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hormones
A great video from Glamour that summarizes what it can be like to be a woman.
...This roller coaster that we are living on is controlled by our hormones so we can go from laughing to crying in 3 seconds. We can bite our partners head off one minute while wanting to make love to them the next (ok, so maybe that’s a half day later...)...
There are several things you can do to promote good cholesterol and reduce unwanted cholesterol.
...Cholesterol is also the backbone of the sex hormones, as well as cortisol, which is why knowing my patients cholesterol is important when I am trying to balance their hormones. Too low of levels can affect how a patient is doing hormonally. There are, of course, many more functions that cholesterol plays in the system...
There are many great, and varied, uses for an herbal liquid tincture. Read on for more information.
...The tincture might also have herbs for balancing blood sugar, sleep, or anything else affecting the patient. In fact, these powerful herbs have become necessary in my practice when it comes to balancing sex hormones, and especially as women are transitioning through menopause...
A new study on the short term effects of BPA is quite revealing.
...Two hours after drinking the soy milk in the above containers, blood pressures readings were taken as were the urinary BPA levels. Urinary output of BPA rose by up to 1,600% in canned soy milk drinkers in comparison to the glass soy milk drinkers...
Lets Talk A Little Bit About Your Thyroid, And How It Can Affect You.
The thyroid gland is one of my favorite glands to talk about. Its hormone for, some patients, can be the difference between living life to the fullest, or not.
Last Month We Looked At Your Hormones. Now We'll Talk About Treatment.
A few weeks ago I talked about testing hormones, and now I want to take some time to talk about how I go about treating hormone imbalances. One of the many things I love about Naturopathic Medicine is that there is no one-size-fits-all model...
How I Test Your Hormone Levels, And Why.
I often hear my patients tell me in their initial appointments that they are fatigued, overweight, irritable, having menstrual issues, or suffering from hot flashes. When I hear of these symptoms from them, I want to get a picture of where their hormones are as these signals are indicative of what is going on in their body. Without an understanding of what state their hormones are in, it is difficult to know exactly how to get to the root cause of these issues...
A New Practice Bulletin For The Treatment Of Menopause Has Been Released.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist has updated their practice bulletin (published in Jan 2014 Obstetrics & Gynecology journal) for how to treat hot flashes and vaginal atrophy...
Hormone therapy has become a staple of my practice for better or worse. Women want BHRT because they want their lives back.
The human body is a complex inter working of trillions upon trillions of cells, that can be looked at as an orchestra all playing the same musical piece in tune if everything is in balance.
