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Archive for July, 2008

Viagra for women?

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Have you ever suffered from depression? If yes, then you probably had your libido decreased. THe new study showed, that women, suffering from depression and who are taking antidepressants, may benefit, from Viagra. But probably this is not the only way to help with libido loss. (more…)

Fighting menopause: how to find your love and steady relationship

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Can you live without love? Me — no. What about you? I do not think so. So looks like everybody agrees that love is a must. Because love gives us energy, love gives us happiness, love gives us babies. Sounds easy? Not that fast. The problem is to find the right person, who can become your not only lover, but also your friend and supporter for life. THis is difficult. But it is possible. How? (more…)

Low sex drive in peri or post menopausal women: what can be done

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

As we all know men have Viagra. What about women? When their hormone levels start declining, libido is going down as well. I’ve heard so many complaints about libido loss, especially when vaginal dryness is also a problem. This combination can ruin the marriage! And women understand this. So what can be done? (more…)

Diet planning to loose weight: low fat or low carbs?

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

According to common sense to loose weight you need to consume less calories. Therefore it was proposed to cut down on fat because it contains a lot of calories. Therefore low fat foods were created. However the results of consuming low fat food were disappointing. Therefore they came up with another idea: low carb diet. The result? Which approach is better?

The study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, done on 322 volunteers, show that people who eat low carbs or Mediterranean diet loose more weight and get more benefits for their heats. The explanations of this fact may be as follows:

1.  Low fat food may be bulked up with starch.

2.  Starch causes blood sugar and hence insulin swings, resulting in appetite increase.  Same as low nicotine cigarettes: less nicotine, but more cigarettes taken.

Any other comments, ideas or explanations?

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Female hair loss: what do you need to know part 2

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Hair loss may be very embarrassing.  Especially if it goes fast. And if the most common causes like low iron and low thyroid are ruled out. And steroid creams are not helping. Than what else can be done? (more…)

Diabetes: how to bring sugar down naturally with hormone replacement therapy

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Everybody knows how difficult it is to treat diabetes. The problem is, that with use of medications blood sugar is going down, begetting increased appetite, which obviously leads to weight gain, resulting in eventual elevation of blood sugar instead of decrease. That is why despite having multiple anti diabetic medications on the market, we still cannot treat diabetes efficiently with medications ( exception — metphormin or glucophage, which decrases appetite and sugar ).Is there any other way to improve the situation, other, than taking sugar lowering medication, obviously not as effective in a long run, as advertised? (more…)

How to prevent age related blindness

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Do you know, that 8 million americans are suffering from blindness secondary to age related macular degeneration? In fact macular degeneration is the leading cause of age related blindness in the developed world. As per experts estimate the prevalence of this disease will increase by 50 % by 2020.  The blindness is caused by debris deposition between retina and Bruch’s membrane with age.  Is it possible to do something about it? What can we do to decrease the rate of debris deposition? (more…)