Tomatoes, no matter how they’re pronounced or what side of the pond you’re from, are essentially the same. But Progestins and Progesterone are most definitely different, even though they’re often talked about as if they were the same and that’s a problem. Progestins are synthetic. Progesterone is not. And they act very differently in our […]
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Does Estrogen Cause Cancer? This is the million dollar question for a woman, once she’s been through cancer treatment, had a hysterectomy, or entering her menopausal years. To begin to answer this question there are three important facts to keep in mind. 1. The majority of breast cancers occur in women over 50, when circulating estrogen is
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Is it ever too late to start Hormone Therapy?
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We most often refer to estrogen as just that, ESTROGEN, not realizing that we make three different types, depending on where we are in our life’s cycle. It’s important to understand the distinctions between these three, in order to better understand their roles when it comes to cancer, weight gain (menobelly), overall inflammation and the
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DO YOU KNOW YOUR FASTING INSULIN LEVEL? Before you jump and say ‘yes’! Of course I do! You might want to double check, as about 90% of the people who come to see me have no idea what their insulin levels are. And that’s because most doctors, unfortunately, don’t test it. Fasting insulin is way more
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One of my clients sent me the link to the recent study published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) on the correlation between menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and dementia. (BTW-I love when you ladies and gents send me things like this. It keeps me on my toes and shows me that you’re paying attention
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The missing test for thyroid symptoms and it’s right at our fingertips. What Ferritin levels mean.
What’s The Forgotten Lab Marker When Assessing Thyroid Function and Inflammation? Read More »
Do you have period or hormone problems? And are you bloated, constipated, and/or experience diarrhea-aka IBS and SIBO? 👇🏼 The most common thing I see in my clients who have hormone imbalances and even hormone driven cancers are GUT ISSUES! Why? Well, the gut is where most of the estrogens we don’t need or want anymore are dumped
Gut Testing for Balancing Hormones? Yep! Read More »
Before I launch into today’s post, I’d like to give a shout-out to any males who are reading this. While what you’ll be reading doesn’t exactly pertain to you, I’m guessing that most of you either have a wife, daughter, female friend or family member who could benefit from this information. So I hope you’ll continue reading and maybe pass
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This is a sequel to my previous post talking about stubborn peri-menopausal and menopausal bulge, where I outline how the bulge can be attributed to hormones-not only sex hormones but insulin as well. Click here to view that post. In this post we’ll take a deeper dive into how to identify insulin resistance and
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