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hormones

Women’s Wellness Source For many women, a healthy lifestyle is not enough. They want some kind of treatment to help them feel better and get back to feeling like themselves. (For Spectrum Health Beat)

Are hormones safe?

New research puts to rest old fears.

  • By: Diana Bitner, MD
  • March 5, 2019
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Women’s Wellness Source Brain chemicals can get a bit wonky from time to time, causing moods you can't shake. There's help. (For Spectrum Health Beat)

PMS and the blues

There's help available for women experiencing menopause symptoms related to mood.

  • By: Diana Bitner, MD
  • February 26, 2019
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Childbirth World

That feel-good ingredient

Alongside its central role in the biomechanics of labor and delivery, oxytocin helps strengthen the mother-baby bond.

  • Samantha Kauffman
  • By: Samantha Kauffman
  • February 21, 2019
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General Health & Wellness

Banish those blues

Fitness, food, light therapy and socialization can help fend off the seasonal sadness that befalls many amid winter's dark and dreary months.

  • By: Steven Reinberg, HealthDay
  • January 24, 2019
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Diet & Nutrition

‘Know your farmer’

Labels on egg cartons may be misleading, but here's the skinny on how to find the healthiest, most humanely produced eggs.

  • Jason Singer
  • By: Jason Singer
  • October 25, 2018
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Lungs, Breathing & Sleep

Do you know your ‘body time’?

Easy and accurate assessment of a patient's internal clock could potentially help doctors treat more than just sleep disorders.

  • By: Dennis Thompson, HealthDay
  • September 22, 2018
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Living with Chronic Conditions

Hormone link suspected in type 2 diabetes

Aldosterone is one potential connection between chronic conditions.

  • By: Serena Gordon, HealthDay
  • September 10, 2018
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Women's Health

Why do women suffer more migraines?

Estrogen makes cells around a key nerve in the head and connected blood vessels more sensitive to triggers.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • August 20, 2018
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Women’s Wellness Source Menopause can affect sex lives dramatically because of hormone changes and lifestyle activities. But here's the good news: There are solutions for putting the sizzle back into your sexual life. (For Spectrum Health Beat)

Is pain ruining your sex life?

Read this guide to sex after menopause to get your groove back.

  • By: Diana Bitner, MD
  • July 21, 2018
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Childbirth World

The extra organ

Amid the many wonders of pregnancy, the placenta plays a uniquely indispensable role in the health of mom and baby.

  • Samantha Kauffman
  • By: Samantha Kauffman
  • December 5, 2017
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Women’s Wellness Source Brain chemicals and hormones can disrupt the entire body's function. (For Spectrum Health Beat)

Banking with brain chemicals

Hormones can wreak havoc on our sleep, mood and bodies. Here's the 411 on how three women reclaimed their lives.

  • By: Diana Bitner, MD
  • December 2, 2017
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Women’s Wellness Source A common complaint among middle-aged women, there is help for dry eyes. (For Spectrum Health Beat)

Have the dry eyes of menopause?

You don't need to suffer. Here's what you need to know about this common-yet-complex problem.

  • By: Diana Bitner, MD
  • September 26, 2017
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