If heavy periods interfere with work, social activities or exercise, women should see a doctor. If no serious problems are found, new treatments can drastically reduce bleeding and make life much easier.
Linda Bradley, MD
Renowned Cleveland Clinic gynecologic surgeon Linda Bradley, MD, embraces the modern Hippocratic oath: “Let food be thy medicine.” She is Vice Chair of the Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health Institute and Founder of Celebrate Sisterhood with Cleveland Clinic, a health program for women of color. Using nutrition and cooking as disease prevention tools, she is known to patients as their “foodie gynecologist.”
Scavenger Hunt: Finding the Foods You Like (Video)
If you live in an “urban desert” without access to healthy food, see if your local store will carry it. If so, tell everyone you know about the great service. You may end up changing more than your diet.
Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Get a Second Opinion (Video)
More than half of all women have fibroids. These uterine growths sometimes cause severely painful periods and other problems. But that alone isn’t cause for hysterectomy. Get a second opinion to explore less invasive options.
Doctor’s Order: Play With Your Food (Video)
Tired of the same old choices when it comes to food? So is our expert, Linda Bradley, MD. She explains how to make positive changes in the way that you eat by experimenting with new foods, spices and recipes, and cooking with family.
The Making of a ‘Foodie Gynecologist’
When it comes to health, Dr. Bradley advises her patients: "Let food be thy medicine." She offers a personal account of how her love of food and passion for medicine grew together.
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