Alchemilla vulgaris Part Used: The leaves and flowering shoots. Constituents: Tannins, consisting mainly of glycosides of ellagic acid. Salicylic acid, a trace. Actions: Astringent, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, emmenagogue, vulnerary. Indications:...
It is very good to meet you, Susan. Yoga has definitely moved into the mainstream, along with healthy aging which is coming to the forefront of baby boomers’ thinking. Can you tell me how you first came to yoga? I discovered yoga while I was...
Our two part series on HRT (WDDTY vol 4 nos 9 and 10) generated perhaps more mail than any other subject we've ever covered. Among your comments were a number of questions that deserve thoughtful ...
Many of the side effects of tamoxifen may be worth risking if you have cancer. However the risk/benefit equation changes considerably if you are healthy and offered the drug as a just in case mea ...
Livial (tibolone) is "the only HRT licensed to improve mood and libido", purrs the copyline of the ad aimed at your GP. The James Bond analogy is coupled with a very happy couple, smiling contende ...
In their clamour to promote HRT as a "natural" and therefore "healthy" hormone, the drug companies and the medical profession have conveniently overlooked that there are natural sources of estroge ...
The clever marketing people in the drug industry convinced everyone that the menopause was a disease. Having done that, they were able to offer a "cure" initially in the shape of hormone replacem ...
I run a natural hormone replacement clinic, and I have found that the majority of women who seek my advice for ‘menopausal symptoms’ do not have hormonal problems
Q About a year ago, I was given a spinal injection for a suspected hernia which has left me with a very painful lower back. Have you come across other people with long-term lower-back pain
Assumptions about the protective effect of oestrogen may have been overstated. New information, while far from conclusive, suggests that postmenopausal women with higher levels of circulating end ...
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SusanWinter Ward
What Doctors Don't Tell You
