By the age of 50, up to 80% of black women and up to 70% of white women have fibroids. Many of us are told to “wait out” any symptoms of fibroids, since these benign masses shrink after menopause. But many treatment options exist.
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For such a short month, I was busy with my Brownie Bites! This month I posted 5 blogs ranging from a book review, to an article about how 93% of American adults are metabolically unhealthy. Scroll to see them all at a glance!
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93% of adult Americans are metabolically unhealthy. We live in a society that celebrates working hard, even if comes at the cost of our health.
Health Is The Most Important Thing Read More »
Review of Peter Eagle Sims’ new book: Black Sheep: The Quest To Be Human In An Inhuman Time. It’s a celebration of being a black sheep–a misfit, outlier, someone who rejects the constraints put on us in modern life. Peter’s book is a profound statement on humanity–and how art, emotion, and connection are our true drivers. It’s a celebration of the roots of what matters.
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Perimenopause–the 7-10 year rollercoaster before menopause– affects our bodies, minds, and spirits. Many perimenopause symptoms are similar to those assumed to only hit women in menopause. While menopause refers to one day in a woman’s life–perimenopause, the years leading up to it, is a hormonal adventure with symptoms ranging from electric shocks to frozen shoulder and hair loss.
50 Perimenopause Symptoms Read More »
Feeling our best, sleeping better, and improving overall mood are all parts of wellness. We often focus on diet and exercise and forget some of the foundational tools to optimize our lives. I hope this blog is helpful–and just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend! Let me know if you have other tips for how
Benefits Of Oxytocin And Ways To Boost It Read More »
Women are gaslit in healthcare—this we know. A 2022 survey revealed that 71% of women had doctors who told them their symptoms were imagined. I was told I had nothing wrong with me, despite one fibroid trying to birth itself and causing a hemorrhage. It was only after an ultrasound—in which there was ample, photographic proof of an issue—that I was listened to by my doctors.
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January’s Brownie Bites Covered Gaslighting in Women’s Health, Chef Allen Campbell Views On Longevity Nutrition, Reducing Hot Flashes With Vegan and Pegan Diets, and Benefits of Vitamin D Blog #1: Gaslighting and Hysterectomies The Brownie Bites takeaway; 🏥 Doctors recommend hysterectomies for almost any uterine issue in midlife (if they listen to women in the
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Whole foods, lots of plants, no refined sugar, avoiding gluten.” -Chef Allen Campbell Fasting and Autophagy for Longevity
Longevity Nutrition: Food as Medicine With Chef Allen Campbell Read More »
The Vasomotor Villain Up to 75% of American middle-aged women report having hot flashes. In Western Medicine, this is understood to occur as estrogen levels decrease, which leads to vasodilation – the sudden widening of blood vessels – which then causes hot flashes. (I want to give a nod here to Traditional Chinese Medicine and
It’s Getting (Less) Hot in Here: Vegan and Pegan Diets Relieve Hot Flashes Read More »
