Featured Topics: Women’s Health
Light-Intensity Physical Activity Associated With Lower Mortality in Older Adults
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Participating women (aged 63-69) demonstrated a strong inverse association between daily physical activity and the risk of mortality. The aging of the baby-boomer generation has precipitated a health care crisis calling...
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Regression With Vitamin D
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Six months of supplementation with fifty-thousand international units of Vitamin D resulted in significant regression of CIN-1 precancerous cells in the participating twenty-nine women compared to the control. Cervical cancer is the...
Green Tea and Tai Chi Improve Osteopenia and Muscle Strength
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Green tea extract in combination with Tai Chi exercise significantly improved biomarkers of bone formation and resorption as well as muscle strength in the participating postmenopausal women with osteopenia. Due to marked...
Lavender and Bitter Orange Improve Sleep Quality in Postmenopausal Women
Written by Shirley Kotadia, Staff Writer. Eight weeks of supplementation with either 500 mg of lavender or 500 mg of bitter orange twice daily significantly improved sleep quality in the one hundred and four participating postmenopausal women compared to the control....
Phyto-estrogen C. racimosa Effectively Induces Ovulation in Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Of the one hundred participating women with PCOS and infertility problems, those who supplemented with Cimicifuga racimosa (black cohosh) had significantly higher levels of luteinizing hormone and progesterone and a higher...
Melatonin May Help Improve Bone Density – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. Melatonin, known for its ability to regulate sleep, the immune system and sex hormones, also plays an important role in supporting bone density in menopausal women according to recent research. A hormone often associated with...
Rosa canina Fruit Helps Reduce Incidence of Urinary Tract Infection in Women Who Have Undergone Cesarean Section
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. R. canina significantly reduced the occurrence of urinary tract infections in the 200 participating postpartum women who underwent cesarean sections compared to the control group of women. In developing countries, the use...
Green Tea Extract Can Improve the Serum Lipid Profile of Postmenopausal Women
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Twelve months of green tea supplementation improved the lipid profiles of the participating postmenopausal women compared to the placebo group by significantly decreasing TC, LDL-C, and non-HDL-C. Currently, cardiovascular...
Effects of Neroli Oil Aromatherapy on Menopausal Symptoms, Stress, and Estrogen in Postmenopausal Women
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study showed that inhalation of neroli oil by postmenopausal women improved their quality of life related to menopausal symptoms, increased sexual desire, and reduced blood pressure. Menopause, a natural aging process involving a...
Geranium Aromatherapy for Anxiety During Childbirth
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Aromatherapy with rose geranium essential oil significantly reduced anxiety and diastolic blood pressure in the forty-nine participating nulliparous women in labor. Anxiety associated with labor and childbirth, particularly for nulliparous...
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