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Natural Tips for PMS and Period Cramps

It’s a Wednesday morning during a normal work or school week. You roll out of bed more tired than normal, put the coffee pot on, and start getting ready. As you get dressed, you notice you have a slight headache, your pants feel tighter than yesterday, and your breasts are a little tender as you snap your bra on. As you rush to get out of the house, you knock your coffee cup on the counter, and it spills everywhere.

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March 19, 2024 1 Comment
Hormones
Dr. Russell

Are hysterectomies the only option for fibroids?

Bleeding heavily is a common concern for women of pre- and peri-menopause age. While there can be different reasons for heavy bleeding, a frequent cause are fibroids. Fibroids (leiomyoma) are benign tumors that grow in the smooth muscle of the uterus. It’s believed that by age 50, 70% of women have fibroids, though most will not know it. About 30% of women with fibroids are symptomatic. Unfortunately, that number disproportionately affects Black women and there is not a good explanation

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June 25, 2022 No Comments
Digestive Health
Dr. Russell

The ONE Simple Health Habit You Need For 2022

I’ve seen a lot of complex cases over the years. While it can be perplexing figuring out where to start, I am still astounded how sometimes the simple solutions can have a dramatic impact on health. One of these powerful and simple solutions is hydration. We all know that our bodies are part water. The amount varies depending on where in the body we’re looking at. Our bones are only 31% water, whereas the muscle and kidneys are more than

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February 2, 2022 No Comments
Hormones
Dr. Russell

Flow No More: Our Top 4 Tips For Fibroids

As women, we spend a lot of time learning about what it’s like when your period starts, but we rarely spend time discussing what it’s like when it ends. When your period starts, it’s like flipping on a light switch. One day, it’s off, then the next day, it’s there. When it ends, it is not like the “on” switch just turns “off”. It’s more like a dimmer switch on your ovaries. For one or two months, it may be

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September 13, 2019 5 Comments
Hormones
Dr. Russell

Geriatric Pregnancy: Is It A Real Concern Or Just An Antiquated Idea?

As I have honed my practice over the years to focus on women’s health and hormone balance, naturally, infertility has been a growing part of my practice. However, fertility is also of personal interest to me. I am a few months away from officially being in my mid-thirties and want to have children of my own someday. While this was not part of my plan to wait this long, completing medical school and growing my practice were goals I wanted

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March 8, 2019 No Comments
Digestive Health
Dr. Russell

The Hidden Effects Of Stress

Now that we understand the role hormones play in the stress response and their general impacts on different parts of our body, it’s important to understand the sneaky ways stress can manifest. Since hormones, by their definition, travel throughout the blood, they can reach every organ, tissue, or system. In fact, almost every cell in your body is only six cells away or less from a supply of blood. In other words, that’s like having a Starbucks every six houses. Because of

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July 16, 2018 No Comments
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