Health Tips with Dr. Len: Recent Comments

Comment on Progesterone, A Woman’s best friend during Pregnancy

Lance Chambers — 2010-02-16T01:28:10Z

My cousin had several miscarriages in the past and she is blaming it to stress. Now, she is 35 years old and 3months pregnant and her doctor advised her to take indefinite leave from work to avoid stress and hopefully keep the pregnancy.She has never heard about progesterone testing before and she is apprehensive about it.

Dr. Len: I would first gather as much information as possible. Traditional medicine sometimes seems to overlook the obvious, which is that when your body is stressed it begins to steal pregnenolone and progesterone, in order to make cortisol. That's the basic bio-chemistry and why they tell you to de-stress if you want to get pregnant, but they haven't realized that it is because they are using up a lot of their progesterone, when it needs to be used for making a baby...which is what the word means. "Pro" which means for the.... and gestation means making a baby.

Comment on How Healthy Is Your Gut?

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Comment on Children’s Health

Nicholas Monteith — 2010-02-10T19:25:12Z

Will you reinstate the "message board" that you used to operate at the Natural Wellness Centre ? It was so useful.

Comment on Progesterone, A Woman’s best friend during Pregnancy

Lance Chambers — 2010-01-07T06:36:48Z

Stress depletes progesterone which is essential in fertility and pregnancy. My mother struggle with hot flashes and
night sweats but she is afraid of taking hormone replacement therapy supplements but now that there are
progesterone topical creams, this may help her with the problem.

Dr. Len: I would only recommend the progesterone creams to women who are trying to get or stay pregnant. Otherwise the topical progesterone accumulates in your body and causes and elevation of progesterone, which is just as bad as too little progesterone.

Comment on Spiritual Outlook affect Overall Health

Wii Fit — 2009-10-28T10:10:20Z

They just don't have time to spend on it. Simply put, they don't carve out enough or any time in their day to develop those spiritual muscles.

Comment on Walking or Running in the Street

Joanne — 2009-09-05T21:33:39Z

What is your opinion for walking on hard stone like the road, is this safe enough for hips and knees? My one knee especially always hurt after running on the sidewalk.

Comment on Over the counter Sleep Aids and Cough Med's

Carolyn Weaver — 2009-08-30T19:51:44Z

My son (44) died 7/11/09. He had used OTC sleep aids for a very long time. He collapsed and died suddenly in bathroom at home. Autopsy Results: Upper GI bleeding due to acute hemmoragic erosive gastritis. He had been having episodes of vomiting, some abdominal pain, etc. In January he was in emergency room very very ill and having severe abdominal pain and projectile vomiting. Please if you are using any of these OTC STOP please, see a gastrointerologist and demand a endoscope exam. My son leaves a wife, 4 children, and a broken hearted Mother behind. GET checked today!

Comment on Spiritual Outlook affect Overall Health

Susan — 2009-08-08T13:37:47Z

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

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Comment on Over the counter Sleep Aids and Cough Med's

Joy Harris — 2009-06-19T20:45:08Z

You have some interesting info and very good advice thats on target, but sometimes the reverse effect I would like you to address , maintaining weight sometimes there is a need for weight gain and over-active, I don't think its good to be too thin not healthy.

Comment on Progesterone, A Woman’s best friend during Pregnancy

claudia — 2009-03-16T17:56:06Z

Hello Dr. Len,

Thank you for your help. I wanted to tell you that I am pregnant again. After a stress relieve and supplements I got pregnant first try. My saiva test came back Ok ther then the afternoon thats when I had low cortisol levels. Now I am taking Progon B and have no spotting feel very pregnant. The supplements that I took should not be taken during pregnancy so now I wonder what I can do to safely as possible suport my adrenal if they need help other then the Progon B.

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Claudi