Posted on February 24th, 2009 by Dr. Carrie Jones
Research reports that over 60% of Americans are on some sort of supplement, whether it be a multi-vitamin, vitamin C, calcium, or herbs specific for a condition. How do you know that the multi-vitamin you buy from a discount grocer is of the same quality you would find at a doctor’s office or on-line?
I hear all the time about ‘super-size’ vitamins where my patients find and buy 1000 capsules of fish oil for $5.99 or 500 tablets of calcium for $7.50. While I agree that you can’t beat the bang for your buck, I do question [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2009 by Dr. Carrie Jones
Estrogen dominance occurs when your levels of estrogen are higher than your progesterone. These two hormones like to live in a nice, healthy balance so that you get the benefits of both. If your progesterone drops down or your estrogen shoots up, you suddenly find yourself full of symptoms such as PMS, heavy periods, longer periods, clots, weight gain, breast tenderness, mood swings, and potentially estrogen dominant cancers.
Here are simple ways to reduce your risk of estrogen overload:
1) Non-organic/non-free range cattle & poultry are fed estrogen like hormones to grow and become meatier. Make the switch to [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2009 by Dr. Carrie Jones
Water is so important to the health of our cells and the function of our organs yet many Americans are chronically dehydrated. On average, a person loses about 2 liters of water per day through their lungs, their skin, and their urine. This number goes up in hot or humid weather and with physical exertion.
Signs of dehydration include fatigue, headache, dizziness upon standing or sitting-up, difficulty concentrating, dry skin, dark urine, constipation or hard stools, irritable mood, muscle cramps, thirsty, and dry mouth.
Your body is 60-70% water. It is so important for removing waste products, balancing your [...]
Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by Dr. Carrie Jones
Would someone please tell our skin that puberty is over? It ended years ago, and still we are dealing with the aftermath. Why do adult women have the kind of acne we experienced as teenagers? The large, inflamed, all over your face type that blisters up out of nowhere and manages to come the morning of a large, important event…and stay for days.
At first we assumed it was hormonal as it cropped up around that PMS week. Lately, I have been hearing more women complain of acne all month long that never seems to go [...]
Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by Dr. Carrie Jones
We all have those nights when sleep just isn’t an option. We lay awake and stare at the ceiling, fall asleep and wake up a few hours later, or sleep so lightly that every little noise rouses us. Sleep is absolutely vital to our health. It recharges our system and actually gives growth hormone time to heal all the cells in our body.
Without sleep, we are foggy, groggy, irritable, confused, forgetful, tired, and moody. It’s like the seven dwarves without the prince to rescue us!
First, take your energizing vitamins or medications in the morning [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Dr. Carrie Jones
1) Does thermography use radiation or compress my breasts? No, breast thermography uses infrared cameras to take pictures of the temperature of your skin.
2) Is it safe? Yes, very safe! Breast thermography has been researched since the 1970’s and has over 800 peer-reviewed studies with over 300,000 women to back it up.
3) What will a scan tell me? If you have areas of concern on your pictures, you will be referred for additional diagnostic work-up such as a mammogram. Thermography has been shown to find cancerous or pre-cancerous cell growth up to 10 years earlier [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Dr. Carrie Jones
As women, we are well aware of mammograms and ultrasounds. We know to do self-breast exams every month and routine screening begins at age 40, sometimes earlier depending on family or personal history. We know to feel for lumps, bumps, pain, skin changes, and generally anything that is out of the ordinary for our breast tissue when doing our own exams.
What about including Breast Thermography?
This imaging uses a digital infrared camera to see the metabolic and circulatory activity within your breasts by relying on surface temperature. The pictures produced are color coded in that a “hot” or very [...]
Posted on January 18th, 2009 by Dr. Carrie Jones
Times are a changing and the green movement has taken hold throughout most of the country. People are recycling, buying more environmentally friendly cars, re-using shopping bags, and eating organic. To some, this great switch to save our planet could cause some frustration as not all stores offer organic and going from regular milk to hormone-free, organic milk may take a chunk out of your paycheck. Not to fret my eco-conscious friend! There is a great website by the Environmental Working Group that examines the least and most toxic fruits and vegetables to help you decide [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2009 by Dr. Carrie Jones
Can broccoli, brussels sprouts, and kale really help your estrogen metabolism? The answer is YES! Diindolylmethane (otherwise known as DIM) is a constituent in these cruciferous vegetables that enables your body to properly break estrogen down into a more friendly form and flush it from your system. It helps to restore your hormone balance.
Once the life of an estrogen molecule is over, it heads to your liver where it is transformed into one of three break-down molecules known as hydroxylation. Your estrogen can become a 2, hydroxyestrogen, 4, hydroxyestrogen, or a 16, hydroxyestrogen. This is important to [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2009 by Dr. Carrie Jones
Welcome to a whole new year! A year that already promises to keep us on our toes for a long while. Perhaps you have heard about this whole economy thing and made the decision to scale back, spend less, and drop some habits that were biting into the checkbook. In any case, I am here to remind you to take care of you in the coming year and to not put yourself last on your list when working the budget.
Here are some simple things you can do everyday for your health – remember, you’re important!1) Drink clean water everyday – [...]
