Holly LucilleAs a Naturopathic Doctor I have been taught to think about health and healing in a very comprehensive, holistic manner. In fact, the science that drives my thought process is that of Vitalism. Vitalism states that our bodies have an inherent self...
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...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouOsteoporosis is a common problem among postmenopausal women. It is a disease that results in progressive bone loss, and the risk of hip fracture for women aged between 50 and 90 increases 50 fold ...
Q:Any woman suffering as my mother did (see Case Study, p 10) should not be dismissed, but we both regularly meet women who are in pain but who are not receiving treatment, although they fulfill m ...
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 ...
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
Have you any up-to-date information on anastrozole, which I have been taking for two and a half years, following breast cancer in 1996 and lymph-node secondaries in 2002? I sensed some concern regarding this drug on my last check-up, when the...
A study from the Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand, is the latest to demonstrate that taking calcium can slow or prevent osteoporosis. ...
HRT diehards continue to effuse over the long-term benefits of HRT, but the latest evidence shows that long-term hormones offer a greater risk of dying early from cancer or stroke. As little as 10 years ago, it was considered heresy to criticise the...
