Menopause Supplements
Menopause is the most trying and difficult period in a womans life. It usually occurs to a woman, who is in her late 40s. During menopause, the quantity of female hormones produced reduces significantly. This results in many physical and mental changes in a womans body like loss of calcium, hot flushes, dry skin, itchiness, and osteoporosis. However, women today are more aware of this phase of their life and willing to face it. They are ready to take menopause supplements that will help fight menopause. Menopause supplements help reduce many of the menopause symptoms and reduce the physical discomfort faced by several women. Read more
Progesterone Cream: Does it Help?
When the total truth came out about synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT), it sent the medical community into a tizzy. Not only are they divided over the proper way to handle the symptoms of hormone imbalance, but millions of women are left confused about what will help their symptoms and what will cause them health consequences down the road. Read more
Signs of Menopause
Filed under: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Symptoms of Menopause, menopause
The first signs of menopause can come for a woman as early as when she is in her 30’s. Because of the increased hormones in our foods and environment, women are going into the first stage of menopause, known as perimenopause, at a younger age than ever before. Read more
Male Menopause Is Real
Filed under: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Testosterone, andropause, menopause
You may have a man in your life that has been acting a little strange as of late. It could be a phase he is going through called andropause. This is male menopause. Yes, men suffer from menopause just like women do. Read more
Male Menopause is Called Andropause
Women don’t corner the market on hormonal decline. Men have a drop off in their hormone levels as well. It may not be as “in your face” as our lovely menopause, but it is just as important to take it seriously! Read more
Depression Symptoms And Hormone Imbalance
Depression symptoms which are both physical and mental in nature can be present when there are hormone imbalances in the body. Read more
The Benefits and Side Effects of Black Cohosh
Filed under: Herbal Remedies for Menopause, Symptoms of Menopause, menopause
Black cohosh is a herbal remedy. One of the reasons that women use black cohosh is to curb the discomfort and aggravation of some of the symptoms of menopause. Read more
Perimenopause: The Beginning of Hormone Imbalance
Filed under: Health, Hypothyroidism, Testosterone, Uncategorized, menopause
When I had the last of my four children I was nearly 34 years old. I expected to have many years to get my body back in shape and enjoy life before any signs of menopause came along. But only a few years later, the first signs of perimenopause began. Read more
Hormone Imbalance
Filed under: Estrogen, menopause, natural progesterone cream, progesterone
Hormone imbalance is becoming apparent in women as early as their twenties due to the increased hormones we are exposed to in our food, our environment and even in our cosmetics and cleaning products. As a woman ages, hormone imbalance symptoms worsen and may become nearly intolerable for many who suffer from a severe imbalance. Read more
The Symptoms of Low Progesterone
If you are a woman, it is possible to experience symptoms of low progesterone now matter how old you are. Your body produces hormones naturally and they are meant to work together and balance each other out. When one hormone level is too high or too low, it causes an imbalance with the other hormones and that is when you begin to have symptoms. Read more
Do I Have Low Thyroid Symptoms?
Low thyroid symptoms are numerous. Persons with low thyroid, known as hypothyroidism, can suffer many symptoms, that by themselves, may not catch your attention. If several of these symptoms hit you though, you should realize that you could be suffering from low thyroid. If left untreated, hypothyroidism can become very dangerous to your health. Read more
The Benefits of Natural Progesterone
Filed under: Estrogen, menopause, natural progesterone cream, progesterone
In recent years it has been determined that synthetic hormone replacement therapy is not the great answer to menopausal symptoms that we thought it was. In fact, it can be dangerous. There is alot of talk about how hormones affect aging in women. Read more
Early Menopause Symptoms
Filed under: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Estrogen, Symptoms of Menopause, menopause
Women today are going through menopause at a younger age than ever before. But women who experience the symptoms of early menopause are still not being diagnosed correctly. Menopause is considered early if a woman enters it before the age of forty. Read more
Night Sweats: What Causes Them?
The most common causes of insomnia and night sweats are hormonal changes related to menopause. As estrogen declines, the hypothalmus, which regulates body heat, begins to fail. These were my first signs of perimenopause. Read more
The Symptoms of Low Estrogen
Filed under: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Estrogen, Symptoms of Menopause
As women, when we age, we begin to lose estrogens. This is happening to women at younger ages than ever before. Loss of estrogens causes the onset of perimenopause, the first stage of menopuase. Estrogens are the primary sex hormone in females and are responsible for regulating reproduction. Read more
DHEA Levels and Menopause
Filed under: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, DHEA, Estrogen, Health, Symptoms of Menopause, Testosterone, menopause
You have probably heard DHEA referenced alot in the news these days. It is being touted as a solution for hot flashes and menopause, among other things. DHEA can certainly help with the symptoms of menopause when in balance with the rest of the hormones in your body. Read more
Why Do I Have Hot Flashes?
Filed under: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Estrogen, Symptoms of Menopause, menopause
The primary sex hormone in women is estrogen. It plays an important role for us as women from puberty all the way through our childbearing years. When our levels of estrogen begin to decline, uncomfortable symptoms like hot flashes start to occur. Read more
Hypothyroidism: It Can Make You Sick!
The symptoms of hormone imbalance are not just due to our female hormones like progesterone and estrogen. Hormone imbalance usually includes many hormones, none more important than the thyroid. The thyroid is a major hormone. If it does not function properly for an extended period of time….you can die. Read more
Menopause and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
Filed under: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Estrogen, Health, Symptoms of Menopause, Testosterone, menopause
Menopause is the time in our lives when our hormones begin to decline. Hormones are crucial to every single function of the human body. Replacing lost or declining hormones is the first step to wellness. Read more
Why Women Need Testosterone
Filed under: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Testosterone
Testosterone is a hormone that is usually discussed in reference to men. But just like men have some estrogen in their bodies, we women have testosterone in ours. Read more
Estradiol Is Only One Part Of Estrogen
Estrogen is a powerful hormone and a lack of it can cause many problems. It is one of our sex hormones, along with progesterone and testosterone. Estrogen is actually comprised of three parts: estradiol, estriol and estrone. Read more
Hormone Imbalance Symptoms: My Journey
My journey with the dreaded menopause started over 10 years ago. I know that only in hindsight, because everyone I talked to about it at the time assured me that I was too young for menopause. Silly girl! Read more
Know about Menopause
You are at that age…you know, the one where you roll your eyes if anyone suggests that you are at “that age”. “That age” is the age of menopause. It is the age when our female reproductive systems begin to shut down, the beginning of hormonal decline. Read more