What is estrogen and how does it affect your health? If you’re interested in lowering your risk of breast cancer,or if you want to understand how to prevent recurrence after treatment, it’s important to understand the role that estrogen, and other hormones, play in your health. Get started by reading about estrogen.
Estrogen Definition and Functions
Estrogen Replacement Therapy or HRT: Low levels of estrogen can be caused by natural, surgical, or chemical menopause, and by estrogen suppression medications. Some side effects of low estrogen may include: hot flashes, headaches, night sweats and vaginal dryness. Some women may be able to take HRT (hormone replacement therapy) to help counteract these effects.
Long-term Use of Estrogen is Safe Within Limits
Estrogen and Breast Cancer: Some kinds of breast cancer are fueled by high amounts of estrogen. That’s the reason that estrogen suppression medications are an important part of treatment that prevents recurrence. Here is an overview of the main types of breast cancer: ductal, lobular, inflammatory, and Paget’s disease.
For more information visit Breast Actives. For more information on menopause, visit Menozac.
A proposed federal regulation would make nutrition labels mandatory on all beer, wine and other alcohol sold in the United States. The labels would list calories, fat, protein, carbohydrates and percent of alcohol by volume, McClatchy Newspapers said Wednesday. There are two sides to this issue: 1. Reading nutrition labels can help us watch our caloric intake, but nutrition information products for items such as these are readily available online, by telephoning the company’s involved or by looking them up in a calorie listing publication. 2. When companies are forced to do something like this it adds to their cost of production, which they in turn, pass on to us with increased prices. In light of these facts, what do you think? Should alcohol companies be forced to list nutrition information on their labels? Take the poll:
Supplements such as calcium, saw palmetto, and folic acid offer some very real health benefits…but! Others, such as ginseng for energy, red clover extract for menopause, and garlic for lowering cholesterol, are worthless or totally unproven to work. In addition, supplements like black cohosh, kava, and St. John’s wort might even harm you.
You have to know which is which and what is what. Read up carefully on any supplements you choose to take and always check with your physician before taking any, especially if you’re taking a supplement to try to help a medical condition.
Here’s a trick for bringing out the rich sweetness in bell peppers. Blacken the peppers under the broiler or on the grill. After broiling or grilling, peel off the pepper skins with a paring knife and use the pepper in sandwiches, pasta sauces, or as an accompaniment to chicken or fish.
Whether they’re red, green or yellow, bell peppers are a good source of vitamin C — and a great source of fat-free culinary excitement.
Sliced fresh peppers add crunch and color to salads.
