Do over the counter remedies work for Menopause?

I am having a terrible time with this Menopause thing and wanted to know if anyone out there has experienced these over-the-counter remedies instead of taking hormones subscribed by the drs? I don’t want to go that route for I have a high percentage of cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, etc.. in my family as it is, so figure I don’t need anymore added on at this point. I already deal with diabetes (boarder-line), and heart disease, so would like to stay clear of them. I realize that each one acts differently on everyone person but thought I would get some advice.

Here is a list of some:
Black Cohosh
Red Clover
St.John’s Wart
Ginkgo
Thanks for listening.

Health and Social..what too put into my questionnaire?

I study health and social care as an AS.
i am currently doing course work on Promoting Good Health
I have to write a questionnaire to put into this coursework.

i have to include these things:
health as an absence of illness
health as a disease
health as a disorder
health as a subjective feeling of ilness
personal health responsibility

Could anyone help with any of these subjects.

Thank You 🙂 x

Will I End Up With A Thyroid Condition?

I am 15 and a girl and I am african american.Thyroid conditions run on my dad’s side of the family and some of them have wound up with goiters and everything.None of them lost their hair that I know of though.One does have thin hair but I thin that is due to her age.But my other relative who has it has longer and thicker hair than I do.They all gained a lot of weight though.They never lost it either.I also gain weight pretty fast.I am surprised that I have lost this much.I am super scared.All my life,I have always had a weight problem.I weigh about 170 lbs and am 5"7.However,everyone says I look about 140 lbs.I have lost 10 lbs from not really doing anything,I just suddenly lost it and I haven’t gained it back.(I was 180 lbs and now I am 170 lbs.)I have nice shoulder(okay,it’s past my shoulder) length hair and it is permed and I have not noticed any significant hair loss.But I am scared that I will end up losing all of my hair to a thyroid condition in the future.I show a lot of symptoms of it.I know all of you are going to say,just go get tested for it.Is there anything I can do to prevent this?What can I do?If I discover it early,will I not lose my hair?

I am terrified of losing my hair.It took years for it to reach this length.I already have naturally fine hair and I can’t afford to lose any.I have cried thinking about a possible thyroid condition taking this from me.I am almost to break back down in tears just thinking about it.What should I do?Is there a great chance that I will get it?
Can both types of thyroidism run in a family?
Should I be worried?
Has anybody who has this lost any hair?
Do both types of thyroidism cause this?

Are there any risks in taking Colon Cleansing pills?

My brother-in-law was telling my husband and I about his friend that took them and he said they work great. We’re going to get some at GNC today and we want to know more about them. We don’t want to have the whole tube-up-the-butt thing so we hear that the pills work the same. Is that true? Colon cleansing apparently makes you feel tons better so we want to try it.
another question, do they really work? do they really make you feel better? we would only take them like every 6 months, you’re only supposed to cleanse your colon like once a year or something.

Why does NOT the FDA evaluate natural health remedies?

I take a natural product that eliminates the Pain that I get from osteoarthritis. It has not been evaluated by the FDA? It works better than FDA approved RX medicines. Saw Palmetto has none of the side effects of RX drugs but it works better and is cheaper. There are dozens of examples bu the FDA does not approve them. Why? It would make medical procedures less expensive and save everyone money.It appears to be a no brainer.
WOW! This surely brought the weirdo’s out. It just shows how brainwashing does it’s job. education is great if you have the correct information and teachers. Pharmaceutical manufacturers run the medical universities. They teach Cholesterol is bad and Statins are good. That’s a lie.

Will I End Up With A Thyroid Condition?

I am 15 and a girl and I am african american.Thyroid conditions run on my dad’s side of the family and some of them have wound up with goiters and everything.I am super scared.All my life,I have always had a weight problem.I weigh about 170 lbs and am 5"7.However,everyone says I look about 140 lbs.I have lost 10 lbs from not really doing anything,I just suddenly lost it and I haven’t gained it back.(I was 180 lbs and now I am 170 lbs.)I have nice shoulder(okay,it’s past my shoulder) length hair and it is permed and I have not noticed any significant hair loss.But I am scared that I will end up losing all of my hair to a thyroid condition in the future.I show a lot of symptoms of it.I know all of you are going to say,just go get tested for it.Is there anything I can do to prevent this?What can I do?If I discover it early,will I not lose my hair?

I am terrified of losing my hair.It took years for it to reach this length.I already have naturally fine hair and I can’t afford to lose any.I have cried thinking about a possible thyroid condition taking this from me.I am almost to break back down in tears just thinking about it.What should I do?Is there a great chance that I will get it?

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