Mushrooms have long been a delicacy in many culinary recipes, but what about their medicinal properties? Have you walked by the typical white button mushroom in the grocery store and thought of it as a healing medicine? Not many have, but recent research is suggesting this mushroom and many others have cancer prevention properties. A …
Last May, Angelina Jolie brought to the world’s attention the ‘breast cancer gene’ when the New York Times published her op ed, “My Medical Choice.” This essay made public her decision to undergo prophylactic bilateral mastectomy to prevent breast cancer, following the discovery that she carries the ‘faulty’ BRCA1 genetic mutation. Jolie’s own mother passed …
Dear WIBI: I am 42 years old, have irregular periods, and consider myself perimenopausal. I have been trying to lose 15 pounds for 5 years. I eat 1300 calories per day, work out at the gym 3-5 times per week, eat organic foods, and take probiotics. Could my difficulty with weight loss have something to …
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 …
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 …