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Hormonal issues

First published Oct 14, 2023 Updated rarely https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/balance-hormones https://www.healthline.com/health/hormonal-imbalance https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/herbs-that-balance-hormones https://www.healthline.com/health/hormone-diet https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/sesame-oil-could-help-prevent-osteoporosis-in-menopausal-women-5560651 (The above information is unverified by me) https://www.healthline.com/health/waist-to-hip-ratio Mercola has good suggestions also (for most ailments).

Arthritis

Originally published: Jan 11, 2025 Updated occasionally     Osteoarthritis:   1)Reducing odds of getting arthritis   Obesity Sedentary behaviour Diet Inflammation     2)Dealing with arthritis     "Joint pain was measured on days 14, 28, and 56. Using a standard WOMAC score (a 24-question assessment of pain, stiffness, and physical limitations), those who took the krill oil, astaxanthin, and hyaluronic acid blend had:5     A progressive decrease in pain severity on each testing day,     Pain-free status in 25% of patients by day 14, and     Pain-free status in 63% of patients by day 56. By day 56, controlling for the effect of placebo, the blend achieved a 55% reduction in WOMAC pain scores, outperforming the 35% reduction achieved by the glucosamine-chondroitin treatment.5 Another measure of joint pain, the patient-reported Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), showed:5     Progressive decrease in...

Pregnancy/birthing tips

Originally published: Jan 13, 2025 Updated periodically Homeopathy can make giving birth quicker and less painful http://drfeder.com/?page=articles&action=viewArticle&articleID=354 Lots of herbs might effect the birthing process, exercise might also have an effect   First birth labour is on average 2.00x longer than labour for subsequent children   Recommended to bind stomach post birth (better at regaining pre-baby body than exercise) https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2019.1675207 https://a.co/d/28OAS76 (example of product) https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/infertility-signs-causes-treatments-and-natural-approaches-5773296 Home birth vs. hospital Water birth / birthing positions Vaginal births vs. C-sections Importance of breast milk Others... stretching Healthy babies Contraceptives (including up to 5 days post insemination)  

Urinary Incontinence

Originally published: Mar. 10, 2025 Updated occasionally  Surgery (surgery more effective than pelvic floor training generally (75% were happy with the result, 86% were happy with additionally adding pelvic floor training along with surgery)) (surgery complications were however ~22% making it hard to recommend) Pelvic floor training (45% were happy) https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01997422  (stress incontinence) BMI (~1.5x increased risk from high BMI (?)) (stress incontinence) Diet Daily fruits 24% reduction, daily porridge 24% reduction, daily vegetables 14% reduction, (stress incontinence) https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057241305075 BetterWOMAN supplement (large improvements including to stress incontinence) https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2004/1/report_female Plant extracts that helps with urgency and frequency of urination  https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2024/3/relief-for-womens-urinary-symptoms Pumpkin seed extract also helps https://www.lifeextension.com/mag...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Originally published: Jan 13, 2025 Updated occasionally   Risk factors Obesity (70% of PCOS patients have insulin resistance) 80% are overweight or obese Treatment Weight loss Low glycemic index diet Metformin Exercise Progestin pills 

Endometriosis

Originally published: Jan 14, 2025 Updated occasionally "these investigators observed that more active women (≥42 MET hours/week) had an 11% reduction of the risk for endometriosis. Considering the physical activity performed 4 years before the diagnosis of endometriosis, there was a 90% reduction of the risk for the disease among patients who exercised 42 MET hours/week compared to those who exercised only 3 MET hours/week.   Practice 2 to 4 hours per week of regular exercise decreases 65% chance of endometriosis   Avoidance of strenuous exercise during the menstruation is a preventive factor for endometriosis" https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-12-4   Yoga reduced pain by 47%, infertility by 35% (however 15% reduction in the non-yoga group) (endometriosis is a leading cause of infertility (0.5x lower odds of getting pregnant in a year)) https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2015.0343   " The pooled relative risk of endometriosis was 0.67 (95% CI: 0.53, 0.84) for each 5 ...

Uterine Fibroids

Originally published: Jan 16, 2025 Updated occasionally         4.90x risk if you have hypertension Soybean milk 2.52x risk Exposure to food additives 3.17x risk Oral birth control 0.30x risk Over 3 births (vs. zero) 0.17x risk In women with low BMI smoking reduces risk (0.30x) https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.14640      Obesity leads to a ~2.5x increased risk "In the placebo group (n = 11), fibroid volume increased (24.3%) over the study period; however, patients randomized to green tea extract (n = 22, 800 mg/day) treatment showed significant reduction (32.6%, P = 0.0001) in total UF volume. In addition, EGCG (green tea) treatment significantly reduced fibroid-specific symptom severity (32.4%, P = 0.0001)"  "Large doses of vitamin D in rats led to tumor loss of up to 75%" https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13669-016-0156-0 (master list)  https://www.healthline.com/health/uterine-fibroids https://www.healthline.com/health/fibroids-...

Osteoporosis

Originally published: Aug 1, 2025 Updated occasionally  Osteoporosis can be fixed by bouncing (bones can increase their density)    Kefir   Moderate to high intensity exercise