all sizes and shapes, varying from mild to severe and infrequent to […]
Posted in General, Menopause, Mind and Emotional, Nutrition, Stress on Jul 29th, 2021
Symptoms of fatigue and generalized aches and pains is a common discussion in my women’s health practice. These symptoms also have some specifics related to menopausal women. Fatigue is frequently reported by menopausal woman. There are many possible explanations including: hypothyroid, insomnia, depression, allergies, anemias, chronic disease, chronic pain, adrenal dysregulation, Lyme disease, chronic fatigue […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, Endocrine Health, Menopause on May 28th, 2021
Korean red ginseng has been used traditionally for the relief of some menopause symptoms, and also has some previously published data for this purpose. In the current double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial, Korean Red Ginseng was studied in women with surgical menopause due to a gynecological cancer. This is important as women with surgical menopause can […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, Fatigue, General, Menopause, Mind and Emotional, Nutrition, Stress on Apr 26th, 2021
Difficulty sleeping/insomnia is one of the most common issues women face and is one of the most common complaints of women going through the menopause transition and the most common sleep disorder in the general population. Insomnia is defined as a sleep complaint that occurs at least three times per week for at least 3 […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, Endocrine Health, General, Green Tea, Menopause, Menstrual Cycle, Vitamin D on Mar 5th, 2021
Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumor in the uterus. Most do not cause any symptoms and don’t require any investigation or treatment. But, for some women, maybe about a third, women with uterine fibroids, also called uterine myomas may need a therapy—either to control abnormal uterine bleeding, reduce the size due to pressure […]
Posted in General, Menopause, Phytoestrogen, Soy on Feb 16th, 2021
Phytoestrogen compounds have been a subject of considerable research over the last several decades, especially those from soybeans, called isoflavones. Studies on soy isoflavones and hot flashes/night sweats vary in dosages, but the average is 54 mg/day. An analysis of 36 publications: soy isoflavones, at an average of 54 mg per day for 6 weeks […]
Posted in Black Cohosh, Botanicals, Depression, Endocrine Health, Menopause, Mind and Emotional, Rhodiola, Stress on Oct 6th, 2020
Many herbal options have been studied for the purpose of relieving menopause symptoms. Black cohosh has been studied the most. This current study evaluates the effectiveness of a combination of black cohosh and rhodiola, compared with black cohosh alone to relieve menopause symptoms. Numerous symptoms are possible with perimenopause and/or menopause. These include hot flashes/night […]
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