If you haven’t heard of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) it wouldn’t be surprising. It is important and yet overlooked. It is considered the Mother of All Hormones due to its ability to convert into estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone. Apart from being a hormone precursor it also enhances your immune system. It had been disregarded for many years because doctors didn’t know its purpose – many called it a ‘slacker’ hormone. Now, we know DHEA is an important part of our health. It has been … [Read more...] about DHEA – Mother of All Hormones
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Progesterone After A Hysterectomy
If you have recently undergone a full hysterectomy, it is most likely your physician has told you to avoid taking Progesterone, that it is a ‘uterine’ hormone and could cause breast cancer. Here is the thing, all progesterone’s are not alike. When doctors speak of progesterone they are often referring to the synthetically designed form called Provera. Provera is not progesterone and is even biologically different than progesterone. Provera has a history of being harmful to women and should not … [Read more...] about Progesterone After A Hysterectomy
Why Women Are Suffering Through Menopause
When a woman complains of hot flashes or insomnia due to ‘the change’, it makes most wonder why they haven’t began taking hormone replacements such as Estrogen. Well, women used to take their estrogen happily until the Spring of 2003 when the Women’s Health Initiative study came out stating that hormones caused an increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, breast cancer and dementia. Overnight, women stopped their hormones and few to no doctors offered them alternatives or explanations. The … [Read more...] about Why Women Are Suffering Through Menopause
Estrogen and Its Important Role In Your Body
We are reading a lot about estrogen in the news lately as some studies believe low estrogen is the basis of anxiety disorders. If you are low on estrogen, you might be wondering if you need it and what it does. Estrogen has a number of functions and this only includes the ones we know about. It balances out your cholesterol, specifically your HDL and LDL levels. It also helps maintain calcium in the bone and preserves the blood vessels youthfulness keeping everything stretchy. The blood vessel … [Read more...] about Estrogen and Its Important Role In Your Body