The Sex Drive Solution for Women

The Sex Drive Solution for Women

Dr. Jen's Power Plan to Fire Up Your Libido by Jennifer Landa, M.D. and Virginia Hopkins Just in time for Valentine's Day, my latest book has hit the shelves. Co-authored with Jennifer Landa, M.D., The Sex Drive Solution for Women: Dr. Jen's Power Plan to Fire Up Your Libido is a no-nonsense, information-packed guide for […]

Progesterone and Senility

Progesterone and Senility

By John R. Lee, MD When I was in medical school, senility meant confusion, loss of short-term memory, impaired ability to balance a checkbook or carry on a meaningful conversation in an older-aged person. If it got so bad that the person was lost in his/her own house or could not recognize his/her own children, […]

hCG Does Not Cause Miracle Weight Loss

hCG Does Not Cause Miracle Weight Loss

The pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is the latest victim of scams that claim to create “miracle” weight loss. Now that the homeopathic human growth hormone (HGH) scam has been busted, the spotlight is on so-called hCG products that contain no actual hCG. This latest scientific-sounding weight loss scam is supposedly based on the […]

Why a Bit of Belly Fat is a Good Thing

Why a Bit of Belly Fat is a Good Thing

Belly fat is the trendy new “no no” for women—everybody’s talking about it. But I beg to differ. For a menopausal woman, a little bit of belly fat is natural, healthy and put there for a purpose, which is to make estrogen. I understand perfectly well how much we would all like to maintain that […]

Cholesterol Levels

Cholesterol Levels

Lower Cholesterol Levels are Not Always Better My friend Cheryl waved her blood test results at me. “My cholesterol is down to 160!” she exclaimed happily. “Oh dear, I’m sorry,” I said. “Want to go have a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a shake?” I was kidding of course. A better solution was for Cheryl to […]

Stroke Risk and Bioidentical Hormones

Stroke Risk and Bioidentical Hormones

Valuable New Research on Bioidentical Hormones and Stroke The large, ongoing French E3N study is providing valuable safety data for users of bioidentical hormones, most recently on estrogen, progesterone and the risk of stroke. The most common kind of hormone replacement therapy used by French women is a combination of estradiol patch or gel, and […]

Stroke Risk and Bioidentical Hormones- PF

Valuable New Research on Bioidentical Hormones and Stroke The large, ongoing French E3N study is providing valuable safety data for users of bioidentical hormones, most recently on estrogen, progesterone and the risk of stroke. The most common kind of hormone replacement therapy used by French women is a combination of estradiol patch or gel, and […]

How to Reduce Inflammation Naturally

How to Reduce Inflammation Naturally

Foods and Supplements that Prevent Inflammation Inflammation plays an important role in causing cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and aging in general. Although inflammation is a healthy response by the body to repair injury, ongoing inflammation contributes to many of our most common chronic diseases. The best way, by far, to reduce inflammation is—you guessed […]

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