What is choline?

Choline is a nutrient that supports various bodily functions, including cellular growth and metabolism. Our bodies make some choline, but people need to eat choline-rich foods to actually get enough of it.

What are the benefits of choline?

Improving memory and cognitionProtecting heart healthBoosting metabolismReducing the risk of pregnancy complicationsImproving cystic fibrosis symptoms

How much choline do you need?

According to the

What is selenium?

Selenium is an essential nutrient. It plays an important role in many bodily processes, including reproduction, thyroid gland function, and DNA production. Selenium also protects the body from free radicals, which are unstable cells that move around the body and increase the risk of diseases, including cancer. Selenium is also known for protecting the body from infection.

How much selenium do we need?

The amount of selenium people need to consume every

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Can food really be your medicine? Listen to Speaking of Women's Health Podcast Hot Dr. Holly Thacker as she unpacks the incredible health benefits of apigenin, a potent antioxidant found in everyday foods like celery seeds, spinach, marjoram, and rosemary. 

Discover how a diet rich in whole foods and heart-healthy fats can prevent lifestyle-related health issues, and why personalized nutrition is key to achieving optimal health.

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Executive Chef Jim Perko, Sr., CEC, AAC joins guest host Leigh Klekar on the Speaking of Women's Health Podcast to discuss how food is used as medicine. He also shares some of his most popular recipes and the correct way to use a knife in the kitchen.

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• Raisin reduction recipe
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Please call 440.613.2447 to schedule an appointment with the Culinary Medicine team.

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Sandra Cooper shares tips and steps parents can take to help improve their relationship with their teenagers. 

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Host Holly Thacker, MD interviews Scott Wagenberg, MD, one of "The Best Doctors in America,"  to talk all things cataract and care for your eyes as you age. 

This podcast episode is a must listen to as most people will have cataracts as they get older.

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On this podcast episode, host Holly Thacker, MD talks about how to celebrate July 4th with fun food recipes, friends and family as July is Social Wellness Month.

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Guest columnist Alexis Supan, RD, MPH shares how a vegan diet can improve your overall health and how to start eating a vegan diet.

PET scans showing brain estrogen receptor (ER) density in a premenopausal (left) and a postmenopausal (right) woman. The color scale reflects brain ER density, with brighter colors indicating more receptors. The postmenopause scan looks ‘yellower’ and overall brighter, indicating that the woman’s brain has significantly more estrogen receptors than the premenopausal brain. Credit: Mosconi lab.

The transition to menopause is marked by a progressively higher density of estrogen receptors

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June is Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and guest host Leigh Klekar shares the 10 signs of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

Plus hear tips for people living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia to help them have a bit of normal in their every day lives.

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Battling the summer heat can be a challenge. Join Dr. Holly Thacker as she shares crucial tips on how to protect yourself and your loved ones from heat-related illnesses, and ensure water safety for children and pets.

Learn the best ways to fend off ticks and mosquitoes and prevent diseases like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Whether you're planning a beach day or a backyard BBQ, this episode has everything you need to enjoy the outdoors safely and responsibly. Listen in and empower yourself with practical tips to make this summer your healthiest yet!

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Millions of women experience involuntary loss of urine called urinary incontinence - in fact up to 1 in 3 women involuntarily leak urine.

Older women experience UI more often than younger women. But incontinence and urinary leakage is not a normal part of aging. Speaking of Women's Health Podcast Host Holly Thacker MD shares how women can get treated for bladder leakage and at-home tips to start now.

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Speaking of Women's Health Podcast Host Holly Thacker, MD shares how women (and men) can help improve hair thinning, hair loss and alopecia. She shares tips, tricks and the latest vitamins, treatments and medications. 

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What do celery seeds, parsley, spinach, marjoram and rosemary have in common? Apigenin!

What is Apigenin?

Apigenin is a natural antioxidant substance found in veggies and fruits. We have long understood that food is medicine. Today’s American diet is full of processed foods, preservatives, processed seed oils, other chemicals hard to pronounce and non-nutritive dense calories laden with sugar, salt and flavors that can be ‘addictive’.  

Apigenin is found in celery

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Theresa Callard-Moore, Ph.D., a Sexual Health Specialist, shares how sex therapy can help improve your sexual health and how you can make sexual activity more comfortable and pleasurable.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Callard-Moore, please call  216-444-8686.

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What is Histamine?

Histamine is a substance your cells produce to help your immune system respond to allergy triggers. 

Histamine is a chemical your body naturally makes and that’s present in some foods. Certain foods that are high in histamine or that cause your body to release histamine can give you an upset stomach, headache or allergy symptoms.

What Foods are High in Histamine?

Alcohol 

All alcoholic beverages, especially red wine, are high in

Speaking of Women's Health Executive Director Holly Thacker, MD shares how women (and men) can help improve hair thinning, hair loss and alopecia. She shares tips, tricks and the latest vitamins, treatments and medications.

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The average wait for an appointment seems like it's five months! Listen for tips and tricks to get in to see primary care physicians, specialists and other healthcare clinicians in a timely manner.

*Please note that after recording this podcast episode, the Cleveland Clinic changed their 24/7 hour phone line to 7am EST - 7pm EST. 

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May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month and Podcast Host Holly Thacker, MD answers the most frequently asked questions about osteoporosis from speakingofwomenshealth.com.

For more information about osteoporosis treatment, download our free Osteoporosis Treatment Guide.

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Wave goodbye to the sniffles and itchy eyes that allergy season brings! Host Holly Thacker, MD shares strategies for tackling the sneeze-inducing, eye-watering marathon that is spring 2024's allergy season.

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