Women''s Health: Anemia
... Are you tired and weak? Does the lining of your lower eyelids look pale? If so, you could be anemic. But what does that mean? It means that either your red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin (oxy...

Exercises for Heavy Menstrual Flow Anemia
... Women who are anemic or have a problem with heavy menstrual bleeding tend to be very tired; they often find that moderate to brisk exercise is difficult for them because they lack stamina and enduranc...

Women''s Health: Eating Disorders (Anorexia & Bulimia)
... An eating disorder may be defined, in a sense, as self-abuse. It can be just as harmful to your health as substance abuse involving alcohol or drugs. Two of these disorders, anorexia and bulimia, resu...

Aromatherapy for the Reproductive System
... Among the most common problems for women are those involving the reproductive system. As women with personal experience in this area, we will focus first on several female problems. This topic has bee...

Nutrient Program for Oral Contraceptives
... Nutrient Program for Oral Contraceptives Birth control pills (BCPs) are both the most effective and the most hazardous form of contraception. Preventing pregnancy in this way is done by taking an ora...

Suggestions for Long Term Breast Health
... Eat as many fresh, lightly cooked vegetables as you wish. Go easy on spicy, sweet, or greasy foods Avoid overeating. This stagnates the stomach qi - the stomach channel irrigates the breast tissue. St...

Breast Cancer & Breast Self-Exam
... Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women, accounting for 30% of cancers women get. Each year, there are approximately 180,000 new cases of breast cancer and 45,000 deaths from it. O...

Women''s Health: Breast Lumps, Cancer & Self-Exam
... Breast Lumps Feeling a lump or lumps in your breast(s) can be scary. For a lot of women, the first thought is cancer. The good news is that most breast lumps, 80-90%, are not cancerous. They are usual...

Revisiting Accepted Wisdom in the Management of Breast Cancer - Part 1
... When my father was 14 years old, instead of dangling a fishing pole with his father on Saturday mornings, he dashed downstairs to assist him with tonsillectomies. Light fastened on his forehead like ...

Revisiting Accepted Wisdom in the Management of Breast Cancer - Part 2
... Return to Part 1 Popular Concepts Revisited Today popular conceptions of breast cancer and its management are becoming outmoded as research exposes their lack of merit. Unfortunately, instead of this ...

Genital Candidiasis
... Yeast infection of the genital tract caused by Candida albicans. Candida albicans infections are becoming increasingly common, especially in women. Such genital infections usually develop by the yeast...

Nutritional Program for Yeast Syndrome
... Factors Common to Patients with Yeast Syndrome Three-Faceted Approach to Treatment of the Yeast Syndrome Yeast Syndrome Nutrient Program The "yeast" problem with Candida albicans is one of the new me...

Cervical Cancer
... Cervical cancer accounts for about 4% of all cancers found in women. Each year, about 15,000 women in the United States learn that they have this type of cancer. Cancer of the cervix, the lower, narro...

Women''s Health: Chest Pain
... Chest pain can be a warning sign for many things. It is most often linked to a heart attack, especially in men. Women should be just as concerned though, since heart disease causes more deaths for the...

Endometriosis
... Approximately five to twenty percent of women of childbearing age are affected by this troublesome condition. In addition, it is found at as many as 20-50 percent of all gynecologic operations. Pain, ...

Women''s Health: Depression
... One-fourth of women have a major bout with depression sometime during their life. They may not even know it as depression, but seek help for other ailments such as insomnia or extreme fatigue. Depress...

Uterine Tonics
... These are plants that have a toning, strengthening, nourishing effect upon both the tissue and functioning of the female reproductive system. The hows and whys are usually unknown, but this should not...

Endometriosis
... Endometriosis occurs when growth of the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus (endometrium) is found outside of the uterus in other areas of the body. It can only occur after menstruation begins ...

Endometriosis
... Approximately five to twenty percent of women of childbearing age are affected by this troublesome condition. In addition, it is found at as many as 20-50 percent of all gynecologic operations. Pain, ...

Women''s Health: Fatigue
... Fatigue is feeling tired, drained of energy and exhausted. It is a signal that something is wrong somewhere. Your body is slowing down to cope. Fatigue makes it hard for you to do normal daily activit...

Fibrocystic Breast Disease
... Thirty percent of American women have fibrocystic breast disease, a benign (noncancerous) condition characterized by round lumps that move freely within the breast tissue. This lumps are usually tende...

Women''s Health: Headaches
... The most common type of headaches women get include: Tension or muscular headaches. Unconscious tensing of the face, neck or scalp muscles produces a dull, relentless ache. You feel the pressure in yo...

Infertility
... Failure to achieve conception by couples who have not used contraception for at least 1 year. Inability to conceive after at least a year of regular sexual intercourse without the use of contraceptive...

Women''s Health: Insomnia
... Do you ever find yourself wide awake long after you go to bed at night? Well, you’re not alone. An estimated 40 million Americans are bothered by insomnia. They either have trouble falling asleep at n...

Menopausal Health: Could Chinese Medicine Help You?
... Over the next decade, an entire generation of women will pass through the normal transition called menopause. While Western medicine typically offers hormone replacement therapy for the discomforts wh...

Menopause
... Menopause is when a woman''s menstrual periods stop altogether. It signals the end of fertility. A woman is said to have gone through menopause when her menstrual periods have stopped for an entire ye...

Women''s Health: Menopause
... Menopause is when a woman’s menstrual periods stop altogether. It signals the end of fertility. A woman is said to have gone through menopause when her menstrual periods have stopped for an entire yea...

Making Menopause A More Comfortable Transition
... Picture being 45 years old, relatively healthy and fit. But during the last 6 months, things have become different. You are more tired, anxious and nervous. Small things which didn''t bother you befor...

Yoga for Menopause
... Yoga stretches can benefit both the body and the mind, bringing energy and balance. This is particularly helpful to women who are currently in menopause or in menopause transition because their hormon...

Menopause
... Q: I''m 50 and starting the "change of life." I''m very upset that I can''t make a decision about whether or not to take hormones. If I don''t take hormones maybe my bones will all shatter. But if I d...

Nutritional Programs for Menopause and Bone Health
... Menopause Nutrient Program Menopause represents a major transition period in the lives of most women. That is why it is called the "change of life." Women experience a decreased production of sex hor...

Women''s Health: Menstrual Cramps
... Menstrual cramps are also called dysmenorrhea or painful periods. Most women experience them at some time during their life. They can range from very mild to severe. They may also differ from month to...

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
... Four out of ten menstruating women suffer from premenstrual syndrome (PMS). A syndrome is a group of signs and symptoms that indicate a disorder. There have been as many as 150 symptoms associated wit...

Emmenagogues: Are they or are they not?
... The term emmenagogue is widely used to describe plants that are used for a range of conditions in the female reproductive system. It has, unfortunately, come to imply a remedy that has some kind of ef...

Women''s Health: Osteoporosis
... Osteoporosis is a major health problem that affects about one fourth of women over the age of 60. Persons with osteoporosis suffer from a loss in bone mass and bone strength. Their bones become weak a...

Ovarian Cysts
... The ovaries are two almond-sized organs on either side of the uterus. They produce eggs and female hormones (estrogen, progesterone and others). Growths called cysts can form in, on or near the ovarie...

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
... About one million American women have pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). It is an infection that goes up through the uterus to the fallopian tubes. One or more types of bacteria and/or other parasites...

Nutritional Programs for Lactation
... Nutrient Program for Lactation (Range—RDAs to Optimum) Breastfeeding is an important part of the pregnancy and birth process and the best way to nourish the new infant. It is also helpful for the mot...

Nutritional Programs for Pregnancy
... Nutrient Program for Pregnancy (Range - RDA to Optimum) Nutrition during pregnancy is probably the most important aspect of this magical creation of life. Good nutrition before and during pregnancy c...

Women''s Health: Stress
... Stress is the way our bodies react both physically and emotionally to any change in the status quo, either good, bad, real or even imagined. Some physical symptoms created by stress include an increas...

Women''s Health: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
... About 1 out of 5 women will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) in her life. Some women get lots of UTIs. Men get UTIs too, but not as often. What is the urinary tract? Your urinary tract is made up o...

Yeast Infections
... Yeast infections are the most common type of vaginal infections. Other names for this are Monila, Candida or fungus infection. Vaginal yeast infections result from the overgrowth of Candida albicans w...

Women''s Health: Varicose veins
... Varicose veins are veins that are swollen, twisted, look blue and are close to the surface of the skin. They are unsightly and uncomfortable. Veins bulge, throb and feel heavy. The legs and feet can s...

HealthyLife® Women’s Self-Care Guide
... This book is not intended as a comprehensive guide to health care, nor should you substitute the information it contains for expert medical advice or treatment. The information is designed to help you...

Visiting Your Doctor\Gynecologist Checklist
... First: Be ready to give your doctor information about your health history. Make a list of these things: Health conditions that run in your family (examples: breast or other cancers, diabetes, high blo...

Rehabilitation and Women''s Health: Major Insights on a Major Health Issue
... If you were asked to name the worst medical epidemic in the United States today, you might guess heart disease. It would be a noble guess, but it would be wrong. Today, currently half of all women ove...

Vitex: The Hormone Balancing Herb
... Vitex agnus-castus is a perfect example of a modern medicinal plant, with important clinical applications, validated by modern science, and known and used by the ancient Greeks. From the writings of t...

The Reproductive System
... There are a number of important books focusing on the use of healing plant in the holistic treatment of the male and female reproductive system. I strongly recommend that these books be read and rere...

Herbal Programs for Women''s Health
... Herbal and nutritional supplements have been traditionally used in treating and enhancing women''s health for a long time. Premenstrual syndrome, menopause, and other difficulties can respond favorabl...

Hysterectomy: A Second Opinion
... Remember that old Bob Dylan song, "Don''t think twice it''s all right"? That may be great advice in many situations, but when it comes to a decision about whether or not to have a hysterectomy, it''s...

Foods to Avoid or Limit
... This chapter deals with the health risks that many commonly eaten foods in our society pose for women (and men also). The list of hazardous foods may surprise you because it includes not only processe...

Foods to Eat for Good Health
... An optimum diet containing an abundance of high-nutrient, low stress foods is the basis for good health, energy, and a sense of well-being. During nearly two decades of working with thousands of women...

Healthy Breasts
... An important aspect of wellness and radiant health, which of course includes healthy breasts, is POSITIVE ATTITUDE. Some women have said to me, "I don''t want to check my breasts for lumps every month...

Nutritional Programs for Adult Women
... Adult Women''s Nutrient Program Range (RDAs to Optimum Safe Levels) Women also have special needs. On a very basic level, they need to love and be loved, to create, to express their feelings, and to e...