Subclinical Hypothyroidism – Controversial Treatment Recommendations Made Clear Virtually all adults recognize the significance of having appropriate thyroid function, and many people suspect they may have thyroid dysfunction at some time during their lives. They may notice some inexplicable weight gain, fatigue, constipation, dry skin, loss of scalp hair, reduced libido and motivation, or cold…
Managing Multiple Disorders in One Body Women with PCOS exhibit a very high degree of medical complexity, including dysfunctions of key metabolic and immune mechanisms, affecting a wide range of organ systems. Such dysfunctions can manifest as multiple disorders in one body! Identifying the root causes and common conditions that weave their way through these…
Eating Fresh Vegetables and oils help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease A recent edition of the Journal of the American Heart Association stated that eating healthy fats lowers the risk of a cardiovascular event just as much as the use of statins does . In most cases, I do not recommend statins, particularly for…
Do Postmenopausal Women Need a Laser Treatment “down there” to Stay Sexually Active? The newly developed vaginal lasers for rejuvenation are getting more and more common in the US and I was given the opportunity to buy one at the very onset … and did not do so. Here’s why: 1. Only a very small…
Depression Improved with Diet and Lifestyle Changes A True Story Today I met with a patient whose 17-year old son had been diagnosed with depression. When we’d last met, his son had been seen by a psychiatrist who determined from a short visit that he required treatment with an antidepressant. As none of the SSRI…
The Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes Sweet potatoes are available all over the world, and if you only eat these delicious root vegetables when they’ve been baked until they are virtually unrecognizable, then you are missing out on one of nature’s greatest nutritional gifts. They are not only rich in a vast range of nutrients,…
Why Sweet Potatoes Are a Healthy Alternative Sadly, many consider the sweet potato a bad food choice because it has carbohydrates and is very starchy. The unjustified maligning of this regal root vegetable needs to stop now! Only processed carbs are evil! Natural starchy vegetables, eaten without deep frying them, are incredibly healthy and truly…
How Your Gut Health Impacts Your Overall Health A healthy gut impacts your overall health. The gut microbiome is highly responsive to diet, and impacts every aspect of physiology from digestion to endocrine function. In this video webinar for Pure Encapsulations, Dr. Felice L. Gersh discusses the clinical connections between the gut microbiome and women’s health, with…
Should We Remove Fallopian Tubes as a Cancer Preventative? This is an interesting topic – the prophylactic removal of body structures to hopefully lower cancer incidence and mortality. Removal of the Fallopian tubes has recently become a big topic of discussion in GYN circles as there is recent data showing that by doing so the…
When I was seeing large numbers of pregnant women, I was told to do many things, because they were safe and beneficial. Reality check – they were not!! For example, I was told I could give Acetaminophen and now we know it can cause deformities of male genitalia. Years ago it was encouraged to give…
