Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Interesting and illuminating short piece about HRT this morning from WDDTY: HRT (hormone replacement therapy) is a major cause of breast cancer, researchers have established this week – kicking into touch recent efforts by doctors to resurrect the discredited treatment for post-menopausal women. The number of cases of new breast cancers dropped dramatically in 2002, …
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A quick tip from Dr Marilyn Glenville for you on the bane of many of our lives - partners as well as sufferers!: In all types of period pain, cells in your womb lining release unhealthy prostaglandins when the womb lining begins to shed during your period. This release stimulates your womb to contract. If …
I read this morning a good basic explanation of why it simply is not enough to measure TSH if you think your thyroid is underactive. If you think your body temperature is low and you have the signs of an underactive thyroid (constipation, weight gain, low mood, body dryness, feeling cold, infertility etc), it is …
This is not good news, is it?! See the stories in several papers yesterday about the seemingly meteoric rise of cancer, especially breast and prostate cancers, in middle-aged people? There is a good summary of the report, which was based on statistics from Cancer Research UK's new campaign, at Patient UK. It does point out, …
Researchers in Brazil have confirmed that taking 1-2g of essential fatty acids, especially GLA from borage/evening primrose oil, over 3 months can significantly help PMS. The researchers used a specific mix: each 1-gram capsule contained a mean of 210 mg of gamma linolenic acid (GLA), 175 mg of oleic acid, 345 mg of linoleic acid …
I see that the Women's Health Initiative (they who did the massive trial of HRT that led to the cancer concerns we now all know about, if you remember) have just reported an update after nearly 8 years of tracking the breast cancer risk from HRT use. Read a brief comment from WDDTY or a fuller summary …
As per my previous note about test price increases, I thought I would highlight the fact that my favourite Menopause test is going up a HUGE amount in August, so please get in quick if you want one at the old price. I always thought it was a superb price at £120 and it is …
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Today, I got a reminder about just why dairy doesn't help with so many conditions. Milk contains 'insulin growth factor-1' or IGF-1 which regulates cell growth and development. There is lots of IGF-1 in cow's milk so that calves can grow fast. But what about us? No-one really knows what the effects of having all this extra …
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