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...
HRT has been sold to women as a miraculous cure for the diseases of old age. ...
Although the conventional wisdom has it that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) protects a woman's heart after menopause, two new studies show that it is in fact bad for the heart, and why. ...
A recent report further cripples the last vestiges of support for hormone replacement therapy as a must-have treatment for menopause.
A natural progesterone cream supposed to reverse postmenopausal osteoporosis is ineffective because it is not properly absorbed into the system. ...
HRT: Its days as a ‘just-in-case’ are numbered
One of the major risk factors for osteoporosis is being too thin. Once the ovaries stop producing oestrogen, a woman's body keeps on making small amounts of it from subcutaneous fat, especially ab ...
Referring to the question on vaginal dryness (WDDTY vol 13 no 8), I recommend the use of a product called The Gel, which is made by Beth Jacobs at Gagnon Therapies,
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