Reducing Your Breast Cancer Risk

While there’s no 100%-guaranteed way to keep yourself from getting breast cancer (yet!), there are a number of things you can do to lower your breast cancer risk. This is because lifestyle choices bear considerable weight on your chances of getting breast or other...

Is Acupuncture Safe During Pregnancy?

Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years on people of all ages, including pregnant women. We frequently recommend acupuncture as a safe prenatal treatment modality. Acupuncture has multiple benefits for pregnant women, including more physical ease, healthier...

Preventing Heart Disease After Menopause

Our bodies change and evolve throughout our lifetime, but specific changes – such as menopause – cause noticeable shifts in how we look and feel. In addition, the hormone fluctuations that occur during menopause (decreases in estrogen and progesterone,...

Your Annual OB/GYN Exam

There is much more involved in an annual visit to your OB/GYN than a pap test. Not only does your visit help to build a rapport with the individual who is privy to some of the most intimate details of your life, but exams are also used as a well-woman checkup to...

Common Causes of Memory Loss in Women

Foggy brains and occasional forgetfulness are perfectly normal. However, there is a point where consistent and repeated memory glitches are a cause for concern. Anything from lack of sleep or hormone imbalance to poor diet and medically-rooted issues can lead to...

7 Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep

If you’re someone who struggles to fall asleep, stay asleep, or if you’re approaching menopause and find hormonal fluctuations make sleep more difficult – this post’s for you. 1. Get some exercise If you are already doing your part to get at least 30-minutes of mild-...