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Hormone Therapy: Synthetic Progestins Are Not The Same As Progesterone

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Todd Tiahrt, Breast Cancer, Hormones, Progesterone, Women's Health, Christiane Northrup, Hormone Therapy, Progestins, Health, Living News
Christiane Northrup, MD

Synthetic progestins are not the same as progesterone, and reporting on them as if they confer the same risks and benefits is absurd.

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Scientific Link To Autism Identified

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Brain Chemistry, Brain, Biology, Health, Biochemistry, New Study, Autism, Vaccine, Neurology, Hormones, Wellness, Homeostasis, Hormone-Imbalance, Living News

After careful review of countless scientific studies, The Center's Life Sciences group was able to formulate a scientifically verifiable model for the...

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Masculinity In Boys Affected By Plastic Softeners

Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Child Development, Health, Plastic, Masculinity, Boys, Femininity, Hormones, Living News

Boys born to mothers who have above-normal levels of the controversial chemicals known as phthalates in their urine are less likely to exhibit masculi...

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Estrogen Does NOT Cause Breast Cancer: Debunking Common Myths About The Hormone

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Estrogen, Women's Health, Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Metabolism, Breast Cancer, Hormones, Bioidentical Hormones, Verbal Memory, Goddess, Health, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

While the attempt to objectify the effects of hormone replacement therapy is admirable, inappropriate interpretations have resulted in unprecedented fear of "all things estrogen."

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Reckless Claims That Hormonal Milk Is Safe

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Organic Milk, Fda, Cows, Cancer Prevention, Growth Hormones, Hormones, Rbst, Milk, Living News
Samuel S. Epstein

The rBST hormone is injected in about 20% of USA dairy cows to increase milk production. While the industry claims that it's safe for cows, and that the milk is safe for consumers, this is blatantly false.

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Entrepreneurship May Be Genetic

inc.com | Josh Spiro | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Dna, Genetics, Entrepreneurship, Business, Hormones, Business News

If you made your first sale while still in diapers and your lemonade stand was a substantial contributor to the family income, you've likely been call...

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Study: Childhood Cancer Survivors Less Likely To Marry

Reuters | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Cancer Survivors, Marriage, Cancer Epidemiology, Statistics, Wed, Sociology, Health, Hormone Deficiencies, Hormones, Childhood Cancer, Children Cancer, Kids With Cancer, Biomarkers, Living News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- The scars of childhood cancer may go beyond the physical: Adults who survived cancer as children may have lower-than-aver...

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Spiritual Sex: Healing the Cultural Wounding

Linda E. Savage | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Cultural Wounding, Sexual Healing, Life Force, Relationships, Sexual Energy, Male-Female-Differences, Myths About Sex, Spiritual-Sex, Hormones, Living News
Linda E. Savage

All cultures govern relationships in various ways, especially sexual relationships. Our culture is particularly bound by fear of sexuality and that fear is translated to individuals from childhood on.

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Video: Understanding the Causes of Breast Cancer

Kathy Plesser, MD | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Cancer, Hormones, Living News
Kathy Plesser, MD

A woman's personal hormonal history -- age of menarche, and menopause, childbearing and breast feeding reflect estrogen exposure can be as important as family history when looking into breast cancer.

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Five Solutions When Stress Comes in Threes

Lauren Fornes | Posted 11.23.2009 | Style

Read More: Skin, Stress, The Skinny, Skincare, shoptheskinny.com, Acne, Pumpkin Mask, Sample Sale, Skin Care, Hormones, Style News
Lauren Fornes

Pregnancy and a cross-country move are hard enough, but layer on the stress of launching a new company and I may have aged a decade this summer. One thing is clear: all the stress is taking a toll on my skin.

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Menopause: Liberation or Loss? (What Our Mothers Didn't Know To Tell Us)

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Hot Flashes, Aging, Relationships, Women's Health, Menopause, Anthropology, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hormones, Sexuality, Health, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Menopause is not a disease, but it can put women out of sync with some of the estrogen-enhanced physicality, behaviors and appearances on which they have come to rely.

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Video: Treatment Options for Early Stage Breast Cancer

Kathy Plesser, MD | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Cancer Treatment, Biphosphonates, Breast Cancer, Tamoxifen, Dr-Hope-Rugo, Hormones, Living News
Kathy Plesser, MD

Dr. Hope Rugo describes the randomized clinical trials designed to determine the duration and sequencing of hormones and the different approaches required in pre and post menopausal women.

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Do You Sometimes Feel Fat?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Weight Swings, Moody, Pms, Premenstrual Syndrome, Weight Loss, Womens Health, Feeling Fat, Hormones, Hormonal Fluctuations, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Even if you are thin, that week before your period can be challenging. As women, we tend to get bloated and extra hungry 7 to 10 days before our monthly cycle.

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Something New in Melatonin?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Melatonin, Fda, Shift Workers, Hormones, Pharmaceuticals, Health, Sleep Disorders, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Many claim that melatonin is a natural sleeping aid or nightcap because it "naturally" helps regulate sleep-wake cycles. Given its wide spread availability today, you'd presume it's safe. Is it?

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California Battles to Ban BPA from Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups and Infant Formula

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Fran Pavley, Sippy Cups, Senate Bill 797, Harvey Karp, Nih, Baby Bottles, Bisphenol A, Bpa, Cdc, Environmental Working Group, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Hormones, California Nurses Association, American Chemistry Council, Green News
Lisa Kaas Boyle

You may not be familiar with the chemical bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, but there is an excellent chance that BPA is very familiar with you.

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Are Your Hormones Making You Miserable?

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Energy, Blood Sugar, Ultrawellness, Insulin Resistance, Menopause, Mark Hyman MD, Pms, Women’s Health, Hormones, Insulin, Health, Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

Are your hormones out of balance? Does your life feel like a song played badly out of tune? If so, the problem may have to do with imbalances in you...

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What Would Happen if Men Lost their Testosterone for a Few Days Each Month?

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Dopamine, Moods, Endorphins, Testosterone, Pms, Premenstrual Syndrome, Ssris, Bioidentical Hormones, Hormones, Serotonin, Neurotransmitters, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Understanding the hormonal cycle is imperative for maximizing our physical and mental health, and the younger the woman is when she is enlightened, the better off she will be.

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Get Well, Be Well, And Stay Well

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, B Vitamins, Mind-Body Connection, Health and Wellness, Mind/Body/Spirit, Personal Health, Disease, Emotional Wellness, Sleeping Well, The-Law-of-Attraction, Hormones, Wellness, Living News
Christiane Northrup, MD

Your consciousness is the wellspring of beliefs, behaviors, and emotions that set the stage for your state of health or disease in the first place.

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In Defense of Oprah ... With a Few Caveats

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Newsweek, Suzanne Somers, Womens' Health, Oprah, Personal Health, Health, Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hormones, Wellness, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Many women may benefit from hormone therapy. But treatment needs to be supervised by someone who can give women information in a fair and educated manner.

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Who Took My Collagen and How Can I Get it Back?

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Estrogen, Skincare, Aging, Personal Health, Health, Menopause, Collagen, Women's Health, Wrinkles, Skin Care, Hormones, Aging Skin, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Hormonal aging is one of the least known or discussed causes of wrinkles, dry, and sagging skin.

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STUDY: Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked To Cancer

nytimes.com | Andrew Pollack | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Health, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Lung Cancer, Cancer, Personal Health, Hormones, Health, Menopause, Living News

Hormone therapy taken by women to counter the effects of menopause can increase the risk of dying from lung cancer, researchers reported here on Satur...

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Long Term Weight Loss - More Than Will Power?

Kent Holtorf | Posted 06.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Hypothyroidism, Weight Loss, Holtorf, Hormones, Thyroid, Personal Health, Health, Obesity, Wellness, Living News
Kent Holtorf

Contemporary medicine has failed to address the obesity epidemic as something more than as simple matter of will power and calorie consumption.

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Melatonin: Miracle or Mistake?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Insomnia, Circadian Rhythms, Melatonin, Hormones, Body Clock, Sleep Disorders, Sleep, Sleeping Pills, Sleep Deprivation, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Melatonin is a hormone your body produces to help it regulate your sleep-wake cycles, but taking additional melatonin in the form of a supplement isn't as good an idea as you might think.

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Tips on Managing Emotions

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 03.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Emotions, Psychology, Therapy, Resilience Psychology, Trauma, Sex Addiction, Emotion, Hormones, Learning, Living News
Dr. Tian Dayton

Once we make our emotions conscious through thinking about them, we can begin to understand our feelings about them so that they can be brought into insight and balance.

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The Short End of the Stick

Trisha Gura | Posted 02.14.2009 | Living

Read More: John McCain, Children, Growth, Being Tall, Hormones, Barack Obama, Being Short, Heightism, Stature, Kids, Personal Growth, Height, Health, How Tall Is John McCain, Synthetic Growth Hormone, Hospitals, Treatment, Doctors, Children's Health, Medicine, Living News
Trisha Gura

A study surveying presidential elections from 1824 to 1992 suggests that Americans harbor a subtle form of prejudice called 'heightism,' in which short people are seen as inferior to their taller counterparts.

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