November is National Diabetes Month, and today is National Diabetes Day. As we age, we need to pay special attention to our breast health, our brain health, our heart health, and our bone health. Clearly, hormonal imbalance impacts all of these. But did you know that diabetes has a direct link to each one of […]
November is National Diabetes Month, and today is National Diabetes Day. As we age, we need to pay special attention to our breast health, our brain health, our heart health, and our bone health. Clearly, hormonal imbalance impacts all of these. But did you know that diabetes has a direct link to each one of […]
“Our thoughts change our biochemistry, which changes the behavior of our cells,” stated Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., known as the Godfather of Epigenetics, in a lecture I attended in 2019. WOW, that’s a lot of Epigenetic power! Gratitude is a transformative emotion that extends its influence far beyond making us feel good emotionally. Recent research reveals […]
As women, we know that our hormones play a vital role in our health and well-being. From our menstrual cycle to menopause and beyond, hormones are the chemical messengers that regulate many of our bodily functions. Despite their importance, many women don’t give much thought to their hormonal health until something goes wrong. This is […]
Hormones can protect the heart in numerous ways, yet many are still confused about whether they are safe or not. Well, guess what? Many healthcare providers are still confused. Today I’m going to take a stab at demystifying this for you. Estrogen Estrogen’s role in cardiovascular health is complex- whether young, premenopausal, or postmenopausal! What […]
Remember Billy Joel’s advice – working too hard can give you a heart attack! He’s right. The science has shown it! And, you guessed it, it is worse for women. In fact, women in corporate America have been shown to suffer from heart attacks at a rate 7x that of their non-working girlfriends. Why? It’s the stress. […]
Yesterday, I finally began reading & listening to (that’s how I do books that I really want to understand;) Metabiological – by Dr. Robert Lustig, a retired Pediatric Endocrinologist, who also has a degree in nutritional biochemistry. It is PROFOUND!! I highly recommend it, and I will certainly be sharing some of the pearls in […]
Women and Heart Disease Clearly, Heart Disease is in the news and has been for years, thanks to drug companies marketing their drugs and to the work of the “red dress campaign” . There are national programs to educate us about risk, yet often women do not realize it’s about them too! Heart disease is […]