Archive for January, 2008


Phytoestrogen Supplements & Women’s Health

Phytoestrogens are plant extracts that contain specific, naturally derived biochemicals which act in the woman’s body as a synthesizer, or copycat of natural estrogens.  For this reason, phytoestrogenic plants and herbs are used in products like Menocore, the herbal remedies for menopause that we’ve talked about here on HerbalNews before, and other popular female hormone [...]

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Healthier Water Bottles

I searched for the perfect alternative to plastic water bottles, or the ones you’re so familiar with seeing which are called polycarbonate.  Actually, the very popular Nalgene bottles of made of polycarbonate, which is interesting because Nalgene is a product that is very popular with outdoor sportsmen and women, and in fact the product has [...]

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90% of Depression Nutritionally Based?

I receive a monthly newsletter from a holistic club and the most recent one I received contained some questions and answers, answered by Dr. Ed Bauman, who is a leader in holistic health and the nutritional, whole food approach to treating illnesses, including mental illnesses like depression.  He had some interesting things to say about [...]

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IBS Psychologically Connected?

I for one, am a sufferer of IBS, on and off for years.  I’ve long suspected that it is aggravated during times when I am upset, but it often goes in the opposite direction of it’s usual (constipation), and I will get diarrhea when upset.  For this reason, I’ve become convinced that not only is [...]

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Bio Identical Hormone Crackdown

Hmm, very interesting.  I think this may be one of the first times the FDA has intervened on something that is “alternative” in nature, but I may be wrong on that or just uninformed.  What I’m talking about is the fact that the FDA has recently had to warn several companies that are selling custom [...]

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