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View articles which relate to womens health such as menstrual problems, menopause, thrush, breast health and sexual problems from our own team of qualified natural health professionals, Health & Herbal News magazine,  guest writers, and natural health industry professionals, pioneers and advocates from around the world.

Psst… Menopause: No Longer a Dirty Word!

Psst… Menopause: No Longer a Dirty Word!

For many ‘menopause’ is a dirty word. The reasons that this phase of life, as natural as pregnancy or puberty, is shrouded in fear and embarrassment is due to a complex set of factors including cultural paradigms, orthodox medical viewpoints. ... More»»

What Do Women Really Need?

What Do Women Really Need?

Shopping for health supplements is a hard task. In this modern day women are constantly bombarded by advertising for various pills and potions that we ‘need’ to stay healthy into our twilight years.... More»»

The menopausal transition

The menopausal transition

Nature’s Way® EstroSoy® provides 335mg of highly bioavailable fermented soy to aid women traversing the menopausal landscape.... More»»

Keep your cool with Radiance® MenoEze™

Keep your cool with Radiance® MenoEze™

At some time in her life every women will go through menopause – the time of change from the reproductive to the non-reproductive phase of her life…... More»»

What does “midlife” or “menopause” mean to you?

What does “midlife” or “menopause” mean to you?

For many women (and men for that matter) these are scary words with connotations of getting old, mood swings and hot flushing.... More»»

Is stress giving you Candida?

Is stress giving you Candida?

Candida albicans is an opportunistic yeast that normally inhabits the mouth, throat, intestines and genitourinary tract of humans and is considered...... More»»

What's News - Resveratrol

What's News - Resveratrol

Researchers at the Jichi Medical University in Japan have taken to heart the idea that women are looking for safer alternatives to side-effect...... More»»

Vitamin D - Enlightening Consumers About the Benef

Vitamin D - Enlightening Consumers About the Benef

Barely a week goes by without a new study supporting the benefits of vitamin D and calling for increased intakes.... More»»

Vitamin D For Elderly

Vitamin D For Elderly

Finland proposes a doubling of Vit D dose for elderly... More»»

Timeless Beauty From Within

Timeless Beauty From Within

From as early as 21 years of age the body’s ability to produce collagen begins to decline. After the age of 35 years collagen loss can escalate to a rate of approximately 1.5% every year.... More»»

No scientific support for mammograms

No scientific support for mammograms

The cancer industry cried foul and down played the newly announced recommendations that women under 50 should avoid mammograms -- and women over 50 should only get them every other year... More»»

Mammograms increase breast cancer risk

Mammograms increase breast cancer risk

A new study just presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in 2009, concludes that low-dose radiation from annual mammography screening significantly increases breast cancer risk in women with a genetic or fa... More»»

Breast Health - your life is in your hands

Breast Health - your life is in your hands

Breast Health - your life is in your hands - Health & Herbal News... More»»

DIM - A natural approach to oestrogen management.

DIM - A natural approach to oestrogen management.

DIM (Diindolylmethane), discovered in cruciferous vegetables, is a natural indole which promotes beneficial oestrogen metabolism in both women and men. All about the safety, efficacy and benefits of DIM... More»»

At Last, a natural choice

At Last, a natural choice

Wild yam has been used by cultures worldwide for over 2000 years. In more recent times, wild yam applied topically has gained a reputation as a hormonal balancer, assisting the body’s ability to cope with symptoms of PMS and menopause. Wild yam root... More»»

Outsmart Candida

There are over 400 different species of micro-organisms that call the human intestines ‘home’. These include the “good” bacteria that live synergistically with humans and the “bad” microbes – opportunistic squatters that do not provide any benefit to... More»»

Women’s Business

Women’s Business

Rising to the occasion of being a woman can be quite an interesting challenge. Not only have we our traditional roles as mothers, care-givers, home-executives and nurturers, but we are often also thrown into the demanding roles of providers and bread... More»»

Not all Evening Primrose are created equal

Not all Evening Primrose are created equal

vening primrose oil (EPO) has become a commodity, picked up from the supermarket supplement isle, just after the tinned tomatoes or on the way to the checkout line. It’s synonymous with woman’s hormonal balance, breast health and beautiful skin. Howe... More»»

Added comfort for PMS and Menopause

Added comfort for PMS and Menopause

Jason Natural Cosmetics Wild Yam products . . your little helper for manageing PMS... More»»

Female hormones: Do you embrace or endure them?

Female hormones: Do you embrace or endure them?

The sex hormones oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone are the driving force behind every woman's transitional phases of life — puberty, reproduction and menopause. . . .... More»»

Better Balance with Wild Yam Cream and Gels

Better Balance with Wild Yam Cream and Gels

At Last Naturals was one of the first companies to research and develop natural, diosgenin rich, Mexican wild yam root topical preparations for managing symptoms associated with hormonal imbalance . . . .... More»»

Seeking Optimum Thyroid Function?

Seeking Optimum Thyroid Function?

The thyroid, a tiny gland located in the neck, has an enormous impact on the health and well-being of the entire person. The thyroid secretes thyroid hormone, which in turn regulates the activity of each and every cell of the body and affects maturat... More»»

 
 
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