Recent controversies regarding mammogram guidelines leave many women confused. By Jamie Fields ND Candidate 2013 Screening mammograms provide an x-ray image of the breast tissue. They are used to detect suspicious tissue in otherwise healthy women without signs of symptoms of breast cancer. Signs or symptoms of breast cancer may include a lump, breast pain, …
What’s That Lump? By: Malea MacOdrum ND MSOM candidate 2014 “Has this lump always been there?” was the question posed by my nurse practitioner several months ago while I was in for my annual well woman exam. My answer was simple. “No,” I replied. But as she continued her exam, my mind immediately traveled back …
Xenoestrogens are found in a variety of everyday items. Many of us don’t think twice about the makeup we wear each day or the plastic container we use to pack our lunch. We know organic food is supposed to be better for us, but sometimes we just don’t want to pay the extra money. Unfortunately, …
We’ve had several requests for the list of aspartame side effects, mainly from our followers on Twitter. The partial list is finally here! We hope this is useful information. If you’re not following us on Twitter yet, be sure to check us out for exciting and informative tweets. According to some research, aspartame has been …
By Menopause Goddess, Lynette Sheppard Early in my Menopause transition (euphemism for hellish maelstrom of horrifying hormonal events), so many things bothered me that I couldn’t keep count. As the preliminary WTF freakouts of perimenopause and volcanic upheavals of The Big M are now mostly in my rear view mirror, I realize that some irritants …