A list of supplements that encourage breast health. This includes supplements to aid in hormone regulation, anti-inflammation, and cancer prevention.
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Category: Supplements
A common misunderstanding as to why many consider dietary supplements “unregulated” is because they are not regulated the same as prescription or over-the-counter medications. The distinction is that dietary supplements have always been regulated as a category of food, not drugs. This article addresses the misconceptions surrounding supplement regulations.
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Nutritional needs vary little between kids and adults—therefore what works for one, works for the other. But what if nutrition is not working for Mom and Dad? Like the famous Hippocratic adage – Physician heal thyself – most adults could benefit from a review of the dietary needs for the whole family’s optimal weight,... Read more »
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L-carnitine is an important amino acid that helps the body to utilize fats as fuel. Technically, L-carnitine is the amino acid that ferries fatty acids to the mitochondria of the cell, where they can be made into ATP (cell fuel.)It is derived in the body from L-lysine, and methylated with the help of L-methionine (SAMe)... Read more »
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Improve Behavior and School Function with DHA Fish Oil September is all back to business after the summer sun and fun in Maine. Kids are in school, and adults have their heads back in the game. The change in routine can be a difficult adjustment for some children as bedtimes shift, and the pressures of... Read more »
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The prostate is a small gland that helps produce seminal fluid in men, and is an important part of the male urinary system. It sits below the bladder, and wraps around the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. The prostate gland is very sensitive to the hormones estrogen and testosterone. ... Read more »
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Cayenne pepper is best known as a cooking spice, but did you know it is also an effective medicine for pain? The component that makes it spicy hot called capsaicin is also a well-known ingredient in topical pain medication (analgesics.) This chemical is naturally present in the family of capsicum hot peppers that have been... Read more »
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Mother’s Day has evolved to include the many mothers we all have in our life – our parental mother, the woman who may mother our children, and friends or aunts or other significant women in our life who have mothered us in some ways. There are many ways to show love and appreciation for these... Read more »
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by Dr. Masina Wright We cannot have a newsletter highlighting skincare without a conversation about acne. IBISWorld, the largest publisher of US industry research, stated in 2011 that the OTC (over the counter) industry for acne treatment manufacturing was forecasted to rise at an annual rate of 3.2% to $2.6 billion through 2014. Proactive, a... Read more »
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by Dr. Masina Wright I remember when I was a kid going to my Aunt’s house for Thanksgiving, my mom would always show up with a box of special food for us with brown rice, miso, special breads and other jars of rattling, unappealing looking things. I always felt slightly embarrassed, wishing we could just... Read more »
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