Understanding Your Hormones: Estrogen
Due to the importance of this particular hormone group in both the menstrual and estrous reproductive cycle, this hormone group is called Estrogen. It is primarily found in females, and is categorized as a steroid hormone. It is produced mainly in the ovaries, but also produced by fat cells and the adrenal gland. Estrogen plays […]
Understanding Your Hormones: Human Growth Hormone (HGH)
The human body is a marvel of engineering, designed to regulate and regenerate as necessary. But it is also a study in checks and balances; too much of a particular hormone can impair the body’s ability to function, as can too little. One of the most outstanding hormones our bodies produce is the Human Growth […]
BHRT: Menopause Therapies Should Be As Unique As You Are
Although hot flashes and weight gain may be the most talked-about menopause horrors, the potential maladies of menopause are every bit as diverse as the millions of women who experience them every day. Your body chemistry is unique, as are the changes menopause can bring your hormone levels. This means only precise, customized measurement, treatment […]
The Best Anti-Aging Treatment is HRT
Is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) the Best Anti-aging Treatment for You? The human endocrine system naturally produces more than 50 different types of hormones, and maybe more depending upon the classification system used. Over recent decades, exhaustive research has proven that proper replacement of some declining hormones can vastly slow the aging process. The potential […]
Age Well – and Wisely
Do you find yourself forgetting things? The car keys? Someone’s name? Are they minor so-called senior moments or indicators of something more serious? When women reach menopause, they get a domino effect from a dying ovary. And that domino effect snowballs into their memory, their weight, their attention and the stability of their mood. The […]
Boost Your Mood Hormones
During menopause, there is a large proliferation of doctors prescribing antidepressants instead of optimizing patient’s hormone levels. How can you get control of your hormones? Start with your diet. Can you eat For Hormonal Balance? You will know your diet is hormonally balanced when you are free of cravings, your energy is high, your mood […]
Intimacy: The Superglue to our Relationships
We would like to blame all of our problems on hormones, from our moody natures, to all the spots and lines on our faces. Most of the time we know that it is either father time taking his toll, Mother Nature taking hers, and our lifelong love of chocolate finally rearing its head. That’s life, […]
How to Get Your Mojo Back
You’ve just wrapped up a pleasant evening. You’ve turned out the lights and pulled up the covers, and your hubby rolls over, placing his arm across your torso. You think to yourself: “Oh, not again. Please, no, not tonight.” I WANT TO WANT IT, BUT It’s not that you don’t love your husband, or that […]
Men, Health & Testosterone
If you’re not the incredible hulk you used to be in the bedroom but feeling fit elsewhere, the last thing you want to do is to try to self-medicate with one of those over-the-counter testosterone supplements. If you’re a man over 30, your testosterone is lower than it used to be — that’s a fact; […]
Get More Benefit With Less Exercise
written by Joseph G. Jacko, M.D. It’s been said that life is a marathon. Well, if that’s true life is a marathon comprised of short bursts of activity. Have you ever noticed how kids play or how animals play in the wild? It’s stop and go activity. Exert and catch your breath, and then exert […]