The words bioidentical hormone have become synonymous with safer hormones because they are made of natural substances that are biochemically identical to a woman’s natural hormones. Although they are natural, they are still hormones and taken in too large a...
Breast cancer is the number one cancer that kills women. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation have proved that there needs to be a more comprehensive approach to healing this disease. The answer can only be found when one truly understands that breast cancer is not...
Successful cancer treatment begins with early detection. Unfortunately, many people have a tendency to ignore the early warning signs of many common types of cancer. Men are notoriously more prone to ignore their symptoms, and to postpone going to a doctor for a...
Cervical cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer affecting women in the United States today. Nearly 15,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year, with nearly 4,000 women ultimately succumbing to the disease. Cervical cancer occurs when abnormal...
Natural breast milk provides a number of significant health benefits for children, including fewer incidences of asthma, an overall decrease in the rates of childhood obesity and improved brain development. Breastfeeding helps children to develop stronger immune...
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer affecting women in the United States. Nearly 250,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, with more than 40,000 ultimately succumbing to the disease. Unfortunately, these statistics show no signs of...
Mothers who eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and while nursing may reduce the risk of breast cancer in their daughters by as much as 40 percent, a new study of mice found. The researchers also found that feeding female offspring a diet rich in...
Pregnant women who were traumatized by witnessing the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center may have passed on a biological sign of stress to their unborn babies, scientists have stated. Researchers found the women and their babies had reduced levels of the...
Being overweight in young adulthood or later in life may raise a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer, particularly if she’s never had children, researchers have found. In a study of 2,110 women with and without ovarian cancer, researchers found that those who were...
Women who accept their bodies, flaws and all, are more likely to eat healthily or intuitively, new research shows. This suggests that women’s typical reasons for dieting — dissatisfaction with their bodies — may backfire. “There is a lot of negative body talk among...
