Hormonal Contraceptives and Hair Dyes Increase Breast Cancer Risk | University of Helsinki I’m anti the use of Progestin embedded IUDs (intrauterine devices), and have been for a long time. Here is now another reason, based on a just published study from Finland. There are several such IUDs, which are different from the copper containing…
Dr. Gersh is the medical director of IMGI and is board-certified in Integrative Medicine and OB-GYN. She is a globally-renowned expert in women’s health and complex disease management.
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The Two Flavors Of PCOS Until relatively recently, I was of the understanding that Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was simply one condition, with many different degrees of severity. Some women had very irregular cycles, while others were fairly normal. Some had terrible facial hair, some cystic acne, some thinning hair, some were obese while some…
Veggies and Fruits are Magical! It’s been scientifically proven a significant number of times – vegetables and fruits are magical! They contain an array of amazing ingredients which perform amazing things for our bodies and our health. The magical phytonutrients found in these plants can turn on and off genes, as do hormones, and do…
In a previous blog, we discussed how difficult it is to maintain weight loss, and that one of the key strategies used most successfully by long-term weight losers is to exercise about an hour per day. The same, by the way, goes for losing weight in the first place. You need to exercise for about…
Detoxing and Weight Loss The obesity epidemic is still increasing, but the efforts to lose weight are declining. Weight loss is rarely successful when done in the traditional manner of trying to simply consume fewer calories, and many are simply giving up hope! Obesity is associated with an increase in all health problems, and is…