Balanced Hormones and Health – Bioidentical Hormones For All Ages

Fatigue, weight gain, forgetfulness, mood swings…did the holidays just hit? Or are these symptoms an indication of hypothyroidism? While you might struggle with the holiday season to maintain energy and sanity, these persistent symptoms are a few of the signs related to low thyroid function, also known as hypothyroidism. What Is Hypothyroidism? More commonly found [...]

(Fox News) Understanding key numbers—BMI, blood-sugar level—can lead to better health. Blood Pressure Healthy number: Less than 120/80 mmHg. Blood pressure refers to the force of blood against the walls of your arteries when your heart beats (systolic pressure, the top number) and during rests between beats (diastolic pressure, the bottom) and is measured in [...]

Cold, dreary weather and flu season have a lot in common. I recommend building immunity during this time. My first tip during weather like this is up your intake of vitamin D. It always seems like the worst cold and flu bugs circulate around the school after one of these spells. Build your immune system [...]

(Everyday Health) Having a yeast infection is a common female problem — maybe in part because yeast infection causes are so wide-ranging. They include stress, illness, menstrual periods, pregnancy, and even being on medications for other conditions. Normally the fungus that causes yeast infection, Candida albicans lives in balance with the other microorganisms in your [...]

(Natural News) If there’s one nutrient that has received an amazing amount of attention and research over the past year, it’s vitamin D. As Natural News has reported extensively, a lack of the vitamin has been linked to everything from dementia and arthritis to heart disease and breast cancer. What’s more, as scientists have probed [...]

(Jamaica Observer) It’s that time of year when more than ever we need to boost up our immune systems to handle the flu virus and the common cold. One way of doing so is to increase our intake of vitamins, particularly Vitamin C. But taking vitamins and other dietary supplements might be good all year [...]

United Press International. Women dieters who snack between breakfast and lunch do not lose more weight compared with those who abstain from a mid-morning snack, U.S. researchers say. Study leader Dr. Anne McTiernan of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center said the study involved 123 overweight-to-obese postmenopausal Seattle-area women ages 50-75. The women were randomly assigned [...]

The traditional Thanksgiving meal has so many antioxidants and healthy foods, it’s a shame Americans tend to only eat it on holidays, a U.S. dietitian said. “Several foods we consume this time of year are actually good for you when prepared with minimal added fat, sugar and salt, and consumed in moderation,” Stacey Snelling, a [...]

Enzymes are catalysts that run hundreds of thousands of biochemical reactions in our bodies. Also known as “sparks of life”, they are essential for digesting food, stimulating the brain, providing cellular energy and repairing all tissue. There are two major types of enzymes, digestive enzymes that help us utilize the nutrition in our food, and [...]

(Hotze) Physicians often tell women that if they have had a hysterectomy, they do not need to supplement with progesterone, only with estrogen.  This is a big oversight, since progesterone balances estrogen.  Estrogen that is not balanced with progesterone can lead to a host of health problems, including breast cancer. Today it is much more [...]