The Benefits of Natural 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

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

Hormone Imbalance Symptoms: My Journey

February 27, 2010 by Admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: menopause 

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

DHEA Levels and 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?

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

Menopause and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

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

Know about Menopause

February 9, 2010 by Admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Estrogen, Symptoms of Menopause, 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

Menopause Supplements

February 6, 2010 by Admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Symptoms of Menopause, menopause 

Menopause is the most trying and difficult period in a woman’s 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 woman’s 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?

February 3, 2010 by Admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Health, menopause, progesterone 

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

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

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

January 25, 2010 by Admin · 1 Comment
Filed under: Health, 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

The Benefits and Side Effects of Black Cohosh

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

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

January 13, 2010 by Admin · 2 Comments
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

Night Sweats: What Causes Them?

December 28, 2009 by Admin · Comments Off
Filed under: Health, Symptoms of Menopause, menopause 

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

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