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Peace of Mind or Power of Me by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Dr. Oz weighs in on the mammogram controversy---- click here to check it out! Read on »
Check this out on Facebook! by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Good morning, everyone! I know some of you are active on Facebook (including me---as Holy Hormones, of course) and I wanted to let you know----Dr. Ronald L. Brown has a Facebo ... Read on »
Mammogram guidelines are flawed by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Another interesting article (my email box is filling as we speak) -- this one from the BaltimoreSun.com. Have a great weekend everyone! Read on »
New study questions effectiveness of popular cholesterol drugs by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health This has gotten a lot of press this week---- an article from the WashingtonPost.com. I know it's not exactly hormone related (but as an aside, the bioidentical hormones also ... Read on »
A screening change based on evidence by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health I know, the news of the last two days has been alarming, confusing, contradictory-----oh, you haven't been listening to the news? Well, new recommendations are out regarding ... Read on »
Women and Depression, Part I by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health It's well known that depression affects more women than men, and it is also well known that hormones play a significant role in depression. Sadly, I am finding out how many w ... Read on »
Heart and bone risk from low vitamin D by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Another reason to take Vitamin D---- check out this article from UPI.com. It's funny how so many of these articles show up on my newsfeed on days that I need to be extra vigi ... Read on »
Yoga for Hot Flashes by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health I've heard about this before-----check out this article from EmPowher.com. I have done yoga off and on throughout my life, and I really need to get back to it (with some modi ... Read on »
Town Center Pharmacy, Palm Desert, CA by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health As most of you know, my hormone physician is in Southern CA, and I generally have my hormones compounded at Town Center Pharmacy in Palm Desert, CA. I have generally recommend ... Read on »
Meditation Halves Risk of Heart Attack by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Good grief----- this article is eye opening! It's from Sciencemag.org, and details a study that shows that for those who have existing coranary disease can cut the risk of an ... Read on »
The other side of the story on bioidenticals by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health If you do not already subscribe to the Women in Balance newsletter-----I urge you to do so, as you will get some great information presented in a logical, easy to read manner. ... Read on »
5 things you need to know to put the brakes on aging! by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health Some pretty good tips in this article from ABC15.com (Arizona ABC affiliate), click here to check it out! Read on »
What You Don't Know About Osteoporosis by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health From the Huffiington Post----good article with lots of information about how bioidentical hormones affect the risk of osteporosis. I was diagnosed with osteopenia three years ... Read on »
Hormone replacement not option for woman experiencing hot flashes by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health It's a good thing I take progesterone (keeps me calm) because reading this article from the Hattiesburgamerican.com website has got to be one of the most factually incorrect, ... Read on »
Is Drinking Tea or Coffee the Smarter Choice? by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health I'm not a coffee drinker (my bad habit is still drinking too much diet soda----I'm working on it but I swear the stuff is as addictive as crack) but I thought this article fro ... Read on »
Menopause and the life cycle of your bones by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health I've been looking for a while for an article that explains (in terms laypeople can understand) the process of osteoporosis (and its precursor osteopenia) in menopausal women. ... Read on »
Two worthy supplements by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health From the Westlibertyindex.com---- an article detailing the benefits of fish oil and Vitamin D3. I take both---ask your doctor about what supplements are right for you! Read on »
Desire Drug May Prove Sex Really Is All in Her Head by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health (sigh) Here's a case where a drug company has spent who knows how many millions of dollars to create a drug for a problem that can be corrected by the correct (bioidentical) h ... Read on »
Black men at higher risk of false positives in prostate testing by Andrea Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health This is a quick little article from WKOW that may affect someone you love----a University of Wisconson study shows that black men have a higher incidence of false positive PSA ... Read on »