Articles in the Women’s Health Category
Reproductive Health, Women's Health »
Recent research indicates that folate or folic acid enhances breast health. A study showed that women that took folate had a 40% decrease in less than optimal breast health.
Folic Acid or Folate is a water soluble B vitamin needed for all cell replication and growth, helps form red blood cells, and helps produce DNA.
Folic Acid or Folate is a water soluble B vitamin needed for all cell replication and growth, helps form red blood cells, and helps produce DNA.
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Menopause, Osteoporosis, Women's Health »
Osteoporosis is characterized by decreased bone density of normal bone. Lowered estrogen, often associated with menopause, can increase your risk.
Normally we think of calcium has the only one way to increase bone health and if you do take calcium supplements remember it is essential to also take Vitamin D, magnesium, and vitamin K for calcium to work.
But do you want to use herbs instead? Black Cohosh is a traditional herb for female hormonal balance of estrogens and osteoporosis. Alfalfa, Silica, and Horsetail are also known to slow down osteoporosis.
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Cardiovascular Health, Reproductive Health, Women's Health »
Persica is mainly used to treat blood stasis, a syndrome thought to involve blood that has congealed and become inactive; this occurs in the lower abdomen most frequently, but in the abdominal organs generally, as a result of inhibited circulation of qi and blood. In the Lingshu it was explained: “When food and drink cannot be regulated, and joy and anger are not timely, this condition causes the ferrying of liquids to overflow to the insides. These liquids then descend and detain in the marshes [reproductive organs] making the blood paths …
Cancer, Women's Health »
A recent pilot study suggests that magnesium supplementation may help relieve hot flashes associated with breast cancer.
The study included 29 women with breast cancer who experienced at least 14 hot flashes per week. They received 400 milligrams of magnesium oxide (increasing to 800 milligrams, if needed) for four weeks. The frequency and severity of hot flashes were assessed at the beginning and end of the study period.
Twenty-five women completed the study. The researchers found that the frequency of hot flashes reduced by an average of 41.4 percent after magnesium supplementation. …