Tag: hormones

Understanding Our Hormones

Posted on May 2, 2016 by
Category: Women's Health

I thought we could review some basics this month about understanding the types of hormones in our body that are compounded and their functions.  To ensure the best results, bio-identical hormone replacement therapy prescriptions are customized to meet the needs of each individual with the goal of replacing hormones safely, at low levels and optimal... Read more »
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Sex After Menopause

Posted on May 20, 2013 by
Category: Women's Health

  Happy Spring! After a very long, cold winter in the Northeast we all deserve some warmth and sunshine. Just knowing it is on the way makes us feel better and look forward to the beautiful weather to come. Any woman who is menopausal knows the vaginal tissue becomes dry, or atrophic, and lubrication is... Read more »
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Fighting a Fuzzy Memory

Posted on February 10, 2013 by
Category: Women's Health

How many of us experience memory problems and or “fuzzy thinking”? Most likely all of us have noticed at least occasional incidences and some probably notice it more frequently than we are comfortable with. We may worry we are on the road to dementia or worse Alzheimers disease. Thankfully this is usually not the case... Read more »
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Checking Hormone Levels

Posted on August 15, 2012 by
Category: Women's Health

I thought we could talk about lab tests for hormones and if you should have saliva or blood testing or is it really necessary. As we have talked about before, our hormones systems work in concert with each other to maintain a state of balance. In a similar manner, the adrenal, thyroid, and sex hormones... Read more »
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Thyroid Function

Posted on June 20, 2012 by
Category: Women's Health

I thought we could talk a bit about thyroid function and how a properly regulated thyroid is essential to a wide array of biochemical processes in the body. Thyroid hormone activity can be affected by interactions with other hormone systems and by nutritional deficiencies, which is why thyroid disease or dysfunction can explain a wide... Read more »
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Talking About Testosterone

Posted on January 28, 2012 by
Category: Women's Health

  Happy new year! I wish you all good health, happiness and harmony in 2012. Now that we all havetime to take a deep breath and relax a bit during the cold winter I hope you will all take some extra well deserved time to pamper yourself. Testosterone will be my topic for the beginning... Read more »
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