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Natural Remedies for Hormonal Imbalances In Females: Do They Really Work?
Hormone imbalance is a big buzzword in the women’s health and wellness space today. The trouble is, many people don’t understand what actually causes a hormone imbalance—or how to treat one properly. At the same…
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Becoming Yourself Again: Is Transdermal Estrogen Safer?
There can be something uncomfortable and even frightening about your body changing. After all, your body is all you really own and when changes happen outside your control, it’s easy to be disoriented and feel…
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These Are The Best Supplements for Men’s Health
Men’s health needs are pretty specific—especially with age. If you’re looking to maintain good health, keep your muscle tone in check, or amp up your hormones (like testosterone), nutrition and supplementation is key. If you’re…
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Do You Have Gluten Intolerance?
These days, gluten-free foods are just about everywhere, even in most restaurants. Maybe you’re thinking about going gluten-free because you have digestive issues, or you’ve heard from friends that it can make you feel better.…
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What Are the Pros and Cons of Pellet Hormone Replacement Therapy?
If you are experiencing menopause, andropause or a hormonal imbalance, you know that hormones can have a profound impact on your physical and emotional health. You may already realize the potential value of hormone replacement…
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Is Natural Progesterone Cream Safe? Answering Key Questions About Over-The-Counter Hormones
Natural progesterone cream is a popular product designed to address a wide variety of hormone-related symptoms in women. What’s more, natural progesterone cream is inexpensive, easy to use, and accessible—many versions are even available over-the-counter.…
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How to Know Which Supplements You Need
Your doctor has probably told you that the best way to get all the nutrients you need to stay healthy and active is by having a well-balanced diet containing plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole…
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Can Bioidentical Hormones Cause Weight Gain? What You Should Know Before Starting BHRT
Patients seek bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) for a multitude of different reasons. Perhaps you feel sluggish, fatigued, or unmotivated. Maybe you’re experiencing hot flashes. Or perhaps you’ve run up against a wall when it…
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Causes of Depression
Although many people experience different types of mental illness, one of the most serious mental health disorders is depression, which affects nearly one in ten US adults, with the rate being almost twice as high…
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The Complicated Connection Between Cortisol and Weight Lossk
Many of us are familiar with cortisol’s tainted reputation. In the media of yesteryear, cortisol was frequently tarred as the “belly fat builder” or as a leading cause of being overweight. More recently, people have…
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Testosterone Pellets for Women: Understanding a Unique Treatment Option for Your Symptoms
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is relatively uncommon in women. Men across the world use intramuscular injections, gels, patches, and pellets to supplement their falling testosterone levels. For men, the benefits and risks of pellet therapy…
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Recognizing the Symptoms of High Estrogen Can Help You Protect Your Health
If you struggle with symptoms like abnormal periods, fatigue, or mood swings, you may be feeling the effects of high estrogen. Unfortunately, many women don’t recognize that their physical or emotional distress is caused by…
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Understanding Progesterone Deficiency Symptoms and Their Possible Causes
Progesterone is a powerful hormone that, in women, has primary impacts on the menstrual cycle, fertility, and pregnancy. Progesterone levels naturally rise and fall during a woman’s monthly cycle and are closely associated with the…
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What Are the Real Effects of Low Testosterone in Women?
Many women know that their bodies naturally produce testosterone. But what happens when your testosterone levels fall abnormally low? You might have wondered this when researching a troubling combination of symptoms—including low libido, fatigue, and…
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Bioidentical Testosterone vs. Synthetic: Weighing Your TRT Options
As bioidentical hormone replacement therapy has become more popular over the past two decades, plenty of assumptions have been made about this treatment option. One of those assumptions is that “bioidentical” means “natural,” while “synthetic”…
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Treating Hypothyroidism After Radioactive Iodine Treatment Helps You Find Balance
For those who struggle with hyperthyroidism or thyroid cancer, radioactive iodine treatment (RAI) can be a life-changing treatment option. But despite the promise of RAI, there is often a downside: you are likely to develop…
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Bioidentical Hormones for PMDD Can Help Women Treat Symptoms and Regain Stability
Jenny had always struggled with difficult periods. She was used to bloating, breast tenderness, cramps, and the constant feeling of irritability that seemed to make her physical pain even worse. But later, as a passionate…
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Low Estrogen In Men Could Be More Dangerous Than You Think
Most men assume that their testosterone levels have a large impact on their health—and they’re right. Testosterone is critical for male health, and you may experience a wide range of symptoms if testosterone levels are…
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Hormone Replacement for Weight Loss: Finding a Healing Path for Your Body
If you’ve struggled with unwanted weight, you’re certainly not the only one, but you may still feel alone on the path forward. Especially if you’ve tried diets and weight loss plans to no avail, you’re…
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Why Am I Tired After My Hysterectomy? There Is Hope for Recovering Your Energy
Angie couldn’t understand why she felt worse after the hysterectomy than she did before. At first, she assumed she was still recovering and just needed to give it a bit more time. But even seven…
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Why Am I Always Tired? Recognizing Common Causes of Fatigue In Men
Chances are that you’re familiar with the sense of heaviness that sits in your mind and your body after a long day of work. Sometimes, you even might catch yourself waking up in the morning…
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What Is The Best Test For Hypothyroidism? Getting the Right Diagnosis for Your Symptoms
When Mark first began feeling tired, he assumed that he was coming down with something. But as time wore on, he didn’t feel any better. Could it be stress? Not exercising enough? Not eating well?…
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How to Balance Cortisol Levels and Relieve Your Symptoms of Chronic Stress
Cortisol is essential to health. Our bodies normally produce cortisol throughout the day in a cycle—more in the morning as we wake, less in the evening to prepare us for sleep—to support our daily physical…
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How to Prevent Osteoporosis After Menopause: Stay Strong As You Age
After years of warnings from doctors, public health campaigns, and loved ones, women know to be on their guard when it comes to osteoporosis. Too many of us have seen the toll that osteoporosis can…
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Pain During Sex After Hysterectomy: Why It Happens, and How to Treat It
Dyspareunia is a big, intimidating word for something most women dread: experiencing pain during sex. Especially for women who have recently undergone a partial or total hysterectomy, painful sex can be scary and even heartbreaking.…
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What Are the Benefits of DHEA?
After Jessica’s last annual check-up, her health seemed fine. But a few months later, she slipped into a funk and felt incapable of building up the motivation and physical energy to go about her daily…
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The Difference Between Testosterone Therapy and Steroids
Thousands of men experience symptoms of low testosterone, otherwise known as low T, every year. The natural consequences of this hormone disruption aren’t always openly discussed—but they should be. Low sex drive, muscle loss, and…
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Are Hormone Pellets Safe? Taking A Closer Look at Benefits and Risks
When you’re seeking hormone replacement therapy to correct a hormonal imbalance, choosing a therapy format that is both safe and effective is essential—but it can also feel overwhelming. Topical gels, intramuscular injections, transdermal patches, pills,…
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Estrogen and Menopause: Why Hormone Replacement Therapy Helps
Most people know estrogen as the female hormone most closely associated with menopause, as menopause results from decreasing estrogen levels. What people don’t often realize is that estrogens (including estrone, estradiol, and estriol) are multi-function…
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How to Treat Hypothyroidism With Hormone Replacement Therapy in 5 Steps
Sarah was used to dealing with minor health issues. She’d gained a bit of weight in recent years and figured the occasional muscle and joint pain she felt was somehow related. She grew familiar with…
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What Are the Benefits of Testosterone Pellet Therapy?
As men grow older, their testosterone levels progressively become lower and lower. This may leave them feeling tired, irritable, and alarmed by the way their bodies are changing. But aging men aren’t the only ones…
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Hormone Replacement Therapy After Hysterectomy Can Help You Restore Balance
Billie struggled with painful periods throughout her adult years. She felt at the mercy of her monthly cycles, which were irregular, heavy, and came with crippling cramps. At age 23 her doctor finally put a…
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What Is Adrenal Fatigue and How Can You Recover?
If you’re like many people, you lead a high-stress life. Between family obligations and long hours at work, it can seem like you never catch a break. You’re tired. And even if you try your…
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The 5 Hormonal Imbalance Symptoms in Men You Should Know About
Despite sticking to his tried-and-true jogging and weight lifting routine, Mark noticed that he seemed to be losing muscle mass. Where his triceps once held his skin taut, flabbiness was starting to take over. But…
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What Is Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy? Understanding an Innovative Treatment Option
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is a powerful therapy made from plant-based hormones that are chemically identical to those produced by the body. BHRT is prescribed to treat a wide variety of hormone-related symptoms in…
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Hormone Therapy for Thyroid Conditions Helps You Restore Balance and Regain Wellness
Thyroid conditions can be frustrating to discover. They masquerade as major depression, chronic fatigue, or even acid reflux, and produce any number of uncomfortable and confusing symptoms that may take months to notice and treat.…
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What Are the Symptoms of Perimenopause? Understanding Your Experiences and the Possibilities of Treatment
As we age, we’re often left trying to understand what is going on when our bodies start to undergo natural transitions, and the transition to menopause is often one of the most puzzling. Women often…
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BHRT: A Natural Treatment for Postmenopause Symptoms
Menopause is a natural phenomenon that women experience as they age. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. As your ovaries cease estrogen production, you’ve likely experienced some of your most significant bodily changes since puberty.…
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No, Male Menopause Is Not Just a Midlife Crisis: Your Guide to Andropause
Many men struggle with the way they look and feel as they age. Balding, trouble maintaining a healthy weight, enlarged male breast tissue, and trouble adding muscle mass start to nag you, potentially for the…
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Bioidentical Hormones vs. Traditional HRT: Which is Best for You?
Fluctuating hormones can turn your life upside down. If you’re going through menopause or andropause, you’ve probably experienced hot flashes, mood swings, fatigue, or other symptoms that can leave you feeling unstable. And change of…
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How Bioidentical Progesterone Benefits Women After Menopause
With the advent of menopause, women may experience a host of symptoms that can have a profound impact on both physical and emotional well-being. To address these symptoms, a growing number of women are turning…
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Reducing the Risks of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): Do Bioidentical Hormones Help?
If you’ve ever seen a commercial for a drug on the television, you know that many medications carry a host of potential risks and side effects. At times, the seemingly endless list of possible outcomes…
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How Long Does Andropause, aka Male Menopause, Last?
Andropause, or male menopause, can bring on a host of uncomfortable symptoms like weight gain, low sex drive, and fatigue, among many others. If you’ve experienced these symptoms lately, you may be wondering if they’re…
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The 4 Hormone Replacement Therapy Side Effects to Consult Your Doctor About
When you begin taking a new medication, it is common to become acutely aware of unexpected changes in your body. After all, many medications have profound physiological effects that can cause everything from temporary discomfort…
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HRT and Weight Gain: Is It the Hormones, or Is It Menopause?
If you’ve stepped on a scale recently and been unpleasantly surprised by the numbers, you may be searching for a reason behind your unintentional weight gain. If you’ve recently started taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT)…
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3 Big Benefits of Using Bioidentical Hormones to Treat an Imbalance
If you’re trying to learn more about what to expect when you’re undergoing treatment to correct a hormonal imbalance, you’ve probably read that not all hormone therapies are created equal. More importantly, you’ve likely realized…
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What Are the Common Signs and Symptoms of Male Menopause?
We all get older. We become wiser, smarter and with the gift of time, we get better. We refine ourselves, becoming better at doing the things we love, better at knowing ourselves, and better at…
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BHRT: A Better Alternative to Traditional Hormone Replacement Therapy
The hormonal changes you experience during menopause, andropause, or in the presence of a hormonal imbalance can bring on a host of physical and emotional symptoms that profoundly interfere with quality of life. Today, however,…
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3 Commonly Overlooked Symptoms of Hormonal Imbalance in Women
Are these hot flashes worth going to the doctor for, or is it nothing? Should I just wait for a few days and see what happens? So goes the typical internal self-bargaining dialogue after experiencing…