Women’s International Pharmacy Newsletters

2017

March 2017 – Skin Deep Look At Hormones

February 2017 – The Cortisol Connection: How Adrenal Hormones Affect the Health of Pets (And Their Owners)

January 2017 – Healthy Sleep and Rest

2016

December 2016 – Keep Holiday Stress In Check – How Hormones Play a Role –

November 2016 – Hormones on Our Minds and on Our Nerves

October 2016 – What You Should Know About… ANDROPAUSE (Male Menopause)

September 2016 – Treatment Options for Cervical Dysplasia

August 2016 – A New Organ Has Been Identified

July 2016 – Hormones and Chronic Lyme Disease

June 2016 – Reading Your Face: What Can It Tell You About Hormone Balance?

May 2016 – Low Dose Naltrexone

April 2016 – Hormones and Traumatic Brain Injury

March 2016 – The Hormones of Relationship

February 2016 – Testosterone in Women – A Commentary – Why Do We Get Hemorrhoids? – Can Testosterone Protect Against Breast Cancer?

January 2016 – The Upside of Stress – Are We Better Off 100 Years Later? – What’s in a Name? Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Gets a Makeover

2015

November/December 2015 – Keep Holiday Stress In Check – How Hormones Play a Role – Hot off the Press – Lyme Disease Update! – To Stop or not to Stop – That is the Question

October 2015 – Book Review: The Statin Disaster by Dr. David Brownstein – Catching Up with Dr. David Brownstein – Did You Know that Nicotine Affects Thyroid Function?

September 2015 – Book Review: “The Female Brain Gone Insane” by Mia Lundin – Essential oils for anxiety & stress – Is There a Connection Between Thyroid Dysfunction and Mental Illness?

August 2015 – It Takes a Lot of Gall – The Impudence of the Lowly Gallbladder;Vitamin K2 – A Missing Link?; Can Vitamin D Keep the Doctor Away?

July 2015 – Save Compounding Medications; A New Organ Has Been Identified! ; Back to the Basics – Hormones for Hot Flashes

June 2015 – Save Compounding Medications; Adrenal Estrogens: Are we missing something?; The Wonders of Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)

May 2015 – Save Compounding Medications; Cherry Angiomas; Diabetes and Osteoporosis-is Vitamin D the Missing Link?

April 2015 – Book Review: An MD’s Life Saving Health Solutions by James A. Schaller; Earth Day Infographic; Medication Disposal Tips

March 2015 – More Women are Choosing Personalized Medicine; Quality Assurance at Women’s International Pharmacy; UCLA Pioneers a New Treatment Program to Improve Memory Loss

February 2015 – Book Review: Adrenaline Dominance by Dr. Michael Platt; Sex Hormone Binding Globulin; Testosterone and Heart Disease – The Continuing Saga

January 2015 – Book Review: The Bulletproof Diet by Dave Asprey – The Bulletproof Diet and Biohacking Bioidentical Hormones; Get the Lead Out; Green Tea Suppositories

2014

December – Book Review: Stop the Thyroid Madness II by Janie A. Bowthorpe; Hormones and Chronic Lyme Disease; The Lyme Disease Merry-Go-Round – Hormones, the Immune System and Yeast

November – What you should know about…Andropause (Male Menopause); Book Review: My Journey to a Better Bladder by Teri Larison; Testosterone: A Possible Treatment for Dry Eye Syndrome (DES)

October – Hormones on Our Minds and on Our Nerves; Book Review: Paleo Dog: Give Your Best Friend a Long Life, Healthy Weight, and Freedom from Illness by Nurturing His Inner Wolf by Jean Hofve, DVM, and Celeste Yarnall, PhD; Testosterone: Friend or Foe?

September – The Art and Science of Compounding: Where Are We Now? And How Did We Get Here?; Book Review: Healing Fibroids: A Doctor’s Guide to a Natural Cure by Allan Warshowsky, MD; Book Review: Bioidentical Hormones 101 by Jeffrey Dach, MD; September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Low-Dose Naltrexone: A Novel Treatment Approach

August – Reading Your Face: What Can It Tell You About Hormone Balance?; Ingrid Edstrom’s Proactive Breast Wellness Program; Bioidentical Progesterone and Synthetic Progestins Are Not the Same

July – A Tribute to Dr. Katharina Dalton; Dr. Dalton’s Impact on Women’s International Pharmacy (WIP); Progesterone May Help Control Perimenstrual Seizures

June – Supporting Your Access to Compounded Medications; Voicing The Problem; Book Review: The Secret Female Hormone: How Testosterone Replacement Can Change Your Life by Kathy C. Maupin, MD, and Brett Newcomb, MA, LPC; June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month-Can Estrogen Help?

May – Women’s International Pharmacy Accredited by PCAB; Beyond Fatigue; Mitochondrial Dysfunction & Hypothyroidism

April – What Does Tinnitus Have To Do With Hormones?; Hearing Infographic; Can Melatonin Reduce the Symptoms of Stress-related Tinnitus?

March – The Vitamin B12 Connection; Pediatric Vitamin B12 Deficiencies; Is Vitamin B12 Safe to Use in the Presence of Mercury Fillings?

February – Hypothyroidism; Book Reviews: Hypothyroidism, Health & Happiness: The Riddle of Illness Revealed by Steven F. Hotze, MD, Heart Attacks, Heart Failure and Diabetes: Prevention and Treatment by Mark Starr, MD and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause by Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP; Compounded Thyroid Medication Options

January – Compounding Bioidentical Hormones; The Concept of One Health; New Compounded Drop Delivery System Now Available

2013

December – Successful Aging; Book Review: The Edge Effect: Achieve Total Health and Longevity with the Balanced Brain Advantage by Dr. Eric Braverman; Controlling Stress to Help Aging

November – Hair Loss; Propecia; Melatonin Treatment

October – Insulin; Book Review: The Pill Problem by Ross Pelton, RPh, CCN Medications and Thyroid Function

September – High Blood Pressure; Cervical Dysplasia; Foot Fat Pad Atrophy

August – Menopause; Book Review: Moods, Emotions and Aging: Hormones and the Mind-Body Connection by Phyllis Bronson, PhD; Blood Sugar and the Aging Brain

July – Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Compounded Medications at Risk, Treating MS with Sex Hormones

June – Compounded Medications at Risk; Osteoporosis; Book Review: The Calcium Lie by Robert Thompson, MD, and Kathleen Barnes; Hormones and Posture

May – PCOS: A Mysterious Disease; Book Review: The Hormone Cure by Sara Gottfried, M.D.; Inositol

April – Mid-Life Checkup; Obesity; Estrogen Metabolites

March – Endometriosis; Endometriosis Q&A; Endometriosis, Yeast and Hormones

February – Cognition & Memory; Changes to Your Prescription Label; Progesterone for Treating TBI and Stroke

January – Cholesterol; Book Review: The Magic of Cholesterol Numbers and Homocysteine, Hormones and Heart Disease by Sergey A. Dzugan, MD, PhD; Homocysteine, Hormones and Heart Disease

2012

December – Vaginal Health; Painful Intercourse; Boric Acid and Vaginal Infections

November – Diabetes; Hormones of Relationship; From WHI to KEEPS; Diabetes & Testosterone

October – Sleep, Book Review: The Chronic Stress Crisis, Progesterone, Hot Flashes by William G. Timmins, ND; Oral Progesterone improves Hot Flashes and Night Sweats

September – Hormone Testing; Healthy Aging; Progesterone and Insulin; Dr. Phyllis Bronson

August – Chronic Inflammation; Chronic Pain; Low-dose Naltrexone

July – Hypothyroidism; Book Review: Living Well With Graves’ Disease and Hyperthyroidism by Mary J. Shomon; Levothyroxine/T4; Stress and Thyroid

June – Updated Look; Male Hormones; Male Incontinence

May – DHEA; Bladder Issues; Adrenaline and the Pulse Test

April – Digesting; Hormones and the Mouth; Burning Mouth Syndrome

March – Moods & Hormones; Interview with Dr. Phyllis Bronson; Progesterone and Mood

February – Progesterone; Traumatic Brain Injury; Melatonin and the Heart; Cataracts

January – PMS; Progesterone; Anniversary; Health Library; Is there a thyroid-PMS connection?

2011

December – Testosterone for Women; Sexuality; Holiday Hours; Gratitude is Good for Your Health…

November – Skin; Cellulite; Estriol and Estradiol Benefits Aging Skin

October – Breast Health; Keeping A Breast; Hormone Testing May Identify Abnormal Estrogen Metabolism

September – Yeast; Book Review: The Immortality Edge by Michael Fossel, MD, PhD, Greta Blackburn and Dave Woynarowski, MD; Interview with Elena McHerron; Cholesterol

August – Hair loss; Fingernails

July – Stress/Hypoadrenalism; Book Review: Are you Tired and Wired? by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP; Iodine; UV Safety

June – Male hormones; Testosterone; Book Review: Testosterone for Life by Abraham Morgentaler, MD; Testosterone and Metabolic Syndrome

May – Weight; Book Review: Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It by Gary Taubes; Hormones and Obesity

April – Progesterone; Book Review: 8 Weeks to Women’s Wellness by Dr. Marianne Marchese; Infertility; Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate

March – Prostate; Book Review: Hormone Balance for Men by John R. Lee, MD; Testosterone

February – Hormone Balance; Dry Eyes; Pet Health Pharmacy

January – Thyroid; Book Review: Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? When My Lab Tests Are Normal by Datis Kharrazian DHSc, DC, MS; Vitamin D; Non-alcohol Gel Base