Over the last several years, stories of young women, many of them athletes (here, here), suffering from dangerous and sometimes deadly blood clots have filled the press and academic literature (here, here, here). Often mentioned in passing is the fact that these women were taking hormonal contraceptives at the time of the event. As a mom […]
What if there is no future? We have always assumed that there would be a future, that somehow no matter what we did to ourselves or to the environment, life would go on. What if we were wrong? What if the very actions we embrace to prolong life, the technologies and conveniences that make modern […]
Increasingly, I am struck by the repetition of patterns across biological ecosystems. In my research on mitochondria and thiamine, I have learned that nutrient deficiencies cause a sort of molecular hypoxia; one that is due entirely to the failure of the requisite respiration enzymes to perform adequately. The hypoxia is not due to blockage or […]
Last week,I wrote about a series of articles claiming that folks who question vaccine safety and efficacy have constructed an alternate, and by the authors’ accounts, incorrect episteme. The length of the article prohibited a full discussion of the concept of episteme and epistemic ‘truths’. I would like to dig into that a bit more […]
A few years ago, I stumbled upon some philosophical papers on a concept called ‘vaccine denialism’ and for those same years, I have tried and failed to write a cogent and detailed response. Each and every time I re-read those papers, I become angered, incensed really, at both the obvious venality of these arguments, but […]
Last week, I posted yet another story on our Facebook group about how women’s health is ignored and psychologized by the medical profession. It is neither a new topic nor something particularly earth shattering. We post hundreds, if not thousands, of these stories both on our Facebook page and on Hormones Matter itself. Indeed, the […]
Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a happy, healthy, New Year.A special thanks to all of our writers, contributors and readers who have helped us grow.Over the next week, we’ll be on an abbreviated publishing schedule to give our writers time with their families. Hormones Matter will return after the New Year […]
Hair loss is a common symptom of thyroid disease. In our research, hair loss, changes in color or luster, and skin changes are regularly reported as one of the first symptoms noticed in an emerging non-allergenic adverse reaction to a medication or vaccine. These symptoms often coincide with unexplained fatigue and muscle pain. Given that […]