Halifax Naturopathic Health Centre

11/11/2025

In case you missed this, vaginal estrogen cream will no longer have a black box warning, which is excellent news for perimenopausal/postmenopausal women!

Vaginal estrogen reduces incidence of UTIs in the above population, can reduce urinary symptoms in general, reduce dryness and painful in*******se in women with declining estrogen levels.

Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold warning label about stroke, heart attack, dementia and other serious risks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.

10/13/2025

Could your workplace improve its structure and support for employees going through the menopausal transition?

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Learn about how Menopause impacts women at work and what actions we can take to improve women's health, retain talent & reduce absenteeism.

10/13/2025

An invaluable resource for women of all ages, to understand their hormones at every life stage!

4,254 Followers, 167 Following, 105 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from CeMCOR - UBC Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research ()

08/06/2025

Let’s keep an eye on this test progress!

The single-tier test uses artificial intelligence to accurately detect Lyme disease from the first few weeks of infection through 1 year post-diagnosis.

05/12/2025

Progesterone isn’t just about periods—it’s a neurosteroid. And in menopause, when levels plummet, that matters. A lot.

A new 2025 study published in the Journal of Menopausal Medicine followed peri- and postmenopausal Japanese women who were newly prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estradiol (E2) and oral micronized progesterone (MP). These were real women experiencing real sleep disturbances—nearly 87% were classified as poor sleepers at baseline using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).

Here’s what happened:
After just 1 month on HRT, women had statistically significant improvements in global PSQI scores and self-reported sleep quality. Those with the worst sleep efficiency at baseline improved the most. And these improvements continued at 3 months.

Why does this matter?
Oral micronized progesterone crosses the blood-brain barrier and is converted into allopregnanolone, a potent positive allosteric modulator of GABA-A receptors. Translation: it calms the brain, promotes deeper sleep, and reduces sleep latency. This is not just a sedative effect—it’s part of progesterone’s role as a central nervous system hormone.

While this was a small, open-label study, it adds to the growing body of evidence that bioidentical hormone therapy is not just about hot flashes. It can improve brain health, sleep architecture, and quality of life—especially when tailored with the right form, route, and dose.

Citation: Ogawa M et al. J Menopausal Med. 2025 Apr.
“Changes in Sleep Quality after Hormone Replacement Therapy with Micronized Progesterone in Japanese Menopausal Women.”

04/30/2025

All women age 35+ should be following CEMCOR!

3,882 Followers, 157 Following, 86 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from CeMCOR - UBC Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research ()

03/03/2025

Treating Long Covid with low-dose Ni****ne patch…interesting stuff!

https://bioelecmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42234-025-00167-8?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0_rRdcZ5YNbkD4OcKxACjEcMfbRx9bEJ-MiE4jnwiskmoUv9DtVo-Jnl0_aem_yocJgCRy8jY8Ug9TlPYkow

Background Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many chronically ill Long COVID (LC) patients with different symptoms of varying degrees of severity. The pathological pathways of LC remain unclear until recently and make identification of path mechanisms and exploration of therapeutic options....

11/19/2024

Italy now tests all children between the ages of 1-18 for Celiac Disease.

11/06/2024

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03007-y?utm_medium=paid_social&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=null&utm_term=null&utm_campaign=MLSR_OUTLK_ATT1_GL_PCFU_04EX9_PAIN-924

Non-invasive, non-pharmacological approaches such as virtual-reality therapy and yoga can help to relieve chronic pain.

10/23/2024

The cost of eating gluten free is %100-% 500 higher than average …but it’s the ONLY treatment for Celiac Disease.

The government covers medicine for preventable diseases like Type 2 diabetes…Celiac is not preventable.

Please take 1 min to help people with celiac afford their medicine.

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While most people are burdened by the rising cost of food, people with celiac disease and gluten intolerance are disproportionately affected because the gluten-free (GF) diet costs far more to begin with. People who must eat gluten free face enormous food insecurity, especially those on low incomes.