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  • Flax Seeds For Breast Pain
    Flax Seeds For Breast Pain
    A tablespoon a day of ground flaxseeds appears to improve ovarian function and is considered a first-line therapy for breast pain associated with one's period (cyclical mastalgia).
  • Plant-Based Diets For Breast Pain
    Plant-Based Diets For Breast Pain
    Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia).
  • Hair Testing for Mercury Before Considering Pregnancy
    Hair Testing for Mercury Before Considering Pregnancy
    The EPA safety limit on mercury in fish may not sufficiently protect pregnant women in the United States. This has led to a recommendation that fish-eating women get tested for mercury before..
  • Dairy & Sexual Precocity
    Dairy & Sexual Precocity
    The effects of the hormones in cow's milk on men and prepubescent children.
  • Xenoestrogens & Sperm Counts
    Xenoestrogens & Sperm Counts
    Endocrine disrupting xenoestrogens in fish may be interfering with male fertility.
  • Soy Hormones & Male Infertility
    Soy Hormones & Male Infertility
    The phytoestrogens in soy appear to protect against cancer, but might they reduce male fertility?
  • Meat Hormones & Female Infertility
    Meat Hormones & Female Infertility
    What is behind the purported link between poultry consumption and anovulatory infertility?