hot flashes- no,, not me, my wife She is 59, eats healthy, has over the last year lost 60+ pounds, still has a ways to go, works out on a regular basis. the hot flashes are causing chronic sleep deprivation: exercise, sugar free diet, black cohosh– none of these seem to help– any suggestions [...]
Entries Tagged as 'hormones'
Hormones and Hot Flashes
April 27th, 2011 · 8:15 AM
Tags: bioidentical hormones, hormones, hot flashes, phytoestrogens
Thyroid Questions
March 3rd, 2011 · 10:49 AM
I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. When I asked for Armour Thyroid Extract, or some other kind of natural thyroid replacement hormone, I was refused. I was told those are dangerous and was prescribed Levothyroxine. I still have symptoms of low thyroid. Is it true the natural replacements are bad for you? What about [...]
Tags: hormones, Synthroid, thryoid
Testosterone Levels: Not Just for Men
November 17th, 2010 · 11:54 AM
What can I do to raise my testosterone levels?
Testosterone is an important hormone in both men and women, and low levels result in:
a lack of drive or motivation,
decreased energy, and
loss of vitality.
I recommend a free testosterone level to properly assess what your body recognizes and responds to. If it is in the bottom range [...]
Tags: exercise, hormones, testosterone
Pregnenolone Steal
October 15th, 2010 · 8:56 AM
Do you have any information on your site about the pregnenolone steal and the corresponding hormonal cascade and health consequences?
The pregnenolone steal is a name given to the hormone production deficit of certain hormones when the stress hormones, cortisol and cortisone, are over-produced. All our hormones come from cholesterol, which converts into pregnenolone as the [...]
Tags: cortisol, hormones, pregnenolone steal, stress
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: