Archive for January, 2007

2 – Allergy symptoms

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

3 - Breast tenderness 4 - Chronic fatigue and morning sluggishness 5 - Cold or tingling hands or feet 6 - Craving sweets, caffeine, carbohydrates and unstable blood sugar levels 7 - Depression, anxiety and mood swings 8 - Dizziness, lightheadedness 9 - Dry, thin or wrinkly skin 10 - Endometriosis 11 - Facial hair growth 12 - Fibrocystic ...

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A woman is born with approximately one half million eggs.

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

Over time, that number decreases as some are reabsorbed back into the ovarian lining. As a woman ages get older, the number of eggs available for release also diminishes. As a result, from about age 40, a woman's period will begin to change.In her mid-40s a woman becomes perimenopausal. The ...

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Black cohosh or female ginseng

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

  is effective in treating perimenopausal symptoms and those arising from a lack of oestrogen and progesterone, such as hot flushes and night sweat. It is anti-inflammatory and may help to relieve menstrual cramps.  Dong quai, also known as 'female ginseng', helps to restore balance in a woman's reproductive system by ...

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