Better Health For Women

SO ARE VITAMINS NOW BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH?

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Before you throw out your vitamins, wait until the data has been reviewed and reassessed. This article I found in the Washington Post provides a healthy perspective. Recent studies suggest supplements’ shortcomings: The past few weeks have brought disheartening news about dietary supplements. Early this week the Archives of Internal Medicine (http://goo.gl/ARWes) published research reporting […] Read More

7 FOODS TO HELP FIGHT CANCER:

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7 Cancer Fighting Foods In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the food-lover in all of us, I’ve compiled a list of seven cancer fighting foods. These gifts of nature combat free-radicals through their high concentration of antioxidant properties. Different foods are composed of various types of antioxidants that help to fight off cancer […] Read More

How do we treat Osteoporosis?

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Vitamin D, as well as calcium, is essential to preventing osteoporosis and may reduce other health risks such as diabetes and immune system disorders. While exposure to sunlight provides vitamin D, northerners are at risk of seasonal vitamin D deficiency because winter sunlight in northern latitudes does not contain enough ultraviolet B for vitamin D […] Read More

What you eat affects your bones.

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How Certain Foods Affect Bone Growth “Got Milk” commercials might have helped you realize how important calcium is to bone health. Include foods rich in calcium in your daily diet. Milk, dairy products and yogurt are very good sources of calcium. Luckily, many juices (orange juice) are calcium fortified to help people who are lactose […] Read More

BONE FUNCTION AND OSTEOPOROSIS

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Introduction to Bone Function” Osteoporosis is a metabolic condition associated with the skeletal system. The decrease in bone mass density and the demineralization of bones often results in bone fracture. The vertebral column, wrist and hip are the most commonly affected parts of the body. The Role of the Skeletal System The skeletal system has […] Read More

International Women’s Day 100th Anniversary

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From Medscape: The discipline of public health has been eloquently defined by C.E.A. Winslow as “The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.” Padmini Murthy Padmini (Mini) Murthy is a physician and an activist who […] Read More

A FAMILY DOCTORS VIEW ON HRT

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Just returned from a very exciting and stimulating three day Harvard Publishing conference in Boston, which got my creative juices flowing, so to speak. I met a wonderful family physician, Dr. Pepi Granat, from Miami Florida who has had a solo practise for 40 years. Here is what she had to say about HRT: http://www.bmj.com/content/328/7436/0.7/reply […] Read More

Update on the HRT story………..

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It has been a while since my last post. After reviewing summaries of multiple trials (since 1976) on hormone replacement therapy, what do we currently know and how should one approach the topic of HRT (hormone replacement therapy) in this decade. To summarize: -If you are postmenopausal by 10 years or more, the studies suggest […] Read More

Estrogen Alzheimer’s Dilemma

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By Janice Doyle : It’s hard to know what to think when women are told to avoid taking estrogen for relief of menopausal hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings and depression and then are told in new research that estrogen may potentially protect against Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders. Estrogen influences language skills, mood, […] Read More