IMPORTANT!! Cancer screenings….The following is an excerpt from an Orlando Sentinel article. The statement may sound radical. It’s not. My thermographer has been saying this to me for two years. This is the FIRST time I’ve seen this printed in mainstream media. Dr. Mercola, the holistic health guru I follow, has been against mammograms for sometime now. “Studies have also found that, because […]
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Why I’m opting out of mammograms and opting into THIS breast cancer screening approach.
Anyone who regularly sees my posts knows I advocate for a three-prong breast cancer screening approach: 1. Physical exam by health care practitioner 2. MRI (ultrasound follow up if abnormal findings) 3. Thermogram by a board certified thermographer who specializes in breast health. Go to a thermographer certified in breast thermography. I see Nelly Yefet in Florida because of her credentials and exam protocol […]
No more mammogram. Breast cancer prevention tips. Safer breast screening methods.
I recently did my breast screening. Three-prong approach. No mammogram. Doctor exam, breast thermography and an ultrasound in two weeks. NO mammogram unless my thermography comes back suspicious and even then, I might opt for an MRI. I’m not a conspiracy theorist. I don’t think big business is trying to screw us at every turn. I do think […]
Mom and depression: motherhood sadness that doesn’t go away
If mom ain’t happy no one is happy.” The quippish slogan is often said in jest, yet depression among mothers is no laughing matter. Writes the Mayoclinic.com, “About 1 in 8 women develop depression at some point in life. Women are nearly twice as likely as are men to struggle with depression at some […]
Vitamin C lowers cortisol to decrease abdominal fat
Chronic stress elevates cortisol which creates excess fat around the middle. Adequate intake of vitamin C however, may lower levels of this adrenal hormone. Stress Increases Cortisol, Overproduction Harms Health Cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands during stress, increases when the pituitary gland releases another hormone called adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Humans experience a […]
Letter to the anxious, the panicked, the depressed: Healing starts here.
(Picture courtesy of: FreeDigitalPhotos.net) It astounds me how many people today are desperate for help to manage their long-time anxiety and depression. Many people have been caught, some for decades, in a medication loop with their doctors. Numerous physicians with the best intentions, simply practice what they know — conventional symptom-based medicine, rather than […]
Are bioidentical hormones safer than synthetic? Science says yes.
(Photo credit: Sally Howard) Hormone replacement understandably, (but needlessly), scares women to death. Should we worry? Should we suffer from peri, pre or menopausal symptoms (or from surgical menopausal symptoms?) NO. When women ask me if bioidentical hormones are safe and if they’re safer than synthetic hormones (Premarin, Provera, birth control as hormone replacement (HRT) etc.) […]
Are your kids getting enough vitamin D? Likely not.
You might think your kids are getting enough vitamin D but a 2009 study published in Pediatrics found that 9 percent of kids ages 1 to 25 were deficient in vitamin D and 61 percent were low. The researchers linked their findings to increased cardiovascular risk. Kids with levels less than 30 ng/mL of vitamin D were more likely […]
High levels of homocysteine and depression – certain supplements may help
Researchers believe that depression, particularly in the elderly, may be related to elevated homocysteine levels. A deficiency in B vitamins may be the cause. (Click here for supplements that lower homocysteine) While elevated homocysteine levels are linked to heart disease and stroke, it may also contribute to depression, particularly in older people. Negative effects of […]
Depression and Dopamine: Natural Ways to Increase Key Neurotransmitter
While the number of drugs to treat dopamine-dependent depression is growing, people interested in avoiding medication can try natural alternatives to increase dopamine. Dopamine is involved in arousal and motor function and is a precursor to adrenaline and a closely related molecule, noradrenaline. This key brain chemical is made from the amino acid tyrosine and […]