Ovarian Cancer: What ALL Women Need to Know

This year alone, 22,000 American women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Unfortunately, the majority of these women will have advanced stage ovarian cancer, making it the fifth leading cause of cancer death. Given the poor prognosis often given to patients with advanced cancer, it is important for women to recognize early signs and symptoms …

Menopausal Symptom Relief

The most commonly known symptoms of menopause are hot flashes, night sweats and irregular periods.  Lesser know, but equally distressing, are the following:  changes in memory, brain fog,  weight gain, bone loss, aches and pains, loss of libido, incontinence, or vaginal dryness….  and this is the short list!  Hormone changes can literally affect every system …

Daily “Steps” to Improving Menopausal Symptoms.

Exercise could be your first line of defense! Couldn’t sleep last night? Feeling the coffee is doing nothing for you? Feeling stressed and anxious for no apparent reason?  These are very common symptoms felt by millions of women experiencing menopause.  This milestone in a woman’s life is unavoidable. So how can you mitigate this challenge …

Balanced Advice Q & A: Hoping for Help with my Hoo Ha

Dear WIBI Doc I had a hysterectomy in 2011 and since then I have been having what I think is recurrent yeast infections.  I have consulted with several doctors and have not received any effective treatment recommendations.  Since my hysterectomy I have generally felt “out of balance”.  I’m just not sure how to get back …

Three Key’s to a Better Brain: Balanced Diet, Breaking a Sweat, and…Bacteria??!

Almost everyone experiences some degree of changes in memory and brain function as they age.  This can range from simply misplacing keys or taking longer to recall the name of the neighbor you run into at the grocery store, to more serious types of cognitive decline such as Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia.  …