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22

Aug

Just Revealed…Why Women Are at Greater Risk For Depression and Dementia

in Bioidentical Estrogens, Depression, Early Menopause, Estrogens, General Health, Hormones, Menopause, Mental Health, Premature Menopause

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tagged: Dementia, MAO, MAO-A

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 often show up early in life, it’s thought they are caused or influenced by androgens and something that happens prenatally. On …

16

Jun

Air-Infused Female Condom Enhances Female Pleasure

in Birth Control, General Health, Sexuality

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tagged: condom, female condom, gates foundation

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 pleasure and support male erections as well …

16

Jun

Happy Father's Day

in Diabetes

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Hope you enjoyed Father’s Day. I’d like to share a song I wrote about the meaning of the day. It’s called My Old Man.

4

Jun

HealthRock and Dr. Mache awarded Gates Foundation Award

in Birth Control, General Health, Painful Sex, Sexuality, Vaginal Dryness

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HealthRock® Media Contact: Info@HealthRock.com HealthRock, LLC Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development Newton, MA – HealthRock LLC announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Mache Seibel, MD will pursue an innovative global health and …

23

May

Get the Facts on FRAX

in Diet & Nutrition, General Health, Menopause, osteoporosis, Premature Menopause

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tagged: bone density, FRAX

Fact: More than half of all bone fractures are in people with osteopenia rather than osteoporosis. May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month and the perfect time to bone up on your potential fracture risk. If you haven’t heard of FRAX, it stands for Fracture Risk Assessment Tool. It was developed by the …

24

Apr

Painful Sex, Vaginal Dryness Common In Menopause, Rarely Treated – Estrogen Helps

in Bioidentical Estrogens, Bladder Control, Early Menopause, Estriol, Estrogens, General Health, Hormones, Painful Sex, Premature Menopause, Sexuality, Vaginal Dryness

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tagged: painful urination

For women in menopause, narrowing and thinning of the vaginal tissues and vaginal dryness, a condition called vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) is one of the most common symptoms. Though it affects over half of women, only 7% are treated and many are unaware that effective treatments are available. Typical symptoms are vaginal dryness that can lead …

22

Apr

Fast Food Diet Linked to Depression

in Depression, Exercise, General Health, healthy eating, Mental Health, Omega-3, Weight Control

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tagged: depression

A studyof 8,964 Spanish adults found that frequent fast food eaters were 40% more likely to develop depression than those who avoid burgers, pizza, and similar fast foods. This comes after another study showing a positive dose/response relationship between the amount of trans fat eaten and the risk for depression. In the same study, olive …

31

Mar

The Newest Estrogen is the Oldest One – Duavee

in Bioidentical Estrogens, Breast Cancer, Estrogens, Hormones, Premature Menopause, Vaginal Dryness

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tagged: menopause relief, menopause remedies, menopause resources, menopause symptoms

For millions of women, Premarin® was a household name. Before the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) was published in 2002, Premarin was one of the most widely used medications in the world. But after the WHI suggested that it caused an increase in breast cancer, blood clots, stroke and heart attacks, sales dropped and the medication …

23

Mar

8 Steps to Exodus From Your Bondage

in Depression, General Health, Menopause, Mental Health

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Passover is the story of the Hebrew’s exodus from the bonds of 400 years of slavery to freedom as a Jewish people. Although today there is no slavery and no Pharaoh, bondage remains a metaphor for relinquishing your freedom to the bondage of life. Modern day bondage takes many forms: food addiction, unhappy relationships, workaholism, …

11

Mar

Sing Along With The Colonoscopy Song

in Cancer, Diet & Nutrition, General Health, Health Song, Menopause, Music and Medicine, Music Composer

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tagged: colon cancer, colonoscopy, Free ecard

You wouldn’t think the World Series and colonoscopy had anything to do with each other. But for me it did. When my doctor suggested I have a colonoscopy, I said I’d do it when the Red Sox won the World Series. At the time, they hadn’t done it in 86 years and I thought I …

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