Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Dr. Carrie Jones
Do you feel as if you have many symptoms of a thyroid disorder but every time you have the lab test done, you’re told it’s “fine.”
You’ve got it all – the cold hands and feet, the inability to lose weight despite a healthy diet AND exercising at least 30 minutes most days of the week, tendency towards constipation, dry hair, dry skin, feeling sluggish and tired…. yet why are you considered “normal” or “fine?”
It’s my opinion that a complete thyroid test should be run on everyone (men too) every couple of years especially after major events such as birth, menopause, [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Dr. Carrie Jones
What happens if you suddenly start to feel tired, nauseated, and jaw pain? What would you think?
According to a recent study on 25,755 men and women in 14 different countries, women often presented with ‘atypical symptoms’ and ‘invisible’ blood vessel blockages yet other test results confirmed they were having a heart attack, according to the study published online in the journal Heart.
To compound this, women often receive less work-up and less treatment than men!
The following is from the article:Women with the same level of coronary artery disease as men were significantly less likely to receive drugs or statins that [...]
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Dr. Carrie Jones
As some of you may know, I get all of my worldly news from the Yahoo! front page. If it’s not on there I might not know about it….
Having said that I woke up this morning and found the following title, “Mother’s diet can help determine sex of child: study”
I have been saying for years that there is a trend towards female babies but my friends and fellow doctors thought I was crazy. This study looked at 740 women in Britain who did not know the sex of their unborn baby and asked them details about their [...]
Posted on April 15th, 2008 by Dr. Carrie Jones
The federal National Toxicology Program said Tuesday that experiments on rats found precancerous tumors, urinary tract problems and early puberty when the animals were fed or injected with low doses of the plastics chemical bisphenol A.
This is something that environment groups have known for years…but what is it?
Bisphenol A is a chemical found in shatter-proof hard plastics such as baby bottles, storage containers, water bottles, food containers…etc. The idea is that it is an “endocrine disruptor” in that it mimics the actions of estrogen.
Eek! The world does not need more estrogen! Our kids do not need more estrogen!
According [...]
Posted on April 12th, 2008 by Dr. Carrie Jones
Did you know that Vitamin D is really a super powered steroid hormone with multiple functions in your body beyond correcting rickets disease?
Did you know that even if you stand outside in the sun chances are you don’t absorb very much because you’re wearing sunglasses and SPF sunblock which limits Vitamin D from entering your body?
Did you know common symptoms of vitamin D deficiency are muscular weakness, feeling of heaviness in the legs, chronic musculoskeletal pain, easy tiring, fatigue, and low mood in the darker/dreary seasons?
Did you know that optimal levels of Vitamin D ‘may’ help with some cancers, the [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2008 by Dr. Carrie Jones
Everyone knows that having the typical “apple” shape where your belly is larger than your hips is worse for your health down the road. All that fat centered around your organs and hanging over your pants can lead to heart disease and blood sugar problems like insulin resistance and diabetes. But can it cause dementia as well? Researchers say “yes!”
In the March issue of Neurology, they found that total body weight is a strong predictor of dementia, conferring a 75% increased risk among those with the highest BMI! Eek!They also found that individuals who were both obese [...]
Posted on March 29th, 2008 by Dr. Carrie Jones
After the big Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study that came out a few years ago, women around the world have been wondering, am I still at risk for breast cancer? I stopped my estrogen and I stopped my progestin (fake progesterone) so now what?
In the March 8th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (big deal to get published in here!) the news was not so good. Immediately stopping these hormones lowered cardiovascular risks such as heart attacks and blood clots. This is a good thing. However, they also found that women who took [...]
Posted on March 29th, 2008 by Dr. Carrie Jones
When you’re pregnant, sometime it seems like that baby is never going to come out! Your friends, family and even doctor will tell you that when the time is right it will happen as it should. However, there are instances when you may go into labor prematurely and not have a choice in the matter. And then you hear of moms scheduling their c-section ‘out of convenience’ either for them or for the doctor.
Has anyone looked at what happens long-term when a baby is born pre-maturely? Were you or your partner born pre-maturely?
In the March 26th [...]
Posted on March 28th, 2008 by Dr. Carrie Jones
In the November 2007 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the researchers looked at 17,544 women ages 25 to 42 years old to see how diet and lifestyle affected their fertility…especially when it came to an ovulation disorder. What they found supported the recommendations that I have been making in my practice for my fertility patients.
First of all, fertility concerns affects 1 in 6 couples and ovulation problems are the cause 18-30% of the time. In order for sperm to meet egg and create a baby the egg must first be released from the ovary and travel into the tube. If [...]
