Depression and Perimenopause
Dear Dr. Northrup, I am a 50-year-old smack in the middle of perimenopause. I am trying to get through this as naturally and positively as I can, but it is difficult. During the last six months I have...
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Thermography
Many women with the breast cancer gene are removing their healthy breasts as a way to prevent breast cancer. Today, many women with a family history of breast cancer are opting for genetic testing to...
View ArticleHormonal Support Can Be a Smorgasbord
Too many women see the hormone therapy decision as an either/or, yes/no decision. It is important for you to know that you don’t necessarily have to choose between traditional HT and alternatives....
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Is This Your Perimenopause Transition?
Around age 40, women’s bodies begin perimenopause, the transition leading to menopause (the point in time when you stop menstruating permanently). The hallmark of perimenopause is a change in the...
View ArticleDo You Need Bioidentical Hormones?
Many women approach menopause with the desire to take only “natural” hormones to help alleviate their symptoms. This causes quite a bit of confusion and miscommunication between doctors and their...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About HRT
The topic of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during menopause, especially with bioidentical hormones, seems to raise more questions than answers. Given the amount of misinformation and confusion that...
View ArticleHow To Reverse Insulin Resistance At Midlife
Insulin resistance has become a huge problem in our culture and it can lead to many of the chronic health problems we see today, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. It is also linked...
View ArticleWhy Anger is Common During Menopause
There is a common stereotype of women becoming “crazy” at menopause. It’s our culture’s well-entrenched way of writing off women who, at menopause, often go through the process of reclaiming their...
View ArticleStrategies to Heal Common Breast Symptoms
Many women experience breast pain. In fact, breast pain (also known as mastalgia or mastodynia) is the number 1 reason women visit clinics specializing in breast care. The burning question that most...
View ArticleAvoid and Treat Back Pain Naturally
It is estimated that up to 80% of adults will experience back pain in their lifetimes. Back pain is one of our culture’s most debilitating and costly health problems. All you have to do is look up the...
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