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Treating Menstrual Pain With Diet

Michael Greger MD | April 17, 2014 | Health

Read More: bloating, energy, hormones, Ibuprofen, inflammation, medications, menstruation, pain, plant-based diets, premenstrual syndrome, side effects, sleep, surgery, uterine health, vegans, vegetarians, vitamin D, weight loss, women's health

Almost half of menstruating women experience painful,crampy periods, also known as dysmenorrhea. According to Dr. Linda French from Michigan State University College of Medicine, "despite the substantial effect on quality of life......

Treating Breast Pain with Flax Seeds

Michael Greger MD | November 12, 2013 | Health

Read More: anovulatory cycles, breast lumpiness, breast pain, breast swelling, caffeine, cyclical mastalgia, flax seeds, ground flax, hormonal changes, hormone therapy, hormone treatment, menstruation, nutrition education, ovarian function, period, plant-based diet, premenstrual symptoms, premenstrual syndrome, vegan, vegetarian, vitamin E

A tablespoon a day of ground flax seeds appears to improve ovarian function and is considered a first-line therapy for breast pain associated with one's period (cyclical mastalgia). A study I profile in my video Flax Seeds For Breast......

Treating Breast Pain With Diet

Michael Greger MD | November 7, 2013 | Health

Read More: anovulatory, Asia, Asian women, bloating, bread, breast pain, breast sensitivity, breast tenderness, butter, cramping, cyclical mastalgia, eggs, fat, hormone therapy, hormones, low-fat diet, mastectomy, meat, menstrual pain, menstrual symptoms, menstruation, milk, Nathan Pritikin, period, plant-based diet, PMS, premenstrual syndrome, prolactin, sugar, surgery, vegan, vegetarian, Western diet, women's health

As I explore in my video Plant-Based Diets For Breast Pain, eating healthy appears to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain. Breast pain accompanying one's period, called cyclical mastalgia, was dismissed......

Why are Children Starting Puberty Earlier?

Michael Greger MD | August 15, 2013 | Health

Read More: animal protein, beef, cancer, cheese, chicken, children, dairy, diet, early onset puberty, emphysema, endocrine disrupting chemicals, fish, IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor 1, kids, meat, menstruation, obesity, plant-based diet, premature puberty, puberty, vegan, vegetarian, yogurt

Early onset of puberty is considered a risk factor for a number of diseases in adulthood, including hormone-related cancers, a shorter lifespan, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease. The conventional thinking has been that the age of puberty has been......

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