Tips for Keeping your New Years Resolution

By: Malea MacOdrum 4th year medical student edited by Dr Elise Schroeder The New Year signifies a new beginning, a chance to wipe away the missteps of 2012 and start fresh in 2013. Unfortunately, for most people their good intentions fall by the wayside sometime around February. Whether your New Year’s resolution is to eat …

Do I need a PAP? Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines 2012

by Amy LaRue 4th year medical student edited by Dr Elise Schroeder Why do I need a Pap? This relatively simple test is a screening tool for cervical cancer.  It is used to detect abnormal cells.  Signs of abnormal cell structure, or dysplasia, indicates that the cells may be precancerous.  Prior to routine PAP testing, …

My Thyroid Does What?

Written By Jamie Fields 4th year medical student edited by Dr Elise Schroeder The thyroid gland is a small butterfly shaped organ sitting just below the Adam’s apple at the base of the neck.  The thyroid gland is responsible for producing, storing, and releasing two main hormones – T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine).  These two …

2011 Newsletters

January 2011 Newsletter Articles The Amazing Hormones of the Thyroid “Be the Change: Transforming Health Care from the Inside Out,” Dr. Murray’s New Book The Rearview and the Road Ahead for the Menopause Goddess June 2011 Newsletter Articles Summer Eating Toxicity – Who Has it? And How to Detoxify Safely? Menopause and Giving in to …

2010 Newsletters

January 2010 Newsletter Articles Just a Spoonful of Sugar Helping Your Provider Help You: Fuzzy Brain Syndrome Progesterone and the Brain Menopause Goddess Has a Case of the “Dithers” February 2010 Newsletter March 2010 Newsletter Articles Health Benefits of Coconut Oil Discovering the Health Benefits of Maca Herbs for Mood Swings and Hot Flashes Natural …