Bioidentical Estrogens, estrogen patches, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, Hormone Balance, Hormone health, Hormones, Hot Flashes, Menopause, Menopause treatment, Premature Menopause
If you’re like most women and many doctors, understanding estrogen and hormone therapy is confusing. And even though we now know that estrogen is safe and beneficial for the vast majority of women, a lot of women are left afraid and avoiding estrogen because of...
Bioidentical Estrogens, estrogen cream, estrogen patches, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, Menopause, Menopause treatment, Uncategorized
Are you currently using topical estrogen, or thinking of using a topical estrogen cream, patch or pellets? These forms of estrogen are becoming more commonly used and something I’m often asked about by my patients and by women whose doctors are less familiar...
Aging, General Health, Menopause, Menopause treatment, Women's Health, Yoga and Menopause
We all know the proverb, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But elderly farmers in a remote section of China are doing their part to change this old-age adage to, “Yoga each day keeps the doctor away.” A recent story covered in the NY Times (Sui-Lee...
Aging, General Health, Menopause, Menopause treatment, Mental Health
I hope you had a wonderful July 4th! What did Independence Day mean to you? Our country’s independence began on July 2nd, 1776 when the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence from England. On July 4th, delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the...
Early Menopause, Estrogens, General Health, Hormones, Menopause treatment
Menopause is more common than infertility, pregnancy or cancer. It eventually affects every woman. By 2020, more than 50 million US women will be older than 51 years of age, which is the mean age of menopause. Yet the majority of women avoid menopause treatment...
Early Menopause, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, Hot Flashes, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment, perimenopause
It’s almost summer. For most, summer equals fun. But for the millions of women in perimenopause or already in menopause, the heat of summer means increased hot flashes. Hot flashes are caused by a sudden release of heat accompanied by sweating. Blood...
