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Breast cancer has become the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women. Approximately 300,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and although the death rate has declined by 44%, the incidence of newly diagnosed cases continues to increase about 1% per year. There are several factors associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Some of them can’t be avoided or changed, namely, age, genetic predisposition, and race (risk higher among black women). However, women can proactively reduce their risk by exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy body weight, limiting alcohol intake, and quitting smoking. Another way women...

  Estrogen Only is NOT Enough!   One-third of all American women over the age of 60 have had a complete hysterectomy? In fact, this is the second most common surgical procedure after C-section. Most women who have their uterus and ovaries removed are never offered hormone replacement therapy for symptomatic relief or disease prevention. Those who are lucky may find a doctor enlightened enough to prescribe hormones. Unfortunately, estrogen only is what is typically prescribed, and this is a problem! While estrogen replacement is essential countless ways, estrogen replacement alone, without the addition of progesterone, can cause a whole host of...

  According to most recent statistics, nearly 50% of Americans are trying to lose weight in any given year. Of those, nearly 20% use weight loss drugs to help them ‘trim the fat’. Over the past year, there’s been a major uptick in interest surrounding weight loss drugs. This is mainly because ‘Hollywood’s elite’ have flooded social media with photos of their rapid, and often unhealthy, weight loss by using newer, injectable weight loss drugs. In fact, almost 50% of Americans are now interested in using weight loss drugs! Not only has this increased the demand for these drugs, but it...

Five Hidden Factors Sabotaging Your Weight Loss

Candida overgrowth can be a major reason why you may be gaining weight and/or can’t lose weight. There are several mechanisms behind this. One is that since Candida needs sugar to grow, it can cause intense cravings for sweet foods and drinks. Also, lactose contained in milk and cheese is a sugar, so you are more likely to crave dairy products as well. Unfortunately, the more you crave these foods, the more you eat them, the more the Candida flourishes.

  Protect Your Breasts with DIM There is SO much more to the breast cancer story than we are told by our doctors! It’s not as simple as hormone replacement therapy equals breast cancer! Did you know that a major factor dictating the health of you breast tissue is NOT the absolute amount of estrogen in your body, but the way in which your body metabolizes your estrogen? Let me break this down as simply as possible. Basic Overview of Estrogen Metabolism Your body makes three kinds of estrogen: Estradiol (E2), Estrone (E1), and Estriol (E3). E2 is the most...