forget, for a second, what you've been told about menopause before.  imagine, if you will, that the discomforts of the menopausal transition aren't due to *low* estrogen levels,  rather they are due to the *spikes* of estrogen that are occuring against a backdrop of the cessation of menses?

i am excited to attend a lecture tonight with dr. jerilynn prior, a renowned UBC professor of endocrinology.  she will be discussing her experience and research with menopause, particularly the important role that progesterone plays in the transition of menopause.  also speaking tonight will be my colleage dr.

a new patient of mine's youngest child just started university away from home, and she is feeling some fairly serious sadness about it.  she is also transitioning into her second spring, her periods are coming very irregularly now, her last one was about 7 months ago and it was "very light" in flow.  when i asked her what, exactly, she was feeling sad about, she me

a recent review of medical research done on the effects of a specific chinese medical herb formula, the two immortals decoction, or er xian tang (EXD), concluded that  "the curing effect of EXD with all symptoms relieved was significant as compared with the control groups (p<0.01)."  again, here is an example of modern, scientific researc

to "live in harmony with your environment" is one of the basic tenents of TCM preventative medicine.  for example, using a nightshade to block out the sunlight so that you can sleep is not living in harmony with your environment - this is an example of trying to over-ride your environment.  similarly, using artificial lights once the sun has gone down to exten