Healthy Living Tips

Sedentary Behavior Does Not Predict Low Bone Density (BMD) Nor Fracture – CaMos Study 2024

Published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 24 January 2024 Are you concerned about the impact of sitting on your bone health? A recent study funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) finds that sitting does not impact bone health. The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos), a random trans-Canadian population-based investigation of…
It’s About a Lifetime of Women’s Health Research with Dr. Jerilynn Prior–Menopause Chicks Podcast

In this interview, Dr. Prior is in conversation with Shirley Weir on the Menopause Chicks podcast where they discussed:
Video: The Perimenopausal Power of Progesterone-Interview with Eliza Riley

Think your estrogen is low in perimenopause? Think again! In this video interview with Eliza Riley, Professor of Endocrinology Dr. Jerilynn Prior, founder of the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR), reveals the surprising truth about your hormones –and why your sleep and mood are all over the place! Discover why progesterone might…
Dr. Prior’s Interviews: Growing Older Living Younger Podcast

In 2023, Dr. Prior was interviewed twice by Dr. Gillian Lockitch, host of the Growing Older Living Younger podcast.
Dr. Prior’s Interviews on Fempower Health-The Podcast

In 2021 and 2022, Dr. Jerilynn Prior was featured in four insightful podcast interviews conducted by Georgie Kovacs from Fempower Health. These episodes delve into crucial topics concerning women’s health, providing valuable information and expert perspectives.
Stride to Wellness: A Community Movement and Knowledge Exchange

On November 8, 2023, the CeMCOR team hosted a community event at the Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) store in Vancouver. The event included a run/walk led by Filsan Abdiaman, founder of Project Love Run, followed by a participatory design workshop involving community members, researchers, and facilitators. This workshop, a unique initiative by CeMCOR to strengthen…
Video: Older Women’s Fracture Prevention-The Importance of Bone Formation

Women’s bone health is closely related to the ovarian hormones, estrogen and progesterone. We have known for decades that estrogen prevents bone loss (called resorption). Our current osteoporosis medicines primarily work like estrogen and prevent bone loss—that includes all the bisphosphonates and the antibody drug called Denosumab. But bone remodeling (or renovation) involves both removing…
Does Taking Progesterone (alone or with estrogen) Increase Women’s Risk for Breast Cancer?

QUESTION “I am using Prometrium® (oral micronized progesterone) 300 mg before bed, as it is the only intervention I have tried (pharmaceutical and naturopathic) that has worked. I am in perimenopause and have skipped one period but I am very concerned about breast cancer, and can’t seem to find any reliable information about how bio-identical…
Use of “the Pill” and Bone Changes in Adolescent Women

Science today recognizes that most new knowledge is never shared. New studies are finally funded, eventually the study is complete, the research is written, reviewed by other scientists and eventually published—all after great effort. But the people who participated in that research and others world-wide for whom the data are relevant, never learn about it.…
Why Is “The Pill” Harmful for Bones in Adolescent Women?

by Drs. Jerilynn C. Prior & Azita Goshtasebi Use of “The Pill” prevents bone growth in teenaged women. New evidence resulting from combining two-year-long studies in almost 900 adolescent women using Combined Hormonal Contraceptives (CHC) women, showed negative bone changes. Really? “The Pill” has been approved and prescribed for over 50 years. It provides high…