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WOMEN'S HEALTH

WOMEN AND HORMONES Women are hormone dependent creatures much more than men. The 28-day cycle alone has 5 hormones regulating the activities of the female body. Any distortion in the balance of these hormones will give rise to a suitable condition for the initiation of a disease condition. Conditions like fibroid, ovarian cysts, cancers, etc are all associated to distortion in hormonal balance. Unfortunately, most women complicate their hormonal regulations by what they consume. Cow milk of any form is common in distorting hormone balance. Skimmed, powdered, pasteurized, condensed, etc are all cow-derived milk. Cows for commercial purposes have been injected with hormone growth factors which are known for altering hormonal balances. The bovine growth hormone is the most commonly used on dairy farms for stimulating increase in milk production and rapid growth. This alone account for the rapid entry into puberty by young girls at age 8 already with breasts and menst...

FIBROIDS: DIET & LIFESTYLE OPTIONS

 According to the National Uterine Fibroid Foundation (NUFF) of the United States, every 10 minutes, 12 hysterectomies are performed in the US because of uterine fibroids. Possibly as many as 80% of all women have uterine fibroids while majority usually have no symptoms, 1 in 4 end up with symptoms severe enough to require treatment. The more you know about uterine fibroids and your reproductive system, the better you are. As claimed by the NUFF, hysterectomy is certainly a treatment option, it isn’t necessarily the only option. Ten Facts About Fibroids 1. Black women are 2-3 times more likely to present with symptomatic uterine fibroids and will do so at a younger age than the rest of the population of women with uterine fibroids 2. Average age range for fibroids to become symptomatic is between 35 – 50yrs. 3. Asian women have a lower incidence of symptomatic uterine fibroids 4. Obesity is associated with the presence of fibroids (not sure which comes first, fib...