Health & Wellness 

Since both estradiol and progesterone manage the uterus during the menstrual cycle, why would a healthcare provider suggest that a woman needs one and not the other?  I simply do not follow this logic.

Since the 1930's and the ground breaking work of Dr Hans Selye, scientific research has proven without a doubt that what leads to chronic disease is NOT so much an outside agent but rather the body's response to it.  Dr Selye termed his findings the General Adaptation Syndrome  and redefined the word "stress" to mean the environmental, physiological or life event/emotional trigger that leads to predictable changes in the body. Dr Selye's findings set the stage for decades of

Cortisol is an essential hormone that plays many vital roles, including helping the human body adapt to stress. Yet this naturally occurring hormone is one of the few whose levels in the body increase with age, with potentially damaging consequences that have been linked to depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and other maladies. The good news is new research on nutrients such as phosphatidylserine, DHEA, and ginkgo biloba offers valuable insights on how to control cortisol level

Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, just above your collarbone. It is one of your endocrine glands, which make hormones. The thyroid helps set your metabolism—how your body gets energy from the foods you eat. Millions of people in the U.S. have thyroid diseases. Most of them are women. If you have a thyroid disease, your body uses energy more slowly or quickly than it should. A thyroid gland that is not active enough, called hypothyroidism , is far more com

Gina Ditta-Donahue, FNP-C, ABAAHP discussed the basics of female hormones. What does the female hormone cycle look like during the month?...

Most women gain weight as they age, but excess pounds aren't inevitable. To minimize menopause weight gain, step up your activity level and enjoy a healthy diet. As you get older, you might notice that maintaining your usual weight becomes more difficult. In fact, many women gain weight around the menopause transition. The good news is that menopause weight gain can be managed or reversed! You can reverse course by being aware of your genetic predispositions, balancing your h