Balanced Hormones and Health – Bioidentical Hormones For All Ages

Oprah Winfrey says menopause caught her “off guard” and that she’s taking bioidentical hormones that have made a big improvement in how she feels. Bioidentical hormones are one form of therapy for menopausal symptoms. Winfrey, who turns 55 this month, writes in February’s edition of O, The Oprah Magazine that she felt “out of kilter” [...]

Bio-identical hormones are products that are chemically identical to what’s made in a woman’s body. Some are approved as medications; others are supplements. Many of Somers’s best-selling books, including her latest, Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness,strongly encourage women to use bioidentical estrogen and progesterone supplements after they hit menopause. Since these are identical to the hormones [...]