Alzheimer's Disease, Bioidentical Estrogens, Depression, Early Menopause, Estrogens, General Health, Hormones, Memory, Premature Menopause
Are you worried your brain fog is early demntia, an overall term used to describe a decline in your brain health. This can include the loss of your mental ability to think, remember and/or learn. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and accounts for...
Early Menopause, Estrogens, General Health, healthy eating, Menopause
A new study found that certain chemicals in plastic and some cosmetics are linked to earlier menopause, causing menopause to appear 2-4 years sooner than women who had lower levels of the substances. Because the study in the journal PLOS ONE only associated the...
Diabetes, Early Menopause, Exercise, General Health, Menopause, Mental Health, Premature Menopause, Stress
The holidays are a time of joy and happiness. But sometimes this time of year can leave you feeling a bit low. You want to do something about it, but what? According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) more than 1 in 9 Americans over age 12 take an antidepressant...
Diet & Nutrition, General Health, Health Song, Weight Control
It’s Halloween and tonight spooks and goblins will ring our doorbells in hopes of massive stashes of sugar loads that are really unhealthy and will last for weeks to come. Wouldn’t it be great if the focus was just on having a good time, dressing up and...
Bioidentical Estrogens, Depression, Early Menopause, Estrogens, General Health, Hormones, Menopause, Mental Health, Premature Menopause
There are definitely gender differences when it comes to psychiatric issues and substance abuse. Males are more at risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism, Tourette syndrome, oppositional defiant disorder and possibly schizophrenia. Because these...
Birth Control, General Health, Sexuality
I was recently asked to write a blog post for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Blog about a recent grant I was awarded together with a company called Condax. The grant explores the development of a new female condom that has the potential to enhance female sexual...
