1. Women’s Health
Jennifer Franco, CN, ACN

2. By the numbers
88%
CDC, 2010
44%
CDC, 2001

3. Hormone
Noun
1. Biochemistry – any of various internally secreted compounds, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.

4. H-P-O Axis Hypothalamus Pituitary Ovary T3 Estrogen T4 Progesterone
Adrenaline
Cortisol

5. Menstrual Cycle
Estrogen
Progesterone
FSH LH

6. H-P-A Axis
Hypothalamus
Pituitary
Adrenal X
Estrogen

7. Functional Nutrition and Herbal Therapy
What are the body systems involved?
How can we support the tissues?

8. Foods and Herbs Vitamin D White Peony Vitamin E Shatavari Schisandra
Healthy fats and oils
Schisandra
Nuts and seeds
Chaste Tree
Minerals
Wild Yam
Zinc
Tribulus
Iodine
Ginger
Iron

9. Food for thought Spotting between periods (breakthrough bleeding)
Possible weight gain or fluid retention
Breast swelling or tenderness
Nausea or upset stomach
Mood changes
Blurred vision
Severe stomach pain
Severe headache
Swelling or pain in the legs
Chest pain, heart attack, blood clots, stroke
CANCER