Q: I am a female runner. I want to know which vitamins you think I should take. I feel like my resistant is low lately because I have been working out so much ! A: I would recommend a good energy supporting multi-vitamin. Twice Daily Multi – Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take two [Read more...]
Archive for the ‘Women’s Health’ Category
Here are my answers to your questions on the Rockwell BV Protocol: Q: I am going over the instructions and I noticed that it says Day 1-14+ for the suppositories. What does the + mean? Do I take this longer than 14 days? A: Yes, this is sometimes needed depending on the severity of your infection. [Read more...]
Q: May I ask a question about silica please? I am considering it for falling hair. My age is 46 and I have been experiencing hair loss (at the root, not breakage) on and off for the last four years. I understand age, heredity, stress, medications, diet, hormones, etc. can all be factors, but if [Read more...]
Q: I am an older female and I’m worried by these news reports that cautioning older women against taking a multivitamin. Can you please shed some light on this? A: Thank you for your question. I have seen these news reports, and for the many years I’ve been a nutritionist/dietitian, I have seen that many [Read more...]
Q: I am taking medication and treatment for an estrogen sensitive breast cancer and I’m wondering if it would be okay to take Mila (Chia Seed) as a good fiber source but my oncologist wants me to avoid phytoestrogens during my treatment, would this be okay? I need some fiber, please help with other suggestions [Read more...]
Q: I’m taking birth control pills to keep from getting pregnant, but I’m concerned about they are doing to my body, and you please provide some guidance? A: Though birth control pills are helpful to keep women from getting pregnant, they can cause all kinds of problems with nutrient depletions, make women more prone to [Read more...]
Q: I’ve suffered with Chronic Fatigue and Candida for years and went on a 2 week Paleo diet at a healing facility, but I’m finding the diet hard to maintain due to my cravings for sugar each day. I’m a true sugar addict. Giving up the sweets completely feels horrible, punitive, and depressing. The Cocomune bars [Read more...]
Q: I’m 3 months pregnant and VERY FRUSTRATED with these yeast infections. I was diagnosed with BV in April and given antibiotics, then 1 month later I got a yeast infection and a UTI, and prescribed with Diflucan. I then got pregnant and have been unable to have sex due to the burning/itching/pain. I refused [Read more...]
Q: My results for your Estronex Lab Test for breast cancer risk showed that several of the undesirable estrogen metabolites were high and that my Methylation ratios should be improved. What is methylation? I already take a multi-vitamin every day that contains 400 mcg of folate and 300 mcg of Vitamin B12. Do I need [Read more...]
Q: I am looking for a probiotic containing L. crispatus to help normalize vaginal flora after Garnarella / Candida overgrowth following antibiotic use. I noticed that your HLC Mindlinx no longer contains L. crispatus. Why is that? A: Yes, the HLC MindLinx was reformulated without the L. Crispatus this past year by Pharmax. Pharmax made [Read more...]
