Each year, about 600,000 women in the U.S. undergo a hysterectomy to remove the uterus. And roughly one-third of all women have a hysterectomy by age 60—making it the second-most common procedure [...]
Category: Women’s Health
A surprisingly simple way to combat back pain
Lower back pain afflicts nearly 80 percent of the men and women in the U.S. at least once during their lives. In fact, it’s the leading cause of pain and disability in working people. And for [...]
Urgent heart warning for women
Each year in the United States, more than 500,000 people experience cardiac arrest. But only 15 percent of its victims survive. In fact, cardiac arrests claim more lives each year than colon [...]
Research links oral contraceptives to breast cancer in women
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has been manipulating data and diminishing the connection between oral contraceptives (OC) and breast cancer for decades. Meaning women have been falsely [...]
Natural approaches provide relief from these common women’s health problems
Last week, I took some time to talk about men’s health. So today, I want to direct your attention to a few health concerns that women commonly experience. Let’s start with a nagging problem that [...]
5 simple steps to avoid osteoporosis — without dangerous drugs or calcium supplements
Osteoporosis is very common as people age, especially in women. It’s the most common cause of hip fractures. Mind you, many people think that if someone with osteoporosis falls, they break their [...]
The natural, non-invasive, absolutely free breast cancer cure the “experts” don’t want you to have
Many women today seem to feel that breast cancer may just be the fate of many. The medical-industrial-government complex offers no real advice for preventing this brutal disease. Instead, it [...]
The real “war” on women’s health
Gender bias is a huge issue in the medical field. In fact, in the 1980s, when I was doing major studies on chronic diseases, typically men would be enrolled in the study, without a single woman. [...]
The hidden dangers of contraceptives
We hear a lot of concerns these days about protecting women’s access to reproductive health services, including oral contraceptives. One the one hand, this matter is strictly private, between [...]
Surprisingly simple tip for increasing longevity in women
I often write about the benefits of spending more time in Nature. So — of course — the new nationwide study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health caught my eye. It came to some very [...]
