BPA Bad News for Diabetes
We love our plastic and it’s found in almost everything we use in life. Studies have looked at the potential harm an additive in plastic called BPA can cause. BPA has been shown to cause a disruption...
View ArticleHow Estrogen Influences Glucose Control
When you realize the power estrogen has in the balance of glucose, you may have a new respect for the hormone. An expert in estrogen and beta cells, Dr. Franck Mauvais-Jarvis speaks with me about his...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrence
A study shows that women who breastfed for 6 months had a 37% reduced risk of recurrent breast cancer. Women who breastfed for longer than 6 months were at a 39% reduced risk of recurrent breast...
View ArticleIs Breast Cancer Risk Correlated With Insulin Levels?
Women who are overweight or obese after menopause have an increased risk of breast cancer. To make matters worse, women who are more obese have an increased risk of being diagnosed with the most common...
View ArticleWhy Are More Women Affected With Alzheimer’s Than Men?
Statistically, 1 in 6 elderly women will be affected with Alzheimer’s and only 1 in 11 men will suffer from it. The no-brainer answer to this question would be women live longer than men, which is why...
View ArticleConfusing Study on #Soy Link to #BreastCancer
Maybe I’m overthinking it but I’m all sorts of confused about the soy link to breast cancer. Many people who have experienced breast cancer feel that there’s a strong correlation to soy consumption and...
View ArticleThe #ManFlu Is Real!
So this “man flu” is real. Blame it on the testosterone. No seriously men have a lower threshold for pain and there’s a biological reason for it. But it’s their testosterone levels that weakens their...
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