HRT

Alternatives to hrt

Most of the problems associated with menopause can be alleviated simply by improving your overall health. Building on a foundation of a varied wholefood diet, you could try to: more »

A better class of cancer

Once again in medicine, statistics have triumphed over common sense. ... more »

In December 1991, during a visit to my GP for a bad cold, my doctor thought at my age 45 I needed HRT. From the day I took the first pill I started to bleed. My GP told me that the drug simply "ne ... more »

Hrt : heart studies "biased"

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may not be the great heart disease preventative that medicine has been championing after all. All postmenopausal women in America have been recommended to take th ... more »

Hrt-more bad news

In the second part of our special report, we catalogue the little known side effects of a drug that is more likely to make you ill than add sparkle to your life. ... ... more »

The myths exploded

HRT has been sold to women as a miraculous cure for the diseases of old age. ... more »

Hrt: without explanation

Menopausal women are being prescribed hormone replacement therapy by their doctors with inadequate consultation or discussion, according to a survey. ... more »

Case study: The risks of HRT

"I became incredibly ill while using HRT. I came off of it after nine months; that was four months ago. I am not out of the woods yet, to put it mildly. I am an asthmatic and perhaps more sensi ... more »

Hrt: dying to stay young

If you are an older woman, modern medicine would have you believe you've basically got two choices: take a drug for an indeterminate amount of time, or turn into a humpbacked, sexless, dottering o ... more »

Is this a safe alternative?

Now that HRT has been discredited, is there a safe alternative that works as well? It's a question that's been raised by many readers, and we've printed some responses in previous broadcasts. more »

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3 Nov 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

The poisoned generation

Perhaps the most underappreciated health scandal in modern times is the fact that, every day, we are all subjected to some 80,000 drugs—virtually all of which have not undergone a single regulat... more »

23 Oct 2009 | Health from your Gar... (bshubbard)

Your good health is down to yo...

One thing is sure in this world: only you can establish total wellness and health. Unless you want it, and are sufficiently motivated to gain it and keep it, no amount of outside support will su... more »

1 Oct 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

DNA: it's not destiny

When we become ill, most of us lay the blame at the feet of our ancestors: my heart problem is like dad’s, who had a dicky ticker; I’m likely to get breast cancer because it’s what m... more »

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