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- Why Use Herbs
- Healing Not Just Relieving
- Natures Therapy
- Sidestepping Side Effects
- Back to the Future
- Environmental and Ethical Concerns
- Herbal Preparations
- Preparations for Internal Use
- Preparations for External Use
- Homemade Medicinal and Cosmetic Herbal Products
- Choosing the Best Herbal Products
- The Brain and the Central Nervous System
- Addiction
- Depression
- Headaches
- Insomnia
- Memory
- Pain Inflammation
- Pain Nerve and Muscle
- Stress
- The Heart and the Circulatory System
- Angina and Irregular Heartbeat
- Arteriosclerosis
- Blood Pressure
- Varicose Veins and Hemorrhoids
- The Digestive System
- Appetite Loss
- Bowel Diseases
- Candida
- Adult Constipation
- Adult Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Food Allergies and Reactions
- Heartburn
- Gas
- Indigestion
- Nausea and Motion Sickness
- Parasites and Other Alien Invaders
- Ulcers
- The Immune System
- Boosting Immunity
- Cancer
- Chronic Fatigue Multiple Sclerosis and Other Serious Diseases
- The Liver and the Gallbladder
- Liver Diseases
- Gallbladder Problems
- The Urinary Tract the Kidneys and the Bladder
- Bladder Infections
- Kidney Stones
- Water Retention
- The Skin
- Psoriasis Eczema And Other Skin Diseases
- Herbs For Healing The Skin
- Sending Parasites Scurrying
- Womens Health
- The Estrogen Story
- The Progesterone Story
- Anemia
- Cervical Dysplasia
- Endometriosis
- Fibrocystic Breasts
- Heavy Periods
- Womens Infertility
- Irregular Menstruation
- Menopause
- Menstrual Cramps
- Ovarian Cysts
- Pregnancy
- Premenstrual Syndrome(pms)
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Infections
- Mens Health
- Baldness
- Genital Rash Infections and Irritations
- Impotence
- Mens Infertility
- Male Menopause
- Prostate Enlargement
- Swollen Testicles
- Childrens Health
- Asthma
- Baby Skin Care and Diaper Rash
- Bedwetting
- Childhood Diseases
- Childrens Colds and Flu
- Childrens Constipation
- Childrens Diarrhea
- Earaches
- Fever
- Food Allergies
- Hyperactivity
- Intestinal Parasites
- Sore Throat Congestion and Swollen Glands
- Stomachache Colic and Nausea
- Stress Headaches and Insomnia
- Sugar Blues
- Teething Pain
- Thrush
- Herbs to the Rescue Herbal First Aid
- Stocking Your Herbal First Aid Kit
- Cautions and Considerations
- Safe in Moderation
- Rare Reactions in Sensitive Individuals
- The New Herbal Outcasts
- Some Old Cautions
- Using Herbs and Essential Oils Safely
- Mistaken Identity
- Not Guilty
- Protecting Yourself from Contamination
- Endangered Herbs
- Aromatherapy Healing the Emotions
- Aromatic Research
- Using Aromatherapy
- Aromatherapy Techniques
- Aromatherapy for the Emotions
- Measurements
- Skin and Hair Care
- Body Care the Natural Way
- Back to the Basics
- How to Customize Your Skin and Hair Care
- The Face
- The Body
- The Hair
- Body Care Extras
- Cooking for Health
- The Basics Soup
- Oils and Vinegars
- Spice of Life Seasoning Blends
- Middle Eastern Cuisine Garlic and Parsley
- Pestos Basil and Sage
- Greens Dandelion and Nasturtium
- Hot Stuff Mustard Horseradish and Peppers
- Saucy Dishes Cranberry Elderberry and Tamarind
- Down to the Roots Burdock and Chicory
- Sweet Treats Ginger and Horehound Drops
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The Estrogen Story
Estrogen is the most well-known female hormone. It helps improve your complexion, makes your hair silky and your skin soft, and discourages wrinkles. It even helps keep you feeling spunky and energetic. But when estrogen levels soar too high, nervous jitters, insomnia, memory impairment and overly sensitive or tingly skin can result. Stress, cortisone and some antidepressant drugs increase estrogen levels. So do fatty or fried foods, sugar and alcohol.
An overabundance of estrogen also leads to other problems. It can slow the body's ability to break down fat, cause water retention, throw off blood sugar levels and even reduce the amount of oxygen the lungs and cells take in. In the l980s and 1990s, medical researchers discovered that excessive estrogen can cause even more far-reaching complications—endometriosis, uterine fibroids, uterine cancer, cervical dysplasia, breast cysts and many breast cancers are all thought to have some connection to high estrogen levels. To further complicate matters, there is more than one kind of estrogen in the body, and not all types are carcinogenic (cancer-causing). A specific problem may not be related to all types of estrogen, but specifically to one troublesome kind that tends to be more carcinogenic than the others.
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