Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Posted in Bone Health, Bone Loss, Calcium, Nutrition, Prevention, Soy on Mar 30th, 2008
The potential for soy protein or soy isoflavones to alter bone metabolism and bone loss is currently contradictory and inconclusive. Our two best measurements are bone density testing with DXA (an xray test) measures or bone metabolism markers. The lack of agreement in the literature is thought to be related to variations in study design […]
Posted in Bone Health, Bone Loss, Breast Cancer Prevention, Calcium, General, Prevention, Vitamin D on Nov 25th, 2007
In a population-based study, 1180 Caucasian women older than 55, were randomized to receive a daily placebo, calcium or calcium plus 1000 IU of vitamin D (cholecalciferol). Â Health status and compliance to the regimen were assessed every 6 months over 4 years and serum vitamin D was measured at baseline and annually. 1024 women […]
Posted in Breast Cancer Prevention, Cancer Prevention, Hormone Replacement, Prevention on Jul 30th, 2007
One of the more newsworthy items of late, has been the decline of breast cancer seen in 2003. The rate of breast cancer in women in the U.S. fell significantly by 6.7% in 2003, according to data from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) registries. Data from 2004, showed a leveling off, with no real additional […]
Posted in Black Cohosh, Botanicals, Cancer Prevention, Prevention on May 17th, 2007
Rebbeck T, Troxel A, Norman S, et al. A retrospective case-control study of the use of hormone-related supplements and association with breast cancer. Int. J. Cancer 2006; 120:1523-1528. This population-based cased-control study in Philadelphia consisted of 949 breast cancer cases and 1,524 controls. Herbal supplements including Black Cohosh, ginseng and red clover were the most […]
Posted in Calcium, General, Menopause, Nutrition, Prevention on Apr 10th, 2007
NAMS Board of Trustees. The role of calcium in peri-and postmenopausal women: 2006 position statement of The North American Menopause Society. Menopause: The J of The N American Menopause Society 2006;12(6): 862-877 The last evidence based consensus opinion of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) was published in 2001. An expert panel of clinicians and […]
Posted in Cancer Prevention, Nutrition, Prevention on Jan 14th, 2007
As I have learned more about the compounds and mechanisms of green tea, and try to keep up with much of the research in women’s health and natural medicines, it becomes increasingly apparent that green tea has diverse uses in the prevention and treatment of conditions pertinent to women. These conditions include breast cancer, ovarian […]
Posted in General, Prevention on Dec 21st, 2006
Welcome to my blog and podcast. Periodically, I’ll be posting on topics that I hope you’ll find interesting, valuable, and in some way relevant to the field of women’s health in general, and women’s health and natural medicine, in particular. My hope is, that over time, you’ll find this blog and podcast to be a […]
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