I have been arguing for the use of progesterone alongside estrogen therapy for everyone, every time since day 1 of my medical practice. This stemmed from my training as a naturopathic physician where
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"Alternative" medicine has been around for about 5,000 years. Back then, it was simply called "medicine".
What Changed?
When the pharmaceutical industry exploded in the 1950s
Medical writings dating back 5,000 years tells us that our ancient ancestors did not separate body from mind, nor body from spirit.
It wasn't until Sir Issac Newton watched
This word really hits to the core for me. How about you? INFOBESITY
It's very similar to eating "empty calories" - being overfed but undernourished
In the early 1900s estrogen was discovered/isolated. Big Pharma found abundant estrogen in the urine of pregnant horses. Premarin (pregnant mare’s urine) was then approved
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Since the year 2002, the General Consensus about Estrogen is:
It drives cancer
Avoid it as much as possible
If absolutely necessary, use the lowest dose for the shortest period of time
It drives dementia
It drives aging
Many women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) wonder at what age they should stop therapy. They may even be nudged by their doctors to stop around the age
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Allergy symptoms are certainly annoying and can lead to the typical sneezing and watery eyes, but did you know they can also link to:
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In my last article, I mentioned the conventional ways to manage hypothyroidism. In this email, we will dive into natural therapies.
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There term hypothyroidism is based on an elevated TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) blood test.
T4 (also called thyroxine) is a type of thyroid hormone created
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I can’t say enough good things about melatonin. Both what our body naturally makes and melatonin in supplement form.
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"Alternative" medicine has been around for about 5,000 years. Back then, it was simply called "medicine".
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Many of my patients are interested to know if blood or saliva or urine is best for sex hormone testing.
The short story is here: -Blood is never my preference
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You are probably well aware that the risk of heart disease increases with high cholesterol, yes?
Cholesterol (aka lipids) are commonly tested via doctors in many
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Too many patients and health care providers think estrogen drives cancer for women and testosterone drives cancer in men.
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Rosemary has many medicinal values, including hair growth.
It seems to be especially effective for those with androgenetic alopecia, which is a common form
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Out of all the hormonal change symptoms for women 40 and up, belly fat is the number 1 most hated.
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Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that plays a role in memory, learning, attention, arousal and involuntary muscle movement. It’s an excitatory neurotransmitter. This means it “excites” the nerve cell and causes it to “fire off the message.”
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