"Estrogen:
Friend or Foe?"
By Dr. John Maher
The first hormone touted
for its anti-aging effects was estrogen, way back in the 1960's. Estrogen is
produced by the ovaries, the adrenal glands and body fat stores. It is a potent
antioxidant, promotes good cholesterol, reduces clots and strokes, stimulates
the brain, tones the skin, and helps maintain bone mass....
Bulimia
- Size is just a Number"
By Tracy Campbell
I
have been bulimic for over fifteen years now. Throughout
those years, I lost myself somewhere along the way. The girl who
had a warm smile and a hug for everyone became the girl whose skin
flaked and whose hair fell out. The girl who would race against
the boys and usually...
Fibromyalgia
Syndrome"
By Rhiannon Diana
Fibromyalgia syndrome, also called
FMS, is a common painful condition of body tissues that often
includes fatigue, headaches, sleep disturbance, irritable bowel
syndrome and irritable bladder syndrome. It affects 4% of all
people (over 5 million Americans), 95% of people affected being
women. Since FMS cannot be diagnosed with normal testing...
"Surviving
Breast Cancer and After Breast Cancer Diagnosis" -
The importance of mammography and educating our
daughters, Reconstructive surgery, saline implants, silicone
implants, tram flap procedure or external prosthesis?
By Linda Jackson
"Breast Cancer". It is
everywhere we turn—on television, in the news, on the web. It is
found in articles every month in women's magazines and in the
media promoting events such as the Komen Foundation Race for the
Cure®. It is published in autobiographies and...
"Hodgkin's
Disease - Paying Homage"
By Kimberly Lark
espite the fact that
sixteen long months have come and gone, I still remember it as if
it were yesterday—the day I was told I have Hodgkin's disease. I
remember the shock I felt; the deep, deep emotional pain; the
wondering how, how, HOW was I going to do this? Fight a disease
that was so much bigger than I—a disease that, given the late
stage of my diagnosis, was probably going to...
"Bipolar
Disorder" - What Is It?"
By Anitra L. Freeman
Everybody has moods. Why do these
bipolar people need a special diagnostic category, medications,
support groups and numerous scientific studies to deal with moods?
Moods, for most people, swing according to a reason, a stimulus
from the environment outside of us or the environment inside. You
lose your job, you're depressed—you feel...
"Ancient
Chinese Medicine" - In a modern world
By Becky Olsen
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is
a natural medicine that has roots more than 5,000 years old. It
includes, but is not limited to acupuncture, herbology, massage,
diet, and exercise. TCM health care is based on the belief that
mind, body and...
"Healing
Naturally" - Alternative Treatments for Illnesses
By Dana Bennett
Long gone are the days when people are
content to go to their doctors and take the latest pill. We've
researched it, we've seen the effects of overuse of antibiotics
and penicillin; and we are coming to terms with the "old
ways", the ways of our grandparents and their parents. I am
by no means...
"Hormones
and Hysterectomy"
By Jeannah Newman
Having been a member
of The Phenomenal Women Of The Web since September 9, 1997, I have
read thousands of postings from women of all walks of life. there
is a very common thread in them all. All are having great...
"From
Here to Infertility"
By Laurie Findling
'I've got to be honest and say that I never
expected to be one of those women who bawled when their period
arrived. But then again, I also imagined myself as some sort
of fertility goddess. At the ripe old age of 25, I thought,
"one month, two months tops, and I'll be pregnant."
The minute we decided to try to...
"Huntington's
Disease" - the Granddaddy of them all!!
By Louise Wilkinson
Huntington's disease (HD) is an
inherited degenerative neuro-psychiatric brain disorder which
affects both body and mind. It is caused from brain cells in the
caudate nucleus destroying themselves. It takes...
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