by Paula Derry | Nov 12, 2012 | Hormones, Menopause
I have two pretty contradictory sets of opinions about hot flashes. In a previous blog post, I emphasized one of them. Namely, that flashes are a mind/body phenomenon in which a woman’s interpretation of her physical experiences are central to her being distressed or...
by Ashley Ross | Oct 19, 2012 | Hormones, Menstruation
When we sit with our clients – whether it’s a medical consultation, a therapy session, a group program or even spiritual guidance – what happens when we include a woman’s cyclic nature in the conversation? As a holistic reproductive health coach using...
by Chris Hitchcock | Oct 12, 2012 | Hormones, Menopause, New Research, Perimenopause
What Happened? The highlight of last week’s meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) meeting was a presentation of the primary results of the KEEPS study (Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study). A press release describing the findings, along with a list...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 5, 2012 | Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Hormones, Pharmaceutical
Guest Post by Leslie Carol Botha Women’s Health Freedom Coalition Coordinator, Natural Solutions Foundation I still remember the first Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Conference I attended in Tucson, AZ in June, 1999. The statement that made the most impact...
by Paula Derry | Jul 23, 2012 | Fertility, Hormones, New Research
A scientific paper was recently published which looked at how shifting patterns of daily light and darkness affect pregnancy in mice. The authors were interested in this question because studies have suggested that humans who experience such patterns, such as shift...