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Lower Your Risk For Breast Cancer & Heart Disease
By Jackie Harvey · 18 years ago
Many postmenopausal women are looking for alternatives to hormone therapy, especially in light of the recent Women's Health Initiative research findings concerning the risks of combined estrogen and progestin therapy. Of particular interest are phytoestrogens, ...
The Birth Control Pill And The Breast Cancer Connection
By Jackie Harvey · 18 years ago
There is only one drug in the world so well known that it's called "the Pill." For more than forty years, more people have taken "the Pill" than any other prescribed medicine in the world. ...
Ovarian Cancer & Hysterectomies - Becoming Informed About Your Options
By Jackie Harvey · 18 years ago
A hysterectomy is not often a procedure that needs to be performed urgently, except in the case of cancer. Therefore, a woman considering the procedure should take time to investigate all her options, including other ...
Hormones and Breast Cancer: What is the Connection?
By Jackie Harvey · 18 years ago
Breast cancer has become a major health issue for women in North America. The rate of breast cancer has increased by 1 per cent a year since 1940. In our country, a woman dies of ...
Hormone Balancing and the Risks for Heart Disease
By Jackie Harvey · 18 years ago
Risk factors for heart disease are primarily the same in women as they are in men. Smoking, high blood pressure, excessive weight, sedentary lifestyle (little or no exercise), high Homocystine levels, diabetes, high cholesterol, age ...
Breast Cancer - Estrogen Dominance ... The Imbalance Of Hormones
By Jackie Harvey · 18 years ago
Estrogen Dominance is a term coined by the late John R. Lee, M.D., author of a number of books on the topic of women's hormones. The theory of Estrogen Dominance describes a condition where a ...
5 Steps to Hormone Health and Weight Loss
By Jackie Harvey · 18 years ago
Our hormone health effects our bodies in many ways but one specific way is an increase in weight. Hormonally challenged women gain weight around their middle between the armpits and the top of the thighs. ...