The stress epidemic -- PT. 1. DUALITY: YIN, YANG, AND HORMONES. Hormones: ambassadors of yin and yang -- Sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone) -- Stress hormones) Cortisol, DHEA, Oxytocin and Prolactin) -- Understanding how yin and yang hormones interact -- Why not just take HRT/synthetic or bioidentical hormones? -- PT. 2. WOMEN's HEALTH CONCERNS. An overview -- Feeling crummy: our best early-warning system -- Menstruation -- Menstrual difficulties -- Birth control -- Fertility and conception -- Breast health -- Perimenopause and menopause -- Heart health -- Osteoporosis -- Alzheimer's disease and dementia -- PT. 3. USING THE THREE PILLARS OF HEALTH TO RESTORE HORMONAL BALANCE. The importance of diet and lifestyle -- Quality and quantity of food -- Food, medicine, and poison -- What to eat: general guidelines -- Meat: to eat or not to eat -- What not to eat -- The pros and cons of soy -- Essential elements of a healthy lifestyle (sleep, exercise, relationships, environment) -- Stress management techniques -- Changing lifestyles, changing lives -- Online information on Ayurveda and Dr. Claudia Welch -- An introduction to Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) -- Abhyanga, or Ayurvedic warm-oil massage -- How to make Kitcheri and Ghee -- Castor oil packs for uterine health -- Food glossary.
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