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More News on Soy

April 21, 2009 Susanna 1 Comment

Image via Wikipedia There are two schools of thought on soy. While there are those who say that the whole business of encouraging us to eat more soya products is a scam – only aimed at sales of products, a new study, limited to Asian American women, found that high soy intakes during adolescence and …

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Risks from HRT are too high

March 20, 2009 Susanna 2 Comments

I have a friend who swears by HRT.  She says it makes her life easier, makes her feel more in control and effectively stops her hot flushes. All I can say is that I would rather have the heatwave any day. Why take HRT to treat hot flushes – hot flashes? We can expect to …

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The Power of Soup

January 25, 2009 Susanna 1 Comment

If there’s one thing that really annoys me about menopause, it’s my ability to add pounds without even trying. Although I try to keep my weight down, my body goes its own way these days. To keep up my battle against creeping pounds I’ve exchanged one solid meal a day for a bowl of soup …

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