Hormones and Hormonal Health
Your Body’s Need for Progesterone While both men and women produce differing levels of the steroid hormone progesterone, women require much higher concentrations in order to carry out specific physiologic functions. These include monthly menstruation and the preparation of the uterus for implantation of a fertilized egg. Progesterone is also needed in a woman’s body
In an effort to explore alternatives to conventional estrogen hormone therapy many women have discovered “Estrogen Bioidenticals”. What Are Bioidentical Hormones? Bioidenticals closely mimic the molecular structure of female hormones naturally produced by the body in the ovaries. Because of this, blood tests reflect total estradiol levels (the type of estrogen that decreases with menopause),
Cortisol, known as the “stress hormone” is produced in the adrenal glands and regulates many processes in the body in an effort to maintain homeostasis. From a dietary prospective, cortisol is also critical in nutrition as it selects the right carbohydrate, fat, or protein needed to meet the physical demands of the body. Throughout the
Human Growth Hormone, or (HGH) is naturally produced by the pituitary gland and necessary for the growth in children and adolescents. Secondarily, HGH regulates bodily fluids and body composition, muscle and bone growth, metabolic processes of fat and sugar and possibly some aspects of heart function. Synthetic HGH Uses In some cases the body fails
Bioidentical hormone therapy gained its popularity in 2002 as an alternative to synthetic hormones or animal based hormones. These are biochemically the same as hormones produced by the ovaries during the reproductive years. Many people seek bioidentical hormones because they are structurally identical to the body’s own hormones and cannot be differentiated from them. Bioidenticals—The
