HRT
Hormone Replacement Therapy In hormone replacement therapy, women supplement their natural estrogen production with external sources of the hormone. Because menopause symptoms are directly caused by decreases in estrogen and progesterone, external supplementation is extremely effective in decreasing the severity of symptoms such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, bone loss, and mood swings. While hormone […]
Symptoms
Menopause Symptoms In natural menopause, women go through a stage called perimenopause where their body starts undergoing hormonal fluctuations that eventually culminate in full menopause. During this period, ovulation and menstruation still occur, but the changes the body is undergoing often trigger uncomfortable side effects. Symptoms often start when a women reaches her late thirties […]
Calcium
Calcium Supplements Calcium is an essential mineral that is important in variety of bodily functions including regulating the heartbeat, conducting nerve impulses, clotting blood, hormone secretion, and the building and maintenance of health bones. Calcium cannot be manufactured by the body, so it is important to get enough of this important mineral through a proper […]
Menopause
What is Menopause? Menopause is a natural biological process that signals the end of a woman’s reproductive years. Women who’ve reached menopause no longer have periods and are not able to have any children. While some people refer to menopause as the “change”, menopause is not just a single event. Menopause includes the transitory phase […]
Treatment
Menopause Treatment Options Doctors are continuing to learn more about the human body every day so it’s important for you to talk to your doctor about your symptoms and treatment options so that you can make an informed decision. In general though, treatment for menopause is centered on helping to prevent or alleviate symptoms. Menopause […]
Diagnosis
How do you test for Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a condition of low bone density that can progress silently over a long period of time. If diagnosed early, the fractures associated with the disease can often be prevented. Unfortunately, osteoporosis frequently remains undiagnosed until a fracture occurs. An examination to diagnose osteoporosis can involve several steps […]
Stress Fractures
Stress Fractures and Osteoporosis Stress fractures are one of the most common consequences of having osteoporosis. Each year, roughly 1.5 M people suffer fractures due to weak bones. In fact, you may not know you have osteoporosis until you break or fracture a bone. In a stress fracture, your bones develop partial or complete cracks, […]
What is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a condition where your bones become weak and are thus more likely to break. Your bones lose calcium and the insides become porous, like a honeycomb. Technically speaking, this is called losing “bone mass”. People with low bone mass are more susceptible to breaking bones. Bone mass generally peaks around the age of […]
What is Menopause?
Menopause is a natural biological process that signals the end of a woman’s reproductive years. Women who’ve reached menopause no longer have periods and are not able to have any children. While some people refer to menopause as the “change”, menopause is not just a single event. Menopause includes the transitory phase where women experience […]
Osteoporosis and Diabetes
What Is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism, a term that describes the way our bodies chemically change the foods we eat into growth and energy. After we digest food, glucose (sugar) enters the bloodstream, where it is used by the cells for energy. For glucose to get into the cells, insulin must be […]