THE BLOG

Dr. Laurie Marzell N.D., N.C.M.P.

 Naturopathic physician
Certified Menopause Practitioner

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Welcome to our online journal and home to all of our published content. Chalk full of resources to enhance your mental and physical health, we provide natural solutions and practical applications so you can live your best life! 

  Myth 1:  Hormone replacement Causes Breast Cancer The Women’s Health Initiative of 2002 is to blame for this misinformation.  It showed the following results in three arms representing 10,000 women in each: 30 cases of invasive breast cancer in the group using no HRT 38 cases of invasive breast cancer in the premarin-provera group […]

The 5 Myths of Menopause

  Would you like to lose weight, but have difficulty avoiding sugary snacks and deserts?  Are you moody and difficult to get along with?  Is your energy minimal at best?  Do you feel like falling asleep after a meal?  All these problems can be connected to problems with blood sugar.  A good point has been […]

Inside Scoop on Sugar

  The midlife transition can be difficult for many women.  Sex hormone levels such as estrogen, progesterone and testosterone drop dramatically.  This may seem, to many, to be part of the natural process of aging.  After all, such high levels of hormones are no longer being produced to facilitate reproduction. In reality, women have receptors […]

Hormone Replacement: Is it Safe?

  Sex should never hurt!  But sometimes it does, particularly in menopausal woman. Healthy function of sex organs requires sex hormones.  When there is a decrease, such as occurs in menopause, tissues suffer.  Countless receptors for hormones are present in genital tissue and surrounding areas.  Without hormones, these tissues change.  Mucous secretion decreases, vaginal walls […]

Ouch! Sex Hurts!

  We want to make getting stellar healthcare as easy as possible, so we have composed a list of our top 3 most frequently asked questions to help educate in our beliefs and ensure complete comfortability. Our top 3 areas of expertise are: Food Allergies/Nutrition, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and LDN in treating autoimmune ailments. Below […]

Our Top 3 Questions Answered

  As data from various studies on hormone replacement therapy for women have been compiled and reviewed, there are recommendations which are emerging.  Cardiovascular disease is the principal cause of mortality in postmenopausal women, and whether a woman takes hormone replacement or not may have a huge impact on her risk.  Estrogen has the potential […]

Menopause: You Have 10 Years to Protect Your Heart

How can you possibly be allergic to a food?  It is a nourishing substance that benefits your body, right?  Unfortunately, food allergies are quite common, and can be responsible for many health problems, particularly the ones that don’t seem to have clear diagnosis..  Factors that raise the level of suspicion for the presence of a […]

Food Allergies: An Old Concept that Won’t Go Away

    Why should I be concerned about hot flashes ?  I carry a fan around and it works fine!   Hot flashes are your body’s cry for help!  They indicate surging hormones trying to get a woman’s body back to it’s premenopausal functioning state.  Hot flashes are not good for you.  They essentially squeeze […]

Hot Flashes Are Your Body’s Cry for Help!

  If you are concerned about weight gain, think green tea!!!  An Italian study published in 2009 in Alternative Medicine Review, investigated the effect green tea extract has on weight loss. In this study, 50 participants were assigned a low calorie diet (Group A) and 50 were assigned the same low calorie diet plus 150 […]

Benefits of Green Tea for Weight Loss

  The Flu Season Has Cometh!   Whether or not you have been vaccinated for the flu, you still may be susceptible to the viruses currently in circulation.  You have probably noticed people coughing around you, who are fighting the latest.  Regarding vaccinations, it is a little late to have one, hoping for protection at […]

Supplement Bomb for Influenza

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