Selenium’s Role in Abdominal Fat Storage
Even if you are otherwise healthy, carrying excess weight around your belly is risky. Extra abdominal fat is linked to cardiovascular disease and diabetes, among other health concerns.
Women’s Health
Flax Oil or Fish Oil: Which is Better for Treating Depression?
Fish oil is one of the most popular supplements around, as it has so many health benefits. Many studies show that when a person supplements their diet with Omega-3 fatty acids—particularly EPA and DHA—there’s a noticeable improvement in their overall mood. Many people take flax oil instead, as it also contains Omega-3 fatty acids, but …
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Vitamin D Deficiency, PCOS, and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
A recent study was done on women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) who also have a vitamin D deficiency. The study found that these women fare better when they taken higher doses of the vitamin. The women in the study had improved glucose and lipid metabolism markers when they increased their daily intake from 1,000 UI, …
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Green Tea Extract Proves Better Than Metformin for Metabolic Markers in Women
Green tea continues to prove itself as a healing powerhouse. A lot of women with PCOS take Metformin to manage their insulin resistance, but a simpler solution proves to be even better. In a recent study, green tea extract was shown to outperform Metformin in both lipid profile and glycemic control. 120 women with high BMI took …
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Magnesium and Zinc: Two Essential Minerals for PCOS
In PCOS, insulin resistance causes oxidative stress and inflammation to be carried in our blood. A recent study has shown that magnesium and zinc play an important role in antioxidant stress and inflammation. In the study, 60 women with PCOS were matched for BMI. They were randomized to either take 250mg of magnesium paired with …
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How Omega 3 + Vitamin E = Improved Mood in PCOS
How would you react if you discovered that taking a couple of simple supplements daily could have a profound impact on your mood? A recent Iranian study on depression in women with PCOS has shown that combining two very foundational supplements that can be found at any pharmacy—Omega 3 fatty acids and vitamin E—were effective …
Metabolic Acne Part 2- Diet and Nutritional Interventions
In the last article we discussed how your adult acne may not be a function of your reproductive hormones, but instead your metabolic hormones. This is especially true of nodular, cystic acne that sits along the cheeks, and jaw line. Here we talked about how insulin and IGF-1 can be intricately related to skin cell …
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Metabolic Acne Part 1- What is it?
Most people believe that acne is something from their teenage years. Something that happens when your body is trying to figure itself out. It is ‘normal’ for teens. These same women often go on the birth control pill, for acne, or cramps, or to have the opportunity to confidently stay out of the motherhood game. …
Dr. Fiona Interviewed on Coveteur Magazine: “WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN GOING OFF THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL”
It’s 2016. And one of the most important issues of today for women, especially after being thwarted into the spotlight in light of political outcomes, is birth control. Now more than ever, we’re thinking about and reconsidering the best form of contraceptive for us (because each one of us is different, with different needs). But …
The Discomfort behind Comfort Foods
Have you ever eaten a high fat, high carbohydrate meal and felt almost immediately like the world was a better place? Now, what if I told you to give all of those things up? Even though you know that avoiding a cheesecake binge is healthier for you, I bet that you had an immediate defense …
