1 You may also want to consider a hormone test for progesterone and estradiol. 2  SYMPTOM GROUP 2 Estrogen deficiency: This hormone imbalance is most common in menopausal women; especially if you are petite and/or slim. You may need to make some special changes to your diet; take some women's herbs; and some women may even need a little bit of natural estrogen (about one-tenth the dose prescribed by most doctors). 2  You may also want to consider a hormone test for the estrogen estradiol.
For other uses, see Scone (disambiguation). A scone is a single-serving quick bread, usually made of wheat, barley or oatmeal with baking powder as a leavening agent and baked on sheet pans. A scone is often lightly sweetened and occasionally glazed with egg wash. The scone is a basic component of the cream tea or Devonshire tea. It differs from teacakes and other sweet buns that are made with yeast.
Calorie Count. A scone is a delicious complement to your morning cup of coffee, but it can easily account for one-fourth of your daily calories. Again, the calorie count of a scone is largely due to its size, but the average scone (like one from Starbucks) is at least 400 calories.Thatâs about equivalent to a large muffin or a bagel found in a coffee shop. blueberry scone from Starbucks, for example, contains 18 grams of saturated fat. For context, itâs recommended that a person on a 1600-calorie-per-day diet consume less than 18 grams of fat each day. The scone alone does you in.