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:...
When there is an excess of any hormone in relation to the whole, an imbalance develops, and health problems can arise. When there is too much estrogen and not enough progesterone to counteract its effects, the situation is called estrogen dominance...
While the fluctuation and decline of reproductive hormones is a normal and expected event in mid-life women, the associated symptoms are nonetheless disruptive. Until very recently, millions of women alleviated their hot flashes and night sweats...
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...
Normal menopause, even with its roller coaster of hot flushes and erratic periods, is a natural stage in a woman's growth. But for the prematurely menopausal woman, there is a sense that, somehow ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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
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