Category: Women's Health
Natural Breast Health with Manual Therapy to Promote Lymphatic Drainage and Nutritional Wellness
Breast Health
Breast health is an important component of a woman’s health. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, regardless of race or [...]
Breast Health Beyond Cancer
A cancer experience is the definitive existential crisis. It shakes us out of a comfortable fog of illusion, which allows us to maintain a more-or-les [...]
Make Not-Getting-Cancer a Hobby
Written by Deborah Percival on behalf of a friend.
If you think staying healthy is complicated, try getting cancer. Suddenly, carving out time to e [...]
Can an Unhealthy Digestive Tract Increase Breast Cancer?
One in eight; this is the number of women who will experience breast cancer in their lifetime. Dramatically higher than in the past, this statistic ha [...]
The Genetics of Perfectionism
Drive. It is so necessary. Without it we do not have the motivation to accomplish our goals and aspirations. Yet, for many, it can get way out of cont [...]
The Truth About Non-GMO Soy: A Nutritional Powerhouse
No sooner did the FDA take the highly unusual step of allowing a health claim
to be made for soy as a food in 1999, than it came under attack by a v [...]
Can Diet Impact Our Genetic Lineage?
When does a patient become a parent? For me, as a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, this precious moment has nothing to do with [...]
Mercury, Fish, & ADHD – The Whole Story
Anyone paying attention to pediatric medicine over the past decade has noticed the dramatic increase in the incidence of attention and hyperactivity d [...]
We Have Been Conditioned to Have Poor Posture!
Beginning at birth, we intuitively know about natural movement and begin to develop the musculature to propel us upward and outward into the world. We [...]
Nurturing Your Relationship While Being a Working Mom
One of the most challenging jobs in the world is being a mom. Factor in being a working mom and that job just got a little harder. It’s easy to lose [...]
Creating a Conscious Relationship with Your Partner
Is there a formula for success in relationships? Have you ever wondered how some couples sustain healthy, happy, loving relationships while others se [...]
Why Have I Lost Interest in Sex?
I sat down with Dr. Deanna Cherrone, founder of Natural Health & Healing in West Hartford, who has been studying and practicing functional medicine fo [...]
Libido – Beyond Hormones
Sexual health is often overlooked in medical settings. While many doctors and patients realize the importance of discussing mental, physical, and emot [...]
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) – The Critical Full-Body Protector
If you're older, your body becomes more and more challenged to
convert the oxidized CoQ10 to ubiquinol . . . Further, as you get
older your body l [...]
Harness the Power of Your Body!
Bad posture is a modern day health epidemic that is much worse than most people understand. More often than not, we find ourselves slouching at some [...]
Want to Increase Your Libido and Longevity?
The Chinese people and many Asian cultures have learned to tap nature’s marvelous resources for what some call Radiant Health. They have studied the e [...]
Can Environmental Factors be Affecting Your Ability to Conceive?
Many couples don’t have to try very hard to conceive, while others struggle and are faced with the trials and tribulations of infertility. For either [...]
Managing Infertility is like Learning to Surf
Suggestions such as “relax,” “take a vacation,” or “just give it time and it will happen,” are commonly heard by patients struggling with infertility. [...]
Think Yourself Thin!
Well, it’s that time of year again. The holiday season is over; life is getting back to normal and, like most people, your New Year’s resolution and m [...]
Ready to Lose Weight?…Forget About What You Weigh!
Sounds silly, right? But think of it this way…if your doctor says you’ve got hypertension, he figured that out by taking a reading off a blood pressur [...]
From Worry to Well-Being
Maybe it’s there first thing when you wake up in the morning. Your eyes open and this wave of anxiety flows over you before you’re even fully awake. [...]
How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy
Having a baby is a natural and beautiful process. It is a blessing. However, for many women it can be a stressful time. Stress can contribute to a mor [...]
Keeping an Eye on Healthy Vision
The day we learned how to perform an eye exam in medical school was unforgettable. I walked into class expecting to see eye charts, to watch pupils di [...]
Functional Lab Testing… What Can We Learn?
Debra Gibson, N.D.
The plot of The Fantastic Voyage, a science-fiction movie from the 1960’s, centers on the adventures of a group of scientists wh [...]