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"If you suspect that you are suffering from candidiasis, you should try to eliminate the use of antibiotics and birth control pills. (You can resume taking birth control pills once your candidiasis is under control, but if it flares up again, I recommend you permanently stop the pill.) Mary was on birth control pills and had been for five years, but she agreed to use an alternative method of birth control while she cleared up the candidiasis. The most important step to take to fight candidiasis is to modify your diet. I put my patients on a yeast-free, sugar-free diet for thirty days." - Robert M. Giller, M.D., Natural Prescriptions: Dr. Giller's Natural Treatments & Vitamin Therapies For Over 100 Common Ailments (Get the book.)

"The most common foreign body in women of reproductive age is an IUD, or intrauterine birth control device. Women with IUDs will tend to have heavier menses and sometimes intermenstrual bleeding. Trauma during intercourse can cause vaginal bleeding, for example in postmenopausal women who may have a dry vagina with thinning vaginal tissue. Just the friction of normal vaginal penetration during sex may be traumatic to this sensitive tissue. Trauma may also be experienced in a violent situation such as sexual abuse and rape." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Too much estrogen may occur in those who take birth control pills, are pregnant or suffer with endometriosis. • Gallstones are thought to run in families. However, diet often runs in families as well. It is hard to say there is a true genetic or environmental factor in gallstone development. • High fat diets are linked to gallstones. This makes the liver make more bile to break down fats. People who then do not eat as much fat are still producing quite a bit of bile. It is stored in the gallbladder and can then crystallize there." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"STERILIZATION Sterilization for men and women is still a widely used form of birth control. For men, this is a vasectomy. For women, there is now an alternative to a tubal ligation, called Essure. Tiny springs are inserted into the openings of the fallopian tubes from the cavity of the uterus, so no surgery is done. It can be provided in an outpatient setting. A doctor uses a speculum, dilates the cervix, inserts a flexible fiber optic scope to see inside the uterus, then threads the springs into the tubes." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"HRT that came out in the 1990s—is an observational study (funded by the National Institutes of Health) designed to reveal the relationship between diet, lifestyle, and hormone therapy (both birth control pills and HRT). The Nurses' Health Study was the source of the data for the 1997 NEJM article showing a lower mortality rate among women taking HRT. This benefit of HRT lasted for up to five years after women stopped taking the therapy, but after five years they had a 16 percent increase in their death rate compared with women who had never taken hormones." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"Brownstein comments regarding birth control pills: "/ have successfully treated numerous women who have many of the signs of hypothyroidism by simply having them eliminate their use of birth control pills" (p. 60). Although estrogen performs an important function during the childbearing years, its level should and does reduce following menopause. Even if a woman has had a total hysterectomy, and no longer has ovaries, her fat tissue, and even her adrenals are still capable of producing estrogen." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"Common transdermal drugs used today include nicotine and birth control patches. Cosmetics and skin care creams that contain chemicals get into the bloodstream the same way They don't just stay on top of the skin. Propylene glycol, for instance, is used in many cosmetic creams and makeup as a moisturizer or as an effective carrier of active ingredients through the skin layers and into the bloodstream." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Because of the health risks of pregnancy, the death rate among women ages fifteen to thirty-four who are on the pill is actually lower than that for women who do not use any form of birth control. OCPs can be unsafe for older women who smoke. The risk of heart attack more than doubles for women over forty or women who smoke or have diabetes or high cholesterol. They also should not be used by women with a history of blood clots, untreated high blood pressure, breast or uterine cancer, migraine headaches with focal neurological symptoms, known pregnancy, or liver or cardiac disease." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) "Given these facts, I do not recommend the Ortho-Evra patch for birth control. The Morning-After Pill Mifepristone (Mifeprex, RU-486), one of the newest and most revolutionary contraceptives, is used to terminate early pregnancies, which are defined as 49 days or less since the start of the last menstrual period. Mifepristone inhibits the activity of progesterone, which results in termination of the pregnancy. It can, however, result in an incomplete abortion or increased vaginal bleeding, both of which may require surgical intervention." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Blood pressure needs to be followed in all pill takers, and, if elevated significantly by use, another birth control method must be chosen. Breast Cancer and the Pill Much attention has been given to the relationship between the pill and breast cancer, and slowly some answers emerge. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) conducted a study in the 1980s called the "Cancer and Steroid Hormone Study" that looked at nearly 5,000 cases of breast cancer and 5,000 healthy control women and concluded that there was no increased risk of breast cancer in women who had used the pill." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"It is sprayed on our food/ It is present in pharmaceutical drugs ranging from birth control pills to antibiotics. It is in soda pop, which is manufactured from fluoridated water. Once you look at the scope of the problem, you realize that there is no way in the wotld to determine what your flouride intake is, but it's far higher than is healthy." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"It may be worse in pregnant women or those who take birth control pills. High estrogen or progesterone is linked to acidity. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CAUSES OF HEARTBURN? Diet Diet is often the key in treating heartburn. An overfilled stomach may be a factor in heartburn as the gastric contents push up into the esophagus. Too short an interval between meals can also cause heartburn. Foods that may aggravate heartburn are fried foods, fat, spices, salt, coffee, tea, sugar, vinegar, carbonated drinks, dried meats, alcoholic beverages, citrus fruits, tomatoes, chocolate and bread." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"The kind of progesterone I recommend is a natural progesterone, not the progesterone that's in the regular pharmaceutical birth control pills or the hormones that are administered by prescription. It's a derivative from the wild Mexican yam and is available in health food stores. It's also useful for menopausal symptoms. It is applied topically to the skin on fatty areas of the body, where it can be easily absorbed." Dr. Cass uses the example of another woman to further illustrate how hormonal imbalance can be corrected naturally." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Consult your doctor. • birth control pills: These may be prescribed to help PMS symptoms for some women. Consult your physician about the pros and cons of taking birth control pills. Certain types of birth control pills are better than others for MVPS/D and for PMS. You need to discuss your particular symptoms with your physician so that you can weigh the benefits and risks of taking birth control pills. Menopause Menopause can be a confusing and frustrating time for women, especially women who also have MVPS/D, as they struggle with "what is causing what." - James F. Durante, Cheryl L. Durante, John G., M.D. Furiasse, The Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome / Dysautonomia Survival Guide (Get the book.)

"Women must use 2 separate forms of effective birth control because any method, including birth control pills and sterilization, can fail. Further, no one knows if Accutane lowers the effectiveness of birth control pills or injections (shots). There are only 2 reasons you would not need to use 2 separate methods of effective birth control: You have had your uterus removed by surgery (hysterectomy). You commit to complete abstinence. This means that you are absolutely positive that you will not have genital-to-genital sexual contact before, during, and for 1 month after Accutane treatment." - American Medical Publishing, Prescription Medicines, Side Effects and Natural Alternatives (Get the book.)

"The worst-case scenario is a premenopausal woman who just had a baby, was on birth control pills prior to her pregnancy, is on prenatal vitamins, and goes back on the pill after the baby is born. She'll have sky-high copper levels, almost toxic relative to zinc. " Wth the schizophrenic patient I use niacinamide or niacin (more frequendy niacinamide because most patients won't tolerate niacin). I tend to use much of what Abram Hoffer has come up with. I look for a minimum of 3000 milligrams of niacinamide a day with an equal amount of vitamin C." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Hysterectomies were performed for a variety of reasons: to get rid of fibroid tumors, a noncancerous type of growth on the uterus that can cause bleeding and cramps; to reduce premenstrual symptoms; to cure the pain from another abnormal growth called endometriosis; and sometimes as an expensive form of birth control. Even young women in their late teens and early twenties were being given hysterectomies, which left them unable to have children." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"The drugs they have been on—antihypertenses, antiinflammatories, birth control pills—have altered the brain's physiology." Dr. Cousens also assesses the pH of a person's blood. "The brain seems to work at a certain pH, which is 7.46, where it has optimal function," he explains. "This research was done by Dr. Watson in the 1950s. He discovered that people could have anxiety, depression, paranoia and even schizophrenia, if their blood pH was not at the right level. In a study of over 300 people, he used proper diet to bring the brain pH back to normal and the symptoms went away." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "There might be a past medical history of vaginal yeast, antibiotics, birth control and steroids. Antibiotics are particularly important in causing problems with yeast. It used to be that antifungals were commonly given with antibiotics because of this reason. Many other drugs such as oral contraceptives, anything that interferes with hydrochloric acid and a lot of simple sugars in the diet can cause problems with yeast. The diagnosis of candidiasis is often made by a history of the symptoms. Stool cultures and antibody tests also may be used. The mechanism of candidiasis is explained by Dr." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Choosing another type of birth control pill may be the answer to your problem; there are a handful from which to choose. Or, alternately, your hormones may regulate themselves within a few months. Check with your doctor for the appropriate option in your individual case. If You Have to Have a Hysterectomy A complete hysterectomy causes hormones to roller coaster, resulting in a less than lively libido. While there are hormone replacement therapies that can get the body back in balance, ask your gynecologist about a revised surgical option." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"And Wyeth was letting teenage girls create their own melodic ring tones and download them to their cell phones at a website promoting birth control pills called Alesse. James U. McNeal, an expert on the marketing of all types of products to children, explained in his 1999 book The Kids Market that companies had learned to give away toys and other fun prizes because play is a child's number one need. At the same time, children like those who give them things and are fondest of the biggest givers. "My research suggests that children begin to relate to brands?" - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"This is the estrogenic equivalent of five birth control pills a day! Soy consumption leads to many more problems. The excess of phytoestrogens is thought to lead to estrogen-dependent tumors as well. Soy foods are also bad for the thyroid and can cause fatigue, weight gain, depression and/or moodiness in people with an existing thyroid problem. Soy contains high levels of aluminum, toxic to the nervous system, kidneys and brain. Free glutamic acid (MSG) is formed during soy processing, and MSG is added to many soy foods." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "In her book Dying to Get Well, Shelly Keck-Borsits talks about her nightmarish experience with FDA-approved birth control injections of DepoProvera that were supposed to be "safe." She experienced migraines, fibromyalgia, loss of libido, chronic pain, muscle weakness and a huge list of other problems resulting in several years of hell until she discovered Natural Hygiene. She documented this horrible nightmare of drug-induced symptoms, along with those of many other women, and sent it all to the FDA, thinking they would be concerned enough to do something about it." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Furthermore, birth control pills inhibit the proper function of other hormones including thyroid, DHEA and testosterone. These hormones are tissue-building hormones. How can you expect the body to heal injured tissues if there is inhibition of natural hormonal production present? Researchers found women taking birth control pills had a significant decrease of serum testosterone and DHEA levels. I have observed in my practice that women who take birth control pills often have multiple hormonal imbalances. These hormonal imbalances usually improve when birth control pills are stopped." - David Brownstein, The Miracle of Natural Hormones (Get the book.)

"Those who have irregular menstrual patterns and who wish to stabilize them (without resorting to birth control pills or other hormonal treatments) can try aromatherapy treatments with marjoram massage oil. The oil, which can be blended at an herb shop, is massaged onto the lower abdomen at regular intervals, as a kind of hormone helper. Many users notice a mild sedative effect as well." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Pharmacological Drugs Hormone Replacement Therapy and birth control Pills The risk of developing gallstones is four times higher among women than among men. It is especially pronounced among women who have used or use birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). According to medical research, oral contraceptives and other estrogens double a woman's chance of developing gallstones. The female hormone, estrogen, which is contained in contraceptive pills and hormone replacements, increases bile cholesterol and decreases gallbladder contraction." - Andreas Moritz, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body (Get the book.)

"Have you ever taken prescription medications or over-the-counter medications, including hormone replacement therapy or birth control? ? Do you have wall-to-wall carpet in your home or office? ? Do you eat commercial (non-organic) vegetables, fruits, or meat? ? Do you wear clothes that have been dry-cleaned? ? Do you wear synthetic materials (such as polyester)? ? Do you eat processed food or fast food? ? Have you ever smoked or been exposed to second-hand smoke? ? Do you eat in restaurants more than twice weekly? ? Do you use bug spray in your home or have a pest control service? ?" - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Advances in birth control technology (the pill was invented in 1959 and became widely available by the mid-1960s in the United States and many other countries) and social changes that accepted the legality of contraception and abortion were instrumental in lowering the rate of population growth, as were growing urbanization and advances in education and economic aspiration levels." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"As such, probiotics offer women, particularly those on birth control pills or using antibiotics, a defense against Candida. Many species of probiotics are known to inhibit Candida albicans growth in the vagina. In particular, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus fermentum RC-14 taken orally or intravaginally are strains that can effectively fight against Candida. The use of Lactobacilli species to combat Candida is a good choice for women. More research is still needed in this area." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

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