Articles: women's health

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  1. Top 5 Foods to Eat During the Menopause 

    by Penny Crowther

  2. Traditional Medicines for Childbearing: Implications of Use in the UK

    by Denise Tiran

    It is estimated that over 80% of expectant mothers now use natural remedies.[Hall et al 2011] British-born women view the self-administration of herbal, homeopathic and other remedi...

  3. Treating Menstrual Cramps Naturally

    by Daemon Jones

    The article describes both short-term and long term approaches to pain, specifically menstrual cramps.  In the short term, nutritional magnesium is very helpful, and she suggests b...

  4. Treating Pregnant Clients: Complementary Therapists' Appreciation Of Risk

    by Denise Tiran

    The article reports the results of a survey undertaken by the author to determine whether complementary practitioners who treat pregnant women are adequately trained to understand ...

  5. Treatment Approaches to Premenstrual Syndrome

    by Jo George

    This article examines the effects of conventional treatments, complementary therapies and lifestyle adjustments both on the physical and the emotional symptoms of premenstrual synd...

  6. Western Herbal Medicine and The Menopause

    by Jill Rosemary Davies

    Many plants have medicinal properties that reduce menopausal symptoms. In Germany, 70% of physicians prescribe herbal remedies, which are covered by insurance.

  7. What Every Woman Ought to Know about the Menopause

    by Penny Crowther

    Not so long ago ‘The Change’ was a taboo subject. Your Doctor suggested that you put up with it and your family tolerated your erratic moods with a mixture of embarrassment and bewi...

  8. What Hormone Tests are Available and Why Women Could Need Them

    by Nicki Williams

    Hormones work to the ‘Goldilocks principle’ – not too much, not too little, but just right. This is why the ‘one size fits all’ standard medical approach doesn’t work for everyone, ...

  9. What is a Healthy Balance Diet Anyway?

    by Penny Crowther

    Penny Crowther discusses the need for nutritional advice and dispels the myth that it is only for those who rarely eat fruit and vegetables. She gives two relevant case studies.

  10. Why are we Told Only Half the Story about HRT and Dementia?

    by Maryon Stewart

    Feeling like you are losing your memory at midlife can be very scary, especially if you think it’s a permanent situation. Many women secretly wonder if these ‘senior moments’ are th...

  11. Women and Herbs - The Art of Artemis

    by Anne McIntyre

    In this column the author touches on the various myths and legends behind the relationship between women and the moon and their connection to fertility and the Greek goddess Artemi...

  12. Women’s Health: a Case for Letting Nature take its Course

    by Euan MacLennan

    Women are everywhere. They comprise approximately 50% of the planet’s population. You may be one yourself or you may be married to one; you will certainly have one as a mother and ...

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