Chemicals in sunscreen – gender benders? Martha H. Howard, MD I have been looking at labels for years, on everything under the sun, including sunscreens. It never made sense to me that you should apply chemicals to your skin and then bake it at high temperatures. Now, Margaret Schlumpf and her research group at the [...]

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Women: Understanding your libido Dr. Marilyn Mitchell, MD A survey in 1999 revealed that sexual problems occur in about 43% of women in the United States, and as the population ages that percentage may be even higher now. Libido or lack of sexual desire is the most common sexual complaint. An occasional transient problem is [...]

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Hormone & Energy Help Valerie Early, R.D. What do hormones have to do with weight loss and optimal health? Hormone fluctuations affect you throughout your whole life. If estrogen dominance occurs, weight gain occurs, if cortisol is high or low, weight gain occurs. If your adrenals are stressed and DHEA is low you will feel [...]

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The Wise Woman Transition: Midlife/Menopause as an Opportunity for Empowerment by Marilyn Mitchell, MD How can you use the disruption of menopause for Empowerment? Every illness, health issue, crisis or transition, such as menopause, is an opportunity for healing. Rather than consider this as inconvenience, it can provide a critical interruption; an opportunity to listen [...]

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Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy – Is It Right For You? by Marilyn Mitchell, MD What is Menopause? Menopause is the stage in a woman’s life when ovulation ceases and hormone production reduces to about 40%. The average age for this transition is age 50, but can range from the 40’s up to age 60. Typical [...]

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Staying Strong Through And After Menopause by Marilyn Mitchell, MD Menopause is a time of great change for women. It is a transition that can impact our physical and emotional function, sometimes bringing great challenges. It is also a transition that brings a wealth of wisdom and fulfillment if we take the time to listen [...]

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Mental and Physical Health During Menopause by Marilyn Mitchell, MD Midlife and menopause changes are unique because they are often profound and so unexpected. As healthy adult women, we do not expect to have such disruption in our physical, mental, and emotional bodies. Some women feel like they are “not themselves” as they experience sleep [...]

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Is Hormone Therapy Right For You? by Marilyn Mitchell, MD As women approach middle age they are faced with many health related decisions. One of the biggest decisions a woman has to make is whether to use hormone therapy and choosing the hormone therapy that is right for her. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a [...]

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Chemicals in sunscreen – gender benders? – by Dr Martha Howard, MD Women: Understanding your libido – by Dr Marilyn Mitchell, MD, BHSP Hormone & Energy Help – by Valerie Early, R.D. Don’t Settle for “It’s Your Hormones Honey!” – by Dr. Diane Meyer Is Hormone Therapy Right For You? – by Marilyn Mitchell, MD [...]

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Don’t Settle for “It’s Your Hormones Honey!” by Dr Diane Meyer Going from doctor to doctor and hearing “It’s your hormones honey,” made me want to scream! As an educated person, degreed in Psychology and Dentistry, I knew there were answers I wasn’t getting. The many doctors I consulted with were stymied, as my persistent [...]

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