Hormone Imbalance: Breaking the Silence
Guest Post by Leslie Carol Botha Women's Health Freedom Coalition Coordinator, Natural Solutions Foundation I still remember the first Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Conference I attended in Tucson, AZ in June, 1999. The statement that made the most impact was...
Making Menstruation Matter–a new award 40 years in the making
In 1978, feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem penned a brilliant satire first appearing in Ms magazine and later in her collected essays Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions. In it, she blew the lid off how gender ideology (read: sexism) shapes how we “do”...
Weekend Links
Margaret McCartney writes about the mixed messages regarding "The V word in advertising selling genital hygiene products to women" in the British Medical Journal. A new report published in Obstetrics & Gynecology says that compounded bioidentical hormone therapy...
that time of the month can sneak up on you
Running late again, I chose the first friend I saw and asked her to help me with my monthly blog post - what should I write about? I asked, not that I expected an answer. ...She leaned in and said: How about -- Those Times Y’know those times when your period just...
Fertility Charting Is the Way of the Future!
The Quantified Self is the idea that by tracking things about your body you can live a happier and healthier life. Hardware devices like the Fitbit and Withings scale measure your daily activity and weight respectively so people can set and reach activity and weight...
Musings on Menopause and Heart Disease
A recent article by Swift et al. looked at the effects of aerobic exercise on heart health. Midlife women with high blood pressure were assigned to one of three exercise groups—a program of exercise that met National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines, one that was...
