Women’s Health: Periods as Painless as Possible

In honor of the incredible Women’s Marches that occurred around the world in January 2017, and International Women’s Day, this post is all about menstrual health. Periods impact half of the world’s population twelve times a year for four decades of their lives – that’s approximately 2,400 days of bleeding and that doesn’t count the …

From Menarche to Menopause

Dr. Elise Schroeder Lectures at Women’s Health Day NCNM Clinic From Menarche to Menopause: Definitions Adrenarche – Adrenarche happens between ages six and nine and is the start of puberty. During this time, the hormone DHEA, which is a precursor to estrogen and testosterone, is produced in increasingly large amounts. This triggers the beginning of puberty. …

When Less is More: Exercising on a Time Budget

What if you could exercise for less than one hour per week and burn more fat and gain more health benefits than clocking in your daily long, grueling workout?  Sounds too good to be true, right?  Lucky for all busy or exercise-phobic people out there, the latest research begs to differ.  This seemingly magic bullet …

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 …