Often referred to as “lipids”, cholesterol and triglycerides are just fats that can be found within your body. Paradoxically, both of these fats can be either good for you or bad for you. On the one hand, your body needs cholesterol and triglycerides to function...
Menopause can be a challenge. Common symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, and insomnia are tough enough. But the long-term impacts from estrogen deficiency increase the risk for developing age-related conditions like heart disease, osteoporosis, and even dementia....
Getting older is not the same thing as aging. Getting older is inevitable. We can’t do anything about time marching on. But what about aging? It used to be that medical science thought of aging and getting older as occurring in roughly the same manner and at roughly...
If there were an MVP of hormones within a woman’s body, estrogen would be that player. This vital hormone can be thought of as the female body’s behind-the-scenes director of operations. Apart from its involvement in reproductive functions, estrogen ensures that a...
Stress is an unavoidable fact of life. But…there’s an important distinction to be made between stress that is occasional, versus stress that is chronic. While the former is unlikely to impact your health, the the latter can do significant harm. In fact, a study...
Do your knees ache when you climb stairs? Does your back feel stiff when you wake up in the morning? How about your hands? Are they sore after simple tasks like opening jars or typing? For many people, joint discomfort starts as an occasional annoyance. But over time,...
