Hormones help our bodies maintain balance and harmony. Bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) can help restore hormone levels when age, lifestyle, or other factors reduce them. Reduced hormone levels can cause a cascade of consequences, which is why correcting these imbalances can provide such dramatic positive results. But how do bioidentical hormones work? Molecular Similarities At
Bio-identical hormone therapy is subject to many misperceptions. Often, these misperceptions keep people from seeking help that could really benefit them. After all, the symptoms of aging are often life-altering, and the truth is you don’t have to live with them. Here are some of the most common myths about bioidentical hormone therapy, as well
Let’s face it. Periods aren’t fun. If yours are especially bad, you may have even been looking forward to menopause! Of course, the symptoms of menopause aren’t fun either. You know you can take hormone therapy to alleviate these symptoms, but what will that mean for you? Fortunately, you’ve got nothing to worry about. No amount
The end of your menstrual cycle can mean the end of a major, messy inconvenience in your life, but it can also mean suffering through uncomfortable symptoms for a decade or more. Since many symptoms can mimic PMS or even other conditions, it can be hard to tell when you’ve entered this phase of your
Men- have you ever thought that it was just part of the aging process or a normal rite of passage to “not feel as good as you used to?” Energy levels are usually a big marker that men will base their sense of wellbeing around. A declining energy level is one of the first things
Why should I take a desiccated thyroid or compounded thyroid instead of Synthroid? To answer this question it is important to explain the difference between T4 and T3. T4 is a prohormone. When a patient is given a medication that contains only T4- such as Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothyroixine, Tirosint- the practitioner is hoping that the
Candida albicans is a fungus, which is a form of yeast. Candida is a part of the gut flora, a group of microorganisms that live in the mouth and intestine. When the Candida population starts getting out of control it weakens the intestinal wall, penetrating through into the bloodstream (leaky gut) and releasing its toxic
If I were to rank the top three complaints that my female patients in their 40’s and 50’s report- increased belly fat is consistently either #1, #2, or #3. Women who throughout their life were pear shaped (and were not excited about that comparison), have now transformed into the “apple”. Where hips, thighs, and buttocks
Bioidentical hormones are identical in chemical structure to hormones naturally produced by the body. They are derived from plant tissues and scientifically engineered to match human hormones, molecule for molecule; we refer to them as “natural” because they are natural to the human body. Unlike bioidentical hormones, synthetic hormones have a structure that is similar
Progesterone is vital to our wellbeing. It’s our “Feel Good” hormone! Naturally produced by our body, we begin to decrease production of all of our hormones as we age. Progesterone is one of the first hormones we stop producing. Common symptoms associated with Progesterone Deficiency may include: Difficulty sleeping Irritability Anxiety Loss of libido
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