Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Oestrogen dominance affects both men and women, but you only really ever tend to see it discussed for women. It basically means where your oestrogen to progesterone ratio is out – the oestrogen is out of proportion. That can be because the progesterone is too low, which is pretty common OR because the oestrogen intake …
There has been a lot of attention in recent years about whether soya is safe for women or whether it can cause or exacerbate breast cancer because of the phyto-oestrogens it contains. My own view has always been that it is positively beneficial for women - because it contains the phyto-oestrogens. The weaker soya oestrogens …
I've just finished the latest factsheet for you, this time on oestrogen dominance in men and women. Here's a flavour for you and you can continue reading the free factsheet here for more on how to test and what to do about it if you are. Hope it helps.. Oestrogen Dominance Oestrogen dominance affects both …
We all have those moments where we just can't find the right words, let alone recall what we walked into a room for, but from perimenopause onward (which can be up to several years before actual menopause), many women (and men) find brain fog and cognitive skills get even worse. As a PCOS sufferer all …
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Interesting piece on iodine for you today - this is an indication of how many people are actually iodine deficient, not just pregnant women. I am finding it a lot via the iodine loading test, which I do primarily to check for the cause of conversion problems in the thyroid. It's amazing how often it …
Good news, here. Let's hope the NHS funds this test sooner rather than later... Mail on Sunday 26.4.15 “CELL CHECK SPARES WOMEN CHEMO FOR BREAST CANCER” Breast cancer patients may be spared chemotherapy thanks to new tests that pinpoint genetic markers in the tumour which determine its aggressiveness. After surgery, the cancer cells are sent …
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I see Patrick Holford has recently written a mini primer about how to approach PMS with natural health methods. I agree with pretty much everything he says - especially the anti-inflammatory Low GL, low allergen diet, plenty of magnesium, B6 and co-factors, with support for the key neurotransmitters, especially if you have mood symptoms, and …
Great piece in The Lancet for you today showing that if women stop smoking before they hit middle-age, preferably well before, they can reverse 97% of the damage done and live another 10 years on average! The researchers did a prospective study on well over a million women and concluded: Although the hazards of smoking …
It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October so I have kept my eye out for useful, practical info that might help specifically with prevention. Here is a link to a useful overview of some of the research behind high levels of specific antioxidants and anti-inflammatories from food and supplements shown to have real promise in …
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Hot on the heels of my salmony lunch recipe today is a good reason to eat more of it, especially if you are post-menopausal: New research has found that potassium-rich foods such as bananas may cut the risk of having a stroke by as much as a quarter. This was a large-scale study conducted for …
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